tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39237018437334964392024-02-20T19:11:58.375+00:00Photography by Guy Van HooveldThis blog is about pictures, taking them, technology, reviews, tips and information about the Photography Wiki.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-16945936657855484492013-11-06T20:10:00.001+00:002013-11-06T20:12:42.752+00:00Show jumping<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/9498104136/">D4C_1042</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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Just an example picture among a long series. I've been at the show with the new 80-400VR AF-S prosumer zoom mounted on the D4 action camera. An excellent combo for (very) fast photography with excellent pictures. The combo is reasonably light for the delivered quality (can be hand held for a few hours).<br /><br />More details and examples in the wiki:<br /><a href="http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.php?title=Show_Jumping_with_the_D4" target="_blank">http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.php?title=Show_Jumping_with_the_D4</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-31084416324615726532013-11-01T18:17:00.001+00:002013-11-06T19:52:22.391+00:00Landing procedure<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/10121119796/">144-144-D4C_8375</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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A flying bird during a show in Vancouver, Grouse Mountain. Shot with the Nikon D4 with the 80-400VR AF-S lens, an excellent combo. Selected autofocus mode: continuous 21 points tracking.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-47183483550252547662013-10-18T21:01:00.001+01:002013-10-18T21:01:18.936+01:00Canadian Rockies Train<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/10121507605/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/10121507605_e43478fc83.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/10121507605/">194-194-D4C_9262</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Among my favorite pictures from British Columbia, I love trains, took my D4 with the 28-300VR lens, carefully composed, and there we are, a nice postcard from Canada.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-57706739195946907542013-05-05T22:49:00.001+01:002013-05-05T22:50:32.094+01:00Zeiss Ikon<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/8711690596/">BA7_9524</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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My very first Zeiss product... while cleaning and sorting old stuff in my house, I found this old light meter, I used in the sixties when I learned photography from my father. He told me what an aperture, a shutter speed or depth of field were when I was a young kid and how to meter (my first cameras did not even have a built in meter). Studio photographers still use a modern equivalent like the one I describe in my wiki: <a href="http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gossen_Digipro_F">http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gossen_Digipro_F</a> but most photographers don't know anymore what this is. Basically, you point it at the subject you want to shoot, you select the ISO sensitivity with one of the wheels, then you turn the other wheel to put the needle in the small circle. At that point you can read the aperture/shutter speed combination you'll need to take a properly exposed picture. This meter is from the legendary Zeiss manufacturer, top end German brand. They are still making among the best lenses in the world, but that's another story. The last time I used this was like 40 years ago !</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-51857955746585458202013-02-20T22:26:00.001+00:002013-02-26T17:45:04.620+00:00Nikon One V2<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/8439701154/">15-D8A_2289</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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An amazing new compact interchangeable lens camera, using the CX small format sensor. This version is a huge improvement compared to the previous generation: higher resolution (14MP), better high ISO performance (up to 6400), better controls (mode selector), built in flash and many others.<br />
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Recommended.<br />
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More details available in the photography wiki:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-54536066815966295162012-09-09T00:14:00.001+01:002012-09-09T00:17:21.779+01:00World Record !<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/7954738072/">DSC_1172</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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This is Merritt, just after his new 110m hurdles world record in Brussels during the Van Damme Memorial. This picture has been shot with a Nikon D800 and a Sigma 120-300mm 2.8 OS lens;</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-32281108875855655652012-08-26T21:25:00.001+01:002012-08-26T21:25:08.084+01:00Sky on fire<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/7866146940/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7866146940_7c2a0c57f1.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/7866146940/">Sky on fire</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A panorama assembled with Hugins (a wonderful freeware) on an iMac. The picture consists of 8 35MP shots taken with a Nikon D800 with the recent 50 1.8 AFS G lens, resulting in a totally unnecessary 133MP full resolution picture. I just like the colors, this is a view from the restaurant terrace in my hotel during my recent holiday in the French Alps.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-27591480446860167302012-05-06T18:06:00.000+01:002012-05-06T18:07:41.168+01:00Nikon D4: first impressions<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/7139624241/" title="BE2_9949 by gugs, on Flickr"><img alt="BE2_9949" height="323" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7139624241_61dc498081.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I posted my first impressions about the recent Nikon D4 professional camera on the photography wiki: more details here: <br />
