Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Light and Shadow and Texture


With the right lighting and some raindrops, even a slightly rumpled old VW Passat in the grocery store parking lot can shout "Hey! I'm ready for my closeup!" as you walk past.

This was snapped with my Nikon D3 and a late-'80s vintage push-pull AF Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 zoom.

That old push-pull zoom is about the cheapest pro-grade constant-aperture telephoto zoom out there. It lacks stabilization and uses the in-body focus motor, so autofocus performance is decidedly sluggish by modern standards, but it's extremely nice glass and that fast maximum aperture makes up somewhat for the lack of stabilization.

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