*bah-dah-bump* Thanks, I'll be here all week.
ANYway, it's been a few weeks since I've posted. But I've been busy playing with various camera goodies I've acquired.
The big one is the Canon 5D Mark III. I mostly bought it for video, as there's so much amazing DSLR-shot documentary work out there now...
But of course/duh: this thing takes freaking amazing stills, too.
I've never been a huge shutterbug, but I think I may be turning into one with this camera—even though I'm still learning (feeling blindly?) through the menus and the whole world of adjusting ISO vs. aperture vs. f-stops.
(I have to say, though, I'm going to check out Scott Kelby's books—he's a pro photog who has a series of very down-to-earth books that present real world scenarios with tips on improving your shooting...)
Along with the body, I went ahead and got a really nice lens, the 50mm f/1.2L, and I've been blown away (again, even with marginal skills) at the image quality.
My other favorite new toy is the GoPro Hero 3 Black. These little cameras (and they are tiny) are cool for landscape shots, driving shots (with a suction cup mount) and for timelapse. The Black edition also has a WiFi remote and with the free app on my iPad, I can control the camera remotely and get a preview of the shot—helpful, since monitors for the GoPros are an add-on.
I shot a timelapse as I planted our small vegetable plot yesterday. Everything went swimmingly until the damned suction cup gave out... But in a bit of nice serendipity, it falling gave me a second angle, at near ground level.
Next up: doggie cam....brace yourselves.
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