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| A Dedicated Amateur | |||||||||||
A stranger saw me set up to photograph ruins along a walking path with the Rebel XT and 70-300mm lens attached and asked if I was a photographer. My quick reply was, "Only when I'm taking pictures." But perhaps this is just one of those relative questions... Me, I refer to myself as a dedicated amateur - seemingly dedicated to remaining an amateur. I would assume that professionals ALSO see me as an amateur, but that's just a guess on my part. |
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Technically... Digital photography has become a part of my job, so I actually get paid to act as a photographer. I've got print credits. So I am a professional. It's just that, looking at my body of work, I can't consider myself a professional photographer, since I haven't yet taken a photograph and said, "Yeah, that's it. I nailed it." Still... god knows, I love taking pictures. |
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| The Cameras | All images on this page are unretouched, straight from the camera. Click image for larger version. | ||||||||||
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Canon S1 IS |
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 replaced S1 as of 10/12/2007 |
Canon S3 IS NEW ongoing test The LCD on the S1 zotzed, and Canon's "repair" resulted in a swap to the S3! |
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Canon Digital Rebel XT DSLR w/ interchangable lenses 8 megapixels |
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NEW 5/18/2009 Canon EOS 50d 15 megapixels, faster and better autofocus, a wonderfully capable new camera! |
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| The Lenses These lenses are in my personal camera bag, as opposed to rentals I've tested |
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The Kit Lens Click thumbnail for full-size image (819KB) |
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The Bang Click image for detail crop. |
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Gotta Zoom Good all-around performer, although quite soft at the extreme. Clidk image for full-size (642KB) |
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Macro Rented this lens for a time in early Spring, 2007, and knew I had to have one. See my Real World Lens Test. |
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UltraWide Zoom This lens replaces the kit lens as my walkabout choice. Very impressive build quality, sharp images. Gotta love a good wide angle lens. |
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Some quick examples of the 70-300mm at both extremes. (Jan. 6, 2007) |
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| Using my back yard as a model, these photos show the range of the lens. |  |
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| The 300mm setting is a bit disappointing to me. Compared to the 70-200 "L" series Canon lens, it's not nearly sharp enough... |  |
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S1 Images... Left: Right: |
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Bug Hunt... with the S1 at max zoom... |
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| Nice example of the 10X optical zoom. A series of three shots from a stationary position. First shot at 38mm (film equivalent)... |  |
The world-famous Longwood Gardens is about an hour from my home, and I've been there several times. The photos here were taken at the Chanticleer Estate in Wayne, Pennsylvania, a place that I discovered only in 2005. | |||||||||
| Second shot at midway, 144mm (film equivalent)... |  |
The estate features a wonderful mixture of settings, from open fields with wildflowers to wooded areas with flowing streams.There were enough photo ops to keep me busy all day and the S1 was flexible enough to handle most situations. | |||||||||
| Final shot at full zoom, 380mm (film equivalent)... |  |
In fact, it was Chanticleer that made me decide to try my own hand at growing photo ops. Click the link to Garden, a description of my War Against Nature... | |||||||||
Browse Photos in Various Categories |
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| What you won't see...
• Family photos. What you will see... • Bug shots. That's why, with well over 5,000 images at hand, I can present only the few on these pages. |
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