Comments on: Winter River Walks

By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott)

Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:31:38 +0000

Boone, I’ve been working on a “secret” project on my site for the past week or so (that’s why I’m so slow to answer you) and I just got it going. We finally have a beautiful day in our valley today–winter seems to get longer each year. I’m glad you liked the pics. Take care!

By: Boone Barnes

Boone Barnes — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:34:07 +0000

Considering the drudgery of winter and how much I loathe it, I thought the moments you captured in these photos are among your all time best.
I seriously enjoy your blog Scott.
Thanks man.

By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott)

Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:39:22 +0000

The Rebel was on my short list of cameras while making my decision.

By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott)

Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:38:39 +0000

Thanks for dropping by FR!

I like that first curled leaves one as well. We have a local photo guild that meets each month. We submit 3 pics and a judge “scores” the photos then we talk about them at the meeting. That was one of the ones I submitted (got a 60 out of 60 from the judge). I hate the conditions that lead to that kind of frost (it was -10 F the previous night of the photos and 9 F at the time of shooting), but some very cool possibilities.

By: Greg Stott

Greg Stott — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:20:36 +0000

I have a Canon Digital Rebel, and I’m pretty happy with it. Mine is an older model with only 8 megapixels, but I really like it.

By: Greg Stott

Greg Stott — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:17:37 +0000

Definitely true. I absolutely love living in Cache Valley.

By: forestrat

forestrat — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:28:50 +0000

Nice photos, Scott! That frost is pretty cool. My favorite in the first curled leaves photo.

MDW

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:32:25 +0000

Kind of the same price range I have been looking at. Canon has some really nice stuff out today as does Nikon that I have been looking at.

A friend of mine just got a Canon point and shoot with 15 megapixels and a 20X optical zoom that takes really good pics for under $400, but still is really slow 1 frame at a time. Just not what I want for wildlife pics.

My first 35mm was a Pentex Spotmatic I got back in the late 60′s, then I moved up to a Minolta 700 with some auto programs that took really good pics-just too hard to find film these days so I guess anew DSLR is in the works.

By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott)

Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:16:21 +0000

Thanks Harry. I’m shooting with an Olympus E-510. I spent a year looking for something in my price range (under $800) and bought it in 2008. The E-510 came with 2 lenses (14-42 & 40-150). It has image stabilization built into the camera body instead of the lenses, reducing the price and weight of lenses. It was also one of the first with live image view (point and shoots come with this standard, but many people are surprised when the expensive dSLR doesn’t have a view of the scene in the big window in the back). It also has an interesting feature that shakes the dust off the mirrors every time it shuts off. Anyhow, for the price, it had a lot of features. Although not as “popular” as Nikon or Canon, it’s a quality camera. Probably the only disadvantage I’ve seen is that there isn’t nearly the lens selection as Canon and Nikon. But I didn’t plan on buying a lot, so it didn’t matter to me. Also, my first SLR was an Olympus OM-G back in the early 80′s. I used to develop and enlarge my own b&w film and prints using that camera. You can buy a new E-510 now for $620 at Amazon.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:08:46 +0000

Some nice stuff Scott. What kind of camera are you using these days? I am just about to bite the bullet and spring for a new digital SLR. The point & shoot does a pretty good job, but after using a 35mm for so many years I miss the capabilities of an SLR.