It is clear that on a first visit - especially on a weekend - I have a corresponding one Tourist program I didn't get out. I also used the weekend to do my... Nikon D800e to get to know each other better and also the combination with one or another lens, which can sometimes be a bit tricky. That's how it is AF-S 24mm f/1.4G At distances approaching infinity it tends to be blurry (for me). It is of course quite difficult for the AF measuring point to actually find the desired object at a wide angle at a great distance - but this is even more important at aperture 1.4. Ultimately I have it AF fine adjustment set to maximum correction towards the camera and thus take the sharpest images.
With the two of them manual opticsthat I had with me (100st and 45mm f/2.8 T/S) the problem is to reconcile the perception in the viewfinder with the actual result. I haven't found the optimal setting for the diopter adjustment yet. But I now know exactly how the optics behave.
Since someone recently commented on Facebook “you might be busy with things” and this blog post about Paris is drifting massively in the same direction, I just want to say a short “know your gear“ into the circle. In an emergency, I simply don’t have time to study the result on my display for a long time, I just have to know how things work. And a new camera is absolutely essential for that. Hardly any camera works as smoothly from the first second as a Nikon D4 – and even then I know colleagues who suffer from inexplicable phenomena. In principle, the price difference compared to other cameras is justified. But the D800 – whether with or without the “e” – is interesting enough as a camera to be able to deal with it intensively. A vacation – no matter how short – is simply a very good time.
As always: really fantastic with great picture ideas. Really inspirational. My favorite: Paris from above and the climb to the Arc de Triomphe.
Why do you call it “tourist snapping”?
I'm glad you like the pictures.
I call these tourist snaps because they are superficial shots of the city. When I think of travel photography, I imagine images of people living in Paris that say something about life in the city. Of course that doesn't work on a weekend - especially since I don't speak the language. So the pictures fall short of my personal standards - I still think they're successful because the perspectives have become very personal.
Yes, I personally really like the viewing angles :)
You scumbag 😉
The tilt photo is awesome. I still haven't gotten enough of the miniature effect!
ENVY 😉 uh the photo is great!!
Ralf
: )
Nice tourist snaps you did there 🙂
Where exactly is No. 8 recorded? Sounds kind of familiar, but I think I had a different perspective 😀
Unfortunately I can't remember the street anymore. Maybe a reason for GPS data in pictures after all 🙂
No. 8 was recorded here:
http://goo.gl/maps/Fpqo
After you thanked me so kindly for my Flattr, I had to do it again - the first photo is simply brilliant (even if you probably didn't ask the man in the foreground, right? :-). The others aren't bad either... I like your point of view.
I'm glad you're identifying yourself here :)
A little tip – book a ticket for the Eiffel Tower online next time. Then queuing (early in the morning) is a matter of ten minutes… 🙂
And OF COURSE it's worth looking down.