Nikon in Action / Digital Photography Blog

Recently I had the chance to shoot these Elks after asking permission in a private property. I spotted them the day before but it was getting dark and I had no cameras or lenses with me (at least the proper ones). So I returned the very next day armed with my Nikon D200 plus my trusty Sigma 300mm F/2.8 APO-HSM with the 1.4x Tele-Converter that I didn’t get to use. I’ve been so spoiled with the battery life of the new Nikon D90 that I totally forgot. After shooting these Elks, 3 bald Eagles flew by at no more than 100 feet from were I was. I had everything, AF-C, the right distance, the right lens, he right light to see on my view finder the LOW BATTERY warning. I forgot that my vertical grip on the D200 was missing one ENEL3e battery :o(

This is it, if you thing I go easy with my gear, you tought wrong. I used my Nikon’s including the old but great F100, F5, D200 to the extremes while living and shooting in Puerto Rico. Now what best place to take a Nikon D90 for a spin that the cold weather of Minnesota? I visited this place back in mid Authum and went back yesterday Saturday the 14 for a re-shoot. The landscape was totally changed and found myself in a surreal scene. Poking the ice with my tripod to check how safe it was, I managed to walk over the frozen river and snap these shots. My D90 was exposed to the cold air and fine mist for almost one hour without a glitch. This by any means is my D200 or F5 in terms weather sealing but proved to be a realiable camera under moderated/slightly severe conditions. I took with me my trusty Nikkor 17-55 AF-S F/2.8, my Tokina 12-24 F/4 and droped in my camera bag a Nikon SB-600 flash just in case.

I shot this short video clip with the D90. Made the slight mistake of not locking the exposure. I’m saying hi to a group of friends in the Spanish forum.

Waxed Water from George Collazo on Vimeo.