Hi gang! I just returned from a whirlwind tour of Italy. I barely had any internet access for the past 10 days (though I did manage to enter the Free Study). What'd I miss?
Naturally, the 2Gb Lexar card that I've used for months without a problem was dead on arrival, so I was "limited" to about 350 shots a day using smaller cards and downloading to a laptop. I haven't gone through everything yet, but HERE are some of my initial favorites.
I was so hoping for an Ancient Ruins challenge last week, but it didn't happen. ;-)
I see the jet lag did you in - forgot how to make a link huh?
Geez - let you out of our sight for just a little bit and now we have to retrain you!
(I'll retrain you to do ALL your editing crooked so you will be out of the competition around these parts)
welcome home scalvert! Looks like you had a nice time. Didnt know you had such animal magnetism ;p. I love the vatican museum stairs. Almost makes me dizzy
Yep, jet lag is taking its toll... the link should work now (and I'm going to sleep).
Neil, these were all taken with the 350XT and either the kit lens or the Tamron 28-75mm. I pounced on the Dell promotion the instant I saw it, so mine was probably among the first to ship. The lower noise was a big help on this trip- the low-light interior shots were taken handheld at ISO 800.
You have one photo that looked startlingly familiar.... :D
That's no accident, Andi... your shot has been among my favorites for a while, and I wanted to try it myself. My nephew suggested a photo of the staircase the night before and I showed him yours as a great example. Unfortunately I was there on a national holiday, the day after the new pope's first Mass, and on a Monday (when most other museums are closed), so the place was PACKED! An empty staircase would have required devine intervention.
That's no accident, Andi... your shot has been among my favorites for a while, and I wanted to try it myself.
I'm very flattered! That's the first time I know of that anyone has ever tried to emulate one of my shots- which I of course, emulated from elsewhere too ;)
Now if I could only get the rest of my portfolio to look more like yours.... hee hee!
Good to have you back, and thanks for sharing some (what... 2%) of your photos? *s*
I have been to most of those places and really appreciate the trip down memory lane.
Glad you had a good time and lots of photos to keep your memories alive.
A lot of carping in the forums but one important thing -- D&L added a Lens database. Works kinda like where you list your cameras. Pretty cool. Check it out. Start by going to My Preferences and inputing your lens collection, then you can indicate which was used whenever you upload a photo.
