D200 Diary and Premature Baby

I bought a Nikon D200 about 10 months ago and started to write a diary on my website - which is what got me into this Blogging. I couldn't believe the interest I got from it. I have meant to start an official blog since then but quite a lot has happened since then. About 2 weeks after I took delivery of my D200 I took delivery of Thomas Danson - he came 8 weeks early though (unlike my D200, unfortunately!). So that was fun....

Anyway - to cut a long story short - I have now written a more detailed review of the D200.

D200 - 10 months on >>>

Here is an extract from the review (a mini photo story)

Blea Tarn, The lake District

Nikon 17-55mm f2.8 lens - 1/10s / f13.0 / 17.0mm iso500 (RAW)

This is one of my most recent photos, taken in the Langdales - one of my favorite places in The Lake District (NW England). I got up early to take this and even persuaded my wife, Ann to come with me as we were staying at my parents and therefore had babysitters. I told Ann that there would be a great sunrise and it was well worth sacrificing a potential lie in (they don't happen with often with 2 little ones below 3!). I had planned to go to Blea Tarn as it has easy access of the road and I know the sun would shine on Harrison Stickle in the distance. There was a great sunrise - but it was windy too - and as Ann kept telling me - and very cold! so the reflections weren't quite as good as I had wanted. After about 1 hour we left - and I was really pleased with the what I had captured. However!! - to my horror when I stopped for the next shoot I had forgot to set the ISO back to 100 from 500 from the previous day. Although this does look noisy on the screen at 100% it looks ok printed - but doesn't have the smooth tones that a low ISO has. Leason learnt!!!