Strophylia Reserve IV

Strophylia Reserve IV

Strophylia reserve is a real gem for photography enthousiasts. Combining beautiful landscapes, forests, a sandy beach and a variety of wild fauna and flora it is a paradise for every photographic taste. This time I decided to focus my attention on landscapes. My lens of choice was the newly acquired 24mm Nikkor PC-E. This unique lens can produce very easily crisp and seamless panoramas with the simple help of Photshop and just 30 seconds of your time. I mounted the camera on a tripod to keep it still so I could use the shift of the lens without any movement. The lens was fitted with a circular polarizer to enhance the colour of the sky and darken the water a little. The rest of the photos were taken without the use of a tripod and a cilcular polarizer, in order not to remove the reflections on the water.

Photos by Nicholas Parchas

Shooting data:

1. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/160 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS5, levels adjusted, created panorama , sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

2. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS5, levels adjusted, created panorama , sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

3. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS5, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

4. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS5, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

5. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS5, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

6. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS5, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

7. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS5, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.