Just noticed an interesting and unintended parallel between a couple of very different photographs of mine:
First, one posted quite awhile ago…
Mo’s Cloud. Owens Valley near Mammoth, California. May 28, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Then one posted more recently…
Building Detail, Getty Center. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell
(There is a part of me that sees everything as landscape – e.g. the Getty Center is simply an urban or human landscape.)
I just saw a listing for the Canon Rebel XT (350D) on a price tracking service I sometimes follow:
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera Body for $382 shipped. Dell Home has the Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera Body in Silver or Black for $382 with free shipping… [dealmac – 20 most recent deals.]
A very decent DSLR body for less than $400 – that is quite something! And the Rebel XT is no slouch as a photographic tool – don’t be put off by its small size and so forth. (Note: You’ll still need to get a lens since one is not included at this price.)
I used the XT for two years, especially for backpacking photography. Here is an example:
Mount Winchell. Sierra Nevada, California. August 13, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
I gave mine away to my son, but I’m almost tempted to purchase another as a smaller, lighter body when I see a price like this.
Just a reminder… Many of my photographs are available as prints. The holidays are coming. Hint… :-)
Thanks!
Dan
Lighting can change a lot at different times of the day, but sometimes it can change so quickly and so radically that it is almost unbelievable.
In July of 2006 I was in Tuolumne Meadows shooting the sunset from the west end of the meadow. Among the photographs I took that evening were the following two – shot from about the same spot within a five minute span:
Lembert Dome Alpenglow, Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Tuolumne Meadows Alpenglow. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
What happened on this evening was a phenomenon that I’ve seen more than once in the Sierra at sunset. On a partly cloudy evening the sun drops towards the horizon and as the sun passes behind the clouds and the color fades you begin to suspect that it will be a mediocre sunset. But then the sun drops to very near the horizon and its light turns red and shines upwards at the bottoms of the clouds to the west and overhead – and the most unimaginable wash of color appears for a few short minutes… and then is gone.
That’s OK, I didn’t believe these colors either and I was standing (crouching, actually) right there as it happened… :-)
