Happy New Year!

No picture today. Enjoy 2009.

Wooden Deck at Local Park

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German Restaurant for Lunch

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Fun Time at the Park

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Merry Christmas!

I thank God for the gifts of my faith and His forgiveness through the life, death, and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ.

Christmas Eve Dinner

Mmmmmmm...tasty.

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Dark Driving

No, I was not driving the car!

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Double Picture Day

I like a couple of photos from today. Here is one of the star atop my Christmas Tree.
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I also got this out of focus frame of my daughter.
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Smoky Kitchen

Early morning sun through a window + smoking bacon for breakfast = interesting picture.

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Messy Table at School

I have a couple of tables at the front of my classroom that hold lab materials. They tend to get messy real quick.

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The First Image

One of the very first images taken with the D30. Nothing special.

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The Lens

Click here to read an analysis of the Canon 50 mm f/1.8 II lens. Inexpensive (goes with the whole theme of the experiment), good optical quality, mediocre build quality. It's a little longer than I would like for this experiment, but I already own it. Plus, should the rig be destroyed/lost, $90 to replace the lens isn't too big of a deal. L glass on the other hand...ouch.

The Camera

Click here to read the October 2000 Digital Photography Review of the Canon EOS-D30 to learn more.

Quick facts

• Canon's first "home grown" digital SLR
• 22.0 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor
  
• 10.1 micron pixels
• 2160 x 1440 pixels
• 12 bits per pixel
• original price: $3000 US
  

Introduction

I just bought a used Canon D30 from KEH. I want a camera with full creative control that I don't care much about (if I drop it in a lake, then no big deal). The idea is that I will carry it with me at all times (not something I would do with my nice equipment). I hope to post a picture a day starting 1 January 2009. We'll see how long that lasts. I'm not a professional photographer...just a photo geek looking to motivate myself.