On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:03:20 GMT, Dirty Harry wrote:
> "Mike Russell" <groupsRE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:fyovb4vj0hnf.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:08:49 GMT, Dirty Harry wrote:
>>
>>> Exactly! There are those who wish to learn the craft and those who
whish
>>> to
>>> point and click.
>>
>> I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire 21 megapixels or only eight?"
>> Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost
track
>> myself. But being as this is a .Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III SLR Digital
Camera,
>> the most powerful DSLR in the world, and would blow your head clean
off,
>> you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya,
>> punk?
>>
>> The point is, Callahan, that the mayor's office wants you to start
playing
>> by the book. Judge a photographer by his or her pictures, not the
>> equipment, or we're going to have to throw your whole case out again.
>>
>> Equipment is not the be all, nor are all non-SLR's automated toys. If
you
>> believe that, then you're playing the role of a photo snob. DLSR's
are,
>> IMHO, an odious legacy from a now ancient 20th century analog world of
>> gears and moving mirrors, only the film has been yanked out and a
digital
>> sensor put in.
>>
>> All that said, I'll put up with a lot of poor attitude and behavior,
even
>> the type you've shown, if your images are excellent. So you've got to
ask
>> yourself one question: do you have any pictures on line that might
>> impress?
>> Well, do ya ... ?
>> --
>> Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com
>
> I'm glad you asked as I'm a huge fan of night time photography. Darn,
you
> cant do that on a point and shoot because most of them have a max open
> shutter time of 15 seconds and even at 15 seconds the sensor noise is
> BRUTAL! Why? It's a physical limitation because of the sensor size,
> they're trying to pack all those mega pixels on to an area the size of
my
> thumb nail. The small sensor also leads to a very small lens on the
front.
> Guess what that means? It means you're not going to be taking any
photos
> with a nice background blur (unless you're in the macro range, not so
good
> for ****traits). The depth of field on a p&s is about equivalent to f 16
on
> an slr (look it up if you don't believe me). You might not want
background
> blur for everything but its nice to have the option, I don't know how
many
> people have asked me "can you do those pictures with the blurry
background?"
> http://www.dustingodwinphoto.com/bird.jpg
see the nice cage cause it
was
> shot in a zoo? Nope but on a p&s you sure would!
> Some night shots that would be IMPOSSIBLE to take on a p&s:
> http://dustingodwinphoto.com/landscapes/images/img_1425.jpg
- judging by
the
> star trails that was at least a 5 min exposure.
> http://dustingodwinphoto.com/landscapes/images/img_0689_5x7.jpg
this was
> probably only 10-15 seconds but it's completely noise free.
>
http://dustingodwinphoto.com/landscapes/images/fireworks_img_2715_4x6.jpg
> http://dustingodwinphoto.com/landscapes/images/framed_img_7461.jpg
> http://dustingodwinphoto.com/edmonton/images/pyramids100007_rt8.jpg
> http://dustingodwinphoto.com/reddeer/images/IMG_8026.jpg
- 30 seconds...
> I could dig up another 100 images taken at night that wouldn't be
possible
> on a p&s but I haven't updated the site in forever...
>
> Now don't get me wrong, even I say to myself it would be nice to have a
> little camera I could throw in my pocket but for anything serious I'd be
> chocked at myself if I saw something awesome and I was stuck without my
slr.
> ARGH how do I get a shallow DOF on this thing? What? I can't take my
night
> pictures unless I want more grain then the local wheat pool? Why am I
> pressing the button and nothing is happening (waits for 2 seconds for
the
> camera to finally take the picture)? I love it when I let someone try
my
> camera and they take about 10 pictures the first time they press the
button
> because they're not expecting the camera to work so fast, followed by a
> "holy ****!"
Well, I gotta say these are some fine images, Dirty Harry. I'll give you
some slack. I'm a fan of night photography too.
--
Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com
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