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Ok, bit busy recently and the blog has taken a back seat! Have been taking portraits of Parents with their Children, demanding but very rewarding. I am off to NEC tomorrow for a photography show, learn a bit more, offer a bit more. Will let you know how I get on.

One more S90 image

I've been playing, well you have too, with a new toy! Here is a sexy Skyline, captured using the 'slow synchro' mode in AV, bet you're glad I told you that!

The theory is a slow shutter speed is used to capture 'ambient' (available) light, in this case the orange from the street light, which is combined with the camera's flash triggering as the shutter closes. This 'freezes' the action (in this case the sexy Skyline), this is easily seen by the nice silver paint on the Skyline due to the flash being daylight colour corrected. If this explanation confuses you, do drop me a line and I'll talk you through it.

S90, it is!

So I made my decision. The S90, with it's superior quality and understated style, was a no brainer. Here are two of the first images

 

It is taking some getting used to, it really is small/compact compared to my 5D SLR. Definitely designed for people with small hands. I will keep you posted as I learn more.

Help - Compact Camera

Hey, I've got a problem. I have decided to add to my camera collection, well... this one is actually for my Wife ;-)
I would like one of these:

This is the stunning Canon S90. 10 Mp, 28mm wide angle lens.
But most importantly it has one of the lowest pixel densities, which means a very small and expensive camera - £340!

or this......
the rather nice, Panasonic Lumix ZX1. 25mm wide angle lens, 8x zoom and 12 Mp sensor! So, better spec and it's cheaper, much cheaper at £185. 

So is this a simple choice? No way, ok it is for the Wife, but I will use it. The Canon has much more in the way of manual control, which I am addicted too.

Can you help? Which would you buy?

It may be too late; Jessops have the S90 on offer at under £300.

Watery solution

I know you have been dying to know what the image in the 'Guessing Game' post is, and where it was taken. So here goes, It is South Mill at Amesbury. The image is taken from the bridge directly above the Avon 'overflow' which runs alongside the Mill. The 'tree' is actually an overhanging branch, but looks like a tree in the reflection on the surface. Below is the side view which should help.

Novelty wearing off now

Hi, as you can see my once a week rule is broken! And the snow is no longer much fun, although it did present an opportunity for the Fox family to go out for a walk TOGETHER, probably about five years have elapsed since that last happened! During the walk we were accosted by a cheeky Robin looking for a free lunch.

The details of this image are: Canon 40D fitted with 70-200 f2.8 lens, ISO 200, f4.0, and 1/200sec.

And someone worked out what the white stuff is!

This one is the same details as above, except the aperture is f5.0.

The thaw has started, so hopefully that will be it for this winter.

Guessing Game?

So here we go with blog 3. Another 770i image, and this is my favorite place in Amesbury. I really like these semi-abstract images, and the 770i with it's auto settings, can be tripped into producing this style. This is of course, a bit hit and miss, but being digital costs nothing to keep on snapping till you get what you want! Can you guess what it is?