Beautiful Day for Full Frame Photography

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It's been a beautiful spring like day here in the South East of Scotland, too good to be sat at the computer, so I decided to 'down tools' and go for a walk along the coastal path near Cockburnspath to take some pictures of the remains of St Helen's Church above the cliffs - I will post shots from here in the next couple of days. 

 Walking along the coastal path I stopped to take in this scene looking back towards Torness Point.  I decided to get the Nikon D800 and take a long exposure (4 minutes) to get some movement in the clouds and the sea.

Regular visitors to my blog may have noticed that I have been favouring my pair of Fuji cameras over the bigger and more cumbersome Nikon D800.  This is because the images quality and the size of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and X100 are superb and ideal when out walking.  However today I decided to load up my Lowepro backpack and take the D800 along as well and I'm certainly glad I did.  

 The 36mp full frame sensor on the Nikon is the only reason I still have this camera and associated lenses but images such as this one and the ones I took at Belhaven Bay on Sunday morning are a good reminder of the advantages a full frame DSLR offers over the very capable Compact System Cameras such as my Fuji X-Pro1.

 I have been weighing up selling the Nikon gear and moving to Fuji completely by getting another X-Pro1 or the new X-T1 but when I see the results from the D800 I have to say I am not likely to sell up anytime soon.

 More on the trip out to Cockburnspath on Saturday's blog.

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 Nikon D800 - Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 - 240s @ f16 iso50 - Lee 10x ND 'Big Stopper' - Tripod

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