mountain river

a river near Peles Castle in Sinaia, Romania

trees

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)

sunset over the wall

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

just a rose

highway (part II)

same night, same location, other lights...

highway (part I)

The A1 highway in Romania in a wet saturday night: