One more thing

If you're reading this blog with some coffee or hot chocolate (or beverage of choice), then put one of these on in another tab. :)

Vince Guaraldi's Greensleeves

Vince Guaraldi's Christmas Time is Here

Can you tell I like Vince Guaraldi?

Merry Christmas to me

Merry Christmas to me! Yesterday was the 23rd of the December, what I consider the busiest shopping day of the year. But, my father and mother decided to bear it and go to the MALL of all places. The big mall. Why? Clothing that mom looked at the night before! (she's the worst decision maker EVAR) So we went to the big city. I asked to go because I decided I wanted to buy a lens. I called my local wolf camera before we left and they were out (Who would've thought that?!) so I asked dad kindly if we could go to best buy. Why would I even think about going to best buy on the 23rd?! you say? Because I can. Now, I like crowds, and would've gone that morning, if I could drive. So, he hesitantly said yes, and that was our first stop. We were out from 1:30 to 7:45. Last minute shopping time FTW. But, we were just browsing like any other day, just with more people. So we went to best buy. Yes, it was busy, yes, shelves were being depleted, but, I had hope. I kindly asked the gal that was free if she had any, and she said probably not. She asked the manager dude, and he said maybe. She and I walked to "the cage" (Nikon product storage case) and she hunted. Hard. She finally found one. The LAST one. In turn, Merry Christmas to me. The line was long, as expected, but it went very fast and smoothly. So, You're now reading the words of a proud new owner of a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF lens! But, alas, I am 12, and have no solid income, so all I could afford in june was a D60, so in turn, no autofocus. It's a nice feature, but with most of what I'll use it for, not necessary. So, I am a proud new owner of a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 MF lens! But I'm fine with that. Best buy had it for $140, $15 more than amazon. And I would've gotten the 1 day shipping on amazon, which would've eaten that $15 up quick. So I am happy, and will play with this a bunch. What does this mean for you? Amazing photos, and interesting ones, too. And it's a Prime lens! (solid focal length, no zoom) So Crisp photos all around!

Merry Christmas to all.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

I know I promised these a long time ago, but once again I will use the infamous excuse, I've been busy.

2 of these were taken by my mother, the apple quilt and the nutcrackers. I would have retaken them, but why? they're perfectly good photos for this purpose. the nutcracker shelf consists of 26 unique crackers of nuts. the blue streak photo is actually my "winter" tree, Zoomed out on a 2 second exposure. Same deal with the star candle shot. I'll have some more up of the festivities sometime in the coming days, but for now, enjoy yourselves and have a very merry Christmas.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Hola All! I am in desperate need of a good twitter app for iPhone. I used twitterrific for a while, but it just doesn't do it for me. I used tweetdeck for a while, didn't like it. I'm using Echofon right now, but don't love it, either. One of these days I'l come around to actually paying for one, probably a soon as I get a gift card. (Come on Christmas!) I've been scouting for a decent paid app, (for when the time comes) and it's looking good for hootsuite, Tweetie 2, or birdfeed. I'm leaning towards hootsuite, but am certainly open for input. In terms of desktop, tweetdeck is my lover. It's the best of the bunch. Cream of the Crop. It never gets quit when the computer is on (always on). But, this is desktop, I like the tweetdeck for iPhone, but don't love it. I dig the FB compatibility, but not enough to put it on my front page. I really need one with push notifications that actually work. Considering I passed 1000 tweets in 5 months, and average 5-15 a day, I consider myself a power tweeter. And I want the luxury of a quality app to deal with it. If I paid for a twitter app out-of-pocket, my dad would do throw an axe through my precious iMac. We can't have that, now can we? Hence the need for an iTunes card.

So, if you have an opinion, please comment. If you want to follow me, I'm nikonlover104. Yes, the one with the santa hat and Christmas lights. Gift Idea for children in the coming days.

