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A friend asked me to evaluate the D700. I bought one recently but so disliked the loud shutter sound, I wanted to immediately sell it. But, one day when all the lawns were being mowed, I took it out and could barely hear the shutter over all the noise!
To try to compare the output accurately, I used Nikon software to process the images. I used standard picture control with the various sliders untouched.
Later, I processed them to taste. I used the neutral picture control for both but adjusted the sliders some. I liked all four results! And, I enjoyed using the Nikon software.
May I suggest that you do not read this book unless your fervent wish is to be challenged in your current understanding and beliefs in the precepts and span of photographic practice from “The Pencil of Nature” 1844 onwards to almost today?
When around 15% of the content is devoted to copious, and in many places enlightening, footnotes you should suspect this is going to be a serious read and so it proved.
That icons such as Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson do not escape a serious “putting in their place” and are convincingly deflated should act as a warning to the sensitive reader not to venture within.
They would however probably rather enjoy the forensic examination of the pernicious art-world bias against photographers.
The work is a serious hermeneutic and exegetic inquiry into the practice of photography with the central thread of the role of chance explored in depth within the work of a selected number of icons of the genre. Regrettably with a strong bias to the U.S.A although in defence of that we would be hard pressed to present a convincing case for the inclusion of any other English practitioners than Talbot and Cameron who begin the exploration. And that the New World led in the exploration of the possibilities against the elitist practices in Europe should not be a surprise, although it was salutary to be reminded of that.
Almost unreservedly recommended with the reservation being the neglect to examine the role played by the photo-book so comprehensively and convincingly covered in three parts by Parr and Badger “The Photobook: A History”.
Frank “The Americans” does get a passing mention but that omission probably reflects more on my bias than a shortcoming of the author’s.
This spring has been absolutely amazing for blossom in England. Most daffodils have died back but dandelions dominate the unmown verges.
Close-up of a vibrant moss rose, showcasing its intricate details and vivid colors #mossrose #rose #flowers #flower #flowermacro #macroflower #natgeoindia #natgeoyourshot #nikonphotography #nikonasia #picoftheday #photooftheday #nikonnxstudio #nxstudio #bbcearth #nikonindiaofficial #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #nikonphotography #photography #macro #macrophotography
Noctilucent Clouds looking NNE from Loanhead, south of Edinburgh.
Nikon D7000 with 16-85 DX lens at 16mm (cropped).
Exposure 3s at f/5.6 ISO400.
Processed with Nikon NXStudio.
The ladies admire the cuckoo flowers (Cardamine pratensis) and the Canadian Anemones (Anamonastrum Canadense, Anemone canadensis) on the side of the path in German Mills Settlers Park in Thornhill.
Pigeons pecking at the seeds in front of the automatic door needed to avoid it every time a customer came out of the busy pharmacy. As it closed they followed to the seeds again and again.
Starlings watch the solar eclipse from a tree across the street.
The solar eclipse occurred today with a heavy cloud cover obscuring the pivotal moment of total darkness of the sun. The northern edge of the path of totality was located about 30 km to the south of our neighbourhood over Lake Ontario. As a result we only got glimpses of the moon covering up the sun through he clouds. In a way it was OK as I hadn't prepared my cameras to take pictures of the solar eclipse with a clear sky. So I got shots with the brightness of the sun lessened by the cloud cover.
This plastic garbage decorating this anaemic street tree at Yonge and Finch has been stuck in its branches for awhile as I saw it there a few months ago at a previous visit to this intersection. I have a feeling it will still be there the next time I go there. By then it might be hidden by leaves if the tree lives.
Sapperton Canal Tunnel, Coates Portal. No longer navigable. The road above goes to The Tunnel House Inn.
This strip mall is in front of the City of Markham planning committee to be re-developed by the owner. The owner wants to put up four residential buildings on a two story platform with heights of 9, 10, 12, and 24 storey buildings with 723 apartments and underground parking for 904 vehicles.
As I walked around my neighborhood, I came across this leaf being blown against the metal bar of this fence. For a few seconds, the fence held the leaf in its grasp. Finally, the leaf broke free and joined the collective.
View is from the Lighthouse Trail across Lighthouse Cove towards the Louisbourg Lighthouse.
Lighthouse History
The Louisburg Lighthouse was first built in 1730-34 and was the first Lighthouse built in what is now Canada. The lantern was destroyed by fire in 1736 and a new lantern was installed in 1738. It was badly damaged in 1758, when Lighthouse Point was used as a battery location, and demolished during the final siege of Louisbourg Fortress, which was razed by the English. In 1842 a wooden lighthouse was built, with a foghorn added in 1902. This building was destroyed by fire in 1922. Then in 1923 this octagonal and concrete lighthouse was built. De-staffed in 1990, it is still operational as a beacon and is a tourist attraction with visible archeological ruins.
It is a Canadian National Historic Site.
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