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19-OCT-2014

Home sweet home

Now that I have finally finished my Copenhagen gallery (final picture from Malmö below), I have time to devote myself to other pictures, although I don’t really have much to work on from Saudi Arabia. We are going on a tour this weekend, though, to a very unusual part of the country, which hopefully will provide some good photo ops. Now I just have to decide what camera(s) to bring…

Meanwhile, I’m trying out a few new cameras, with this image of our house having been taken with my new Nikon D810. The D800, which I ended up loving after a rocky start, was beginning to misbehave again, as it did in Budapest, but there’s no place to get it repaired here. I also bought a new Sony RX100 M3, to replace the M2, which never was the same after the 100 percent humidity in Oman. I took the same picture as this with it (hard to get out anywhere on my own ;-)), but there was simply no comparison in the detail, although I really love the Sony for the kind of unobtrusive photography I need to do around here.

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/200s f/11.0 at 29.0mm iso100 full exif

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Stephanie24-Oct-2014 08:34
Great capture of your desert home! :) V
.....another new camera??? ;)
janescottcumming23-Oct-2014 14:53
An attractive place to spend your time there. V
Julie Oldfield23-Oct-2014 01:50
A very lovely home. V
Patrick Goossens22-Oct-2014 13:12
A very lovely design that matches the local architecture and love the color.
Pierre21-Oct-2014 23:55
Une très jolie prise de vue de votre magnifique maison! V
globalgadabout21-Oct-2014 23:44
oooh...the 810 no less...looks a grand result too...raw files must be massive on it though..
Jean Chiasson21-Oct-2014 21:38
Beautiful composition and new cameras Helen vote
Jim Coffman21-Oct-2014 20:53
I really like you home!! WOW!! Good luck with getting a new camera!
marie-jose wolff21-Oct-2014 20:17
I like the beautiful architectural style of the house! V
Chris Morton21-Oct-2014 19:47
doesn't look too much of a hardship as long as the dining room ceiling stays in place
Colin Storey21-Oct-2014 19:10
Great house you have and some great new cameras. v
Gerard Koehl21-Oct-2014 19:04
Superbe maison. V
larose forest photos21-Oct-2014 18:49
Very beautiful, this stylish looking house with the refreshing greenery. Excellent sharp image too. Sorry to hear about the humidity doing in your previous camera. V
joseantonio21-Oct-2014 18:32
It´s a lovely house with a lovely garden.V.