Twitter

Are you on twitter? If you're not, you should be. It's more awesomer than facebook! I kmow you're thinking "Nothing is better than Facebook! Certainly not after farmville! I'm a level 45! You can't beat that!" Well too bad, because I did. I beat it with twitter. Twitter looks at facebook and pulls a *facepalm*. THAT. is how awesome twitter is. Sure I still love facebook, and thought my facebook addiction was bad, but then Hannah B. said "Are you on twitter? You should be, all the cool kids are". now, I'm not a "Cool kid" and don't plan on being one. I'm perfectly happy being a nerd. (I am in no physical way a nerd, but according to my friend Nena, being smart automatically makes me a nerd) I'm already a social outcast, what with listening to CSN, Paul McCartney, and John Fogerty and all. And I don't care about being cool, but I decided to take her word for it and try twitter out. If you think facebook is addicting, just get on twitter for a month. That'll straighten you up. Twitter is worse than LSD, positive. (don't you dare ask me if I've done LSD, you stalker) I average at least 5 tweets a day, and this morning I've already put out at least 10. Actually, well preparing to write this post, I hit my 1000th tweet. Yes, I know what you're saying, and you sound like my brother. "You're a nolife. No I'm not! Yes you are. Whatever. Just look at your tweet count. pure nolifishness." Wait till I tell him I passed 1000. But back to the topic at hand. Twitter. Web traffic to this site averages 10,000,000 (ten million) views a month. It's userbase is nothing compared to facebook, but twitter is a newborn compared to it's socially favored counterpart. The sad part is that 60% of new accounts are abandoned after no more than 1 month. That being said, the 40% that use it daily cause for a tweet stream almost uncountable. A fun (not really) time passer is just to pick a trending topic and watch the spam roll through. Sit back and chuckle. Go ahead, I do. Now, I only have 50 followers. Probably only 20 are humans, not spammers/businesses. But I don't care, I care about putting what's on my mind out for the world, to read or not. Same Idea as this. Twitter is actually categorized as a "microblogger" with a maximum of 140 characters per tweet. But I think thats good for some people, considering the attention span of youth these days. (I love criticizing my age group, stupid bunch of baboons they are) (no offense friends, not you) But it keeps it readable while at a stop light (NOT recommended), walking through the mall (my dad hates it when I text/have my head in a phone while in a public environment, all the more reason to do it I guess) (Kids, if you're reading this, Implement at own risk), or in between french fry bites if you like your iPhone screen as greasy as my brother's. he always told me that facebook was for people with no social life (notice the irony of him saying that about a social network) and recently he not only got sucked into facebook, but he's a legit nolife at multiple games on facebook. I play those occasionally, but if I get "HIT!!!!" with one more snowball before Christmas, I'm taking an axe to somebody's computer. But, we've once again wandered off topic. I like twitter more than facebook because it's easier to talk to web friends on, because you don't have your entire Personal life right there. With facebook, if you add someone you don't know in person, it can get hostile. With twitter, it's just friendly conversations. to tell you the truth, I find out news via trending topics before I hear it on HLN most mornings. And the trending topics make for fun. Watching all the people you follow franticly tweet numerous Follow friday tweets FULL of people I don't really care about. No offense, but I don't need tweetdeck yelling at me every 55 seconds with 5 new tweets from people I don't know who are tweeting about real estate in vermont. One of my awesome IRL followee/followers is in real estate. She may know a lot of people, and she may be following 1000 people (Yes, she IS following 1000 people) but chances are I don't care about 900 of them! I follow something like 117 people (No life comment: lol, I'm following MAster Chief Lol) (that was legit too, I didn't see that until now, and I AM a nerd ;)) and I'm not sure I want to follow more than 100. When you're following 1000 people, do you really read EVERY one of those tweets? @kallayanna does. How, I don't know. You should follow her, she's cool. #legitFFinablog XD hey, it is friday ;). Yes, I'm a hashtagger. And yes, I take part in the follow friday madness. Why, you ask? Because I want to. If you can't deal with that, guess what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna *cue dramatic music*......... UNFOLLOW YOU. "NOOOOO! Now I only have 18 followers! what will i do??? Nobody will want me now!" Two words. Shut. Up. And, if you tweet about your loss, I'll report you for spam. Oh yea, I WENT THAR! Go get another donut and calm yourself. If you care that much about your follower amount, then be that way. I don't care, I'm not following you anymore. But anyways, if you're not on twitter, and you haven't tried it, try it. you'll like it. Oh no! It appears I've just spent an hour typing this! Sorry for the long post, but I said what had to be said.

Stay tuned for a twitter application review.

Oh, if you are about to make some no life, fatty infested criticizing comment, go tweet yourself. mature comments only, folks.

B's Wig Shoppe

Hola, all! I don't know why I haven't done this yet, so I guess I'll to it now.

