Archive of journal entries re "Nikon D700"

Saved by “standard” batteries

Colin O'Brien
Cliffs below the Legion of Honor
We’re in Palo Alto for the holidays, staying with Jill’s folks. On the big day, with everyone gathered for the exchanging of gifts, I thought I would get my camera out. At that moment, I could visualize my battery in the charger back home. Unfortunately I couldn’t visualize where »

Was that a coyote?

Colin O'Brien
Coyote waits in backyard

I didn’t take any photos in May, except this one day when a dog came into our yard. I was having a late breakfast, reading the news, and I looked out the window and there was this dog just sitting on the lawn. And not moving. I ran upstairs, »

Brick Stack Picture

Colin O'Brien
Brick chimney, downtown Portland, original
This is from when I visited my friend Paul Thacker in Portland, OR and we went downtown with our cameras. When I got back he sent me a print of the photograph he had taken when we standing next to each other. This first image here is how I »

Lens choice ratio

Colin O'Brien
We went to Chicago for Thanksgiving. One day I went out to Lake Michigan to take photos (this is actually on the way) and the other day I went to the river to take photos. I took the D700 and two lenses, 35mm and 180mm. I’ve managed a preliminary review and found 18 I liked so far, of which 2 were with the 35mm. »

Back home (both)

Colin O'Brien
Beach north of Frankfort
We got back last night. It’s a 4.5 hour drive from Frankfort to our house. We had a number of very pleasant hikes (1.5 to 4.5 miles) (one a day) and one day our friends Jacki and JR drove us north to lunch at Leland and then round a »

Still here, still…

Colin O'Brien
Garden gate from the sidewalk
I’ve continued to practice with my new camera, taking photos as I walk in and out of town, and in the garden. I’ve come to the conclusion that making interesting photos of (our) garden is really difficult. Have to really think through the whole process, including considering what is »