A stop motion short film.

And the more cinematographic way of photography.

And what a photographer can learn from it.

Stop Motion and time laps movies or, animations based on single shot photography are nothing new. They date back to 1892, when Katrina White and Emily Wilkinson brought a toy circus to live.
There is a wealth of movies out there on the internet, and a vast majority is certainly found on youtube. It is very interesting to say the least browsing these type of movies. Some creators are coming up with amazingly creative ideas.
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Tags: Photography, Camera, Short Movie

Photographing African Wildlife from an unusual perspective.

Will and Matt Burrad-Lucas are two wildlife photographers, that tried to push their photography to a new frontier. As they say in their blog: "The modern world of wildlife photography is saturated with thousands of talented photographers producing a huge number of incredible photographs. As a result it is difficult to produce original shots without really pushing the boundaries and striving for new perspectives. Often, this means putting the camera into places that may at first seem impossible." Read More...

Tags: Art, Camera, Photography, Wildlife Photography

the good, the bad and the ugly - a photographer's experience report.

So, as pomised here are my thoughts on the (now almost outdated) Nikon D60. I have been using this camera now for just over a year and a pretty good feeling for what it is capable of and what not.
I wanted to share those thoughts with you without writing an extensive review about this camera. Technical reviews can be found here at dpreview.com and at plenty of other places around the internet. What I wanted to share with you is more in the realms of an experience report with the Nikon D60. And this post has no claim of being complete: I simply want to mention a few facts about this camera which stuck out to me while using it over the past twelve months....
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Tags: User review - Hardware, Nikon D60, Camera, Lens, dynamic range

Switching from a Sony Cybershot DSC H2 to a NIKON D60

After almost three years of learning and growing with and close to each other, I decided that it is time to move on. Well, I actually decided that a while ago. Although one could not call it a decision perse - it was more of a mutually growing apart which was ironically a part of growing close. But that how the flow of life takes sometimes it very own turns... Foreseeable, exciting and yet painful at the same time.
But back from the philosophical paths to the real deal: I ordered and received my all spankin' new NIKON D60, as a kit with the NIKKOR 18-55 mm kit lens and the 55-200 mm VR lens on top of it (AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G IF-ED - holy marketing!). This is one big step up from where I am coming from. The previously owned and used SONY Cybershot DSC-H2 sparked the interest in photography in me and this camera was a great learning tool, which I have been using since early 2006.

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Tags: User review - Hardware, Nikon D60, Camera, Sony Cybershot DSC H2, Lens, dynamic range, image noise