"Mike Russell" <groupsRE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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
Well thanks :-)
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