I missed last week’s Friday photo post. I will try not to make that mistake again. So here is today’s, number 13 (or so, I guess I’m bad at keeping track).
This is a shot of my son from last summer. He was about 4 months old or so at the time. Did you know I do infant portraits? I have a few in my portfolio over here. Which reminds me, I am still working on my site restructure, it is just going terribly slowly. That is how it typically goes, unfortunately. I have been busy working on other stuff and trying to keep up with this at the same time.
This photo is shot at 1/125 at ISO800 and f/5.6 in ambient light. The focal length is 300mm on a 70-300mm lens.
The Eyes of the son
Tags: 300mm, 52 week project, ambient light, boy, infant, macro, portrait, son, update, zoom
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Here is part two of my camera buying guide, in time for the holidays. Look for part three and four in the next couple weeks. Hit the links below to go to either part 1 or individual categories. You should definitely subscribe (hit the button in the left hand sidebar) so that you won’t miss any of the installments.
Point-and-shoot or DSLR? (the basics)
Budget
Response Time and Speed
Zoom
Part 2 (this post) covers:
Resolution
The Sensor & Processor
Macro
Screen
Manual Options
ISO
Durability
Battery
Size, Shape and Weight
Flash
Memory Cards
Other Options
Video
Resolution
Resolution is typically the biggest selling point for cameras in any category. Just because a camera has a higher resolution, doesn’t mean the camera is better, though. One thing to take into account is what you plan on doing with your pictures after you take them.
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Tags: buying guide, camera, digital, DSLR, macro, manual, PAS, point-and-shoot, processor, resolution, screen, sensor
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Today I have a continuation in my series that I am dubbing the Villainous Monstrosities. This will be the name for my macro series of bugs of all sorts. I intend to make a logo for the series and will write about the process of that here on my blog as well. This will be an ongoing series and I will put them into a new subcategory in my portfolio under the Other category in photography.
I will warn you now, there are some pretty nasty fellas in this series including more arachnids. I will put the spiders at the bottom, since I know so many people are bothered by them, that way, if you are, you can avoid them.
On to the creepy crawlies! (If you are ever interested in ordering a fine art print of any of these photographs, please use my print order page here.)
The header image is a really close shot of this dragonfly:
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Tags: arachnid, beetle, bug, dragonfly, fly, insect, macro, photo, photography, spider, tic
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Here are a few photos of some insects I took with my new Tamron 70-300mm f/4 Macro Lens.
So far I am really liking this lens. It could be faster, like f/2.8 would be great, but was definitely within my budget too. Just to warn you, these images will get really up close and personal with some pretty nasty bugs. And if you don’t like spiders, don’t go all the way to the end!
And on to the photos. (and just to say, some of these are available for prints, if you were really into bugs!)
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Tags: 70-300, arachnid, bug, fly, insect, June bug, lens, macro, mosquito hawk, moth, Phyllophaga, spider, Tamron, wasp, weevil, yellow jacket, zoom
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