First Ever Sunset Image With A Digital SLR Camera
A very nice “first image” snapped by Chris with his spanking-new Nikon D80 (his first ever DSLR). This sunset was captured at a “section of British coastline close to Solva, Wales”.
Related links:
- Direct link to a larger version of the image hosted at Chris’ Flickr account
- Discussion on the image:
- No postprocessing was done on the image, except for resizing
- Settings used: Manual mode, f8, ISO100, matrix metering
- Watch your horizon advice, don’t forget to use the gridlines in the viewfinder for composition
- Equipment used: Nikon D80 + Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens
- View more Nikon D80 images at Chris’s site
September 21st, 2006 at 8:10 pm
[...] I realize it’s a little too early to expect pro-level D80 sports pictures so soon after the camera’s launch, but here’s a noteworthy football image to link up to. Chris is still pretty new in the world of DSLR photography, so it’s a very good image considering that fact. Managing to get a sharp image of a sprinting athlete in somewhat dull lighting conditions without the use of a professional-grade lens is also to be commended. Links [...]