so here we are at the end of technology challenge : )
Seeker, Gordon and I decided to deviate from our usual equipment and use more inexpensive cameras to see if it really makes a big difference.
luckily for us, that challenge didnt have any stringent technical requirements like 'stopped motion' or 'macro' .. it was a general shot. and i woould probably have reservations entering a technical challenge like one of those with this camera, compared to another. nonetheless, it can still take a great shot under the right circumstances : ) ..
I will talk about my own shot, the others can add their own info as desired.
the main things that i really tried to look out for were:
- providing enough light so the small ccd could expose with minimal noise
-sharpest focus/lack of camera shake i could get
-filling the frame with the subject (you dont wanna do too much cropping, downsampling with lower pixel counts)
These are the OUTTAKES THAT I DIDNT SUBMIT. Note that the first 4 images in the folder were shot with my Olympus E-10. The rest were with a 1.3 mpx Powershot A10. $199 last year from State Street Direct : ) ..
I was torn between the astronaut and the engine but went with the spaceman. Surprisingly, the pic ended up in the top 20% showing that the camera quality didnt detract from people's response to the image, given the previous considerations were carefully met. (believe me, you have to work hard but that's good for you!)
I hope this encourages people with lower priced cams with fewer controls to feel more optimistic about the potential in their hardware.
As some famous photographer said "find a great subject and 90% of your work is done".
* This message has been edited by the author on 11/25/2002 11:56:41 AM.
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