Well…if flickr is having one…i definitely want one!
Archive for August, 2006
Foto tip #2
Note: These are my “notes” from experience for my own quick reference. However, if my tip helps, a comment would be nice 
How to take better exposures: First take your eyes off the camera! You need to see through your eyes, Judge the darkest and brighest spots in the scene. Switch to spot metering and Manual mode. Meter the darkest spot in the scene that you need to capture (such as greenery in a landscape), Change mode to Manual and choose an aperture. This can be one of the many values depending on the scene: f8-f11 usually ok for normal street scenes, f11-f22 would be nice for landscape. Optionally focus on the hyperfocal distance if you know what that is (more on this in a future tip). if you dont know what that is, just focus on infinity. Change shutter speed until your meter reads correct exposure, then take take 3 pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
American Marketing….
It made me angry and mad at big store <name withheld> today…the lady at the counter said “Would you like to save children? Its a dollar…”…well…First, i it was that cheap, i would have done it a while ago…second, it was obvious from the signs by her that they were collecting for charity…but thats no way to ask a question….no person with the heart in the right place would say “no”…
But I did. Said “No”. My reasoning is simple – When <big store> gives their collection to the charity – they dont use my name (and all the others who donated)…- They keep the publicity to themselves….Not to mention the benefits of Taxes….
Thank you very much…i give my own charity, when i feel like it – And its definitely more than a dollar!
Now…if they only stop asking that stupid question “Are you sure, you are declining liability insurance? huh? Sign 5 times here and initial 3 times here…and be ready to pay your deductable when you drop the car off…”
My First DSLR Picture!
Here is my first D70S picture….with 50mm f/1.8…Its not great…but, good enough…definately better than G3…Happy with it…
Rethinking Lens measurements…
I am not sure why camera manufacturers insist on using the film standard for measuring lens focal lengths – DSLRs (alteast all prosumer, some pro) have an obvious multipler and its often confusing to multiply what the real focal length is…..An example is that a 50mm lens on camera with a multiplier of 1.5 actually looks like a 75mm lens.
Olympus…are you listening?
Olympus, because they seem to be THE pioneers when it comes to digital photography -with their “Live View”, “4/3″ and such things…
Just my 2 cents…
