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Richmond Park

Levi Freeman — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:57:19 +0000

On Wednesday the 3rd of August I visited Richmond Park by recommendation by my friend Rickesh. He told me it was a big park, and they have deer. Both were correct but both we understatements. The park was enormous and there were a lot of deer.

Having just bought my cannon lens mount for my NEX-5 and bought a 75-300mm telephoto lens I was eager to take photo’s and test this beastly lens out. Hence the recommendation to go to Richmond park. I took with me my tripod as well since when you are zoomed in, hand movements are exaggerated and make for terrible footage or blur as a result of camera shake.

I took some photos and also filmed quite a bit. Hope you like the footage.

Here are the photos from the day:

Update
If you are interested in visiting Richmond park here is some brief info. The Park has changed little over the centuries and, although it is surrounded by human habitation, the varied landscape of hills, woodland gardens and grasslands set among ancient trees abounds in wildlife.

Richmond Park has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature Reserve. The royal connections to this park probably go back further than any of the others, beginning with Edward (1272-1307), when the area was known as the Manor of Sheen. The name was changed to Richmond during Henry VII’s reign.

(About Richmond Park, http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond_park/about.cfm)

update
James, in the comments informed me about an area of Richmond park called Isabella Plantation. Its an ornamental woodland garden, full of exotic plants, that is designed to be interesting all year round. James from the Richmond Park Flying Field explains “The deer are the main atraction but there is a wealth of flora and fauna that people over look!”.

On my next visit I will be exploring Isabella Plantation and will share my photographs with you.

Wallpaper series 1

Levi Freeman — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 09:40:49 +0000

This is the first set of desktop wallpaper for your Mac or PC. These images were taken on my Sony Alpha camera, the NEX-5. Click on the image to open the large version then save as desktop wallpaper.

I sincerely hope you enjoy these desktop wallpaper images. Phone versions are on their way to adorn on your Windows Phone or iPhone. Will be creating a zip downloadable version for all images soon for those who want the whole collection. This is the first of many more wallpaper series’ to come.

I have a new Camera

Levi Freeman — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:16:11 +0000

I have been with out a camera for half a year now and two weeks ago i finally purchased a brand new camera. After weeks of research, testing, review reading and debating I settled upon buying the Sony NEX-5 camera. The camera is from the alpha series, its shape suggests its a standard compact camera, however its capability, lens interchangeability and the size of its sensor all suggest this is an DSLR camera. The truth is that it is a cross between the both, an inbetweener.

I have been blown away by its quality, ease of use and its ability to operate quickly. It’s video capability is what impressed me on paper; its 1080p Full HD video recording ability is amazing giving results that are of the same quality as its still photography. The videos have a movie like quality to them, and the vibrancy is astounding.

This photo I took on a frosty morning in basingstoke is an example with which I can convey how much I appreciate the picture quality.

This picture is a favourite amongst my friends and family.

Here are all the photo’s in that flickr set:

Also its video quality like I said earlier is wonderful:

update: added another video

The camera itself has a tilt-able screen to view shots and to take difficult shots. It has a detachable flash. It takes SD as well as Sony’s proprietary Memory Stick. It has a USB and HDMI output. It has a Device Stage presence when connected to Windows 7 (set USB to ptp i believe its called, basically not mass storage in order to get device stage).

I will share more photos with you soon.