This year for Natalie's birthday I decided to get her a new camera. About a week ago I was looking online and tried to decide which one to get her. I thought I had made a decision with the Nikon D3200 but my uncle e-mailed me and told me to get the D5100 instead. I followed his advice and got the camera in the mail Monday afternoon.
Natalie's birthday is still five weeks away. I was going to hide the camera in the safe but the box was big and I would have had to move a lot of things around. So I told Adri to ask Natalie if she wants to wait until her birthday. Natalie walked in the room and without it being wrapped, "surprise".
The next day I decided we should all go up South Mountain to try this thing out. So yesterday after work we made the drive up the mountain and took some pictures. I have to say, this camera was quite the upgrade from my Canon S3IS. It's fast, the pictures are really sharp, and it was a really good investment. But don't take my word for it, look at the pictures below.
2 comments:
Joe, the photos are superb! There are only a few places where I would recommend some small adjustments and the use of fill flash. Still, for a 'newbie' you are off to a good start!I'm flattered to see you liked my suggestion as to camera choice.
Makes me want a newer Nikon now!
As for that Arizona sundown, it's very hard to catch that perfect moment with a spur-of-the-moment shot. Two minutes too late makes a huge diff as you noted. You have to be in place and ready to start shooting several exposures every few seconds then choose the best out of all.
I recommend a good photo editor by Adobe (Lightroom is one), but even before that, I would first invest in a decent tripod. They can make a world of difference and can record some pretty awesome shots in low-light shots or moonlit nights.
Email me if you care to hear my suggestions.
Uncle Mike
Thanks Uncle Mike. The camera was an excellent suggestion. I would always prefer to listen to someone that knows what they are doing. My last camera was alright but not as good as a dslr. I bought it just for the 12X opitical zoom though not knowing any better. Made a far better decision this time.
I have a nice tripod I just need to find the square that connects to the camera. Somehow it got misplaced.
The sunset pictures I was battle Natalie for the camera. She wanted to get her shots, I wanted to get my cactus.
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