The first wintery morning of the season. Shooting in fog meant using the 200mm f2 instead of the 400mm. Slideshow here.
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Kevin Muscat Testimonial Match
Is this the last match for Kevin? Here’s a slideshow of the match Melbourne Victory played against the Come Play XI which was made up of Australia’s Young Socceroos team.
Melbourne Victory Women – christen AAMI Park with first football match
Melbourne Victory played a friendly against Sydney FC tonight, the women christening the new stadium with the first football match. Sydney won 3-1. Here’s the match report and slideshow.
A new stadium for football in Melbourne
Shot two football matches at the new AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne tonight. It’s like a high-end club ground with seating very close to the boundaries. It doesn’t have a roof so no weather protection but the lights seem to be very effective giving about a 1/2 stop more illumination than Etihad Stadium. Here are three shots. One from the highest row on the side of the stadium, one from the outside and one from the goal end.
Camera recommendations – May 2010
As with most photographers I get asked for my camera recommendations. So based on all the recent reviews and my personal experience here are the two types of cameras I would buy:
1. For no compromise photos, the Nikon D700 or D3s. The D700 if you don’t do sport and the D3s if you do. The D3s has a faster images per second which you can almost get with the D700 if you buy the optional battery grip.
2. For convenience when you want to carry a camera in your pocket the Leica M9 is unbeatable if you want maximum image quality and control. However, it’s 10x more expensive than the Olympus E-PL1. Is the Leica 10x better? Of course not. The Olympus has image stabilisation and movie mode which the Leica doesn’t but the Leica has arguably better lenses and a superior sensor. Other options in this category are the more expensive Olympus E-P2, the Panasonic GF-1 and the Samsung NX10. Here’s a review of why I chose the Olympus instead of the Panasonic GF-1 or the Samsung NX10:
On Vacation with the Olympus E-PL1 and Samsung NX10 by Jonathan Wong
But they would all be excellent cameras.
3. For point and shoot, I defer to Ken Rockwell’s recommendation of either the Canon S90 or the SD980 if you like to take wide angle photos.