With the start of 2009 I have returned to my daily photo endeavor. The goal is one good photo every day to keep me active with my camera and my Smugmug site. I will miss days and weeks, but hopefully I'll come back fresh after each hiatus, however long it lasts. I started shooting daily photos early last year; my gallery for 2008 is here.
As always, comments--especially constructive criticism--are warmly welcome.
As always, comments--especially constructive criticism--are warmly welcome.
May 12, 2009
Tree with evening sunlight and reflection.
I got out for a walk this evening with the new camera and lens. The 18-270 has its trade-offs - the cost of such a long zoom range - but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. Even with its shortcomings, it's still a step up in quality from the kit lenses I've been using. The only really worrisome issue is that I periodically get an error code and have to power the camera off and on to clear it. VERY bothersome. I cleaned the lens contacts and I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it will solve the problem.
I really like this shot. When I took this, the last of the sunlight was filtering through the trees and highlighting little patches of the opposite bank. Metering for the brightly lit tree trunk gave the surrounding area a dark aspect, and I love the way the tree and its reflection pop out so strongly. The shot is very nearly SOOC -- the only PP was to tone down the spots of reflected sky near the bottom of the frame.
Tree with evening sunlight and reflection.
I got out for a walk this evening with the new camera and lens. The 18-270 has its trade-offs - the cost of such a long zoom range - but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. Even with its shortcomings, it's still a step up in quality from the kit lenses I've been using. The only really worrisome issue is that I periodically get an error code and have to power the camera off and on to clear it. VERY bothersome. I cleaned the lens contacts and I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it will solve the problem.
I really like this shot. When I took this, the last of the sunlight was filtering through the trees and highlighting little patches of the opposite bank. Metering for the brightly lit tree trunk gave the surrounding area a dark aspect, and I love the way the tree and its reflection pop out so strongly. The shot is very nearly SOOC -- the only PP was to tone down the spots of reflected sky near the bottom of the frame.
May 12, 2009
Tree with evening sunlight and reflection.
I got out for a walk this evening with the new camera and lens. The 18-270 has its trade-offs - the cost of such a long zoom range - but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. Even with its shortcomings, it's still a step up in quality from the kit lenses I've been using. The only really worrisome issue is that I periodically get an error code and have to power the camera off and on to clear it. VERY bothersome. I cleaned the lens contacts and I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it will solve the problem.
I really like this shot. When I took this, the last of the sunlight was filtering through the trees and highlighting little patches of the opposite bank. Metering for the brightly lit tree trunk gave the surrounding area a dark aspect, and I love the way the tree and its reflection pop out so strongly. The shot is very nearly SOOC -- the only PP was to tone down the spots of reflected sky near the bottom of the frame.
Tree with evening sunlight and reflection.
I got out for a walk this evening with the new camera and lens. The 18-270 has its trade-offs - the cost of such a long zoom range - but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. Even with its shortcomings, it's still a step up in quality from the kit lenses I've been using. The only really worrisome issue is that I periodically get an error code and have to power the camera off and on to clear it. VERY bothersome. I cleaned the lens contacts and I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it will solve the problem.
I really like this shot. When I took this, the last of the sunlight was filtering through the trees and highlighting little patches of the opposite bank. Metering for the brightly lit tree trunk gave the surrounding area a dark aspect, and I love the way the tree and its reflection pop out so strongly. The shot is very nearly SOOC -- the only PP was to tone down the spots of reflected sky near the bottom of the frame.
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