It was my final photo shoot for the D80 and 18-135 lens, before I sold them. I went back to see the Azalea Bush at Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine. This time photographing it at night using a small but high powered torch to paint the flowers with light as the lanterns weren't shining enough light on them. In the end I had to push the results a couple of stops in post processing (maybe at the EV limit of the D80s light meter?).
So now I've let the cat out the bag, so to speak. What I was trying to convince my wife I should buy a few blogs ago was a new Nikon D? Well I prayed hard that the Lord would convince her it was good idea and a miracle happened, God answers prayer! I'll let you know what model it is in the next PBLOG.
While I was taking the shots that evening, I also met a couple of people I'd see a bit more of in the months to come. I consider those were divine appointments. All in all it was a very good evening and send off for the old camera.
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