Category: Image Stabilisation

16Apr

Wedding – Amanda and Jacques

Posted in 2nd Shooter, 3rd Shooter, Candid, General, OS (Sigma), Portfolio, Road Trip, Wedding | Leave a comment

What a wonderful day, dawning with the most magnificent East Coast Sunrise. Hopped in the 4×4 and took off for the dunes with a whole bunch of family and friends in tow. Including the groom and best man on off road motorbikes hours before the wedding…
One of the most casual warm weddings I’ve been to in ages. I took candid images (my favourite style) and these are SOOC (straight out of camera) unedited images.

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Shot details: Nikon D7000 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX HSM OS | Nikon D90 | Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX HSM
Post Processing: SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera) via Nikon Transfer and Nikon View NX 2
Location: @ Sodwana Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips, Triggers, Timers, Batteries etc: BandH
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

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25Mar

Vlam Gat – Lotus Exige #79

Posted in Automobiles, Events, Image Stabilisation, OS (Sigma), Portfolio, Print for Sale, Road Trip, Sigma Photo, Sport, Transportation | 1 Comment

I’ve photographed motor-sport on & off for some years for fun, starting with races at Kyalami in the early ’80s but had a long hiatus. Thanks to my friendship with Paul Blackburn of RacePics I’ve started to get back into it. The joy of being in the pits at Zwartkops Raceway, talking to drivers, mechanics, friends & photographing their “wheels” has rekindled my interest.

Zwartkops Raceway, Centurion, GP, RSA

“Vlam Gat” – Lotus Exige #79 © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Shot details: Nikon D7000 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX HSM OS @185mm
ISO-200 | f/4.5 | 1/1250s | EV -0.0 | Hand Held
Post Processing in part with Topaz Labs.
Location: Zwartkops Raceway, Centurion, South Africa.

This is one of those images that is planned, timed and panned-Note that the rear of the car is in shade :) Whilst with high FPS DSLR’s you could no doubt achieve it by simply holding down the shutter release, I took 3 passes and 3 frames to achieve it, each of the 3 passes with a usable flame and image. I have submitted to Tudortech; the South African Sigma agents for publication in their nationwide in store promotions. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Photographically speaking it is quite challenging to get shots that do NOT need lengthy editing in Post Production so your technique, framing, timing, camera knowledge, lens type(s), image emotion, character and location are critical. This doesn’t come overnight. Look at Paul, Deon and Dirk’s quality images over at RacePics.

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips, Triggers, Timers, Batteries etc: BandH
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

ALL IMAGES ON THIS SITE ARE © Harvey Grohmann. Read more for Terms and Conditions:
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15Jun

Nikon VR Lenses – Using them on a tripod/monopod

Posted in Camera, FAQ, Image Stabilisation, Photography 101, Tips-Tricks, Tripod, VR (Nikon) | Leave a comment

Nikon VR Cutaway on the Nikon Coolpix 8800 (Image from www.digitalreview.ca)

I’ve done a lot of research online and yet to come up with a difinitive solution. When I do I’ll post it here.Generally I was of the opinion that one should NOT use VR “On” with a ‘pod as it can confuse the VR. But with VRII that has changed somewhat.

In the interim here is the official position of Nikon with some of their VR’s when used on a tripod.