the gathering

This is another example of how the telephoto lenses compress the depth of field. The photo was taken with a D50 and a Sigma 28-300. After the photo was taken , and during the post processing I discovered that in a long distance there was a sunk boat. I hadn't noticed it with naked eyes but the telephoto lens made it seem close enough.


Nikon D50, Sigma 28-300,ISO 200, 220mm, f6.3 ,1/200 sec

early fishing

This photo was taken early in the morning. Again the Sigma 28-300 was used to bring closer both the sun and the boat. I also took care to use the roule of thirds for both of them

Nikon D80, Sigma 28-300, ISO 400, 1/640 sec, f 8, 80mm

Another night photo

The following photo was taken this summer with my D300. I used just a little of the camera's flash ; just to light some parts of the subject that weren't lit by the street light. If I had used more power on the flash there would be a color difference between the different light sources. The final photo is a stich of two vertical shots.


Nikon D300, Nikon 18-200 VR, ISO 1600, f 3.5 ,18 mm,1/15 sec, flash used

night photo

The following photo was taken during a trip . I didn't have the sb800 with me. I had to use iso 800 and add just a little of the camera's flash to light the parts of the photo that were far from the street lights. What I like in this photo are the colors and the discreet use of the camera's flash


Nikon D50,nikon 18-50,28mm, ISO 800, 1/15 sec, f 5, flash fired

The dusk

The following photo was on of my first taken with the D50 and the 18-55 lens. The 18-55 is very cheap but it has very good optical quality


Nikon D50, 18-55,ISO 200, f5.6, 1/100sec, 35mm

sometimes simplicity is beautiful

In the following photo I was attracted by the beautiful color of the flower. I used my NIKON D50 with the NIKON 70-300


Nikon D50, Nikon 70-300, 155mm , ISO 200 (I think), 1/200 sec, f4.8

Even cheap telezooms can give interesting results

The next photo was taken with a used telezoom that I bought for $140. It's a Sigma 28-300 lens (the old design). I used to carry it all the time because of the versatillity it offers. But since I bought the 18-200 VR I have used it only a couple of times mainly because of its poor low light ability to take sharp photos.
Besides that problem look how good depth compression is offered by a 300 mm lens. It can be clearly seen if you compare the relative size of the sun to the boat size.....

Nikon D50, Sigma 28-300, f8 , 1/40 sec, ISO 400 (I think s0)