OK, I posted some sample 5D images to Flickr. I made a new set — the first one in a while. Check ‘em out. My new Canon 5D is an amazing camera. I’ve always known it was something special based on images I’ve seen and raves I’ve read. But I never knew. My 50mm f/1.4 [...]
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New Canon 5D
Yes, I did it. It was serendipity. It was blind luck, the kind that doesn’t usually happen to me. I have been thinking about new camera equipment for my upcoming trip to London, so Giles and I decided to take a run up to Showcase to try out some lenses. When we arrived, we began [...]
Plains Photostroll
Saturday did not just bring record cold temperatures. It was also the day we decided to take a trip to southwest Georgia and the land of of 39th president. The cold and the travel were unrelated. Thank goodness the day warmed up enough for us to actually be outside with our cameras. Autumn and I [...]
Equipment for England
Apparently, recruitment for travel abroad this summer is going swimmingly. This means that I’ll probably be teaching in London beginning in June. Wow. That seriously rocks. We only have about fifteen slots available, so if you want to go, you need to commit soon. This news also means that I need to get busy planning. [...]
Obama through a Canon
Engadget has posted the first official portrait of President Barack Obama. It was taken with a new Canon 5D Mark II — as if I needed another reason to get on of these awesome cameras. From their entry: This fine specimen of portraiture was snapped with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II on January 13th, [...]
Earthshine Reborn
Yes, Earthshine lives again, maybe in its five or sixth incarnation. This time, it is a community of photographers from Flickr who think that Flickr has gotten too big to be of much good for smaller photographers.
Rose Hill Photostroll
Giles and I took the opportunity for a photostroll in Macon’s historic Rose Hill Cemetery. Rain was forecast, but we never saw any. There were clouds and breaks to blue sky. The seventy degree day in December was as unnatural as the surroundings.