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The short version: the D4 is not a revolution compared to the previous D3 generation, more of an evolution: almost everything is better but the D4 is not a real game changer to photographers unlike the D3. <br />
*higher resolution<br />
*improved AF (yes it is possible !)<br />
*improved UI/handling<br />
*improved ISO performance (vs D3, less impressive vs D3s)<br />
*much better video specification than other Nikon cameras (couldn't check this YET)<br />
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As a conclusion: probably the best DSLR as of today for reporters, events and action photographers.<br />
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This new flagship is not without flaws, however: this is not really Nikon's problem, but because of the Japanese government, they had to introduce a new battery/power system, meaning a new charger, new batteries and a seriously decreased battery life -> you need more (expensive) spares. Another thing is the new XQD card format: as of today, only Sony can provide them, and the D4 is the one and only device in the world using them. This is seriously increasing the cost of ownership (readers, cards) and I am not convinced at all by the added value. The buffer is big enough, and the extra speed is not a real need for "normal" shooter. The last CF cards were fast enough, as far as I am concerned.<br />
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Final conclusion: highly recommended to recommended depending on the usage.<br />
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A new incompatible card format, somewhere between SD and CF. The good news: very fast. The bad news: expensive, there is no need for this, only Sony supports it, and the Nikon D4 6000EUR camera is the only device to use it...<br />More info on the wiki: <a href="http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.php?title=XQD">http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.php?title=XQD</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-72906654048270368552012-04-22T13:50:00.001+01:002012-11-29T21:08:24.691+00:00iPad post prod<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/7097151897/">iPad post prod</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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An old look given to a "normal" picture I took a few years ago in Scotland with a D3 with the Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 lens @75mm. This is an example of what can be easily achieved with simple tools on the iPad. The tools I have used are Snapseed, an excellent picture editing program for the iPad (there are now versions for "classical" computers), developed by Nik Software, a company known for their excellent post processing filters. I then added some scratches using another tool: Film Roll on the iPad again. Even if the possibilities are not on a par with what typical editing tools offer, the ease of use and the speed make those iPad apps very attractive to try out special effects.</div>
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/7079656137/">nyc-74 post processed</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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A post processed shot. This picture has been taken in Manhattan, I added an old fashioned look with Flare. I like this picture because you wouldn't think it has been taken in New York City if you don't know the place.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-72632081410066009252012-02-06T22:00:00.001+00:002012-02-06T22:00:55.413+00:00Moonshot with the Nikon 1<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6831174237/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6831174237_6a393b24c0.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6831174237/">Moonshot with the Nikon 1</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A 'simple' shot: I put the compact Nikon J1 on the huge 200-400VR with a 1.7 teleconverter on the FT1 adapter, the whole thing resulting in an equivalent 1836mm focal length !!! This is what you need if you want to frame the moon like this. The whole setup has been mounted on a sturdy tripod with a gimbal head (the only practical head to support such a huge and heavy lens). The camera has been used in full manual mode, f8, 1/160 sec ISO400. The amazing thing is that autofocus was still working perfectly, in fact even better than on high end DSLR cameras. The Nikon One combined with professional glass is really astonishing !</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-16646955284029776042012-01-15T20:11:00.001+00:002012-01-15T20:11:56.583+00:00Nikon One by night<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6700039341/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6700039341_343d504bcc.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6700039341/">nikon1night-20</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A simple picture shot in my home town, hand held with the Nikon compact hybrid camera with a Nikon 35mm 1.8 AF-S used fully open (equivalent 90mm focal length). ISO 3200, no post processing, Jpeg out of camera.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-39845972359435155932012-01-01T21:18:00.000+00:002012-01-01T21:18:14.518+00:00New review on the wiki: the Nikon ONE system<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6582726937/" title="gear11-12 by gugs, on Flickr"><img alt="gear11-12" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6582726937_2d5002650f.jpg" width="500" /></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">This camera is more than just a camera. It is a disruptive innovation (other recently introduced cameras as well, like the new Sony NEX-7), because for the first time, we have a compact size mirrorless camera, with professional level (even improved) autofocus, a 2.7 crop factor giving previously impossible possibilities to wildlife photographers. I am really curious about the future evolution but I really think this camera will be remembered in a few years from now as the deal breaker of the DSLR industry. To be followed...</span><br />
