Tom from work sold me his brand new, never used kit lens (from his D90): the 18-105mm VR from Nikon. I paid all of fifty bucks for it - then got down to the Longport Point just as dusk began,

Before Sunrise, this morning - last day of summer

DUNGEN is a band of folk-prog-jazz-psychedelic ... whatever ... from Sweden of all places. They sing in Swedish, they play in analog (old Marshals, tape-delays) and they freakin kick-ass. They put on one of the best shows I've ever seen at Johnny Brenda's last night. I didn't bring a flash, didn't bring a zoom. But I did manage to stand just to the side of the stage - and test out my D200 low-light concert skills. It took some time (during the warm-up band) to figure out my settings. And now I understand why people love the D300, D3, etc. I topped out my ISO at 1600, yet could easily have gone quite higher if it were available (on my camera). Ran the pics through NIK's Dfine software - and I'm pretty happy with 'em. More importantly - it was such a fucking GREAT show.

From my bike ride this morning, riding up and down the island, trying to "process" the death of a friend.

Today's noon photo.

portrait from the pier

used soft orange filter in silver efex pro
f/2
1/3200
iso 500

july 11, 2009
atlantic city

fireworks over Margate/OC

iso 200
f/8
4 seconds

I was 23 years old, living on Academy street in Glassboro, when my pals Mark & Dawn discovered that they were, uh, on their way to way having a baby (whom they named Jamie) Now, decades later, I was able to take some pics of Jamie's graduation party (from Rowan, no less).



mark getting attacked in the pool.


Jamie


Giovanna

new update to my iweb photo page:

http://web.me.com/mile.end/the_d200_site/Podcast/Podcast.html

a bit on the dark and stormy side

Warm almost summer weather, Dogfish IPA beer on tap, five bands, Skateboard & BMX stuff, vendors, food - good times by the bay.

very cool aperture plug-in, Silver Efex.


d200, f/4, 1/350, ISO 100 focal length: 18.0mm

It finally happened - I've acquired my first digital SLR. Wow, did that completely blow my mind (mind-blowing, though cliche, was the phrase that kept popping up during my first hands-on experience).

My journey? Back in 2005, late summer, I bought my first SLR, my beloved black (with oh so cool brassing) OM-1. Slowly, ever so slowly, I got into it. By 2007, I was on a roll, shooting at least two or three rolls a month, all with the same 50mm 1.4 lens. All manual focus, all pure & simple.

Well - suddenly, I'm no longer in 1974.

I'm rolling with a D200, a new Nikkor nifty fifty f/1.8D. Blasted into the future - indeed.

Did I say mind-blowing? My God - it's freaking me out.

More, of course, to come ...