Here is another find from my photo backup reorganization yesterday. This photo was taken back in the summer of 2008 way before I had full interest/passion in photography. All I had was a Pentax point and shoot camera. It didnt do too bad of a job taking pictures, nothing a little Photoshop cant fix.
Speaking of cameras, what do you think of the new Nikon D800. The 36.3 MP FX sensor would be nice to have for landscape photography but thats a ton of storage space needed! Also wouldnt it be tough to get the super high resolution with lower end lenses. So it would be WAY more expensive to get the high quality lenses to reach the high quality resolution from the sensor (correct me if Im wrong). Im also a little concerned about the ISO levels but Im sure that will be fine if it handles like the D7000 does. I might be too concerned about this because my D90 really sucks at high ISOs. My next camera must handle higher ISOs. I might just get an used D700 if I can find the right deal at a cheaper price.
As you might of guessed, this photo looks over Sydney Harbor in Australia. One of my best friends, Kraemer, and I went on a walk to look for saddles for myself (mine broke). During this walk we somehow found ourselves at the base of one of the four giant pylons for the Sydney Harbor Bridge. It just happened the base of this pylon had an open door and a set of stairs calling for us to walk up. Ten dollars later we were at the top with this amazing view! We spent a lot of time up there watching the boats going by and the people climbing the bridge (left of the frame). I would have loved to do this but $400 wasnt in the budget to make the climb at sunset. The $10 was well worth it to get you close enough to the top. Plus you could take your time and werent constrained by safety cables. If you are ever in Sydney on a tight budget, this is the way to go to get a view from the top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
Beautiful shot with a great vantage point Adam. As far as the D800, the jury is still out for me. I am a believer in fast lenses over camera bodies. Once you get a fast lens, it will last forever. I have a D300s and D700 right now and am very pleased with them. I would have to sell one of them if I upgraded. I think I will wait and see what happens once it hits the street.
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Not sure why, but my favourite part of this photo is the bridge’s shadow. I also didn’t know cameras had in-house HDR metering. Interesting.
Man, you’ve been sitting on this great shot?
Glad you dug it out. Wonderful view.
The D800 looks like an awesome camera, I’m just not ready to upgrade to one of those just yet. Well, my pocket’s not quite there anyway.
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wow Adam this is a beauty!! I recently upgraded to the D700 and got the 14-24 and 28-300 to go with it, and they totally rock, can’t believe I waited so long!!
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I have real trouble appreciating panos on computer screens usually, but this one works for me. I have had a D700 for about 2 years, and put in an order for the D800, but think about canceling it every day. I still haven’t decided if I want it, and have been heartened by a review (that I cannot currently find) that said its high ISO performance matches the D700. But I really wish they went for 18-24 megapixels instead of 32, which would be fine for anything I can imagine doing.
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