Civic Center Street Scene

Canon SD300

--Warren

War Memorial Opera House Building

Canon SD300

--Warren

I Adopted Another Orphan, Canon SD300

- Photo taken with Canon A570is, in Macro Mode

A friend of mine was done with this camera. She had already moved on to a new Panasonic digital. So one day, I found this lonely guy handed to me in a brown paper bag along with some older vintage equipment.

I found the camera in excellent condition except for the two batteries that it came with. Both of them could no longer hold a charge. The included 128MB memory card is low capacity by today's standards. The SD300 is a 4MP camera, and the 128MB card will only hold about 60 full size, full-res pictures.

I did some research and found the best deals for batteries and SD cards on Ebay. In total, I spent less than $20 on a 1GB Sandisk SD card (holds 480 pictures), and 2 generic Lithium Ion batteries. Not that I'm complaining, but why is this stuff so cheap???

Ever since the original Digital ELPH came out in 2000, I've always been impressed by this series of cameras. Canon pioneered the ultra-compact form factor, and now there are so many choices out there from different companies. The SD300 was introduced in Sept. 2004, and I believe it was the 10th release in the lineup. It has a 2" LCD screen, 35-105mm optical zoom (35mm equivalent), and an optical viewfinder.

I'm going to have fun taking this little jewel of a camera everywhere, and I have a feeling that Gail might end up using it more because it's so easy to slip it into a purse or pocket. But before she gets around to it, I'll be doing some shooting with it first :).

--Warren

p.s. Lea, do you still use your SD400?

--Warren

Park Pics

Cool Shadows VS Warm Sunset

Thought the guy fishing was pretty interesting, considering the scene across the lake --> Huge beautiful homes, glowing expensive exteriors even exaggerated by the summery setting sun shining upon them.

And then there is this simpler looking lifestyle of fishing. It's in the shadows, unnoticed, un-spectacular, un-glamorous.

It was just.. interesting I guess... But maybe he lives in one of those homes ..hehe... best of both worlds.

And I liked the natural framing of the other pic. The leaves managed to catch some of the evening sunlight :)

Propellor Fury

Look what the iPhone can do!

"Excuse Me" - Milton, Office Space

This was taken at the Fort Lauderdale airport with my G9 Powershot. Had to get right up on the glass to get this.

Port Hole

Thought the various shapes/lines were interesting. Taken in S.F.'s Chinatown overlooking a schoolyard. That is the fire escape from the school.

Dan

In the Slot

The Cable Car Guys did not appreciate my artistic intent. On Powell St. looking South up towards Nob Hill.

Dan

Van Gogh's room

Canon Powershot G9

This is a photo of Van Gogh's room where he lived the last few months of his life. You can compare his rendition of the room with the real thing as it is today.

http://www.scituate.k12.ma.us/docent/Van%20Gogh%27s%20Room%20at%20Arles.JPG

The home is called the Auberge Ravoux. He painted many of his greats in his last few months here.

One other photo I will leave you with is a landscape of the fields, woods, and sky that he painted.

http://pages.cthome.net/rwinkler/vangogh-moon.jpg

Poplar Beach, Half Moon Bay

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Late evening shot of Poplar Beach from the Bluff Top Trail. I mentioned the beach a lot from my previous posts, so finally, here's a picture of the beach itself taken about 30 minutes before sunset.

--Warren

High Wire Abstract

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

I guess I've been looking up lately :P.

--Warren

Ceiling Light Abstract

Nikon D100

The full length wall mirror doubled the apparent size of the place.

--Warren

Blur the Foreground

I was going to use this image for the class assignment to blur the a foreground or background while maintaining the subject in focus.

Dan

In the Darkness

We visited Mt St Helens this weekend to check out the Ape Caves, a 1.5mile lava tube! It was really chilly down there and no light except a few spots where there were natural skylights (holes).




Playing around with some shots like TedM's Ghosts! post. This one made me LOL. Creepy....! :)



I took the longest exposure I think I've ever taken to get the lava tube shot...... I think it was like 30 seconds. It was so dark!

Simple

For some reason for me this simple shot gives me much pleasure. Perhaps the contrast of colors.

Another Stairwell at SFMOMA

I just lover colorful art. Here's another image I caught while going up another stairwell at SFMOMA. Modern art, to me, is so alive.

Man v. Monolith or 2001 Revisited

Towards the end of my visit to SFMOMA today, I was able to catch a shot of this guy walking by one of the outdoor pieces. I immediately thought of the apes jumping around the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here's my tribute to that slap happy group of...apes.

SFMOMA Stairwell

Caught an image going up a stairwell of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I was there today for an exhibit by a photographer named Richard Avedon. He had some incredible images of celebrities and fashions, but his best were the images of everyday people who live in the Southwest. Amazing. I'll post one in the future.

Crystal Springs at Sunset

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Just some simple scenes, on a crisp evening at Crystal Springs Reservoir...

--Warren

Tri X 400

This shot was from a series I took as part of a class I am taking on B & W film. I have not used Tri X in many years and the new films are so much finer, but the assignment was to capture action with Tri X 400 film. I cheated and developed this in the darkroom 1 stop down. Given the light and the zoom I was using it was the only way to get a reasonable exposure.

This guy is a classic and works out every day in front of the ferry bldg. in downtown S. F.

Dan

The Flume at Franconia Notch Park

D200 - Franconia Notch Flume

I love to take pictures of waterfalls! This place is great. If any of you have a chance to go to The Flume in Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire spend the 2 hours and walk around. This is just one of the great places to take pictures.

Comments?

Dolph

Boston Gull

D200 / 35 - 75mm

After be board the ship for our vacation we were taking a walk around the upper deck. This gull came up the side of the ship, the back light on the wings and the contrast of the black, blue, and white was even better in person.

Hope you enjoy.....

morning dew on flowers

Taken with a D40x with 35/1.8 @ 1.8, ISO 200, 1/500.

Grate Expectations

After a morning of purposeful picture-taking in Annapolis and Eastport, went off to do some of the day's errands. As I was walking back to my car in a parking lot, I stumbled across this scene.

All morning long, I was composing images in mind - beautiful images of beautiful places in the harbor on this beautiful morning. Yet, even though this one came outside of my picture-taking session, I think it's the best photo of the day.

Sometimes you just get lucky.

Watchful Eye

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

A hawk surveying his hunting grounds, seen at Bluff Top Trail, Poplar Beach, Half Moon Bay.

--Warren

Ross In His Classic '57 Chevy

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Another bit of classic Americana, here's our friend Ross in his classic '57 Chevy. We visited our friends Ross and Patti in Lake Forest (Southern CA).

--Warren

Hog Riding Grannies

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Seen at Laguna Beach (Southern CA), here's perhaps an image of something uniquely American. It was great to see them out there doing their thing :)

--Warren

Soup Line - Pismo Beach

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

All I can say is, the chowder must really be pretty good for all these people to wait so patiently just for some soup :).

--Warren

Four Fountains

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Well, I thought this was kind of a whimsical sight, seen at City Hall, SF.

--Warren

In The Clouds

BC mountains........... I liked how the sun found a way to highlight the clouds and a few of the mountain peaks!

Freshness

I love the water droplets on fresh flowers... ;) mmMMM!