Good day to you all! It’s a lovely day here, even if I am at work. I’ve decided to let you all in on what I like to do – or more accurately what I like to waste huge amounts of money on. Today’s one is going to be Photography (which is one of my more recent hobbies, but one of the most instantly gratifying).
I currently own a Nikon D5000 and an Olympus FE-280. The Olympus is a compact digital, and I got it as a birthday present from my brothers. In a word it’s wonderful – but a small compact camera with 8.0MP resolution and a stainless steel body would be perfect for what I do. There have been lots of shots taken with it, and I carry it almost everywhere I go. The black paint is starting to chip off on parts of the body, but nothing else bad has happened to it in the four years that I have been snapping away with it.
Sunset, Uralla (Taken with the Fe-280)
Movies can be done with it (with up to 640 x 480 resolution), and I think they come out really good for the odd occasions when I use film. Overall it has been an awesome camera that I hope I am still using in 10 years time.
My latest toy is the Nikon D5000 – I purchased it as an overtime gift a few months ago. It came with an 18-55mm and a 55-200mm twin lens kit. I have also just purchased a 35mm f/1.8 lens. For what I need to do with a DSLR it is the perfect camera for the job. 12.3MP, and all the usual features that a DSLR has (if you want to read a good review check it out Here). Almost all the photos that are on this blog so far (apart from the fishing ones) have been taken with the D5000. None of them have been digitally altered (apart from resizing).
Copper Hearth, Uralla (D5000)
Some of you may ask why I don’t use photoshop or any of the other programs out there to edit my shots. It’s simple – When you start to play with the photo in a program you’re taking the photography out of it. People nowadays are simply snapping away on their digital cameras and then taking them home to edit the crap out of them. This takes the photography out of it completely. The only way to get good photos is to take good photos. Look back at the shots taken during the American Civil War and then see if your shots are any better. Probably not. And those photographers were working with equipment so rudimentary that you would laugh to use it nowadays.
Cows, Uralla (D5000)
Now during this whole rant I am not going to say that I take good photos. Most of them are happy snaps, and have no real merit in them at all. but I am learning about how to take good photos. It’s a difficult process, but I am now thinking more about the photo as I’m taking rather than having a blasé ‘I’ll edit that out late’ frame of mind. I look, and try to compose shots better.
Lower Great Falls, Uralla
If you’re interested, I recommend this site in particular: kenrockwell.com. This site has blown my mind and made me think before I shoot (well, sometimes).
Avenue, Uralla
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