Rusty Dove

Taken at Staglands here: http://www.staglands.co.nz

I just love the pic because of the pose of the dove and also the way the white clean feathers contrasts the grungy, rusty location.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 200mm, Exposure 1/160sec at f20, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash none, Filter none.

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10mm Wellington Waterfront

One of first photos I've taken with my new 10-24mm Tamron. This is an HDR shot at midday. Due to harshness etc. I've decided to take a 3 shot 2 EV bracketed photo so I can get some good details pulled out during HDR processing.

This 10-24mm Tamron rocks! (click to enlarge)

Canon 600D, Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II, Focal length 10mm, Exposure 1/160sec at f10, ISO 100, Focus auto, Flash none, Filter none.

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First Tamron 10-24mm Photo

I HAVE A NEW TOY!!! :-)

Yup, got a Tamron 10-24mm lens, secondhand that was only used once at half the trade price. I feel truly blessed. I have never before shot at 10mm. So, today was the first sunlight day since I've taken delivery of the lens. So, during lunch (hard light and all) I took the opportunity to see what 10mm is all about.

I did not expect the image below to turn out as well as it has. Thanks to the guy bottom right busy taking a photo of the ball at the Civic Square.

I hope you like.

Canon 600D, Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II, Focal length 10mm, Exposure 1/320sec at f14, ISO 200, Focus auto, Flash none, Filter none.

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Seagulls in Plimmerton

The Tamron is a pretty good video lens as well. I still need to play with focusing and image stabilizing using this lens for video, but thus far I am pretty pleased. This video is simply a test and opportunity for me to get into DSLR video. Audio is via DIY binaural mic mounted on a Tascam DR-05 in turn mounted on the camera hotshoe.

Let me know what you think.

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Old Kick Car

This photo is from the British Car Museum in Napier. To make the little kick car stand out, I've opted to create a semi paint effect on the background.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 100mm, Exposure 1/25sec at f5.6, ISO 3200, Focus auto, VC on, Flash none, Filter none.

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Fly shake

I've discovered some photos on one of my SD cards that I have not uploaded to Lightroom. Below is a simple closeup using a closeup filter. The image was slightly blurred - my fault. But I've recently upgraded to Photoshop CC and I've not yet used the new Shake Reduction filter. Normally I've would use more conventional sharpening techniques, but I was keen to see what the hype was about, and I stand pleasantly surprised.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 270mm, Exposure 1/100sec at f29, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash popup with DIY diffuser, Filter closeup.

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Old Store - Staglands

Staglands has a small and old mining town. This image is a composition of 3 shots taken hand held with normal dim natural lighting only. OK, it was dark inside so I had no option but to shoot at 3200 ISO. The image is grainy but that adds to the mood and time period of the scene. The slowest image was taken at f3.5 1/6 sec. With another lens this image would not have been possible, but this image is just another perfect example of how amazingly versatile this small lens is due to its brilliant image stabilizing. Photos combined into a HDR image using Photomatix.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 18mm, Exposure 1/6 - 1/60sec at f3.5, ISO 3200, Focus auto, VC on, Flash none, Filter none.

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