My new Sony a55

It is here!!!!! I just recently got the Sony a55 SLT and it is amazing, let me tell you about it. 16.2MP, Translucent Mirror Technology™, Quick AF Full HD Movie, GPS tagging, Live View with Phase detection, 10 fps, 15-point auto focus and a flippy tilty screen! Did I mention it is amazing, it takes great pictures too. Armed with a 1650 2.8 Sony lens it is an animal. At ten FPS it can capture a speeding,,,, well just about anything. I know it isn't a Nikon or Canon but they can go to hell! Sony is reaching into the future and making it the present with it's translucent mirror system. Sony deserves the respect of the DSLR world for being innovative and original. In a time where technology is growing faster than the national debt Sony gets a blue ribbon in my book but then again my book is a few chapters short of a horror story. You will see in the in the weeks ahead, the image quality of this consumer grade camera is competitive with the leading (crappy) brands. Stay tuned for some good examples of the ability's of the Sony a55. I am pretty busy at work but I will find the time to shoot.

Landscape trial and error

I have to tell you I am not much of a landscape photographer but I have been inspired by friend of mine to try it out. People pictures, candid or posed are my favorite. There just doesn't seem to be anyone around needing a picture right now. After work this morning I headed up to Dillon Dam, a local man made reservoir just to see what I might find. It is too early in the season for boaters to be out in force and the fishing crew was a little lite also but I ran into a few birds and some muddy water. After working all night I really didn't feel like doing much walking so I got a few blah shots of the dam and water. I more or less was scouting for something interesting to shoot in the future. I didn't really see much, I came home disappointed. My evening at work was hectic so I felt less than inspired from the start. Maybe after some well needed rest my inspiration might return. Well here is what I came back with anyway.

Longaberger Basket Company HQ

The infamous Longaberger Basket Building, people come for miles to see this thing. Rumor has it that after the old man died his daughter has now run the place in the ground and will soon close. But that is just rumor.

Harley sample 16-50mm 2.8 ssm

Pictured here is Randy's 2002 RoadKing FF edition and and picture of my sony Alpha a100 with a Minolta 50mm 1.7 on it.

Sony 16-50mm 2.8 ssm

I got a new lens from a friend this week, it is the Sony 16-50mm 2.8 ssm. I have not had much time to work with it yet but the pictures I have taken are wonderful. I did some testing with this new lens on two kittens and my pug. I will let you be the judge, leave a comment below and tell me what you think.

A flower in the middle of the road

Just felt like posting this one for no reason. It was taken downtown Newark Ohio on the square median. Composition is the key to making an ordinary subject interesting. With a strong composition you can make a weak subject stand tall.