I had dim sum with Anna and her boyfriend Matthias at the Crystal Jade at TSC Shopping Mall today. Both are from Sweden. Anna is doing her MBA at James Cook campus at Spring Singapore while Matthias is visiting. Both met at Ericsson, the giant Swedish electronics firm, better known as a producer of mobile phone sets.
D70, kit lens@18mm, 1/60s@f/4, ISO1250, +0.7EV, AWB -3
Don't they make a lovely couple? Seems that +0.3EV is about the max I should use as +0.7EV doesn't do much in reducing unwanted noise. For evenly lit scenes like this I should probably have gone for 0EV instead.
After lunch I went to the NLB on the Fifth Floor of TSC and borrowed 2 books about photographers and their studios. The info may be useful if I should decide to set up a studio in Melbourne in future.
D70, kit lens@18mm, 1/50s@f/5.6, ISO1600, +0.3EV, AWB -3
Wonder whether image would be sharper with the Nikkor f/2.8D 17-35mm (or 17-55mm) ?
When I left the Library, I found that it was raining. The weather was cool due to the late afternoon shower. Light was rapidly getting dimmer, and so I snapped some pictures during the walk home.
D70, kit lens@35mm, 1/60s@f/8, ISO1000, +0.3EV, AWB -3
A circular polarizer would be useful to control the reflections on the glass panel.
D70, kit lens@44mm, 1/60s@f/8, ISO720, +0.3EV, AWB -3
This one was shot at FL= 44mm, although most were below 35mm. For my next purchase, perhaps I should give more weight to the Nikkor 17-55mm over the 17-35mm? Or maybe I should consider the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8? Best if Nikon comes out with an 18-70mm f/2 lens !!
D70, kit lens@18mm, 1/60s@f/4, ISO1250, +0.7EV, AWB -3
Don't they make a lovely couple? Seems that +0.3EV is about the max I should use as +0.7EV doesn't do much in reducing unwanted noise. For evenly lit scenes like this I should probably have gone for 0EV instead.
After lunch I went to the NLB on the Fifth Floor of TSC and borrowed 2 books about photographers and their studios. The info may be useful if I should decide to set up a studio in Melbourne in future.
D70, kit lens@18mm, 1/50s@f/5.6, ISO1600, +0.3EV, AWB -3
Wonder whether image would be sharper with the Nikkor f/2.8D 17-35mm (or 17-55mm) ?
When I left the Library, I found that it was raining. The weather was cool due to the late afternoon shower. Light was rapidly getting dimmer, and so I snapped some pictures during the walk home.
D70, kit lens@35mm, 1/60s@f/8, ISO1000, +0.3EV, AWB -3
A circular polarizer would be useful to control the reflections on the glass panel.
D70, kit lens@44mm, 1/60s@f/8, ISO720, +0.3EV, AWB -3
This one was shot at FL= 44mm, although most were below 35mm. For my next purchase, perhaps I should give more weight to the Nikkor 17-55mm over the 17-35mm? Or maybe I should consider the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8? Best if Nikon comes out with an 18-70mm f/2 lens !!