Category: Photography

I really recommend checking out Boston.com’s Big Shots in this week in sports. I have really grown to love looking for boston.com’s “Big Shots” pages when they put them together. 

This edition is a collection of great photos taken in the sports world this week. 

Not only are they great shots, but bravo to the Boston.com team for making sure we get to see them in great quality resolution at a decent size to enjoy!

Follow My Lead To Solid Ground

Standing Tall

Pepper Toppers

G Flat

 

After several days of watching a marketing teaser on the Canon official website, the camera we have all be waiting for has been announced! Destined Evolution!

The Canon 5D Mk II, 21.1 MP and a 1080 HD Movie Mode! Take that Nikon!!! =)

For a link to the Canon Website complete with sample images and all the gory details, Click Here!

Now on to watching the continuing battle between camera companies and hopefully find out price of this thing soon, then I can finally decide to either save up for this or just settle for the lens that comes with this camera on my Digital Rebel XT.

Orange Pink & Yellow

 

Looks as if Nikon is trying to take some of the noise away from Canon’s announcements with the official introduction today of the D90. This is an update to the D80 which I think is a great camera from Nikon. Interestingly enough along with the normal improvements (FPS value, Resolution, AF improvements) Nikon has managed to add a Video feature to this camera, so the camera will also record HD video allowing you to shoot 320 x 216 pixels, 640 x 424 pixels or HD720p (1,280 x 720 pixels) movies at the professional smoothness of 24 frames per second in motion JPEG format! That is a neat bonus!

Click here for a link to a post about the D90 on Photography Bay.

This is a video of Chase Jarvis RAW advance testing the D90.

Pretty straight forward release, here are some of the specs:

  • New 12.3 megapixel Nikon DX-format CMOS image sensor with Integrated Dust Reduction System.
  • Low-noise from ISO 200 to 3200, ISO 6400 available.
  • D-Movie mode records in 320 x 216, 640 x 424 or 1,280 x 720 in AVI format.
  • Scene Recognition System based on 420 pixel RGB sensor for improved autofocus, autofocus and auto white balance, in addition to Face Detection.
  • Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus with 11 AF points.
  • 3-inch, VGA Live View LCD.
  • 4.5 fps continuous shooting, 0.15 second startup, 65ms shutter release lag.
  • SD / SDHC storage.
  • HDMI output
  • 5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0-inches.
  • 1 pound 6 ounces without battery.
  • $1,299 kit price.

Well it is finally here folks and with a Digic 4 Processor! It’s the 15.1 MP Canon 50D!

Here is the official page over at Canon USA.

And here is an overview of the Feature Highlights/Specs:

  • New 15.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved noise reduction, wide range ISO 100-3200 (H1: 6400, H2: 12800), 14-bit conversion for smooth color tones and gradations.
  • Next generation DIGIC 4 Image Processor for faster processing, 6.3 fps up to 90 JPEGS using UDMA CF cards; 60 consecutive JPEGS or 16 RAW using standard CF cards.
  • 3.0-inch Clear View LCD (920,000 dots/VGA) with multiple coatings for improved viewing and smudge-resistant protection.
  • Enhanced Live View shooting includes Face Detection Live mode.
  • 9 cross-type high-precision sensors for accurate target subject acquisition and diagonal center cross-type AF point with f/2.8 and faster lenses.
  • New Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction setting to automatically even the brightness across the image.
  • Updated EOS Integrated Cleaning System with a fluorine coating for better resistance to dust.
  • Creative Auto goes a step beyond full auto with on screen setting display.
  • HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) output for displaying full high-resolution images on a High Definition TV.
  • Compatible with over 60 Canon EF/EF-S lenses and most EOS System accessories.

Looks like a lot of great stuff from Canon! Now, the question for me is do I go with this one? Or wait for the next 5D update! =)

That’s right folks! This is how we photowalk here in the heart of Massachusetts!

The photo you see leading this post off is of Donna Dufault, our fearless leader for this event! This photowalk was the Worcester MA part of the greater Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk!

It was a fantastic photowalk! One of those photowalks that makes me wish we did this more often in this area. The group of folks who came were a fantastic bunch! I still have a lot to learn in my hobby of photography so it is great to have a group like this around so that I can learn from all sorts of folks!

I personally walked around with a couple of friends from work and mostly shot the area around Worcester Polytechnic Institue (WPI). We only had two hours scheduled, 4-6pm. To be honest, I could have spent most of the day doing this. The weather was fantastic and the lighting was perfect! Being a resident of Worcester, you never realize how much there is to photograph! Most folks participating in the photowalk met up at “Tortilla Sam’s” on Highland St. for some good food and review of all the great happenings on the walk to close things off.

I would recommend you head over to the Flickr Group for this particular walk, and take a look at the amazing work by all the photographers that were there! Here is the link to the group pool where everybody is posting there work!

Also, here is a link to the Worcester Photography Meetup Group page if you are from the area and would like to know more about the group and how you can participate in the future!

Feel free to comment on the walk here, if you happened to attend!