I think I might have missed a major weather forecast at some point due to the masses of snow that fell over the whole of the UK. But its provided me with some fantastic opportunities, which I grabbed early on and late at night before the 'tourists' came and photographed everything with their iPhones and left footprints everywhere.

Life with a Tamron is surprisingly good I must add. It is noticeably soft at large apertures, but this can be used to creative effect. A flash may be necessary as the built in one doesn't propagate fully past the lens, but for now I have no choice as i've run out of money. Definitely a good call grabbing the lens before March though

Another point, the Nikon D40 isn't meant to be weatherproof, but screw that, its been soaked 4 times in the last 24 hours from my stupid photography angles and taking it out in sub-zero blizzards. This camera is tough, and the Tamron Lens is equally sturdy, unlike the Sigma (sorry Sigma people, but it didn't feel as chunky)


Photography Roadmap

Entry Level DSLR:
Completed Mid 2008, Nikon D40

52mm Polarising Filter:
Completed Late 2008, Camlink 52mm Polariser

Ultra Wide Angle Lens:
Completed Jan 2009, Tamron 10-24mm Lens

77mm UV Filter:
Completed Jan 2009, Jessops 77mm Skylight Filter

77mm Warming Filter:
Not Complete

77mm Gradient Filter:
Not Complete

77mm IR Filter:
Not Complete

External Flash (probably Nikon SB-400):
Not Complete

Wide-Telephoto Zoom (at least from 18-200mm)
Not Complete

UV Filter:
Not Complete

Polarising Filter?
Not Complete

Upgrade DSLR (midrange or prosumer model DX Sensor, perhaps a D90):
Not Complete

50mm f/1.4 Lens:
Not Complete

UV Filter:
Not Complete

Extended Telephoto Lens (unless the a previous telephoto lens is sufficient):
Not Complete


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