Photography – Page 133 – Daffodil Hill Photography

Hi, My Name Is Rust.

I am sorry for the lousy post title but after a challenging week so far this it the best I could do. Enjoy!

Looking Forward By Looking Back

When the Sun shows up I get hopeful. Hopeful that Winter is heading out and Spring will bring us color, warmth and the green things back into the world. Today I was hopeful. Tonight not so much! As the biting and unrelenting wind showed up, with Winters bitter grip in tow, I turned to last Springs and Summers photo for solace. Here is a photo I took with my Olympus Sp-350. I have yet to find a sweet spot on this camera s far as focusing goes. It does however take a decent macro. So here is a salute to Spring and looking forward by looking back. Enjoy!

Where Rust and Old Barn Wood Meet

The old barn on our place is a wondrous place. Though bent and twisted with the weight of time it stands as a reminder of a time past. This capture of an old hinge holding an even older door in place sends me back to a harder yet simpler time. I now present to you a moment in time where rust meets old barn wood. Enjoy!

My First Attempt At HDR

For better or worse here is my first attempt at HDR processing

I took the photos for this merge with my PowerShot SX10is.

Let me know what you think, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Two To Compare

The weather in our little corner of the world has been well blah! So in lieu of new photos I have been noodling in pictures-past to fill in till Mister Sunshine shows back up. I found the following two I had taken with my old Vivitar 8300s. One is simple point and shoot shot for comparison of the size of the moth to its surroundings. The next is a macro which I think came out very well of the same moth. So here is two to compare. Enjoy!

My Vivitar 8300s Revisted

Digital Camera — Taken with my Vivitar 8300s

Three Photos of Differing Flavors

This an untouched photo I took with my Nikon Coolpix 5600 this past weekend.

The Bride discovered this as we and our Corgi, a.k.a. The Boy, were out walking our place this past weekend. I set my Powershot SX10is on B&W in manual mode for this capture.

I took this on the back side of our place with my now deceased Powershot S3

Three Feathers: A Pixel And Technology Comparison Revisted

Yesterday I published a post with three photos of feathers. Each photo was taken as a Macro and I used a different camera on each one. I will introduce each camera below the corresponding photo. My hope is to show people who think you must have the “latest and greatest” that they are truly missing out on the simple joy of photograph.

I took this photo with my Minolta Dimage S414 (Click on picture for better clarity).

The 4.1 mega-pixel Minolta Dimage S414 was released in early 2003 and is a fun camera to use. The controls seem “wonky” compared to today’s cameras but none the less it is a solid piece of technology. Or as Minolta put in the press release: “The new DiMAGE S414 combines high quality images and automatic features, allowing users to obtain the best photographic results with easy camera operation,” said Jon Sienkiewicz, vice president of Marketing, Minolta Corporation’s Consumer Products Group. “It’s the ideal digital camera for a variety of applications and users — personal or business, from novice to enthusiasts.”

I purchased this camera online for around twenty bucks with shipping. Back in 03′ the camera listed for $399.00 so twenty bucks was a bargain, No?

I took this with my new-to-me Nikon D60. — I took this with my new-to-me Nikon D60 (Click on picture for better clarity).

As the caption states on the above photo I have a new-to-me camera. It is a Nikon D60 and I took this “Macro” using the long end of a 55-200mm zoom lens without a tripod or mono-pod!

The D60 was released the early part of 2008 and has a10.2 mega-pixel sensor. Since this is a true DSLR it is feature rich and to my mind a lovely piece of photo technology. The down side is the auto-focus will not work with all Nikon lenses due to the motor being inside the lens’s themselves.

I bought this camera off craigslist, and I had a great experience…this time, for three-hundred dollars. It came with to lenses, battery charges, owners manual, USB cord and two batteries. The Nikon D60 was released as a one lens kit back in 08′ for around $750.00.

This was taken with my Nikon Coolpix E5600 — This was taken with my Nikon Coolpix 5600 (Click on picture for better clarity).

The Nikon Coolpix 5600 is an interesting camera in so much as it’s size not it’s abilities. The camera easily fits in the palm of my hand yet renders amazing results when used to its full potential. It is a solid little camera all around.

Nikon released the 5.1 mega-pixel Coolpix 5600, and it’s little 4.0 mega-pixel sister in early to mid-2005. It features 16 Scene Modes and 5 manual White Balance modes as well. There was several sites that set the list price at $399.00. I found two sites that priced it in the ” real world at around $280-290.00. I bought this one and had it shipped to me for thirty-five dollars.

Just a side note: Though I will be using photos I take with my D60 from time to time the majority will still be of photos taken with my point and shots. I feel it is the walk, the communion with made and created things and the joy of sharing that is important. Truly it is not the equipment but the journey. And remember my number one rule: (When its’ safe and legal) simply Take The Shot!

Three Feathers: A Pixel And Technology Comparison

The pictures below were taken with three different cameras and represent three different pixel sizes. Look at them and comment if you would about which one you like the best and why. Tomorrow I will tell you a little about each camera I used and which photo it took.