Digital Camera Fiend - A Camera Review

Sandy Hook Sanderling, originally uploaded by *foxy_k*.

Amazing detail captured and a wonderful example of bird photography. Note the tiny specs of water drops suspended in mid-air.

This photo was shot with a Nikon D200, a semi-professional digital SLR camera.

It’s magnesium alloy body, 1/8000 shutter speed and medley of other features make it a truly remarkable piece of equipment.

Retailing for more than $1,000, the operator who used it to take this shot is probably very serious about photography–and it shows in this stellar capture.

Derek Jeter, originally uploaded by _mentat.

This photo, taken with a Nikon D80, is the stuff classic sports photography is made of. It seems like an intimate capture of one of the game’s marque players.

He is projected as alone and isolated on the field–a clever framing by the photographer–because in actuality, the photo was probably taken as he was warming up for his turn at the plate.

Might look even better in black and white.

Bowls of Color, originally uploaded by sportyjac22.

This is the first personal photo of my own that I have posted to this blog. It was taken on a rainy monsoon day in a covered market in Mysore, India.

There was a Lonely Planet India book cover that was very similar to this photo. I was lucky to get there while the rangoli, or colored chalk, was still in its perfect mound form.

Bazaars and covered markets are a photographer’s dream: all the colors, sites, sounds, and humanity and you don’t know where to point your camera first.

shott-maxim, originally uploaded by danny bird.

A brilliant piece of fashion photography. There was much work behind this shot. When asked how he accomplished this photo, the photographer had this to say:

“Just threw it in the air - lucky shot i guess…No just kidding - jacket is suspended - velvet background - fishing line retouched out.”

The lighting and shadow is exquisite as well.

Boathouses, originally uploaded by Secretsamba.

This serene photo, taken with a Nikon D80, is a perfect example of how to capture the mirror-like quality of water.

The dark vegetation contrasts nicely with the starkness of the boat houses.

The photographer claims to have not used any photo-enhancing software (Photoshop, Capture NX, etc.). Most photo software is capable of mimicking the reflective nature of water–but if you’re a purist like me a natural shot with little or no “photoshopping” is much more stunning.

lost in the fog, originally uploaded by AraiGordai.

This photo looks as though it belongs to a poetry book.

I love the quiet beauty of this shot….the soft mist, the barefoot female character in a dainty dress, the picturesque country road.

It’s also an interesting study in the contrast between “beauty” and the “beast” or “man” versus “wild”.

Taken with a Panasonic DMC FZ20 digital camera.

Bicycles are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. I love their gentle geometry. There’s something nostalgic about a bicycle as well, whether it’s a beaten-up vintage model resting on an urban street corner, or my personal favorite…a shiny new beach cruiser.

Well-placed cruiser bikes, like the several as we see in the top photo, can make a photo come alive.

Darkfield, originally uploaded by Strobe2go.

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don’t shoot, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Talk about an interesting juxtaposition. This photo, taken by Brazilian photographer Tatiana Cardeal, is part of a brilliant set which chronicles a youth outreach program called Afroreggae. Members of the program are performing at a meeting inside the headquarters of the Rio de Janeiro military police.

The slums or favelas of Rio de Janeiro are some of the most dangerous, crime-ridden neighborhoods in the world. This particular Afroreggae event was an attempt to bridge policemen and the favela people. I think the picture says it all.

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