Thursday, December 28, 2006
PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUN DECKS 
Sun decks and pool of the Norwegian Dawn. Photo © Jim Doty Jr.
A balmy day in the Caribbean and people are soaking up the sun. to continue, use the page links to the right
In order to capture the full sweep of the deck area, I used a full frame fisheye lens. This accounts for the bowing of straight lines since fisheye lenses are non-rectilinear. The diagonal field of view is 180 degrees, giving this lens a very wide sweep. Canon 5D. Canon EF 15mm lens.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Ahhh! CHRISTMAS! 
Santa and children. Photo © Jim Doty Jr.
Ahhh! Christmas! I was strolling through a local mall when I found - to my great surprise - Santa! (I could tell who he was by the name on his belt.) He was visiting with two adorable children. They chatted and I took pictures. (The mother gave me permission to use this photo on my web site.) I visited with Santa later in the day. He cut his beard down to 1/4 inch in length the day after last Christmas, and he has been letting it grow ever since. Hmmmm. I didn't know Santa cut his beard. The things they don't teach you in school. Live and learn. I hope you enjoy the Christams season as much as I do. Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 08, 2006
CHRISTMAS GIFT RECOMMENDATIONS It is the time of year that I get asked a lot of questions from people who are buying gifts for the photographers, or from photographers wanting to drop hints. (In this post, "photographer" means anyone who likes to take pictures.) "What is the best book for . . . ?" "What are the best point and shoot cameras?" "Is there any really good image editing software for less than $100?" Many of those questions are answered in the December posts here. Happy Gift Giving.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Pentax K100D 
The Pentax K100D may be the camera you are looking for if you want to go digital with an entry level SLR and have Pentax KAF2, KAF, and KA mount lenses (K mount lenses work with limited funtionality). DP Review just published a full review of the K100D and gave it a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED rating, their highest. Image quality is significantly improved over the Pentax *st DS, is better than the Nikon D50 and very close to the Canon Rebel XT (350D). Read the full review for more details.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
A SATIRE ON PHOTO SHARING WEB SITES There are a lot of sites where photos are posted for critiques from other site members. Mike Johnston posted a deliciously satirical spoof of these sites at his blog, The Online Photographer. Enjoy!
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