Volumes from Verulamium – 2.0

Technical notes: Nikon D90. 3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @ 62mm.  1/100 @ f/4.8 ISO 800 In case anyone in the UK hadn’t noticed, it snowed today.   Hey, it even reached the pages of the New York Times, so it must’ve been news!  I went for two photowalks through the park and round the Abbey.  [...]

To start the second month of my Project365, a self-portrait.  Camera held at arm’s length, lens facing towards me.   Next time I’ll try with a tripod… Technical notes: Nikon D90.  Nikkor 18-200mm 3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @ 18mm. 1/30 @ f/3.5 ISO 800.

At the Watercress Wildlife Association reserve in St Albans.  This was the first time I’d taken my tripod and just sat quietly in the hide and waited for a shot or two! You can see at least seven goldfinches.  And there were two more round the other side where you can just see a wingtip [...]

Technical notes: Nikon D90, Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG @195mm 1/100 @ f/4.8 ISO 800.

Plucked from the fruit bowl, popped on the dining room table, shot in a minute! Technical notes: Nikon D90. Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @ 170mm. 1/60 @ f/5.6 ISO 800.

OK, so I was short of inspiration for this one! Technical notes: Nikon D90, Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG @110mm 1/100 @ f/4.5 ISO 800.

Snowflake and snowball the polar bears sitting with Chocolate Moose. Not quite sure about the processing on this one; I think I need to calibrate the screen on the new laptop. Technical notes: Nikon D90. Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @ 18mm. 1/60 @ f/4.0 -2/3 EV ISO 200

Colours boosted slightly in Lightroom; but the reflections not adjusted any more than the buildings themselves. I need to try this again with a proper tripod! A couple more – click to see larger: Technical notes: Nikon D90. Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @ 18mm. 10s @ f/16 ISO 200.

Just that, really.   I need to try this one again lining the shot up more carefully; there’s a little distortion that needs correcting but I’d rather try and do that with a different lens. Technical notes: Nikon D90 Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @ 65mm. 1/60@ f/14 ISO 200 with built-in flash at [...]

Resident’s First weekend in St Albans today and tomorrow.   It’s kind of the St Albans equivalent of Open House with various buildings throwing open their doors to the public for free.  I don’t know if it’s just me, but there seemed to be less places open this time around. Never mind though, I went in [...]