Digital Photography Showcase
Note: I have set up this page to show off some of my nice shots, to provide some handy tips to others, and to demonstrate the utility of digital photography hardware and software.
Note: The best way to view and compare the pics below (most of them 640x480 pixels) would be to right click and select "Open In New Window".
My camera:
A canon A40 2megapixel camera, with "bayonet style" attachment point for lenses and filters.
Varying shutter speeds
Campfire shots
Aperture value of 4.5, ISO 400, Shutter speeds of 1/50, 1/100, and 1/200, respectively.
Aperture value of 4.5, ISO 400, Shutter speeds of 1/50, 1/100, and 1/200, respectively.
Low light shots at Carlsbad caverns
Aperture value of 2.8, ISO 400, Shutter speeds of 1.6 and 3.2s.
Midnight shot of a campsite in NM
Aperture value of 2.8, ISO 400, Shutter speed of 15s.
Note: the moon was not out.
Macro lens fun
I find that it's hard to get a good close up image in focus with the existing macro lens on the camera. The Tiffen macro lenses of +7 and +10 that I bought for $50 on ebay (along with a lens adapter) work really well. Butterfly
Two macro lenses of +7 and +10 were used in tandem, for a total of +17.
Two macro lenses of +7 and +10 were used in tandem, for a total of +17.
Lizard
Two macro lenses of +7 and +10 were used in tandem, for a total of +17.
Note: subject's head was less than 1 inch long.
Two macro lenses of +7 and +10 were used in tandem, for a total of +17.
Note: subject's head was less than 1 inch long.
Zooming in
I would rather take the time to snap my 2.5x zoom lens with adapter onto the camera to get that extra bit closer to the subject than use 2.5x digital zoom, if I have the choice. My digital zoom pic looks bleached out, like footage from "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom."Digital vs. Optical zoom
Rapid-fire shots
The rapid fire mode that many digital cameras have is a great way to capture
some events. Below are the three best shots out of one rapid-fire series.
Jumping into water
Underwater
1. Reducing blue or green haze from the water:- Blue haze (and maybe green) can be reduced by adding a reddish brown filter to your camera, or
- By simply using the "auto levels" function in Photoshop (which I've done below)
Blue haze reduction
Green haze reduction
2. Water interface shots
- Apparently you can use a wide angle lens coupled with some sort
of diffusion dome, or
- Merge two shots of above and below water with a utility like Canon's Photostitch (which I've done below)
Boat above and below
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