july's lilac

for the second time this year (a premiere in my life time), the lilacs at my country house is blooming. I've never seen lilac's flowers next to sunflower :)

photos taken with Nikkor 35/2, in aperture priority mode. the first two at f/6.3, the third one at f/4 and the last one is wide open. (jpg with auto contrast, auto levels, resize and small amount of USM)

just a little walk around (part II)

... and the same flowers, photographed with Nikkor 35/2. The first two are shot at f/4, the last one is at f/2. also shot in raw, contrast and resize.

just a little walk around

'Armed' with my new lenses, I got out around the neighbourhood to put them to the test.
These are some flowers, taken with Sigma 24/2.8, at f/4, ISO 200.
(developed from raw, some slight contrast adjustments and resize for web)

two new 'toys'

I've got two new "toys" for my D70s:

1. Sigma 24/f2.8 AF. bought used, it has some small problems, but it is very nice.












2. Nikkor 35/f2. brand new, super sharp












I'll post some photos after I will 'play' with them

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

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