Photos

I need to justify this somehow; I do it by claiming it's to photograph the new baby since the last photos were poorly lit. Other than indoor photography, I'm also into outdoor photography; so my subjects are typically landscapes or family. My Canon S2 IS is great, but I'd like something that is more sensitive to low-light conditions without flash, has support for indirect flash when needed, a stronger flash for outdoor portraits, and has a wider-angle lens. I'm not going to find that in P&S territory, so DSLR it is.

A lot of the reviews I've read say that the Nikon D40 is a great starter camera (despite others trying to convince me to start with the D70). I'd like something that has a good sensor and is lightweight and it seems to fit the bill well.

At the same time, I need to have something that's convenient to carry, so I plan on getting a Canon SD870IS. This will probably help Tiffany take some more photos too since she's a little intimidated by even my S2 IS; the buttons are laid out very well on this camera and the UI is very intuitive, so I hope it's intimidation factor is quite low.

Additional things I plan on getting to make it easier to get my camera around:

Kata DR-467 backpack - for carrying my laptop, camera, and camcorder to family functions and my camera on hikes
Nikon SB-400 Speedlight Flash for bouncing the flash indoors and stronger front-lighting outdoors

I still have my Crumpler 4 Million Dollar Home bag which will be nice for carrying just the SLR around.

I expect my Canon S2 IS to go up on Craigslist shortly after I place this order, get your reservations in now if interested.

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June and July Photos

By silfreed - Posted on July 26th, 2008

Tagged: Birthday • OSCON • Photos

Look! Only two months worth of photos this time; I'm getting better!

Here's some things, events and pictures of Jocelyn:

Here's my OSCON trip so far:
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/events/OSCON+2008/Day+0+-+20080722/
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/events/OSCON+2008/Day+1+-+20080723/
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/events/OSCON+2008/Day+2+-+20080724/

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6 months of photos

By silfreed - Posted on June 20th, 2008

Tagged: Birthday • Easter • Hike • Photos

Our recent trip to Lake Raystown:
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/trips/Raystown+2008/

Hikes:
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/outdoor/Appalatian+Trail+Pivot+Rock/

Things:
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/things/motorized/Deer+Attacks+WRX/
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/things/Argo-3+Dell+sc1425/
http://www.silfreed.net/gallery/v/things/Dads+Truck+Wheel+Hub+Cover/

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Photos for the last Three Months

By silfreed - Posted on December 4th, 2007

Tagged: Photos

Here's a boatload of photos that I just uploaded, in no particular order. You might be better off hitting the main sections and browsing backwards.

The movies are probably in the H.264 codec. Unfortunately, all these photos (and the ones from Ocean City) still need tagged. You'll have to figure them out for yourselves ;)

Outdoors
Hike (somewhere)
Geocache and Hike
Poles Steeple Hike

Events
Brooke Donovan's Wedding
Logan's Birthday Party at Letort Park
Mom's surprise birthday party
Grandparent's Day
Labor Day picnic at the Beechers
Mini-Golf at the Links

Tasks
Rack painting and prep

Trips
Visiting the Shipes
Philadelphia trip to see Joel Spolesky

Things
Inside of Belkin Regulator Pro UPS F6C800
Rigging of the wireless at raffle

Family Photos
Jocelyn, Tiff, and Doug visiting Grammy and Pappy
Warner and Shipe family photos
Random phone pictures and movies

Jocelyn
Eating Carrots, Potatoes, and Beef Learning to Stand
Getting her own food
Laying on Mom
Daddy's Sweatshirt
Halloween Outfit
Walking on Clothes Basket
Hanging on while sleeping
Eating a pickle
Camo Outfit
Snugling with Mom
Playing with Patches
Sunday Dress
Tub with Tycho
Sleeping with Mom
Brushing Teeth
Sleeping while holder her rings