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hi yes this is Duxford in England. If you visit southern England and are interested in aircraft try to go there.
regards GCJ

ps am impressed you knew the place, have you been or just seen pics somewhere??

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Nikon D80, D40 and various lenses.

my university goes by semesters, but during January, you take one month-long class (J-term). they offer a ton of j-term classes around the world, in fact in 2006 we were the first university in the world to have students studying on all 7 continents (including Antarctica).

this last January, I took a class titled England & The Second World War. We studied mostly in London, but we also took some side trips to Cambridge, Coventry, Oxford (Duxford on the way), and over to Caen, France, to see the Normandy landing beaches.

My research was on the Spitfire, so I was really excited about Duxford. Amazing place!

Fantastic i would love to go state side one day. I too have stayed in Caen and done the beaches, although a long time ago, and of course alot closer to me, just a hop on the ferry. nice speaking to you GCJ

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Nikon D80, D40 and various lenses.

Port of Tacoma
about 7:45pm




Nikon D80
DX 18-135mm

ISO 100
1/30 sec @ 20mm
f/6.3
Optimized Image: More Vivid

A *small* handful of retouching in Lightroom, but pretty close to the original

hi everyone
1/500s
f5.6
focal length 105mm
iso 200
0/6 ev
GCJ

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Nikon D80, D40 and various lenses.

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D40 - Nikon 18-135mm - Nikkor 50mm f/1,8 - SB-600 flash
Nikon Coolpix L3

hi all,
my first attempt at using HDR. I,ve downloaded the free trial hence the water mark.
It seems quite easy to use but I didn't realise it produced such a huge file.
The three pictures I used were fairly close on exposure but HDR improved, I think, the final image.
Original pics: f18 9secs (-0.7EV) f18 5secs (-1.3EV) f18 6secs (-1.0EV)
regards John

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Nikon D80, D40 and various lenses.

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Nikon D80 || AF-S DX 18-135mm
Nikon N75 || AF 28-80mm G , AF 70-300mm G, AF 50mm f1.8D, AF 35mm f2.0 (all Nikkor)

hi everyone,
taken on a recent trip to Amsterdam. probably the wettest day of the year.
This is my first attempt at b+w conversion.
iso 200, f11,1/60s, focal length 35mm, taken in raw with obviously b+w conversion on capturenx2.

regards John

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Nikon D80, D40 and various lenses.

hi all,




18mm, 1/320s, f/9, iso200, exp comp +1.0 although taken in raw but no future adjustment
regards John

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Nikon D80, D40 and various lenses.

[pls ignore, wrong post]

I replaced an 18-70 with the 18-135 (bought cheap on eBay!), and it is far better for me, with good corners and minimal vignetting.

Resolution falls off at 135mm, as is frequently noted, but not often realised is that it is great to 105mm, and falls sharply at the far end of the zoom range. As such, it's a first class 18-105mm lens for the price, with the extra reach if really needed.

Macro-wise, I have compared it to my 55mm Micro-Nikkor using a small extension tube on the zoom, and central resolution is comparable, with okay periphery. Buy a cheap extension tube and enjoy quality genuine macro with the 18-135 in the 50-105mm range.

Cheers,
Wayne Lawler