Next Level Pictures + Phantom Flex Camera + Brooklyn = Amazing
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Rick, Tim and Andrew, took the trip of a lifetime: 11 countries in 44 days. They recorded their travels, and cut it down in to three one minute videos…
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I was browsing through Vincent Laforet’s blog today, and stumbled across this video… All I can say is… Whoa.
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This past Wednesday, John Mayer played at Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood in Atlanta. I took a friend and we had a blast. The show was great and the seats were too! Owl City was the opening act and they sure did get things started out right. More after the break!
Aquarium »
So I went to the Georgia Aquarium last Sunday with a few friends. I took the 7D with me to play around with it since I haven’t had much time to shoot and I figured it would give me a chance to test out it’s low light capabilities, metering, and its revolutionary new autofocus system. Of the about 150 pictures I took, I particularly like these two… more to come soon when I get some time! Hit the jump for more!
Guess Who’s Back, Back Again, Jason’s Back With a Brand New Friend »
So I got my new Canon 7D on Sunday, and boy o’ boy is it SUH-WEET. FINALLY Canon got with it and released a worthy competitor to Nikon’s DXXX (D200, D300, etc) line. Not to say that the Canon Rebels, and the XXD aren’t great cameras, because they are. But for the longest time Canon was missing a real heavyweight APS-C sensor D-SLR in that gap between their XXD (40D, 50D, etc) line and the venerable full frame 5D/5DMkII. A gap that Nikon reigned supreme in. I am a firm believer that the camera does not make the photographer, and if you don’t understand why then you should probably turn over all of your photo gear to me and take up something else… Fishing, perhaps?
This is not to say that I do not drool over the latest and greatest technology in the world of photography. I’ve always been a gadget freak, and I will be the first to admit that I am a gear head when it comes to photography equipment. But I WILL NOT entertain the Nikon vs Canon fanboy arguments. They are ridiculous. People that think otherwise aren’t worth wasting my time or breath. This being said, both camps have their advantages and disadvantages, some of which are objective, but most of which are subjective.
For instance, for a while it was pretty well observed that the CMOS sensor that Canon employed was superior in its low light performance (evidence of this fact is clearly observed by the recent shift away from CCD sensors and towards CMOS sensors in today’s D-SLR race to higher ISO levels). However, things like ergonomics and menu systems are all subject to the particular photographer’s preferences. I myself prefer the Canon feel and menu system, however I appreciate some of the ergonomics and intricacies of the Nikons as well. I just constantly found myself contorting my hands to operate the Nikon D-SLR’s. Some people don’t feel this way. Hit the jump for more thoughts on the great Canon-Nikon debate and the Canon 7D…
McKesson »
Well, it’s official! I have a job! I’m very grateful for it, and am one of the lucky few college graduates to have gotten a job in these tough economic times. I’m working for Mckesson’s Enterprise Imaging Group. The Enterprise Imaging Group is the business unit that helps digitize all of the medical records to help physicians offices and hospitals take their organizations’ medical records paperless.
McKesson is over 175 years old, and they are the largest pharmaceutical distributor in North America. They are also the nation’s largest health care IT company. For more info click here.
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I’m a bit late on this post… I guess that’s fitting, considering I was a bit late on graduating as well. But, I finally did it. Five years, four jobs, three residences, two majors, and one diploma later, I’ve finally joined the ranks of alumni at the oldest state-chartered university in the United States. And, man, it feels good. I just wish I had a job lined up…
My friend Kai took some pictures for me during the graduation commencement ceremony, after the ceremony, and took some graduation photos for me as well. He should be giving me the digital ‘negatives,’ if you will, and I will try to get a few of my favorite shots up on the blog. In the mean time, he has processed and uploaded a few of them to his online portfolio, so here are a few of his favorite shots he took for my graduation; all images are copyright 2009 Kai Xu. Hit the jump for my reflection on my time spent at UGA.
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