Ankaerith

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I really like this picture. This is straight out of my camera.

Tags: nikon d90, nottech, photo 1

I've enrolled in a night class at the local community college. From a strictly academic stand point, Photo 1 might not have been the best choice. Shockingly, I do know about things like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and depth of field. What Photo 1 is doing, is making me go out and shoot, and shoot manual. An unfortunate side effect of this is I'm rapidly filling up my file server with an enormous number of pictures. Because it is an intro class, the critique is rather restrained; I'd enjoy a bit more rigorous exposure bashing. I'll post a few of the best shots from each assignment. I'd welcome and appreciate any comments—good or bad.

All pictures are shot 100% manually; no post production work is allowed (not even cropping). These pictures are straight out of the camera. Assignment one was to shoot a single object at a single focal length from a variety of angles. Meet my fire hydrant; we became quite good pals. Click for larger versions.

See the rest.

Tags: nikon d90, nottech, photo 1
Current Mood: accomplished

I won't subject you to any more of these for a while. I'm a bit disappointed in these pictures actually, but I couldn't bring myself to down another shot of espresso tonight just for a retake.

Tags: espresso, nikon d90, nottech

You can't buy espresso in a supermarket. It doesn't come from a bag; you can't press it, siphon it, steep it, or brew it.

It's extracted by forcing one to two ounces of 200 degree water under 9 bar of pressure through 14-18g of finely ground beans in 25 to 30 seconds. It's topped with crema, a melange of CO₂, oils, coffee solids, and other goodness, a bit reminiscent of freshly poured Guinness.

The four Ms of espresso: Miscela, Macinacaffe, Macchina, Mano (coffee blend, grinder, machine, barista)



Caffeine Extractinator	Naked Portafilter—scandalous


tiger flecked crema	rosetta? apple? ...not quite sure

After taking my old espresso machine to work; I've become the unofficial office barista. I was pulling shots for the president and two VPs last week. I feel I deserve a raise for taking on additional responsibilities.

If you pass through LA, swing by for an espresso; it's much more satisfying to make coffee for others.

Tags: cappuccino, espresso, latte art, nikon d90, nottech

No, that's not her actual name, apt though it is. And I'm not here to talk about the Fuzzy Cat today. I'm here to discuss the Nikon D90. A magical, mystical, and wondrous device that has captured Fuzzy Cat in all her fluffy glory.

105mm, F5.6, 0.4s	105mm, F5.6, 1/60s, flash	18mm, F5, 1/3s

18mm, F5, 0.2s	18mm, F5, 0.25s	35mm, F5, 1/6s

This isn't going to be a technical review, if you want the nitty gritty details of how the D90 performs, its features and what not, ask the oracle of google. I'm going to simply tell you what I like about it.

The Good	The Bad
It's a Nikon It takes great pictures It's attractive It has a beautiful 3" LCD (the same as the $8000 D3X) It can shoot HD video It's fast, nearly 5 FPS continuous shooting It makes me never want to touch a point-n-shoot again It supports GPS for geotagging It can shoot RAW(NEF)+JPG Fine	It encourages excessive spending on glass NEF+JPG eats SD cards I look a bit like the borg with this thing stuck to my eye all day It makes me never want to touch a point-n-shoot again It's not a full frame sensor¹ It doesn't fit in my back pocket

My Kit:

¹ What's wrong with dreaming of a sub-$1000 DSLR body with a 35mm sensor?

Tags: fuzzy cat, nikon d90