As you all know, the weather in Austin, Texas is slightly different than the weather to which I am accustomed in Illinois. I’m still getting used to the three seasons here: way-too-hot, not-as-hot, one-cold-week-where-everyone-complains. We actually saw some snow during the one-cold-week, which was refreshing. But now it’s the end of February: this means that in Texas and on the major league baseball schedule it is time for spring.
I will be selling my Nikon 55-200mm VR lens since the internal auto-focus motor broke. The repair would cost almost as much, if not more, than buying a new lens. But while I still have it in my possession, I thought I’d use it (and my D300, of course) to capture some spring scenes from the front balcony of my apartment (yes, I have two balconies). As you can see from the below images, it’s not completely necessary to have a lens that can autofocus. Hope you enjoy the “before and after” feature!
Starbucks always puts me in a certain mood. I hope that the pictures I post here will convey that mood. What you see below was captured with a Nikon D50 at 35mm and f/1.8. The key components in these images are the depth of field and the amount of light captured. The 35mm f/1.8 deserves all the credit. Remember: lower f-stop = wider aperture opening = smaller depth of field. Enjoy.