Friday, January 27, 2017
Landscapes with the Tokina 19 35mm and A200
Landscapes with the Tokina 19 35mm and A200
Finally got a chance to get out and take some landscapes tonight with the new lens. Its been pouring down with rain over the weekend, so I spent a frustrating time watching the rain instead of out taking photos. But tonight that was all forgotten.
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I went out there with a pre-conceived idea of what I was going to capture - and as per usual, as soon as I arrived all those ideas went out the window. There are some very cool tidal pool areas to explore, but when I arrived the tide was in, and the waves were pounding against the shore (not surprisingly given the amount of aforementioned rain weve had).
So I had to re-evaluate what I was going to shoot, and came across this very cool log formation well above the tide. A perfect subject for the Tokina to really sink its teeth into!
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I also put the A200 on a tripod (turning Steady Shot off on the Sony), and set the aperture to f16 for plenty of depth-of-field. I also focused manually on the log to make sure that was my sharpest area of focus.
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The more I use the A200, the more I enjoy using the A200. Im getting used to its quirks, and loving the images Im getting out of it.
Sony have a host of new cameras soon to be released (at Photokina at the end of this month), and the buzz about them is very positive. Match that with some fantastic, but cheap, Minolta and Tokina lenses, and you have a winning formula as far as Im concerned.
Sony, I think you may have a new convert...
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