Photography
Summer 2003, I picked up photography. Not as in 'holiday-shots',
but just trying to get that extra bit out of it. Fiddling with lenses,
shutterspeeds etc. On this page, I intend to show some of my 'experiments'.
Equipment
- Nikon D70 body + Nikkor DX 17-80 1:3.5-4.5 G kitlens
- Nikon's answer to the Canon EOS 300D, and I believe we have a winner here!
 It does all the things I want.
Added the superb Speedlight SB-800 to it.
Also got the fine, light Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D as a present, wow!
And, I bought myself the Tokina 12-24 F/4 DX wideangle zoom, and I love it!
- Pentax MG body + some prime SMC lenses
- I got this old one from my dad, just blew off the dust, and it
worked like a charm. Thanx dad!
However, the lack of manual shutterspeed selections turns out to be really
uncomfortable. Auto focus would also be handy in quite a lot situations.
I guess I'll have to surprise myself with a new cam someday soon  (update: As you read above, I bought myself a D70.)
- Pentax KX body
- Borrowed from my neighbour, so not for permanent use. But at least I have full control over aperture and shutterspeed now.
- Nikon CoolScan IV
- So much better than a flatbed scanner with filmstrip
adapter! (But still slow and labout intensive...)
NEW: gallery!
Rob offered me some of his high-bandwith-plenty-of-diskspace capacity, so that now I run a photo gallery at http://gallery.eye-home.net. Pretty handy!
My Pictures
Below are some sample photographs, not much yet, I'm still a
beginner
Panorama Photos (stitched)
Sunrises and Sunsets
Almost every beginning photographer is impressed by the beauty of sunrises and sunsets, I am no exception. Below are some sample shots.
Long Exposures
Besides panoramas, another photographic technique that intrigues me is that of long exposures. Not being afraid to keep the shutter open for several minutes (or even (much) longer), or combining multiple shots into one.
Currently I only have one satisfying sample online, here it is:
(Pseudo-)macros
I borrowed some macro rings (which are placed between the body and the lens), which allowed me to 'take a closer look' at nature.
"Swans at Walters Place"
Another neighbour of mine has a sweet, old slummy cottage. When I saw a group of swans floating in a small pool nearby it, I ran off with my cam:
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