Life is taking over

Apologies for being so quiet these last few weeks, life has kinda taken the reigns at the moment. I have barely touched my camera in the last two or three weeks, for sheer lack of time and energy.
One thing I did: I showed my camera a little bit of TLC and gave it a good clean last night. Now, the autofocus is working perfectly again, no more hesitation, and those pesky dustbunnies have been ousted from my sensor.
I also spent too much money today. Ouch. But it’ll be money well spent, I’m sure. The arrival of the wide-angle lens will also mean upgrading the filters, so that’s what I did. (Not to mention the fact that my lovely 10 stop ND filter is a screw-in filter and will not fit on the 77 mm monster that is the wide-angle lens! Oops. Should have thought about that one a bit earlier, yes?) After much pondering and drooling over my friend D.’s filters, I took the plunge and went and ordered some for myself today.
D. is a perfectionist, and has taken some of the most amazing photographs of the Cliffs of Moher that I’ve EVER seen, and his stance is: quality – Quality – QUALITY gear. And you know what? He’s right. Seeing the difference between a Sigma and a Nikon lens, the Nikon is noticeably sharper. My other half, patient by-stander to my photographic adventures, has noticed that at a glance, and he’s no photography nerd. Seeing that I currently shoot with a Cokin ND grad filter, I’m sure the upgrade to Lee will also be noticeable.
So now, it’s one thing more to wait for. :)

~ by Simone on September 7, 2010.