http://www.davidcelis.com Daily photography from A-Z Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:28:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello, all. No local camera shops in Orlando do simple servicing of DSLRs so, unfortunately, I will have to ship my camera off to Nikon. The process of shipping it off, them cleaning it, and me getting it back could take anywhere from about 10-14 business days. So I guess ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/27/brief-update/ I hate to have to do this, but I need to put the site on hold for a little while. I'm not sure how long it'll be (not more than a week or two). My camera is having problems and I need to have it serviced. If I can't find ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/22/on-hold/ Just a brief entry today due to poor timing on my part. I just want to quickly show the benefits of a good angle, which is somewhat embodied in the image to the left. I believe it is safe to say that this shot is more interesting than a shot ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/21/of-angels-and-angles/ Today, I bring you what has been called by many (meaning one friend) a "thrilling discussion on depth of field." Let's begin. The aperture size used for this picture was ƒ/5.6, which is a relatively large aperture size, hence the small depth of field. This, by the way, is one of ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/20/thrilling-discusson-on-dof/ I caught this little guy clinging to a tree by the lake. Luckily I had my 70-300mm lens so I could grab a shot without getting to close and sending the gecko scurrying away. This is another instance where I got a little ahead of myself and payed less attention ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/19/just-hangin-out-you/ This is a portrait of one of my friends when I was in the midst of a college search. She is sitting in front of the Sarasota Bay looking very depressed indeed. When I recently asked her why she looks sad, she responded with, "Cause my hair is ugly." It ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/18/by-the-sea/ Today, I have more homework to do than I usually do. Coupled with that, 'tis the season for midterms. Due to these time constraints, I present to you a cropped entry featuring examples of bad crops.On this week's "What the Crop?" we look at bad crops of nature's best: prettyful ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/17/what-the-crop/ Exposure: 1/5000 sec Aperture: f/3.5 Focal Length: 28 mm ISO Speed: 200 I'm going to try something a little different today and do a comparison between two shots of the same thing. The comparison shot is.... a chapel! As you can see, this first shot has a lot of sunlight at the top of the picture; there ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/16/a-tale-of-two-chapels/ This shot is actually a bit old (I took it several years ago) but I thought I'd put it up due to it being one of my personal favorites thus far. I shot this rhododendron (I hope that's what it is) prior to one of my cousin's weddings in Boston ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/15/white-flower/ I caught a shot of this heron (I hope that's what it is; maybe a crane?) while walking to the campus center to grab lunch. It was just sitting on the post posing, ready for its closeup. One thing I wish I knew was what type of bird this is, ... http://www.davidcelis.com/2008/03/14/bird-on-a-dock/