Aerobatic Ride in a Super Decathelon

I went out to the open house at Midcoast Regional Airport (Fort Stewart) today and found a Flight Instructor giving an aerobatic lesson to a student. They both look pretty happy afterwards.

Mandy and Colby Rehearsal/Dinner

On 9/25/09 I had the pleasure of photographing Mandy and Colby's Wedding Rehearsal in Johnson Square, Savannah, GA, followed by a wonderful dinner at Churchill's Pub.

Business Portraits

Had a fun time shooting business portraits for Russ. He is running for City Council and will use these images in his campagne:

CPT Matthew Freeman, USMC, KIA 8/7/09

On Sat, August 12, 2009 I photographed the funeral procession for one of our own. Matthew Freeman, graduate of Richmond Hill High School in 1999, was killed in combat in Afghanistan on Aug 7, 2009. I watched as sadness, patriotism, and tears filled the faces of the hundreds (thousands?) of people who lined both sides of the streets. His remains were slowly carried by hearse through the main street of Richmond Hill as he came back home to his friends and family. One banner read "Freedom isn't Free!", and never before has that been more true. Here are a few
of my pictures:

My Review of AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

Abes of Maine

Nikon's 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Lens features a fast, wide-angle to medium telephoto AF-S zoom lens optimized for edge-to-edge sharpness on both the Nikon FX (23.9 x 36mm) and DX-format image sensors.

AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

Truly a Professional Lens!

Russ Savannah, GA 7/23/2009

 

5 5

Pros: Rugged, Consistent Output, Quick Focus, Easily Interchangeable, Strong Construction, Sharp Focus, Durable

Cons: Heavy

Best Uses: Weddings and Events

Describe Yourself: Professional

I use this lens for weddings, portraits, and events on my Nikon D3 DSLR. It is tack sharp at all apertures and focal lengths, lightning fast and accurate focus, great color and contrast, waterproof, solid as a rock, and heavy.

I would recommend this to anyone using an FX camera, but I don't think the zoom range is right for DX. It won't go wide enough on DX for reception/party shots, and it's not really long enough outdoors. In my opinion, the 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lens is better for DX cameras than this lens, and the image quality is superb with both.

In fact, the image quality of this lens seems equal to my Nikon primes.

The only negative is the weight. After shooting all day with this lens, it takes a week for your arm muscles to stop hurting. It is hard for me to 'one-hand' shots of dancing couples with this lens due to the weight.

But this lens is exactly what you need if you are a pro or aspiring to become one. It will never be the limiting factor in delivering brilliant pro quality results.

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Ron and Mitzi's Wedding

Ron and Mitzi got married last Saturday, and I had the pleasure of photographing it. It was a small, intimate affair with about 35 friends and family. Love was definitely in the air! Here are a few of my pictures: