Month: January 2009

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We failed to get Sarah a Pimm’s teapot, Pimm’s Winter for the warming of, before Christmas.  Largely because when she decided she wanted one they weren’t there!  Anyway, I ordered one for her online and it has finally arrived.   For some reason the various bits of the kit (scarf, gloves, tea cosy) were all a slightly different shade of orange. So I thought I’d try this one in Black and White.

9/365 Pimm's O'Clock

If you like normal Pimm’s then you really should try the winter variety – it’s delicious.  Based on brandy rather than gin, and served warm with apple juice rather than on ice with lemonade.

Technical notes:

Nikon D90. Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/60 @ f/4 ISO 200. SB-800 flash.

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7/365 View from the bridge

From Blackfriars Bridge – waiting at Blackfriars station for a (delayed) train.

Next time I’m planning that particular journey I’ll take the wide-angle lens.  This one can’t really do justice to this view!

Technical notes:

Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/50 @ f/4 ISO 800.

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6/365 Fire

It has been truly freezing the last few days.  Monday’s snow took till Wednesday evening to thaw.  Here’s Tuesday’s picture; a warming shot of fire.   Keeping the faith with the 50mm lens.  More variety coming soon though – promise!

Technical notes:

Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 800. In-built flash.

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4/365 Sleepy Sunday

Lazing on the spare bed on a Sunday afternoon.

Again, I’m trying out using my 50mm f/1.8 lens without flash.  Yes, everyone should get one, whether Canon or Nikon owner – and I’m sure there’s an equally fabulous cheap prime lens from the other major manufacturers too…

Technical notes:

Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/50 @ f/14. Experimenting with no flash.

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3/365 Trip the trip, the light's fantastic

New wall lights put up this morning.  Tripped the trip switch, the light’s a lot more fantastic than it was.  Result – we’ve got rid of the old horrid cheap-looking ones, and no longer need to buy a separate reading light as there’s now enough room light from three of these.

Technical notes:

Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/50 @ f/14. Experimenting with no flash.

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2/365 As I was going up the stairs...I met a man who wasn’t there.  Day 2 (in a Big Brother sort of voice).

And for the observant amongst you, noooo shoes!

Technical notes:

Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/60 @ f/1.8, SB-800 flash

Note to LJ readers: I will fix this so you don’t have to see big images inline at the weekend!

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There’s a great article over at Photojojo of New Year’s Photography resolutions – check it out here.

Having read all of the suggestions, I decided that I already do some of them. Others aren’t practical for me. But… I might just try Project 365. It might be a bit more difficult to actually have the camera with me each day at some point but hey, others (Amanda,Simon, Michelle) have inspired me and I think I should give it a go!

Herewith, picture #1. Me. Ready for action.

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Technical notes:
Nikon D90, Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @122mm. 1/60 @ f/5.3. Flash in commander mode with SB-800 on half power behind me.
PS: Amanda / Spongey / Meeshy – best to post to a community or to a group on your f-list that people can opt in-and-out of? What worked for you?

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Or what I got for Christmas.  Well, one particular present. It seems someone didn’t think there were enough photos of her on display at Christmas, so she got me this with a self-portrait on it. Cool, eh?

Phoebe bauble

In other news, the mince pies went down a treat:

Going, going...