More camera stuff! I picked up a stationary (non-zooming) 50mm f/1.8 portrait lens this week. I figured it would be a real nice add-on for when the little one arrives. It’s meant to give a super clear image of the subject and blur the background. Well it works, and works very well! Check out the test shots here. I know, more pictures of cats. I don’t have any other subjects at the moment…
Photography
After talking with John for a bit (on IRC of course), he convinced me that I really need to looking into purchasing a new flash for my camera. The advantages of being able to bounce flashes off bright walls and/or ceilings are great. At first I didn’t think I would notice the difference, but really, tell for yourself:
Without speedlight.
With speedlight.
I am very happy with my Nikon D50 (with a standard kit lens and a zoom lens) and I started researching a Nikon speedlight that would work with the camera. It didn’t take long, enter the Nikon SB-600. After just a few minutes of trial and error, I started taking some pretty decent pictures. See the above links. Now, I need to sit down, read some manuals, and actually do a bit of Google work to make the pictures even better.
That’s my cat Ping by the way…