Manila Bay The Third part

I realise after having seen my two previous HDR Images, it probably tends to leave one expecting a similar level of calibre from any following images, not exactly the wisest of my decisions in my attempt to impress with my photography lol. However despite that I did manage to pull out a couple more Images that I was particularly happy with that didnt require the processing and time spent in putting together an HDR Image.

This first one is my particular fave from the following batch.

It was taken from the very same boat as my original HDR as the sun was begining to set producing a beautiful oportunity for some sillhouwhettes. However unfortunately it was rather cloudy and the beautifull sunset I had been expecting promtly dissapeared behind a clump of clouds choosing to reside just over the horizon, ruining that moment of perfect light where the sun just about direclty shines through the boat giving me the perfect Image. But as is life and ESPECIALLY photography, you dont really quite get what you want.

As for the following images most were taken earlier in the day, I'm particularly happy with the one with the sea as a backdrop. I was quite pleased to see the way the sea reacted in the background as an out of focus subject creating some nice circular reflections. I'm not sure if it was because of the distance between my subject, the lens and the sea behind the subject, or weather the position of the sun had anything to do with the way it was beautifully reflecting back into my camera but further experimentation will certainly be on my list of things to investigate.

Now before I continue yammering on and put you all to sleep here are the remaining pictures:

Enjoy!

also I'm to lazy to continue to translate this into spanish xD I'm sure google translate will do an amazing job though :D

More on India

As usual the full gallery of India pictures are available here
and my entire collection of images available here

An important Difference! Canon Eos 350D/400D vs Canon 30D/40D

For today's blog post i thought i would outline a crucially important difference between the Canon Eos 350D and its predecessor the 400D range of DSLR's and the Canon Eos 30D and its own predecessor the 40D. When i was first getting into SLR's and DSLR's I made the grave mistake of opting for a 350D when I had the option of getting a 30D ( i wanted to save the difference for my ultimate upgrade to a 5D), thinking that the only real difference between the camera was autofocus points, size, speed, and Megapixel count. Little did I know (and a few review sites forgot to mention) that there was indeed an extremly vital importance between the two Camera ranges, very much in the same way that the difference between the 5D and its younger cousins is that it has a full frame chip, as opossed to a cropped one. The important jump from the entry level Dslr's to the 30/40D is that the Entry level camera's do not possess a shutter! Yes thats right, they lack a shutter. Now if you are wondering how the heck does it take the pictures, well the entry level cameras, instead of having a real shutter installed, they emulate the effect of a shutter by quickly activating parts of the sensor chip to simulate as if it was a shutter going past recording the image bit by bit. Now if you dont know the effect that this has on your image, think about when you turn your tv on, particularly the old projector tv's theres always a moment of static/noise before you get a clear image. In the same way that as a camera chip is activated it creates a certain ammount of digital noise which is of course shown in the picture. The advantage of having a real shutter is that the chip is always on, so the initial static has already dispersed and the chip simply records the light that is let thru by the shutter. :)

Just a little bit of random camera knowledge for all those looking to invest or upgrade in a DSLR, or who simply just didnt know. and for those who were eagerly hoping for some images to be put up today, dont worry this is not the last post of the day, i will have some up (hopefully) by the end of today so just keep checking back, or just suscribe to my RSS and be notified! :D (the atom feed is available at the bottom of the page...should really set up an anchor link for that)

Last post of 2007!

I would just like to wish you all a Happy new year! Although its still 2007 here in Spain, im sure there are parts of the world who have already joyously entered the new year. Now most people take a moment to reflect on the year past, and build resolutions to 2008. Considering my horrible memory ive decided to skip the first part, and gone straight to resolutions and plans for 2008 :).

2008 im hoping, is going to be a hot year for me, lots to look forward to:

- To begin with there are my University placements set to occur sometime in march/april/may (theres a seminar first week of january with those details) during which im hoping to get a job either working in the fields of photography or film (also preferably more than just making coffee)
- Summer aswell looks to be busy as im hoping to work aswell, again either in film or photography
- Pandamonium Arts is possibly looking to come under new management (not really but i am planning to remodel and expand it beyond just a blog, and possibly relocate and rename it, since after much consideration im beggining to think its too long a name to remember....suggestions are very much appreciated :) (that comment box down there is there for a reason!)....also a panda is too difficult to draw XD)
- This also means i'm going to have to get on the ball with Dreamweaver if im hoping to design the site myself :)

So as you can see, on the whole, got quite a few things already planned out at least until the summer ends, dont worry though despite my upcomming busy schedule i will find a way to continuosly make time to update my blog (and perhaps expand my audience).

Also on two last final notes, any visitors looking for advertising space on the site or who wish to use any of my work in any commercial settings please do not hesitate to contact me :)

And finally, to end the year ive decided to change the images im uploading, instead of the usual Diwali photos that im sure youve all been getting bored of, i have decided to upload some portraits from a birthday I attended last night.

as usual Enjoy! :)