Tag: camera
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New Camera
So I bought the Canon SX50 HS. I’ve got a lot of pictures on Flickr, so I’ll just embed this one: It’s a spruce tree in my driveway, and I was standing about 50 feet from the bough you see here. I put up a lot of examples of the amazing zoom on this beast.…
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Camera Shopping
I’m shopping for a new camera. My trusty Canon Powershot A620 still works, but it is literally falling apart and can’t be trusted as my primary camera any more. So I’m shopping. I’ve given some serious consideration to the Fujifilm FinePix HS35EXR and Nikon’s COOLPIX P510 and S9500, but what I keep coming back to…
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Photo Manipulation Tools
Here are some of my favorite tools for working with digital images. Pixelmator. This is my go-to program for digital images, and someday they’ll ship 2.0 and it will be awesome. Xee calls itself “a lightweight, fast and convenient image viewer and browser.” I agree. The best feature, for my money, is that it lets…
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Eurology – Now With the Amazing Flute-Cam!
I happened on this video earlier while looking for Ian Anderson‘s “Eurology.” This is a very creditable cover version, but what makes it worth watching is the amazing flute-camera the artist (Jackinart) put together. At first, watching it makes you a little sea-sick, but it’s worth watching to see how a flutist holds their instrument.…