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A simple picture to start 2012. Shot with the Nikon J1 Hybrid camera, with a 50 1.8 AFS lens on the FT1 adapter.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-35408191816334416482011-12-27T20:37:00.001+00:002011-12-27T20:37:52.012+00:00Poladroid<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6577400173/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6577400173_891f0ac589.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6577400173/">moma-5-pola</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A Nikon D7000+28-300VR shot in Manhattan, NYC, cropped and post-processed with the Poladroid tool to give that old Polaroid look.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-75758739970308625332011-11-07T19:28:00.002+00:002011-12-26T20:09:24.873+00:00Horta<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This picture has been taken with a Canon S95 P&S camera at the Horta House, located in Brussels, Belgium. The post processing has been done on an iPad, the picture has then been up-res'd in Photoshop. Here is the result. I found the old look a perfect fit for this kind of subject.</span></span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-23835178980209213002011-08-30T20:20:00.001+01:002012-04-30T16:05:50.203+01:00Osawa lens<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/6070848358/">BE7_4837</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div>
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A strange find in an old shop: a manual 28-80mm zoom with Nikon F-Mount, manual focus, still usable on a number of modern camera bodies like the D7000 and most professional and prosumer cameras (D3, D300...). IQ is good, but not exceptional compared to recent designs. The Osawa brand is not well known (they seem to have filed for bankruptcy in the eighties)<br />
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For more information about Osawa lenses, have a look at the photography wiki:<br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5905559057/">BE7_4194</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This lens is a hidden gem. Manufactured by Samyang, the Korean manufacturer (sold under the name Rokinon in the US), this lens is a manual focus lens delivering amazing pictures and excellent corner to corner sharpness even fully open (1.4). A remarkable performance for the price.</span></span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-41472773196320219342011-05-29T22:17:00.003+01:002012-01-07T20:56:12.991+00:00Chinatown<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5755845003/">nyc-63</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption" style="font-size: small;">This is a simple pic shot with a Nikon D7000 in NYC (Chinatown) and post-processed with a tool called Flare on a Macbook, to give that old photo look. I also did some cross color processing to alter the colors in this one. </span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-11464588155784837622011-05-01T20:26:00.001+01:002011-05-01T20:26:42.727+01:00Objects<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5674713759/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5674713759_2953a67169.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5674713759/">Objects</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> An interesting mood... a composition found during a family visit. I like the effect in the dark. The technicalities: Nikon D7000 DX body with the Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens, the result has been converted with Lightroom 3.4 (BW conversion and curve adjustment to enhance contrast and clarity)</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-12739358493231008112011-03-12T16:15:00.001+00:002011-03-12T16:15:43.014+00:00Blue mountains<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5506987759/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5506987759_0a7f493a0a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5506987759/">australia-362</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A very classical view of the "three sisters" in the Blue Mountains, West of Sydney. Shot with the 28-300VR lens on the Nikon D3 camera.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-86275228249486003942011-01-02T21:34:00.001+00:002011-01-02T21:34:43.324+00:00Seasonal greetings<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5317445608/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5317445608_0c9df2d7de.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5317445608/">DSC_0109</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Happy new year to everybody !<br /><br />A neighbor, on the local frozen lake, shot with a 70-300VR on the Nikon D7000.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923701843733496439.post-21576985946723186012010-11-17T21:42:00.001+00:002010-11-17T21:42:13.603+00:00Pigeons<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5128995938/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5128995938_d2bddc1cd5.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanhooveld/5128995938/">mf-25</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/vanhooveld/">gugs</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A pigeons' friend in the center of Warsaw in Poland. Picture taken with a Nikkor 24-120VR (the old one) on a good old D200.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14283062190704247660noreply@blogger.com0