GB Heron in 13 second Gulf of Mexico sunset

GB Heron in 13 second Gulf of Mexico sunset

Don’t get me wrong I’m always happy to be out shooting wildlife, even if it’s just a simple portrait. But what really makes me tick are situations like this. You know, the ones that provide you with that something special that you don’t get to capture everyday…

Nikon 50mm 1.4 AFS review

Nikon 50mm 1.4 AFS review

Well, it’s here…I’d been thinking about getting one of the variations of the ‘Nifty Fifty’ for almost as long as I’ve been in to photography. The AFS update had been a long time coming but it’s finally here! Mine arrived a while ago so I thought I’d do a quick review with some sample shots [...]

City of Bath, 34 images in 4 rows panoramic

City of Bath, 34 images in 4 rows panoramic

What do you do when presented with a huge picturesque scene, it’s night time and you only have a 50mm prime lens and no tripod? Simple, you take 34 individual shots to capture the scene and stitch them together…

Nikon 50mm AFS arrival

Just a quick note, my 50mm AFS arrived this morning so I’ll try and get my initial thoughts up over the weekend – so keep an eye out as this post will soon change to a little review of the new nifty fifty along with one or two full res images to download and play [...]

Nikon announce new 50mm 1.4 AFS

Nikon announce new 50mm 1.4 AFS

Photokina 2008, Nikon have announced the long awaited AFS version of the tried and trusted 50mm prime lens. More information can be found here. I’m looking forward to reading reviews on how this new lens performs on FF camera’s as I’ve been thinking about picking one of these up for the D3. It would make [...]