Monthly Archives: February 2008

Commentary, Equipment, Technique

Pssst… I’m not the only photographer in the family

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That’s right, my brother Richard Mitchell is also a serious photographer. As a matter of fact, his switch to digital is a big part of what rekindled my serious interest in photography a few years back.

While we share some photographic interests (landscape photography, for example), we also pursue some different subjects. For example, he has done significant portrait work – I have barely touched that aspect of photography, doing only a very small number of informal shots of friends and family. In addition, having a son who is a serious gymnast, he has a lot of experience photographing that sort of sport. He has posted an interesting and useful report and how-to on this topic at his blog.

(When I see some of the lenses he uses and the prices of this gear, I think I’m glad I do landscape! :-)

Equipment

The Megapixel Race and the Cost of Storage

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From time to time I read that some people bemoan the increase in DSLR photosite density (e.g. – “number of megapixels”) because “it will cost so much to store all the data.”

While there could be other reasons to be less than excited by increases in megapixel count beyond a certain point – especially for certain kinds of photography – this “reason” seems very strange to me. A few examples of why…

Today I saw a 32GB compact flash memory card on sale for $135*. It wasn’t that long ago that people were paying this much for 1 GB of flash memory. 32x the memory for the same price in a couple of years? Wow.

I recently purchased a new external hard drive. This 750 GB hard drive cost a bit more than $150. Again, it wasn’t that long ago that we were paying this much for a drives with only one quarter the capacity… and 1 TB drives at this price are just around the corner.

*Oops. I originally made an error and typed “$35” for the price of the 32GB card instead of $135. Now that price would have been truly remarkable. Sorry if I got your hopes up – you’ll probably have to wait a year to see them at that price. :-)

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.

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Espresso Vivace, Afternoon

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Espresso Vivace, Afternoon
Espresso Vivace, Afternoon. Seattle, Washington. January 1, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

This local espresso shop is located in Seattle near Broadway in an area where my son works. Hint: They make the best cappuccino I’ve ever had. The place was hopping on this New Years Day afternoon, since quite a few people were apparently getting a rather late start on their day. (Unfortunately, this particular location may be in the path of some new Seattle transit construction.)

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