Yesterday I went to my 6-year old cousin’s dance recital. It has become the family custom in the past few months that Chris and I are the family photographers for almost every event, so much so that other members of the family now leave their cameras at home. This even partially extends to my aunt’s […]
Everyone remember the picture of the lens that looked like a torpedo a few weeks ago? No? Well, here. I went to go see this beauty in person. I went to Best Buy (I so desperately miss Circuit City) and asked to see the lens on a D60. That turned out to be difficult, so […]
Recently I have been wondering about the aesthetics of film grain. I see some images that look ok with film grain, or even look more real with film grain, and others that look horrible with it. Also I keep thinking that the professional opinion on the film grain effect in digital photography caused by a […]
I have recently been shopping for a new lens for my camera, something to extend my range and give me some new perspectives to work with. I have been looking for decent deals, but have discovered that with my camera, that may not be easy. For my to use a lens on my camera that […]
Bushy tailed rat or cute backyard critter?
Just trying a little bit of sports photography.
My IR pass filter arrived this morning. I have done a few subjects with it. Not much yet though, as it requires a lot of time to use this filter (like 15-30 seconds per frame). The wind today made these shots a little hard to get and thus, they are a little low in quality. […]
Yesterday I made probably one of the silliest purchases that I have made in a long time, I bought an IR pass filter for my D60. I have no clue about infrared photography, so I suspect at the least it will be a fun learning experience. I have only seen infrared photos in the form […]
Now that my camera bag has been ordered (went with the Case Logic), I decided to see what other types of cases (non-backpack style) existed, perhaps for other purposes. I was surprised by this particular case. It is Opteka’s Hard Case. It is pretty cool in concept for protecting valuable hardware (and if I get […]