Archive for the 'Canon EOS 20D' Category

This is the first in a series of posts on camera gear that I use and tips on how to use it. There is a limited glossary and a list of resources at the end of this article. While the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM is not the most expensive or highest end lens [...]

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It was beautiful in New York last night and as I was walking across 23rd St. to get to the subway to get back to Grand Central to go home I saw the Flatiron Building across the street. For those of you who don’t know this famous building, it is wedge-shaped on a sharp corner [...]

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I was visiting a neighbor here in Warren who, like me is an amateur photographer. She just bought a Canon 20D (like me) and was trying out a new lens for an upcoming trip to Iran. The lens is a Canon 24-70 f2.8 L, a lens I’ve been debating about for a while now. So, [...]

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My first shot of last night’s 4th of July fireworks on our lake. First, let me say that this was my first experience shooting fireworks with a DSLR and that I had no particular expectations of getting anything good because I’d shot all previous fireworks on automatic with various Canon pro-sumer cameras (and got some [...]

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