Tag Archives: nikon D500

View 409: Sigma Sport Lens

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Scott Thomas Photography

Earlier this year, I purchased a Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sport Lens to use for amateur field sports under less than optimum lighting conditions. Think high school football stadiums and you get the idea. I use it with a Nikon … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Weekly View | Tagged ahl, american hockey league, arena, binghamton, f/2.8, floyd l. maines veterans memorial, ice hockey, lens, new york, nikon D500, sigma 120-300mm, sport | Leave a comment

View 395: Returning to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Scott Thomas Photography

I have not wrote about the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York in a few years. Besides me taking a couple of long breaks, Montezuma has been under a long construction project which was only to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, eastern kingbird, great blue heron, great egret, insects, mallard duck, monarch butterfly, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D500, vr, wildlife | 2 Comments

View 390: Hockey Week in Syracuse

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Scott Thomas Photography

Last week was a busy week for the Syracuse Crunch, an American Hockey League (AHL) team and affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning, with three games in four days. All games were played in the friendly confines of the OnCenter … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Weekly View | Tagged 70-200mm, ahl, albany devils, american hockey league, games, goal, goalie, ice hockey, new york, nikon D500, oncenter, onondaga county, players, puck, shootout, syracuse crunch, utica comets, vr, war memorial | Leave a comment

View 388: Hockey Code D500

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Scott Thomas Photography

I finished shooting my seventh hockey game with the Nikon D500 Digital SLR camera last weekend. I am more and more impressed with each outing with the D500. The shutter speed of 10 frames per second (fps) and super fast … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Weekly View | Tagged 18-140mm, 70-200mm, ahl, american hockey league, amerks, bridgeport, ice hockey, new york, nikon D500, rochester americans, senators, sound tigers, syracuse crunch, vr, war memorial | Leave a comment

Player Introduction

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Scott Thomas Photography

I noticed during player introductions last season, I would sometimes capture the spotlight behind the players as they skated onto the ice. I watched how the spotlight operator would follow a pattern. Once I figured out about when the spotlight … Continue reading →