Volumes from Verulamium – 2.0

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 [...]

An equally busy day – office in the morning, Eurostar to Brussels in the afternoon, meeting at dinner in the evening.  Brussels was cold and wet, so little chance to get out with the camera.   But a glass of Eurostar’s champagne caught the light nicely (somewhere betwixt Ebbsfleet and Ashford), and here it is. Technical [...]