New camera : Testing

[antoinette]

I think Mishka loved the camera as well

 

[Cowtown]

WOW... great picture... Mishka is so handsome....

Now where is a new picture of you?

 

[antoinette]

WOW... great picture... Mishka is so handsome....

Now where is a new picture of you?

Thanks Mike, he is handsome LoL
You will get one of me WHEN Mishka learns how to use the camera

 

[Cowtown]

WOW... great picture... Mishka is so handsome....

Now where is a new picture of you?

Thanks Mike, he is handsome LoL
You will get one of me WHEN Mishka learns how to use the camera

Yea, right... get one of boys to take it.... :09:

 

[antoinette]

WOW... great picture... Mishka is so handsome....

Now where is a new picture of you?

Thanks Mike, he is handsome LoL
You will get one of me WHEN Mishka learns how to use the camera

Yea, right... get one of boys to take it.... :09:

BUT Mike, remember Mishka IS ONE OF THE BOYS !!!!!!!

The next newspaper article will have a picture of me with Mishka, probably available on Tuesday next week......... be patient. The reporter mentioned that she will send me all the pictures she took of us, lets hope she keeps her word.

 

[Spiritbird]

The clarity is awesome and I know you will have lots of fun with the new camera.

 

[antoinette]

The clarity is awesome and I know you will have lots of fun with the new camera.

Thanks Di, I am more than happy with the camera, takes wonderful video's as well.

Steven's girlfriend Cari, came over for dinner last night. She is studying graphic designing, and is very interested in photography. Cari took that picture last night at about 7.50pm just before Mishka's nightie nightie.

 

[Beilana]

Mishka is such a georgous boy! What an awesome, clear picture More please!

 

[nofearengineer]

What kind of camera is it, Ant? If I knew, I might be able to give some advice.

Mishka is such the handsome devil. He is trying to tell you, "Mommy, I want some glamour shots!!"

 

[antoinette]

What kind of camera is it, Ant? If I knew, I might be able to give some advice.

Mishka is such the handsome devil. He is trying to tell you, "Mommy, I want some glamour shots!!"

Norf, I need all the advise I can get.....
It's a CAM-SAMSUNG ES30
12.2 megapixel 2gb memory card

After so many interviews, Mishka is actually quite comfortable with a camera.

 

[nofearengineer]

Hmmm....Ant, I'm not sure, but it looks like that camera has automatic aperture control. To me, aperture is the single camera parameter that will give you the most "artistic" control of your shots.

If I were you, I would concentrate on getting as close to Mishka as you can (without him discovering what a camera tastes like ), in as bright light as you can manage indoors. This will trick the camera into opening up the aperture to f/3.5 (your camera's maximum). Combining this with moving Mishka as far forward away from his backgrounds will give you that "blurry background" effect that really focuses the viewers' attention on the STAR Of THE SHOW!!

You can experiment with how much light it takes to keep the aperture open to the max.

A hint: lower light levels make your birds' irises open up (their own aperture!!). This, IMHO makes them look even cuter, sort of like how the Japanese draw their anime characters, with the flash sparkle and everything.

I did this on my favorite pic of Gandalf, and you can see what I mean.

It was with a far more expensive camera (an f/1.8 aperture lens), but the principle is the same...you just might have to take a few more shots until you get what you want. Remember, unlike the good old days of film...pictures are free now!

 

[Erithacus]

Nice pic and nice camera.