CAPTURE NEW HORIZONS

My first day back in the UK after 10 days in Le Mans and the chance of a good sunset had me grabbing the camera bag and heading out to the poppy fields out towards the village of Burton Coggles.  The scene that greeted me didn't disappoint and the a low sun meant the field of red was backlit for around 20 minutes as the sun sank below the horizon.  This gave me the chance to capture the scene on the D800 and three different lenses. Nikon D800 - Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D - 1/250 @ f9 - ISO400 Nikon D800 - Nikon 50mm f1.4 AF-D - 1/320 @ f5.6 - ISO400 Nikon D800 - Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D - 1/500 @ f5.6 - ISO400 Nikon D800 - Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 AF-S - 1/25 @ f11 - ISO400 Nikon D800 - Nikon 50mm f1.4 AF-D - 1/1600 @ f2 - ISO400 Nikon D800 - Nikon 50mm f1.4 AF-D - 1/250 @ f11 - ISO400 - SB600 off camera flash Nikon D800 - Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D - 1/80 @ f6.3 - ISO400 -----------------------------------------------------------...

This shot was taken a few weeks ago on my first test shoot with the Nikon D800.  This is the single track road that leads down to the village of Burton Coggles or Burton Le Coggles as it is sometimes known, just 8 miles from Grantham in Lincolnshire. Nikon D800 - Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 - 1/20 @ f7.1 - ISO 200 The first shot above was taken on a landscape view and shot in colour.  It was then converted into mono in Photoshop Elements 11. Below you can see the live view screen on the D800 showing what the camera 'sees' and at what exposure.  I have found the live view function on the D800 to a huge step forward from the live view on the D700.  It is a revelation and I have found myself using it more and more. The final shot was the same view but shot in portrait with the 50mm f1.4 lens rather than the 17-35mm f2.8 used in the first shot. Nikon D800 - Nikon 50mm f1.4 - 1/200 @ f4 - ISO 200 ---------------------------------------------...