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Megapixels vs. Print Size
Numbers are dots per inch of resolution. Colors are a subjective judgement of print quality: purple is highest, orange is lowest. It’s interesting that adding a couple of megapixels to a camera has very little effect on subjective print quality. … Continue reading
Word of the Day: Tessar Lens or Pancake Lens
From Wikipedia: The Tessar is a famous photographic lens design conceived by physicist Paul Rudolph in 1902 while he worked at the Zeiss optical company and patented by Zeiss; the lens type is usually known as Zeiss Tessar. Despite common … Continue reading
Note to Self: Use Smaller Apertures More Often (Picture Bump)
Riders on US Hwy. 129 TN/NC border My June Year’s Resolution is to use smaller apertures more often than I do now. I’ve been using a safe way of taking pictures that ensures a pretty high success rate. Basically, I … Continue reading
Millennium Manor Open House 2008 Pictures
Millennium Manor’s open house was Memorial Day. I got to talk to the current owner, Dean Fontaine, a bit. He’s working on a Web site. He has more source material than I ever imagined – hundreds of pages of documents … Continue reading
Photography Bleg: 55-200mm or 70-300mm Lens?
My only lenses right now are an 18-55mm lens that came with the camera and a 50mm/1.8 prime. I’ve been debating which telephoto lens to get. Last night I had a great chance to take a picture of a hawk … Continue reading
New 50mm/F1.8 Prime Lens
Just got this yesterday and took some test pictures. This is a prime lens, meaning the focal length is fixed. Instead of zooming in or out you move your body closer or farther away from the subject. Also, this is … Continue reading
Photography Class Was Totally Worth It
Last night was the last night of the UT non-credit photography class. Sometimes you don’t know how much you don’t know until you learn a little. That was the case with my photography aspirations. In eight weeks I learned about … Continue reading
Took the Plunge on a Nikon D40 and a Photography Class
I did it. Today I signed up for an eight week non-credit photography class at the Univ. of Tenn. that starts next Monday. I also ordered a Nikon D40 digital SLR. What persuaded me to go with the Nikon over … Continue reading
Digital SLRs: Canon or Nikon?
I’m looking at digital SLRs and I have to choose between Canon and Nikon. To give you an idea of the price range I’m considering, let’s say it’s a choice between the Canon Digital Rebel XTi versus the Nikon D40x. … Continue reading
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