Back to the D300

Good Fences, originally uploaded by jjvornov.

This afternoon the clouds cleared some and we had some nice light near sunset. Even though I’m in the process of learning the DP1, I used the D300 with my favorite lens, the 24mm f/2.8.

At this point, I can use the D300 without thinking much, shifting here to manual exposure and spot metering too place exposure values just where I wanted them to maximize the contrast of the light and shadow on the fence.

For me, the D300 images are transformational with the Capture NX conversions. The result is far from reality, but is still, as Versace says, believable. I don’t yet know how to get the Sigma DP1 to do this yet unless I shift to black and white.

Author: James Vornov

I'm an MD, PhD Neurologist who left a successful academic career on the Faculty of The Johns Hopkins Medical School to develop new treatments in Biotech and Pharma. I became fascinated with how people actually make decisions based on the science of decision theory and emerging understanding of how the brain works to make decisions. My passion now is this deep explanation of what has been the realm of philosophy, psychology and self help but is now understood as brain function. By understanding our brains, I believe we can become happier, more successful people. View all posts by James Vornov