Good morning! Or afternoon (or evening I suppose). I hope everyone had an awesome weekend. I am counting down the days until this weekend and our trip to St. Anton, Austria for some skiing and photography. It has been dumping snow up there for the past week and this upcoming weekend looks to be sunny and wonderful! Hopefully I can get some awesome winter shots like this one I got last year in the Italian Dolomites. Stay tuned!
For those of you looking at Nikon’s upcoming pro bodies, the Nikon D4 was just announced last Thursday. It will run about 6,000 dollars for the body only, a bit out of my price range at the moment. Here is a quick summary of the specs:
- 16.2 effective megapixel, full-frame sensor (16.6MP total)
- 10fps shooting with AF and AE, 11fps with focus and exposure locked, 24fps 2.5MP grabs
- 91,000 pixel sensor for metering, white balance, flash exposure, face detection and active d-lighting
- ISO Range 100-12,800 (extendable from 50 – 204,800)
- MultiCAM 3500FX Autofocus sensor works in lower light and with smaller apertures
- Two sub-selector joystick/buttons for shooting orientation
- 1080p30 HD video at up to 24Mbps with uncompressed video output
- New EN-EL18 battery (21.6Wh capacity, CIPA-rated at 2600 shots)
- Twin card slots – one Compact Flash and one XQD
Since the local snow situation was not very good this weekend, I decided to skip the day ski trip and hike Mt. Vesuvius with a friend. We woke up at 4 AM in order to start hiking and summit for the sunrise. I will write up a series about the hike in the coming days but wanted to share this vivid shot I got while walking down. This is just a single exposure, processed in Lightroom. I used the graduated filter option to burn and dodge a bit (lighten and darken), allowing me to get more of an even, dynamic exposure. I find myself processing less and less HDR these days. Maybe it is the D7000, but the Photomatix software has not been making me very happy with the way it handles branches, leaves and other “weird” areas. Oh well. Let me know what you think!
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Very nice photo!
Victoria recently posted..Hönö Klåva…
Really digging this shot man, the hint of light through the trees is amazing!
Love that sun peeking out over the hill Adam
Len Saltiel recently posted..Contemplation
Great shot Adam! Love the light. The D4 is such a disappointment for the wait.
Adam Olson recently posted..Alisa and Brent – Engagement Shoot
Lovely light Adam
A very natural shot of late afternoon sun filtering through the trees. Nice work, Adam. Have a great ski trip. Fantastic snow out there at the moment.
LensScaper recently posted..Window Dressing
Love the light in this shot especially the way it filters through the trees down to the fallen leaves in the foreground. Nice capture, Adam!
Mark Summerfield recently posted..Glass Door, Ca’ d’Zan Mansion
Obviously you don’t need no stinkin’ HDR!
If I only had 6k for a camera, I’d be happy with a D700, oh well I’m just grateful for my new Hoya Polarizing filter for my long lens. HDR is neat but pure shots are also great shots, I’m totally jealous of you getting to Hike Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii is on my Bucket list, ever been there?
Well done Adam. I like this shot. You’re right not everything is meant to be processed as an HDR.
Edith Levy recently posted..A New Year, A New Look
a hell of a camera, but 6,000, a bit much for me too, and I am a Canon user
Very nice morning shot, Adam. I like the color tones and comp. I hardly use Photomatix now, opting for HDR Efex Pro instead which give me more control. I’ve created quite a few presets which also shortens my PP time, sometime anyway.
Yeah, I’ve watch a few videos and all on the new Nikon, it’s a beast for sure but there will likely be some other model(s) out before I get around to wanting to plunk down 6K on a camera. No way I can justify that at this point.
Jimi Jones recently posted..Religious Art Exhibit
Great light and super nice details. Good one!