I'd like to introduce you to the woman behind B's Wig Shoppe. This is my favorite blog out there, and you should consider it too. Hannah B's the name, making awesome is the game. She is a freelance designer, fresh out of college. She makes everything from monsters to notebooks. She makes one-of-a-kind things that are as cute as can be, and as functional as their office-like counterparts. Remember Cicero, the one-eyed, regal mustached monster? Well Hannah B. is his creator. I bet she'd make you one if you ask ;) She has an etsy shop that's full of

Christmas cheer right now. I mean, can

you resist this awesome brooch???

Oh so many times a week I wish I was a female so I could take part in all of these wonderful things.

I find myself intrigued by all things handmade. I wish I had the mindset it takes to make this sort of thing. The world out there is so cute and cuddly, but as a male I can't indulge in what I want to. Not even if I was gay. I guess

that's another reason I love blogging. I can say whatever's on my mind, even if its girly. I don't mind if no one listens, as long as I've put it out there, it's out there.

But back to Hannah B. she is lover of all things handmade. She has turned me on to blogs like Frecklednest, The design files, A CUP OF JO, and so many others.

She's the one who supported me to start this blog in the first place! (brief conversations over twitter can result in new URLs being created) I think knowing her in real life is also a huge bonus. You might thin you now her, but you have no idea until you meet her. She has a fashion that is all her own, while still keeping up with the trends. She knits scarfs and arm snugglies that would make terrific stocking stuffers (If I can persuade her to put them on etsy, that is) and her hair, well, thats another post. The point is, if you read my blog, why the heck aren't you reading hers??? She spends hours scouring the web just for YOU. She's the master of making your wallet cry for help. Alas, mine doesn't because I'm a guy, and can't indulge in the awesomeness that is crafts. At least, not on the scale that she can. I met her 9 years ago, and knew from the start that she was gonna be a cool girl, and my prediction was correct.

So, if you're not reading her blog, then you need to. Trust me, it's worth it. ;)

Oh, and don't be afraid to get a brooch or two! *wink* *wink*

White Christmas

'Tis been a white Christmas season recently here in the SE, with 2" of snow gracefully layering upon our soil. IT snowed from 4:23 am to right about 1:00 pm on saturday. And guess what, I took pictures! (never would've guessed something like that coming from a photographer, did'ja?)

December Is Here!

Hola All! December is once again upon us! My favorite month of the year has rolled into function, and That means awesomeness to come. But, before we go too far into this post, I want to share a few things. First: Before I started writing this, I went out to the kitchen to get more coffee and some cereal. 7:17 am, I look out a window and see frost, as far as the I can see before it comes to a plume of fog only a house away from mine. A signal that December is here. Second: One of my awesome friends on twitter (@deegeebee) RT'd something this morning. "Why don't you stop trying to figure God out and star trying to figure him in?" That is a quote to live by.

Now, Onto the month at hand. The post below says most of what it is, but there are still a few things... The frost as mentioned above. Starbucks' Cand ycane Frappechino (spelling?) straws. Seattle's best SlieghBells blend coffee. Wonderful friends with Xbox LIVE and Christmas break. Friends being Jolly. Crazy outfits. Awesome warm jackets. Christmas and Gingerbread cookies. Christmas movies on tv. Christmas lights hung throughout my room. Crazy yard setups. Yummy food. Candy cane M&m's. Christmas music. The line "Boy it's nippy out there!", uttered by almost anybody that comes through an exterior door. Giving gifts. Getting gifts. Did I say yummy food? Pretty Christmas fonts.

Now those are just a few of the wonderful things about the season. Though it doesn't start until the 21st, It's here in our hearts already. :)

Happy holidays ;)

Back to The Grind

Well, Thanksgiving is over, and that means that Christmas is just around the corner. Home of coziness and family. Home of Decorations *LOVE* and hot chocolate. We celebrate it just a tad differently, though. Christmas tree is set to look classic and cottagy (I'll have a pic once tree is up), and we also have a "winter tree", a large Twig that falls out of whatever tree it chooses. This tree is a bit different. It is spray painted white and has white and blue LED Christmas lights on it. Now, I love our house and the decor and all, but I still enjoy my grandmother's house at christmas. She goes all out classic. Tinsel and all (grandpa likes the tinsel).

It's also time to start Christmas shopping. Yes, I said it, Christmas shopping. Most people hate it, I love it. Though mine is fairly simple, I still love going out in the bustle and tussle of it. Now, it would be a lot more complex, had mom let me spend my money how I want, but that's beside the point. No matter what part of it you like most, the entire season just has a feel to it. A feel like no other. A good, Homey feel. I'll post some pictures of all the decor once it's up, and I have a real simple but fun-for-the-kids gift idea.

