Nikon Unveiled: Benefits of Prime and Zoom Lenses

In my previous post of this series, I shared some behind-the-scenes photos and info on the video shoot I did with Nikon Asia in Hong Kong last year.

The weather in Hong Kong was quite gloomy most days - and the smog was evident. It was a new environment for me to be shooting in, I do quite prefer being out in nature!

This week's video is about the distinction between prime and zoom lenses, I hope you find it insightful!

I had an amazing crew to work with on these shoots. Working in the extreme humidity of Hong Kong all day was quite a challenge, but it worked out well!

Stay tuned for more videos and behind-the-scenes photos and stories!

Morkel Erasmus

Nikon Unveiled: Getting Started with DSLR

Some of you might remember that my wife and I flew out to Hong Kong last year directly after I hosted a Wild Eye safari in the Mara Triangle. The purpose of the visit was not to be divulged at the time, but the cat is now firmly out of the bag...

I was selected as the video host of the newest "Nikon Unveiled" series of short tutorial YouTube videos released by Nikon Asia. This series is aimed at enthusiasts who want to delve into the DSLR genre but are unsure of what to consider and how to make the most of their new camera gear.

In this series of posts I will be pairing the tutorials I presented with some behind-the-scenes photos from our trip.

Behind the scenes shooting the video shown below, at Victoria Peak Gardens in Hong Kong

I'd love for you to have a look and let me know what you think?
This first video is an introductory overview of the camera-and-lens combinations you can consider when switching from your smaller camera to the Nikon DSLR system.

You can see the entire range of videos in playlist format HERE (all shorter than 3 minutes per video).

It was my fist visit to a proper "skyscraper-city" and the sights just about gave me vertigo! 

Nikon D800  |  Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 @ 24mm  |  Kenko Pro Circular Polariser  |  f5.6 | 1/640 SS | ISO-220

Cheers!

Morkel Erasmus

Guest Post: Wild Eye Photo Chat Blog

Ahoy!!

I have been busy as ever, and with our 2nd child being born a couple of weeks ago, SAFFAscapes hasn't been getting the attention it deserves.

If you are anxious to read some of my musings - check out this guest post I did on the Wild Eye Photo Chat Blog about the details behind my wild dog image that won the July round of the Wild Eye Photography competition.

you can read it

HERE

and in case you still haven't seen the photo...

here it is...

Morkel Erasmus

Wild Eye Photographic Competition: March Winner!

For those of you who don't know about Wild Eye yet - where have you been? They are a new startup company catering to all things photographic and travel in Africa and are run by a team of experienced professionals. 

Among other things, they are currently running a Photo Competition with some amazing prizes up for grabs...the main prize being a superb safari to witness and photograph the Great Migration.

I was fortunate enough to be the winner for the month of March, and my image will go into the final draw at the end of the year. Congratulations as well to all the other winners and commended photographers. I look forward to the results of this competition in the coming months...

This is the image I entered:

And to crown it all, another of my images was selected among the Top 10 for the month:

You can check out the winning images for the month of March 2012 HERE...


Cheers!

Morkel Erasmus