The D30 Experiment

Face in Cloud?

2009-01-30T22:29:00.000-05:00

ISO 400
f/5.6
1/4000

Foggy Tree

2009-01-27T20:21:00.001-05:00

ISO 400
f/5.6
1/400

Frozen Playground Slide

2009-01-22T20:20:00.002-05:00

ISO 200
f/2.8
1/320

Gold Chain

2009-01-19T21:32:00.002-05:00

ISO 200
f/2.8
1/400

Scottish Highland Games

2009-01-17T20:45:00.001-05:00

ISO 200
f/4.0
1/1000

Sierra

2009-01-16T17:29:00.002-05:00

ISO 200
f/4.0
1/1000

Morning Clouds

2009-01-15T22:38:00.001-05:00

I'm getting more interested in trying "freaky" Lightroom processing.

Straight from camera:

ISO 200
f/4.0
1/160

After Lightroom processing:

Interesting Lightroom Effect

2009-01-14T21:32:00.001-05:00

Straight from camera:

ISO 200
f/4.0
1/1600

After Lightroom processing:

Exposure: -2.2
Fill light: 100
Blacks: 100
Brightness: +114
Clarity: +100

Moonrise

2009-01-11T22:40:00.000-05:00

ISO 800
f/2.5
1/10

Ironwork

2009-01-10T20:03:00.001-05:00

ISO 100
f/3.5
1/200

Cooking With Fire

2009-01-08T19:44:00.002-05:00

ISO 800
f/8
1/2

Clouds

2009-01-07T19:40:00.003-05:00

ISO 100
f/4
1/160

Sunset Flight

2009-01-06T21:58:00.001-05:00

ISO 400
f/16
1/400

Self Portrait

2009-01-04T23:03:00.003-05:00

ISO 800
f/1.8
1/20

Dirt Princess

2009-01-03T20:02:00.004-05:00

ISO 100
f/4.0
1/500

Ghosts in the Backyard

2009-01-02T22:03:00.003-05:00

ISO 100
f/1.8
30 s

Streetlamp

2009-01-01T21:44:00.002-05:00

ISO 800
f/2.5
1/30

Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T23:39:00.001-05:00

No picture today. Enjoy 2009.

Wooden Deck at Local Park

2008-12-30T19:26:00.004-05:00

ISO 100
f/4.0
1/640

German Restaurant for Lunch

2008-12-29T22:45:00.005-05:00

ISO 400
f/1.8
1/20

Fun Time at the Park

2008-12-27T21:21:00.006-05:00

ISO 400
f/1.8
1/1250

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T21:32:00.002-05:00

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

2008-12-24T23:02:00.005-05:00

Mmmmmmm...tasty.

ISO 400
f/5.6
1/50

Dark Driving

2008-12-23T22:06:00.005-05:00

No, I was not driving the car!

ISO 1600
f/1.8
1/30

Double Picture Day

2008-12-22T20:00:00.007-05:00

I like a couple of photos from today. Here is one of the star atop my Christmas Tree.
ISO 400
f/3.5
1/250

I also got this out of focus frame of my daughter.
ISO 400
f/2.5
1/40

Smoky Kitchen

2008-12-20T22:21:00.016-05:00

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

ISO 100
f/4.5
1/40

Messy Table at School

2008-12-19T21:49:00.004-05:00

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

ISO 100
f/1.8
1/60

The First Image

2008-12-18T21:45:00.007-05:00

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

ISO 100
f/3.5
1/100

The Lens

2008-12-17T17:53:00.003-05:00

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

2008-12-16T18:15:00.004-05:00

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

2008-12-15T18:20:00.003-05:00

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.