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First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

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Old 30-11-2008, 11:45 PM   #1
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First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

Took my new D90 on its first outing to the Natural History Museum in London. I just love the way you can push the ISO up and still get clean shots in low light. The VR on the 18-105 kit lens works well too. These were all hand held.
Popped into the Wildlife Photographer awards exhibition. Some superb shots on show there.

1. Shadows.


Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 800

2. Teeth.


0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/4.8
Focal Length: 48 mm
ISO Speed: 1250

3. Bloodthirsty.


Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 58 mm
ISO Speed: 1250

4. Arches.


Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.2
Focal Length: 32 mm
ISO Speed: 1250
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Old 30-11-2008, 11:58 PM   #2
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Re: First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

Another from today:


Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.3
Focal Length: 80 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
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Old 01-12-2008, 12:06 AM   #3
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Re: First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

I like this last one above.. It is somewhere I cannot recall seeing before and I love unplain lighting FX

thanks for posting it

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Re: First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

Very nice jomike, I take it you're enjoying the D90 then?
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Old 01-12-2008, 8:41 AM   #5
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Re: First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

Thanks all, yes I am loving the D90. As the weather was not that good last week I did not get out with it much, but I am still getting used to all the different buttons, much more than my old D50. I love the ISO range and also the dynamic range. I haven't played that much with video yet, but what I have seen looks promising. Live view might come in handy for awkward macro shots, but would be much more useful if the screen was articulated.
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Old 01-12-2008, 9:46 AM   #6
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Re: First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

Mike very good high ISO shots there! Looking forward to your macro captures.
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Old 01-12-2008, 10:03 AM   #7
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Re: First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

#2 for me Mike, good post this for me as I think it's given me a bit more confidence to push the D300 beyond my current ISO 800 limit. Looks like another cracking budget lens the 18-105 as well based on your pics.
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Old 01-12-2008, 10:51 AM   #8
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Re: First outing with the D90 - Natural history museum

Lovely shots Jomike...the D90 is a cracking camera.
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