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On 20 June, the night was blissfully short. With twilight and predawn it was probably truly dark for only four hours and that time was easily consumed, enjoying floodlit buildings and street photography with high ISO settings. Of course, as ever with outdoor events in this country, the weather was going to play a major part in events but for the weekend of 20 and 21 June, the forecast was promising. No rain, no wind, comfortable temperatures and best of all, plenty of sunshine but some cloud to give variety. Five meeting points had been organised for the shoot where magazine staff and Nikon personnel were going to be on hand for the hour to offer shooting advice and technical support if needed. The shoot wasn’t a treasure hunt where readers had to attend each meet-up point and it was optional, if people wanted to attend. At the time of each meet-up point a mini competition theme, with Nikon prizes to be won, was announced, using the wonders of text to communicate this immediately to everyone on the shoot whether or not they came along to the meet- up point. The theme applied for the whole 24 hours so as long as the image was shot in that period it was eligible. We had several big contests too with the prize for the overall best image winning a Nikon D7100 and lens kit worth £1080.
ABOVE The amazing ISO performance of cameras like the Nikon Df meant successful handheld photography was possible in the most challenging lighting conditions.
The forecast was promising. No rain, nowind, comfortable temperatures and best of all, plenty of sunshine
About Nikon
Leading camera manufacturer Nikon offers a range of great products for photographers of all levels. In its DSLR range, there are entry-level models, such as the D3300 and D5300, as well as products like the D800, the highest resolution 35mm format camera around, and the flagship D4 s with its top ISO of 409,600 and 11fps shooting with continuous AF. Put simply, there is a Nikon camera for photographers of all skill levels and budgets. The recently launched full-frame Nikon D810 offers 36.3-megapixel resolution on a new sensor that comes without an anti- aliasing filter for the resolution of the finest detail. On sale from 17 July, £2700 body only.
π To find out more, go to nikon.co.uk.
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