Archive for the ‘Digital Photography’ Category

First Impression Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

The Canon EOS 450D or also known as the Canon Digital Rebel XSi is the new entry-level digital SLR camera from Canon and I recently was able to get my hands on it as well as a 75-300mm III USM lens as part of a package being sold by one of the local big box retailers. For a while now I have wanted to get into the dSLR market and work on my skill as an amateur photographer because …

Photography: An Unknown Spider

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Once I was off work I arrived at my place and noticed that there was a large dead spider with its leg caught in the garage door. It was of the common wolf-spider variety that I seen around the house and I am glad it was not inside where a spider that large would have freaked me out.

When I moved along to the back of the house I noticed in the corner of an exterior wall another large spider …

Photography: Common Wolf Spider

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Who here is afraid of spiders? Personally I don’t have an out right fear of them but I do have a particular way I deal with them when I come across them. If I find a spider and it doesn’t startle me I will capture it and release it outside where it (depending if I have my camera handy) will become my next photography subject. If the spider does startles and scares the crap out of me I will go …