Island Capture (aka Silverph or psilver)
Bronx Zoo 2007 Trip
Photo Note: These gorilla shots look good in full color and in mono so I'll be posting both types of processing (but different images)
My mom only has a few days left here in the US until she goes back home. We went to the Bronx Zoo yesterday and it was also my first time to go there.
The weather was an overcast with storm clouds overhead. The light was nice and even but on the low side which means high ISO or, on some instances, a tripod (or monopod) is a must. Unfortunately, I didn't have any tripod with me so I relied on high ISO to keep the shutter speed up. Sometimes it works, a lot of times it didn't -- the shutter speed still isn't sufficient on most cases. I had VR as backup but it proves that it doesn't work all the time. I would not rely on it nor use it to replace proper shutter speed. In my opinion, it is overrated.
I did get decent shots but the lighting condition varied mostly on the low side. I could have kept the ISO up but I was so worried about noise that I kept on varying the ISO -- but that just made me more confused, trying to maintain a good exposure. This is where the current Nikon cameras excel because you can set the auto ISO and forget about it. The D50 also has auto ISO but not as flexible as with the newer bodies.
To make it worse, this was the first time I didn't take any extra lens or flash with me and I really regret doing that.
I would recommend the Congo Gorilla Forest and Butterfly Garden for photography.
More photos in the coming days. I'm still busy with a lot of things until next week. Sorry if I haven't replied to mails and comments. :)
Bronx Zoo 2007 Trip
Photo Note: These gorilla shots look good in full color and in mono so I'll be posting both types of processing (but different images)
My mom only has a few days left here in the US until she goes back home. We went to the Bronx Zoo yesterday and it was also my first time to go there.
The weather was an overcast with storm clouds overhead. The light was nice and even but on the low side which means high ISO or, on some instances, a tripod (or monopod) is a must. Unfortunately, I didn't have any tripod with me so I relied on high ISO to keep the shutter speed up. Sometimes it works, a lot of times it didn't -- the shutter speed still isn't sufficient on most cases. I had VR as backup but it proves that it doesn't work all the time. I would not rely on it nor use it to replace proper shutter speed. In my opinion, it is overrated.
I did get decent shots but the lighting condition varied mostly on the low side. I could have kept the ISO up but I was so worried about noise that I kept on varying the ISO -- but that just made me more confused, trying to maintain a good exposure. This is where the current Nikon cameras excel because you can set the auto ISO and forget about it. The D50 also has auto ISO but not as flexible as with the newer bodies.
To make it worse, this was the first time I didn't take any extra lens or flash with me and I really regret doing that.
I would recommend the Congo Gorilla Forest and Butterfly Garden for photography.
More photos in the coming days. I'm still busy with a lot of things until next week. Sorry if I haven't replied to mails and comments. :)