There was a one-hour window in my series of meetings today, and I decided to spend it along the acacia-lined campus of the University of the Philippines in Diliman. The trees had a refreshing color that afternoon, so I tried applying the impromptu photo101 lessons Luis gave me during an event the night before. To my dismay, I realized the great disparity between my point-and-shoot Sony Cybershot P93 and his digital SLR, a Canon EOS 300D (Digital Rebel ). As I tinkered with my camera's manual mode, an elderly man in his sixties approached me and asked how my pictures were doing. He carried Sony Cybershot DSC-F828, and I knew my shots cannot be as vivid as his. He showed me how to use the program mode of my camera to increase the exposure. My photos did come out brighter, but I am resigned to the fact that the ordinary lens of my P93 cannot compete with the Carl Zeiss lens of his F828. I thanked him for his tips, and took his photo as he walked away.
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Love this photo...really nice blog
Inspired by your photo blogck, I'm thinking of opening up my own photo blog about my early life on earth. It's entitled Second Childhood (www.ulyanin.blogspot.com). Besides some random childhood photos, I might post some of my own photo works which I had to scan because when I took pictures, I never had a chance to use a digicam or a regular SLR for that matter. Actually, I never in my life owned an SLR. But anyway, take the time to see if it's worthwhile.
Just visited your photoblog, Joni. Can't wait to see your pictures soon. =)
whew. you lost me at "slr"... great pic :)
I've just about scanned some of the stuff I'll be posting. By May (2005), I would have fixed the images. Now, I'm just thinking about the side comments I'll be attaching. So far, reviewing the photos, my (first) childhood was very different from what I am now. Sometimes I think I'm not the child in the prints I call family photos. Maybe I was switched in my teen years and the real me was abducted by -- anyway. My therapist says it's time for my session and medicine again. It's hard being a placebo addict, but I think I'm getting better.
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