I took my camera to church to take some pictures of my friend's daughter, Gabby. Gabby, a high schooler, was presenting her sermon today. As I mentioned before, our church doesn't have the best interior lighting. I thought it would be a great opportunity to try out my new lens. Here's the results:
This is one sharp lens! Again, no flash and no tripod. All pictures were taken hand held.
At the end of the service, one of the church members approached me and asked if I would be interested in taking their wedding pictures next month. I felt honored and said I would. I plan on using my D40 and D7000 to capture this special moment.
Looks like I'll need to get a real tripod and ball head. Does anyone have any recommendations? What do you use?
2 comments:
Love the photos! And I'm finally catching up with all your new micro shots....well done! I'm using the Nikkor 85mm micro and it's becoming my go-to lens. Absolutely love it. Tripods and ballheads are all a matter of preference. I'm using a Manfrotto 190CXPRO3. It's the lightest tripod I've ever used. It took a little bit to get used to but now I rarely leave home without it. I have a Manfrotto 460MG ball head on it. This head has 2 levelers and 3 knobs for fine-tuned adjustments. It's a little time-consuming to adjust but then I'm no professional. Can't wait to see what you decide on. Good luck!
Helene...thank you for sharing your tripod and ball head information. I am looking at the Manfrotto brand. I just saw the 460MG ball head. Interesting design. I will post what I end up with. I've also got the 85mm micro on my wish list.
Thanks again for your comments. ;)
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