Monthly Archives: August 2008

Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Ocean & Coast, Photographs: Wildlife

Three Pelicans in Flight

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Three Pelicans in Flight

Three Pelicans in Flight. Near Pismo Beach, California. July 20, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Three pelicans pass by near the shoreline at Pismo Beach, California.

I’m going to have to come with more creative titles… I have another photo from this past weekend of, you guessed it, “three pelicans in flight” – though the newer shot was made at Point Lobos.

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Site News

New ‘Active Discussions’ Page

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I have added a new “active discussion list” page to my G Dan Mitchell | Photography blog. Click on Active Discussions in the tab bar at the top of the page to quickly find, read, and comment on topics I’ve posted about. (Join the site to contribute your comments and questions.)

I have removed the link to the experimental forum that I added to this site a few months ago. I’ll keep the forum site active for now and continue to monitor it for new posts, but I think that the blog’s built-in discussion feature will be more effective and convenient.

Thanks!

Dan

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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Commentary, Equipment

Canon 50D Announced: Competition is a Good Thing

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News of Canon’s announcement of the new EOS 5D cropped sensor mid-range DSLR is all over the web today – well, at least all over the photographic portion of the web. The new body updates the X0D line from the recent 40D, primarily by updating the 1.6x cropped sensor to 15 megapixels. According to Canon this was done while increasing the performance at high ISOs, keeping the burst rate almost the same as that of the 40D, and maintaining image quality by the use of “gapless microlenses” that can capture more light than would have been the case with older designs. There are other feature updates as well, and it looks like the price will be roughly but not precisely in the same ballpark as that of the 50D… at least once the prices drop a few months after the introduction of the new camera.

What does this mean for the DSLR buyer? The answer is, “It depends.” Continue reading Canon 50D Announced: Competition is a Good Thing →

Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Ocean & Coast, Photographs: Wildlife

Seagull and Chick

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Seagull and Chick
Seagull and Chick. Near Pismo Beach, California. July 20, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A seagull tends to her chick on offshore rocks near Pismo Beach, California.

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