Golden hour over Balboa
The picture below was taken during the ‘golden hour’ — which in this case was at 6pm sharp — at Balboa Park, one of the best art & culture spots in San Diego. This can make it a tourist trap, but once in a while it’s worth it to elbow your way through the bustling crowds and enjoy the pleasant summer evening.
Many people walk around armed with high-tech shooting apparatus for capturing the details of intricately ornamented Spanish Mission architecture, or perhaps the many lush fountains and gardens. Mine decided to die on me after draining the fully charged batteries empty in five minutes(!!!). I managed to get one decent shot before that happened though, which I suppose is better than nothing. It’s an old camera (a Minolta dImage 7), so now I’m considering upgrading to another one. A Digital Rebel, perhaps, because I am a bit of a digital rebel myself. Got any recommendations?
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August 29th, 2008 at 1:48 am
I don’t know anything about Rebels, but I will say that the new Nikon D90 look pretty exciting!
Check out ‘The $50 camera project‘
September 1st, 2008 at 10:43 pm
I am a casual photographer, and sometimes random snapshots of colors or textures become the creative inspiration for a project later on. I’m still torn between the portability of a pocket point-and-shoot versus a bulkier camera that takes better quality photographs.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I know what you mean. I used to wish I could carry around my camera, even though it’s quite large. Now I do carry a camera (at the moment it’s the Kodak Retinette though, not my Nikon).
I know if I was carrying around a P&S I would probably be disappointed that I couldn’t control my shots more, but the dSLR is a bit bulky. You need to buy the right bag that’s not too enormous, but keeps your camera and a few personal items.
Check out ‘Kodak Retinette 1A: going retro‘