Nikon have today announced a new camera in the DSLR Full-Frame line up. The D610 which will replace the D600 features a Full-Frame 24.3 Megapixel sensor and joins the D800 and D4 in the full-frame family. Whilst aimed more at the enthusiast photographer looking for the full-frame advantage than professional users, it still packs an…
New GoPro Hero 3+ Black & Silver
GoPro have just announced an update to the awesome HERO 3 Black and Silver addition cameras, with some exciting updates across both models. This isn’t a quantum leap forward like it was between the Hero 2 and the Hero 3, which essentially resulted in an almost new product, but a tweak in design and features. If…
Nikon prepares to get wet
Nikon have today stepped the Mirrorless Compact Camera market up a step, with the announcement of the World’s first Waterproof, Freezeproof and Shockproof interchangeable Lens Compact Camera system, the new Nikon 1 AW1. I’m don’t normally pay to much attention to the compact market, it changes very fast and whilst there are some great compact…
Ironman Wales
I made the long trip from the North East to Pembrokeshire in the South-west of Wales to photograph Ironman Wales. The Ironman is a triathlon race organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike ride and a marathon 26.2-mile (42.2 km) run, raced without a…
UTMB – PTL Leaves Chamonix
I’m in Chamonix to take part in the 70 mile Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc TDS Race which gets underway on Wednesday morning. We set of in Courmayeur in Italy and run the 120km’s back to Chamonix, tackling some 7250 meters of climbing along the way. In the mean time, I’m trying to relax in Chamonix, not…
Dinorwic Slate Quarry
Early this week I was in North Wales. Mostly running in the mountains in preparation for the Montane Lakeland 50 which I’m running in July. But whilst I was there I took some time out to give my legs a rest and visited the Slate quarry’s. A strange deserted desolate place… If you want to…
D4 and D800 Firmware updates
Nikon have today announced firmware updates for both the D4 and D800 Cameras: D800 Firmware Update A 1.01, B 1.02 Support for the AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR has been added. Subject tracking performance in AF-C (continuous-servo autofocus) autofocus mode with framing using the viewfinder has been improved. Gamut for Adobe RGB images…
Newcastle Snow
It snowed overnight here in Newcastle, so here are a couple of images as I cycled into the office.
Spitfire fly-past…
Recently whilst working in Wales, I was lucky enough to watch a Spitfire fly-past, one of the greatest fighting machines ever made and a thing of beauty, it was stunning to watch… During WWII my Grandfather worked on the design of this beautiful plane, so I felt immensely proud to watch it roll around the…
The snow is back
The cold weather reappeared in North Yorkshire yesterday, bringing snow, strong winds and high seas.
