The DeadTaco Portfolio

EDIT:  See note at bottom

I recently purchased Canon’s latest Digital SLR, the Canon T1i.  After i give it a heavy workout, I’ll post a full review here in the next day or two.  So far I’m loving this camera, and it has definitely lived up to my expectations.   I took it out yesterday for some test shots, but the conditions were pretty frustrating to get decent photos.  The area had overcast clouds, and the sun kept coming and going.  I’d get the shutter and aperature set, and then the lighting would change, making it tough to get the settings where I wanted them.

Here's a shot from yesterday's test run. Not the greatest since there's little color and it was incredibly windy (blurred slightly), but you can still check out the resolution. Click for a full 15 megapixel view.

My next post will be a dedicated page with full resolution photos as well as the review.  Stay tuned!

EDIT: I took extensive photos yesterday, but we were having 30 to 40 mile-per-hour winds, which made the conditions even worse than the day before.  No matter how hard I tried to keep the camera steady, I had to fight the wind blowing my target subject, my camera (even on the tripod), and myself.  These pictures do not do the camera justice, as they appear blurred when it wasn’t the camera’s fault.

Here’s a good sample – this bee was blowing around so much that it was nearly impossible to get a focused shot.  I’m also including a half-resolution cloud shot to show the contrasting of the sensor.

Click for full resolution image

Half-resolution clouds - Contrast Example

Today is supposed to be a relatively calm day with no clouds, so I’ll try to get some better shots to show.  If you have any requests of shot types you’d like to see, let me know and I’ll see what I can do on my next photo shoot.