Rare Photos Of The Great Depression

These are interesting:

http://www.photozz.com/fizz/16745843.aspx

Derby Day

Derby Day, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

This was one of those lighting conditions where I had to find something to shoot. It wasn't sunrise light but the sun was still low enough in the sky and the clouds were doing a good job of diffusing the light. The breaks in the clouds that let the light through are obviously what make the photo.

It was difficult in post processing to keep the sky dark enough but keep the foreground and horses light enough to keep the detail. Ideally I would have shot this with a strong ND filter to darken the sky but this was more or less a grab shot.

Taken with the Nikon D90 & Nikkor 80-200mm F/2.8

First Light on Collins Lake

First Light on Collins Lake, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

I recently was able to purchase a number of lenses that I wouldn't have been able to purchase under normal circumstances. I bought them with a number of other lenses and camera bodies and made enough selling the items that I didn't want to be able to keep those that I did. Amongst the lenses I kept, was the Nikon 20mm F/2.8D AF that was used here. From my preliminary tests it definitely seems sharper than my Sigma 10-20 @ 20mm and my 18-105mm @20mm.

This one was taken right around 6am at Collins Lake in Scotia.

Not Happy

Not Happy, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

Was fortunate enough to obtain a really cool Sigma 105mm F/2.8 Macro lens. This is my first attempt at a macro type shot. I am liking this lens so far!

Crystalline

Crystalline a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

The area of Route 9 in Clifton Park/Halmoon and nearby Latham was hit hard with an ice storm earlier this week. That left all the trees and shrubbery looking like they were part of a sci fi crystal village. I didn't get a chance to shoot the area during the better light hours of the day and this one was taken with the high sun of mid day. Shot taken with the the D90 and Sigma 10-20mm.

"Megapixel War"

Nice blog post from Scott Bourne on the megapixel war in the camera world.

http://photofocus.com/2011/02/09/stop-the-megapixel-madness-stop-now/

New Nikon Cameras

Nikon is starting to announce some of its new cameras for 2011. The new lot consists of only point and shoots. Hopefully some new DSLR's will be coming next (D400 or D800?)

http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2011/02/nikon_unveils_8_new_coolpix.html