another rose

this is another rose... a pink one

I love the light that falls on it :)

crosses

Three crosses on the Bucharest sky.

Gerbera

forgotten flower

wide angle flowers

I love the wide angle view, not only for landscapes...

another sunset

another sunset at 2 Mai

sun

a sunrise and a sunset at 2 mai village on the Romanian Black Sea coast

seagulls

superwide

new lens, new perspectives :)

I purchased a new lens, a super-wide zoom, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM, and I've discovered a new world.

These are just a few test shots since I haven't try it extensively and I'm still getting used with the new perspective (which I love, by the way)
1. my car
2. a view on the Black Sea from 2 Mai, a village in the south-eastern part of Romania
3. a view of the village in the evening

salvamar

2 Mai, iulie 2007

fetele mele

sunset

Auto ISO

Since I first got my DSLR (Nikon D70s), I kept Auto ISO on Off. I activated the option only once for some pictures but I disliked the results.
Yesterday I visited the storage facilities of a pharmaceutical distribution company and I activated Auto ISO, more for testing purposes than expecting some very good results. But I was really surprised. Actually I rediscovered the high ISO capabilities of my camera.
I know that D70s is not the best DSLR on the market when it comes to high ISO image quality, but it is more than enough for me. Some of the pictures taken at ISO 1600 don't even need any noise reduction for my eyes. (You know I don't count pixels on the image :) and I don't need virtual noise free images. For printing at 10x15 or for viewing on the monitor at 25% let's say, it's good enough)

I've attached one of the image (taken at 1600) and some 100% crops from various parts of the image

gotan project - part II

some more images

gotan project - part I

these are some pictures I took at a Gotan Project concert approximately one year ago.
Nikon D70s with 18-70 mm kit lens. shot in raw, mostly at 70 mm and ISO 1250-1600

rain

a closer look at the rain

night in Reykjavik

The Tjornin lake, seen here from a different perspective in the night time

old harbor

night view in the old harbor in Reykjavik, Iceland

Dragon Fly

a macro attempt using my new lens

track of the day

Mano Negra - Sidi H´Bibi

Reykjavík

The Tjörnin lake in Reykjavík, with the City Hall in the left part of the picture and two ducks preparing to "take-off"

seagull

a seagull flying in the center part of Reykjavík city

Hallgrímskirkja

Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, Iceland. The tallest church in the capital city of Iceland and the largest one.

I wish I could have a wider lens :)

new lens

I've just got a new lens:
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO EX DG MACRO HSM

these are a couple of shots I've taken yesterday in my neighborhood. no photoshop, just resize in Irfanview

icelandic mountains and plains

snowy mountains and grey clouds

Strokkur 3

a closer look at an eruption...

Strokkur 2

an outside view of the Strokkur

Strokkur

Strokkur geyser
in a windy, cloudy day

It's probably the most active geyser in the world, erupting at every 3-5 minutes.
I'll post some more photos of Strokkur

Blue Lagoon

Blue Lagoon, Iceland on a saturday morning, in a quite sunny day (for Iceland, I should say :))