Took my new Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens out for a shakedown this past weekend. What better place than Lake George, NY, on a perfect Autumn weekend. I had a lot of fun with this lens indoors and out. Found for wide vistas, 11mm was almost too much unless I had something of interest in the foreground. However, 16mm had that extra punch my trusty 18-200VR was lacking at 18mm though it did a very good job itself which I'll post as I get them uploaded later this week. BTW, if you haven't seen my latest Picture This! Blog entry, check it out as I used Da Grip a lot this trip with excellent results. Fort William Henry's "dungeon". I put the dungeon in quotes because according to the tour guides, there was never a dungeon but, since tourists like dungeons, they put one in when rebuilding the fort. Nikon D70/Tokina 11-16, 1/15s, f/2.8, ISO 560, EV +0.3, 11mm Focal Length This canon fires on to the village of Lake George, NY, every hour from 9am to 5pm each day about 40 minutes after the hour. Nikon D70/Tokina 11-16, 1/50s, f/14, ISO 200, EV 0, 11mm Focal Length The next two were taken at the summit of Prospect Mountain both at 16mm as 11mm was too much. Nikon D70/Tokina 11-16, 1/50s, f/22, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 16mm Focal Length Nikon D70/Tokina 11-16, 1/60s, f/16, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 16mm Focal Length Here's a mountain path up the summit of Prospect Mountain. Note the trees do lean in this is not a lens effect. Nikon D70/Tokina 11-16, 1/30s, f/11, ISO 200, EV 0, 11mm Focal Length
They were fun. Though their Dad refused to give them any quarters to use them. : They still tried! I am always taking photos of those things. Maybe I'll publish a book of them someday. ;D
did you hike up prospect from the trail from the village of lake george, if you did that carrying camera gear you got a decent workout
The hike from the parking area to the summit was a good workout. I am not in good enough shape to do the climb from the village. I read about it. I did do a "foot trail" at the first lookout stop which turned into a decent climb up some rocks. The view was much better. I'll post some when I get them processed.
goofy101, I have some better ones coming. Be on the lookout at the Non-Disney board this week. Craig, Thanks! Can't wait to try out this lens at WDW in December. I found this to be a bit lighter in weight than Tokina's 12-24 and not as big to handle. Really enjoyed using it.