But what about you? Do you have anything special you do for the holidays??

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!! Just taking a moment to test out a new app I got for my phone, it seems as though it works :D Have a great day and remember to be thankful for every day you have!


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Awww!

Good morning! This cute little guy's name is Cicero, and he wants to say HI! He is my mascot that leans up on my computer and acts cute (he's really good at that ;) ). My friend made him for me, and I bet she'll make you one too! Here is her shop. She's adding new stuff today :D She is the best doodler I've ever seen. Period. But she is a crafter, and makes monsters, picture frames, paintings, and other neat little goodies! *wink* you should get a monster to be your friend *wink*

'Ello Guvna!

Hola readers! Sorry I haven't posted anything, I've been busy! But, we all know what is just around the corner, don't we? Thanksgiving! :D Thanksgiving, among other things, marks the start of Calorie-fest '09! It's also home to: eating cinnamon rolls while watching the parade, making cranberry sauce, and having all 14 of us in one home. It doesn't even get crowded! But, it is also the 1st of many fires to be set ablaze in my wood stove :D So, if you have any fun traditions or recipes, feel free to share! On another note, IT'S 34 DEGREES OUT :D I *LOVE* cold weather :D :D :D

Music anybody?

Hola all! I have recently bought/gotten some great music and I thought I might share with you.

Just last week I got one of The Beatles best albums recorded as a full band.

It consists of the following:

Magical Mystery Tour

The Fool On The Hill

Blue Jay Way

Your Mother Should Know

I Am The Walrus (in my top 3 for the album)

Hello Goodbye

Strawberry Fields Forever

Penny Lane (another top 3)

Baby You're A Rich Man

All You Need Is Love (the other top 3rd)

That's just a piece of what I have recently purchased.

I also bought:

"Eleanor Rigby" by Paul McCartney

"Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney

"We Weren't Born To Follow" by Bon Jovi

"Instant Karma" by John Lennon *love*

And, my dad being the dinosaur he is *evil snicker*, He owns a lot of music that I've heard on Pandora radio and loved.

The entire "Long Road Home" by John Fogerty/CCR

Some John Mellencamp Stuff

Multiple albums by Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young)

Some Neil Young stuff

Enough Harry Chapin to Satisfy a freak (thats not a bad thing ;)

Not too long ago I bought "The Hazards Of Love" by The Decemberists (The only Emo music I will ever listen to)

A bunch of The Eagles

And 8 hours and 31 minutes of Elton John stuff (Bought that all myself)

So there you have it, Just a small peak into my iTunes library. I promise something more interesting tomorrow!

The season of awesome is here

So, due to tropical depression Ida, we had rain ALL day yesterday, which meant Starbucks, of course! My brother was at play practice, so dad and I went to target to get some things, and then to Starbucks. Now, you can tell that it's my favorite time of year, just by looking at the cups! Red cups mean Christmas time is just around the corner :D It's the season of coffee, cold weather *LOVE* wood stoves, and winter break. Coffee. We all know how much I like coffee. I drink it every morning when I watch CNN, and then the today show (I'm a routinist), while I'm blogging. Cold weather. It's awesome. It gives a feeling of safety and security when you're inside a warm house. It makes you want hot chocolate every afternoon. It's gloomy a lot more, another comfort of being inside. It is the season of hoodies and pea coats. Speaking of hoodies, I just got an awesome new one at target, that is warmer than the sun will ever be. Wood stoves. There is one in the living room of my house, see earlier posts for a pic. That thing makes for a wonderful heating system, considering it is our main heating element for this house, it does pretty dang good. I like to say I have another one in my room, because my plasma tv puts of as much heat as that stove! keeps me nice and toasty. Winter break. The home of snowball fights and Halo 3 custom games. We always stay up all night playing Xbox with friends, talking about how our year has been. Great times. It'll be great again this year if MICRO$OFT FIXES MY FRIKKIN XBOX! That is all. signing off.

