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rwpontius · Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 76

Several months ago I broke down and bought the 12-24 Nikon lens that Waltney was considering earlier. I have used it a few times but finally gave it more of a test. I am not really a scenic photographer but thought I'd share some shots from around Lake Blanche. I guess it is the extra wide angle lens but early morning shots toward sunrise seem to have light banding around where the sun will be rising.
RP

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 4049

Wow! Your lake blanche picture is fantastic!

sparker1 · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:45 am Post subject:

You're getting some good shots with it. Any camera has a limited dynamic range. When exposed for the darker elements, it has a tendency to overexpose the brighter elements. The wide angle lens simply brings in more of a scene, thereby increasing the chance of exceeding the camera's dynamic range.

waltny · Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 312 Location: Hill AFB, UT

I ended up getting the 12-24 tonkina f/4 (at 350 price tag how could I not?) and dont regret it. That nikon version is just too pricey for my blood.

Looks like your getting some good shots with it and experiencing the metering issues of going wide. Ill basicly bracket exposure(-1,0,+1 essentially) to my eye regardless of what the on board meter says. Then you can go back and do the "HDR" deal or stack and layer them to fill it all in.

What body do you shoot with?

Also is that Nikon lens rectilinear?

rwpontius · Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 76

Those were shot with a D80 but when the eagles and barn owls were active at Farmington Bay I jumped the gun and bought a D300 for the higher frame rate. Generally, I use the D80 when hiking and the D300 for shooting out of the car and near the car.I had planned to get it in November but cold see a need at that time. Also Capture NX came with the body which "saved" a little more. I don't really have much in the way of photoshop skills but figured I would play around with a duplicate of the shot and see if I could add some appropriate color.
RP

waltny · Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 312 Location: Hill AFB, UT

I love captureNX. My flow goes from viewNX>captureNX(1.3)>CS2. Here are a few from my tokina 12-24. You can see the distortion which I kinda like and shot it like this on purpose.

Richard Barron · Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 1183 Location: Byng, OK, USA

A tech note here: distortion results in straight lines appearing curved. Foreshortening is the effect of closer objects or parts of an object appearing larger than far away objects.

Mooseman70 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

waltny wrote: I love captureNX. My flow goes from viewNX>captureNX(1.3)>CS2. Here are a few from my tokina 12-24. You can see the distortion which I kinda like and shot it like this on purpose.

Cool pics! Is this a ghost town, or???? I'd like to know the location.

Mooseman70 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject:

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waltny · Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 312 Location: Hill AFB, UT

Richard Barron wrote: A tech note here: distortion results in straight lines appearing curved. Foreshortening is the effect of closer objects or parts of an object appearing larger than far away objects.

Ill go with that, even the "pros" on nikoncafe use the term "distortion" when refering to the rectilinear effect of the tokina. Im now more the wiser.....

waltny · Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 312 Location: Hill AFB, UT

Mooseman70 wrote:

Cool pics! Is this a ghost town, or???? I'd like to know the location.

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The first one is just off the interstate in Morgan and the second is in Porterville UT just up the road on the way to East Cayon