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The Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR is a telephoto zoom lens designed to complete the 18-55mm kit zoom, that comes bundled with many Nikon DSLR cameras. In this article, I used some 18-55mm photo compilations to compare how it works all together in the 18-300mm range. The Nikkor 55-300mm VR lens features … Read more
Last winter in the UK was really mild. I haven’t seen snow at all. The temperature was hovering around 5-10 C deg. It incurred a faster vegetation period. Moreover during late march and early April temperatures in England were high, sometimes higher than 20 C deg. (Pic.1). Thanks to this we could enjoy a really … Read more
This is the last part of the eclipse trip to Scotland. Read more about almost total eclipse-watching here and about the journey across Scotland here. …After we arrived at Edinburgh Bus Station around 22:00 we were in a rush because we had to find our hostel and check in there. Eventually, we came there just … Read more
I visited the most beautiful area in Britain just after I came to live in this country. It happens due to an almost total solar eclipse, which I was keen on watching. Read about this more in this article. We set in the late afternoon from Cambridge, our living and working place. The fast Great … Read more
On 20th March 2015, we could witness one of the most spectacular phenomena in the Solar System, the total solar eclipse. The track of totality passed across the North Atlantic and next headed into the Arctic Ocean. This eclipse used to be a logistical nightmare to observe because the only populated places from which the … Read more
The AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5/6G VR II is a standard kit lens for many Nikon DSLR cameras. It contains 11 optical elements in 8 groups and 7 rounded diaphragm blades. The lens is also equipped with a Silent Vawe Motor, which provides smooth and quiet auto-focus, and a minimum focus to a distance of … Read more
I would like to show my observation output. The last solar eclipse was visible throughout the southern part of South America in the morning and next in the western part of Africa during the evening. This eclipse was annular, so Moon’s disk was too small to fully cover the Sun. Eventually, the observer could see … Read more
Each of you knows your birthdate and how old are you. I guess, that nobody is able to make an exact calculation of the duration of life. When you are interested in this issue usually you are researching on the Web some calculator. There is quite a lot of place on the Internet, where you … Read more
Many people travel around the world nowadays. Everyone wants to see some interesting places, take a rest and obviously have a good time. I am a person who is aimed in visiting many new places. Frankly speaking, my personality is a type of traveler who wants to discover as much as possible. Anyway, … Read more
Previously I wrote about night photography in the Nikon D5300, where I mentioned ISO sensitivity, long-time exposure, and exposure compensation. The Nikon D5300 gives you many options with exposure. Basically, you can take photos with 30sec time exposure, however, the camera is equipped with the Bulb mode, which allows you to make much longer exposures. … Read more
In one of the last tests of my camera, I would like to share with you the night photography possibilities in this tool. Night photography is very important especially during the time, when you are on a trip or you are facing some curious situation (e.g. weather, sport, etc), which is difficult to capture because … Read more
In this article about the photography in Samsung Galaxy S5, I would like to show the process of photo image retouch. If somebody missed my previous articles about this or would like to learn more I have the links below about: Taking photos in the Samsung Galaxy S5 Making movies in the Samsung Galaxy S5 … Read more
Nowadays lots of people around the world have the opportunity to travel by plane. Someone who wants to seat just close to the window usually picks the proper place with an additional fee during the boarding pass. Some people may receive this place randomly, without an additional fee. Unfortunately, many people who fly quite often … Read more
Introduction The Virtual Database of Regional Knowledge is my brainchild about a collection of every kind of information about a random area. Nowadays we are everywhere surrounded by information technology and we have huge access to information from almost every place in the world. You have many tools, which help … Read more
The Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone is capable to make movies of good quality. The highest 4K resolution is absolutely a novelty in this device. On top of that, you can use a lot of record modes. I decided to describe only dual-camera movies and 4k videos. Dual camera movies The S5 smartphone is one of … Read more
Among the Nikon D5300 photography tests, I would like to insert the description of another “camera” – the Samsung Galaxy S5. Many smartphones are able to take good photos nowadays. The most up-to-date models may capture even better images than typical compact cameras! Samsung Galaxy S5 is capable of producing quite good photos. In my … Read more
One week ago African dwellers experienced the annular solar eclipse, which occurred throughout Central Africa, Madagascar, and the Reunion. A spectacular “ring of fire” solar eclipse darkened skies over Africa from early morning to early afternoon. The annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun’s, blocking most of the … Read more
This is the first camera, which gives me the possibility to run the RAW process. Nikon has his own filename extension for RAW files – NEF images. A camera RAW image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of the digital camera. RAW files are named so because they are not processed yet. … Read more
The Lake District National Park is said to be the most beautiful national park in Britain, so we decided to hop there for a couple of days. Traditionally I met my fiancee in London where we were waiting for a night Megabus to Edinburgh, which departs daily at 22:30 from London Victoria Coach Station. Emperor … Read more