And so I am mad

Remember when I ranted about Micro$oft and Xbox? Well I mentioned in there that my most recent Xbox only lasted 9 months, and I thought that was due to it being a refurb. Well IT WAS’NT! I had a BRAND NEW Xbox, in a good environment, that lasted 9 MONTHS. Thats not very long to me. I payed a lot of money for that, and I’ve payed a lot of money on warranties, so I wouldn’t have to wait if it broke. Oh wait, IT SHOULDN’T BREAK! So, since that Xbox isn’t a refurb, I have to send it in. I planned on taking it in to my local Game crazy, using my system swap warranty. It states that it is valid 90 days after purchase, or replacement, in my case, to swap a refurb. But, since it’s not a refurb, the warranty kicks in after the Micro4oft warranty ends. That’s December 22 ’09. I’m not gonna wait that long. So, due to a series of cheap events, I will have a new Xbox in 2-4 weeks. Oh, did I mention that the print out UPS label doesn’t work? So I have to wait for them to mail me one! Add another week to that. Thanks again Micro$oft, for a happy holiday season.

May my absence be over

the past few days have been without blogger, due to my sleeping. I am sorry, and will try my best to pack the rest of the week full of articles. Monday morning, my mother left for California, to help with her parents. So, we’re “batchin’” it this week. this week will be blog packed and busy. My brother does sound for a local theater company, and their upcoming play is next week, and that makes me happy. It makes me happy because the bunch of people there are a wonderful, fun group of people, and this time I get to help build the set. I always help take it down, but it’s nice to do something more than that this time. Plus the cast parties are a blast.

So, I just realized that the paragraph above is just a bunch of thought tidbits. Now on to the real posts.

Micro$oft!

Hats off to a company called Micro$soft! I am an XBox LIVE regular, and have been on 360's since December of '07. Now we all know that XBox's tend to last a year before they get the dreaded RROD (red rings of death), and that theory is holding up pretty dang well. Who wants a timeline?

December 2007: Buy first XBox 360

July 2008: disc drive starts getting cranky

Late nov/early December 2008: graphics card starts acting up

Early January 2009 : Graphics card goes out, displays "complete system malfunction" on screen

same day: Take it to game crazy, use system swap warranty, get new xbox, new warranty

May 2009: starts freezing more than old one did

November 5th 2009: freezes up within 2 minutes of startup, EVERYTIME.

same day: Go through troubleshooting, turn on, Red rings. E74 error, xbox is dead. In the process, I find out that they gave me a refurb

Present day: Planning on taking it in for the system swap, again

I don't have any problems with refurbished products, but when I pay for a warranty, I expect better. This xbox lasted 9 months, the first one lasted 13, and it was a different, older model.

Thanks, Micro$oft.

Remember the cookies?

I promised you cookies, and I stand by that. So, here is a cookie recipe that I made yesterday.

Hoot Owl Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup cashew halves

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add baking powder and salt. Beat well. Add flour and mix until blended. Remove 2/3 of dough. Roll or pat dough out to form two 10 x 4 inch rectangles. Add cocoa to remaining 1/3 of dough. Mix until blended. Shape chocolate dough into two 10 inch long rolls. Place on rectangle and roll plain dough to cover chocolate dough completely, not including ends. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours.
3. Cut dough into 1/8 inch slices with a sharp knife. Place two slices side by side on a cookie sheet to resemble an owl's face. Pinch upper "corners" to resemble ears. Put chocolate chips in each dark circle for eyes and a cashew in the center for the beak.
4. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.

Now, wht I did was reverse the recipe. Make it 2/3rds Cocoa, and 1/3rd normal. Why? because I think they look better, and who doesn't like more chocolate???

If the cocoa part of the dough looks dry, add about 1 1/2 or 2 tablespoons of hersheys chocolate syrup, or whatever syrup you have.

It's Friday!

Hello all! It's finally Friday! Now I'm sure that this is probably your favorite day of the week, no? Well not mine O_0 My favorite day of the week would be Wednesday. Why you ask? Because I get to see friends, I get to worship God, and have a good time doing it! This past wednesday, we had a bonfire/cookout, and what's more fun than that? We played football, rugby (yes, 2 types of football), soccer, and some odd games. But, back to Friday. ANYways, Friday is home to early wakeups *love*, Coffee while it's still dark *love*, and a trip to the bookstore *LOVE*. The only thing I dislike about friday is that I don't like saturdays. Yes, you heard me, I DON'T LIKE WEEKENDs. Never have. The only reasons weekends are nice is 1. No school. 2. Church. 3. Sunday is next to monday so I get to start my next day off right. So there you have it, I don't enjoy weekends as much as weekdays. Call me crazy (you wouldn't be the first).

