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My first winter snow with the Nikon D700

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I’ve been using my Nikon D40 a lot for hiking and to take the Nikon D700 out for a winter day was refreshing. The handling of the Nikon D700 felt professional and snappy. Armed with the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D lens, the weight is manageable on a 3 mile hike.

There is a family of beavers that live on the lake. Where their den is I don’t know. But they are busy beavers!

This old swing bridge is reaching the end of the line in safety. It takes a beating with the tourist jumping up and down on it. The bridge creaks and the space between the boards reveal the icy water below.

The paddle boats take a break after a hot summer. Moored in ice alone. The summer geese having flown south.

Nikon D700 and Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D

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Not much is happening in May. Lots of rain in Tennessee. Been hiking a little with a Nikon D90 that someone gave me. But mostly I take out my Nikon D700. The Nikon D700 is not bad for hiking when I attach a light weight lens like the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D. 

I’ve noticed that now I prefer the pictures from a full frame (FX) camera than the smaller crop of a Dx sensor. When I look at my DX sensor photos now, something seems odd about the photos. Not sure why.

Some light fog in the picture above.
I noticed the daddy longlegs on the rhododendron above. Cool!
This colorful mushroom comes up every year. So beautiful.

My favorite Nikon Dx camera of all time was the Nikon D200. But I hated the battery life of the Nikon D200. Then I owned the Nikon D7100 which had good battery life, but for some reason my Nikon D7100 drained the battery when not in use. Annoying! My current Nikon D700, Nikon D90 and Nikon D70 have excellent battery life.