How to use your Nikon D7000

Here is a tutorial on how to use your Nikon D7000.  This two-part series will show you how all of the buttons, menus, and other functions come together and how to set up the camera for ideal shooting.



Here is another good instructional video for your Camera.

How to Clean Your Camera Lens

In this video tutorial, learn how to clean the lens of your SLR camera like a pro. With a clean lens you will be able to take crystal clear photos and avoid any blur or unwanted blemishes. So, follow this step by step and keep your camera in top shape. You will save yourself tons of editing time if you just keep a tidy lens.


You will get the best images possible if you learn to maintain your camera and keep the lens clean.

Cameras of Kilimanjaro - Book Review

Cameras of Kilimanjaro is a 104 page hard back book containing a collection of photos taken by the porters and guides who work on Kilimanjaro.   The fact that the photos have been taken by the people who earn a living on the mountain makes this book very different from other publications.  Photographs of Kilimanjaro usually depict a tourist triumphantly standing on the top of Africa or some beautiful scene looking out over the cloud base to the Indian Ocean, but this book is a lot more personal and gives a great photographic insight into the lives of those who work on the mountain.

Climbing Kilimanjaro is a once in a lifetime experience, and it's not as expensive as you might think.  Visit Lava Expeditions for a quote on your climb Kilimanjaro costs - you may well be on your way to the top of the world!

 

Canon A3300 IS Review

Canon continues to update their popular and affordable 'A series' line of compact digital cameras, with the latest addition being the A3300 IS. Holding the top spot in this lineup, the A3300 IS boasts some very appealing features, while still carrying an affordable price tag of just $180.

Steve's Digicams have just put the finishing touches on their review of the A3300 IS.

This unit is also style savvy, with 5 body color choice options (Pink, Blue, Black, Red and Silver), allowing you to match the A3300 with your favorite outfit or handbag.

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Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Features:

• 16-Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CCD imaging sensor
• DIGIC III image processor
• 5x optical zoom lens with a 35mm film equivalent range of 28-140mm
• Optical Image Stabilization
• 3.0-inch, 230,000 dot LCD screen
• 15 - 1/1600 sec. total shutter range
• ISO 80-1600
• Smart Auto shooting mode
• Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB
• Face Detection Self-Timer
• Intelligent Contrast Correction
• Low-Light shooting mode
• New Discreet and Live View Control modes
• PictBridge/Exif Print
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery pack (230 shot battery life)
• SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot (Eye-Fi compliant)

Continue reading Canon A3300 IS Review at Steve's Digicams.

Modern cameras

It's a "For Professional" camera that uses E-mount lenses and has a Super-35-sized CMOS sensor. This "NXCAM" HD camcorder under development will be equipped with a Super-35mm equivalent sensor, a widely used film stock size in the film industry that is perfectly designed for capturing motion picture.

The 6 best photo editors for Mac

You might think image editors such as Photoshop are the be-all and end-all of digital photography. But the more photos you take, the more the issue of organization rears its head.

You can file away a small amount of photos in named folders and be reasonably sure of being able to find them again. But when you run into thousands, filing problems take on a new dimension. This has led to a new type of all-in-one photo cataloging and editing app, with iPhoto at one end of the spectrum and Aperture at the other.

Here are the six best Photo Organizers/Editors for the Mac:

• Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
• Adobe Photoshop CS5
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.3
• Apple iPhoto '11
• Apple Aperture 3.1
• Google Picasa 3.8

Continue reading... http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/6-best-photo-editors-and-organisers-for-os-x-939384#ixzz1IljM0HYw

Spring Sky

Spring Sky
Originally uploaded by Rick Blythe.
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Here's a photo I took today that I was pleased with. It's a rural road in southern Canada on April 2, 2011.

My Canon G10 really pulled in those blue skies. I hardly did anything in post processing - added a little contrast is all. I love my G10. You can't get it any more but you can get the newer G12.

My wife was with me with her Nikon D90. I haven't seen if she got this same shot yet, but if she did I'll post a link to hers as well here.

Again, not a spectacular shot, but there is something about it I find pleasing.