Blegh.

Well, I promised you pictures, didn't I? Well, I've got a sore throat. A bad sore throat. I couldn't get any pictures of the fall, but I did go to a friend's house for dinner. She has two dogs, and they are just the sweetest things ever.

But you can't break a promise...

Welp, I woke up late today, so I'm a bit ticked at my alarm. Yes, you heard me, I like to wake up early. So, on to fall. I, unexpectedly, went out of town yesterday. I was out until it was dark. I only got one picture, and It's not a good one. I will do my best to get some good ones today, and try to wake up tomorrow, k? Kewl. now, I guess I could leave you with something...

How 'bout a pic of my cute ol' living room?!

Because They Were There.

On a completely not Fall related note, I have two more pictures to share. Every week I go to borders *love* or Barnes & Noble, and sometimes I see book covers that make me think of my friend, and I just have to post them here too.

November is Here!

Happy November everybody! My second favorite month (December being first as it is colder and the atmosphere is a smidge lovelier) has rolled around into function, and I am in awe of the tree color right now. Through today and tomorrow I will be sharing pictures of this lovely time. OH! I almost forgot to tell you that I made marshmallows last week! Sadly no pics as my hands were way too sticky the entire time, but they were awesome! The recipe will be up in the coming days, courtesy of Foodnetwork.com & Alton Brown.

These photos were taken with my little 3GS and it's 3 MP camera. Tomorrow's will probably be taken with my Nikon D60. 10 MP.

Decisions, Revisions, and Changes Oh My!

Hello readers! (If I have any...)  I have some things to discuss with you.  I have recently started this blog to talk about cameras, photos, etc.  But, I found that quite limiting in terms of me enjoying this hobby.  So, There has been a slight name change (It sounded better), and there will be more, different posts.  I will still write about photography anytime something of interest shows up, but this will now house recipes, crafts (occasionally, not often though), and just more fun.  ;)

Trick or Treat!

I know this is a photography blog, but I want to post other things once and a while. This post is all things halloween.

Competition has Arrived.

Remember the D3S?
Well, Canon said that IT IS ON! They've Recently put out the

EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR. The name says it all. BIG. Who wants comparative stats?

Nikon D3S

Image Sensor: CMOS

MP: 12.1

Continuous Shooting: 9 FPS

LCD: 3 Inch

Shutter: 1/8000th

ISO: 102,400

Storage: Compact Flash

Video: HD 720p 24FPS

Live view: Yes

Built in Flash: No

$5,199

Canon EOS-1D MkIV

Image Sensor: CMOS

MP: 16.1

Continuous Shooting: 10FPS

LCD: 3 Inch

Shutter: 1/8000th

ISO: 102,400

Storage: Compact Flash/SDHC

Video: HD 1080p 24FPS/ 720p 60FPS

Live View: Yes

Built in Flash: No

$4,999

So, all in all, the Canon seems to have come out on top.

But I'd still choose the nikon! I'm partial, and I already have the lenses :P

Oo lala!

A couple weeks ago, Nikon released (press release, anyway) a camera. A camera like no other. The Nikon D3S. You may say "that's not new! That's just a D3/D3X! Right?". WRONG. THis camera, well sporting only 12.2 MP, down from 24.5 M for the D3X, has something else. A top ISO of 102,400 ! That's a lot of ISO! But, the main difference is not of SLR proportions at all. The D3S now rocks 24 FPS 720p HD video. It also jumps to 9 FPS continuous shooting, up from 5 FPS for the D3X. though this camera will not replace the D3X, but it will be a great addition to the Nikon D series. Now, in the D3X's case, I'm actually content with my little D60 right now, for I don't have the money to buy the compact flash card Big enough to hold m0re than 60 128 MB RAW FILES. Is it me, or is that pretty dang large. The D3S comes in at a whopping $5,199, though down from $7,999 for the D3X.

A little bit of everything.

Hola! This will not be very long, for I am in need of Caffeine. But, it will have a few photos of the past months.

Welcome to the World of Me!

Hi! My name is Everett, and I am, as you can see, creating a Blog. I am an amateur photographer and I want to share my pictures with the world. I created this blog mainly to talk about photography in general, and show some pics along the way.

I am also an Xbox 360 player, and will occasionally be posting about that, but not much.

And for a treat, i will sometimes post awesomestuffs from the interweb.

I don't know if anybody will read this thing, but I just want to put my thoughts out there.