Well, today I received my Kirk L-bracket for Nikon D800! Not sure when I will be able to use this extremely expensive piece of aluminum for the camera I still don’t have nor know when I get it. Sucks!
Month: April 2012
How to deal with noise at high ISO
When you push ISO to shoot in available light one thing is there for sure – noise. Most modern pro grade cameras allow you to push ISO quite high, however there is still noise and sometimes it’s something you wish you could avoid. Well, fear not, as there is a way to reduce the noise…
Best memory cards for D800
I stumbled upon a page which lists a lot of different brands, models and kinds of memory cards tested with newest Nikon’s D800. So, if you are in the market for new memory cards to go along with your shiny D800 – take a look!
Citiscapes at night recipe
Citiscapes at night are often a very impressive sight. Here are the basic settings that should work for most North American citiscapes. Aperture: f/16 Shutter: 30 sec ISO: 100
Low light photography basics
Photography is a constant learning exercise. When I took photography classes at SAIT (Calgary, Alberta) I learned a lot, in particular when taking specialty courses like Low Light photography. This kind of photography always interested me and I’d like to share some basics of this kind of photography here. Some of these may be a…
Smoke recipe
In case you are looking at how to photograph smoke, here is a recipe that might be a good start for your experiments and adjustments. Aperture: f/11 Shutter: 1/30 sec Flash: Power set to 1/8 in manual mode Flash position: 45 degree up and back from the smoke source
D800
If you know anything about photography, you know that Nikon has released a new full frame camera – D800. In many ways it’s a revolutionary step forward, and while some people are not too happy about such big steps forward others welcome the change. I have been planning on upgrading my camera for quite a…