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View 282: Hockey Through a Fisheye

A fellow photographer brought me a Nikon 10.5 f/2.8G DX Fisheye Lens to use  on my Nikon D7100 Digital SLR camera at last Saturday’s Syracuse Crunch Calder Cup Playoff game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.  I had never used a Fisheye lens before.  I … Continue reading

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New Nikon 80-400mm VR lens with AF-S

The original Nikon 80-400VR lens was introduced back in 2000 BD (Before Digital) and was the very first Vibration Reduction or VR lens Nikon produced. 🙂 I have been wishing, hoping and begging Nikon to come out with a newer … Continue reading

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Amazing Nikon Lens Sale

Amazing as Nikon NEVER puts their lenses on sale.  Guess I can not say never again, eh? Feast your eyes on these beauties including a few of my favorites: 80-400VR, 18-200VR (DX), 28-300VR (FX) and the Nifty-Fifty: 50mm f/1.8. Below … Continue reading

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View 193: A Fair in Motion

The New York State Fair is a place of motion.  I used several ways to photograph it. Panning is a fun way to give the feeling of speed.  This young barrel racer was at full gallop during the qualifying rounds … Continue reading

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Zoom In, Zoom Out

It is a something you have heard before: There are two photos for each scene.  This normally refers to the orientation of the camera in either Landscape (horizontal) or Portrait (vertical).  There is another method to getting two photos from … Continue reading

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