Taking Pacific Surfer Images in California

Jul 17, 2012 by PalmerMargot618

I have actually been taking images semi-professionally for many years now
and about six months ago I started working on a long term project about web surfer portraitures in California. Now, typically I take photos in places which are a bit more dry and inland, but on this project Ive been spending a huge amount of time on docks and in little rafts and any other method that you can easily think of to be in or close to the water without in fact being in it.

Im making use of a Nikon D70s, which has actually served me astonishingly well because I got it about a year and a half ago and have never had any type of problems with it. When I started spending so much time near the ocean though, the battery began to execute much worse and worse. I think it was a combo of the salty air and bits of sand that consistently appear to find a method into the battery area no matter how clean my video camera bag is. After a couple of months, the original battery I had was only holding half of its life, so I delivered it in get checked out and they said the contact points had been corroding away from the salty air and the only possibility was to change the battery.

After looking substantially on-line, I selected getting a Nikon D70s battery made by STK. If my batteries were going to proceed passing away at a predictable level, I wanted to select a more affordable possibility that still executed as well as the original did. It had actually obtained fantastic assessments on Amazon.com, so I had not been too concerned about the quality. Since I had not been too sure about the battery being compatible with my Nikon battery charger, I additionally ordered a battery charger by STK to utilize with the new battery. It in fact works a tiny bit faster than the battery charger and battery mix that I got with my camera does!

After testing the Nikon D70s battery on several different functions I have to say, the assessments were right! The STK battery performs similar to the original Nikon battery I had. It still decays gradually since I have actually been taking it to the ocean to several times, but that is something that can easily not be changed no matter what battery is being utilized. For the rate that the Nikon D70s battery by STK selects, Ive already gone ahead and purchased numerous more. 2 of them have actually been designated for use only in areas not close to the ocean and two of them are simply for the ocean.

The ones which I have not taken with me to shoot pictures for my browsing project are excellent! They will certainly take around 800. NEF (Nikon RAW) pictures before running out of power. This is additionally taking into account the fact that I examine images on the LCD screen occasionally, particularly when Im in a low light situation or shooting into the sunlight and want to check the histograms of each picture to ensure the exposure is correct.

If you find yourself in need of a Nikon D70s Battery this one is available on Amazon.com and I highly recommend it.