Thinking of a new blog…
21:48 Thursday 16 Aug 07
Photos. Take lots and hope you get a good one. That’s the general philosophy I suppose.
In the electronics shop across from the hotel I happened to remark that a Canon EOS he had was meant to be a nice camera. He sniffed a sale and went on a full charm offensive. His end price – complete with 2gb card, protective lens, case was 500 quid. I declined this marvellous opportunity as I could get it through Amazon much cheaper and with no risk of tax on return to the UK. It got me pondering though.
I have a FinePix s5600 which by most reviews (1 2 3) is pretty good so not only is there no point in me getting another camera, there is also every point in looking more at what I have and how to use it. While I’ll just point’n'shoot most of the time there is no reason why I can’t look at things like white balance, field depth, wide angle stuff, macro images and more of the options in the P A S M buttons. But pressing the button is only one part of the deal isn’t it…
I’m pondering taking a photo, publishing it and all the EXIF data then inviting constructive criticism.
A macro shot could cover lighting, angle of the shot, probably other stuff.
A not-macro one could cover white balance, composition, cropping out a good detail and again other stuff. (See how little I know!)
The aim is to not just take a shot but learn from it. Taking a hundred pictures and hoping to get 1 good one is not a problem, but learning a bit so the chances rise to 2 good ones could be worth it. It would be interesting…. and I’ve already bought a domain so it’d be a shame to waste it :)
Keeping the thing – the photoblog – going would also be easier because of the feedback and the desire to keep experimenting.
I’ll probably set it up over the weekend.
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Can’t remember if I’ve mentioned http://www.dpchallenge.com but that’s where I’ve learned most of my camera stuff.
You can pay $20 to become a full member and you get several challenges per week. Non-members get one challenge (I think)
You get a theme for the week, have the seven days to take your picture, cut it to the appropriate pixel and file size (see the site for details) then upload.
For the next week, other members vote on the images in the challenge. No one gives you bad comments (well, in the four years I’ve been there I’ve had maybe two daft comments) but 99.9% of the members will give you good comments and also ideas on how to improve.
My images are here : http://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=12802
20:21 Friday 17 Aug 07
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Superb!
I joined – and I paid.
And now I’m thinking ‘space’
I have soooo much to learn and your images are excellent. I love the wheel one.
23:48 Friday 17 Aug 07
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It’s amazing how easy they are to do. The water ones are the same, just slow down the shutter speed and you get the nice smooth action.
I still have, and use loads my Canon 300D. It gives me all the manual settings I need and they are even cheaper now.
17:15 Saturday 18 Aug 07
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Take a 100 shots? Heck no. Take one and fire up photoshop. :)
18:58 Saturday 18 Aug 07