Resolve for 2009?

[Sutton Warrior]

With 2009 just around the corner, I'v been sitting thinking what will be my 'resolve' in photography terms for the New year, a genuine goal for what I hope will be a better year than 2008!

 

With my new found option of RAW picture taking . . . strange how things sit stareing one in the face and yet, for the sake of a little sideways thinking, a majour option can gets missed.

 

1, Yes, to get into RAW pictures, nail the options avaliable.

 

2, I also feel a real urge to encourage Hazel with here D40X.

 

The sum of these two ideals will be to improve our picture taking skills, and enjoying quality time together.

 

A side issue, might be to, aquire a wide angle 10-20'ish lense? Although perhaps a better way of thinking would be to improve on technique with the glass I already have.

 

Any one else, got ideas for 2009?

 

SW

[Snatcher]

Hi SW,been thinking about the RAW option for a while but not tested the water yet! Scared in case I open a can of worms or is it a case of old horse/new tricks?? Go on tell me the benefits and talk me into it

 

One thing I will be doing in 2009,once we open the caravan again is to really explore the Mull of Galloway with a camera.The more I think about it the more venues/projects spring to mind.

 

Lenses,just got the one,its a Sigma 18-200 and quite happy with it at the mo.Do you think I would benefit from getting another one?? Landscape shots are what I tend to go for and the odd wildlife/portrait shot.

 

Thats all I can think of at the mo - lets see what the rest of the team come up with

[Sutton Warrior]

Hi SW,been thinking about the RAW option for a while but not tested the water yet! Scared in case I open a can of worms or is it a case of old horse/new tricks?? Go on tell me the benefits and talk me into it

 

One thing I will be doing in 2009,once we open the caravan again is to really explore the Mull of Galloway with a camera.The more I think about it the more venues/projects spring to mind.

 

Lenses,just got the one,its a Sigma 18-200 and quite happy with it at the mo.Do you think I would benefit from getting another one?? Landscape shots are what I tend to go for and the odd wildlife/portrait shot.

 

Thats all I can think of at the mo - lets see what the rest of the team come up with

 

Quite honestly Snatcher, the 18-200 is a great lense, if your 'Auz' pics are anything to go by, I use my Nikon 18-200 99% of the time, I do have a Sigma 70-300APO, but thats recently new, and I expect to be using it on my tripod more in the summer. You have seen the 'Surise-Sunset' photos I posted, they are all with the 18-200VR, I made a lot of use of the 'Vibration Reduction Facility' in that session, as well as the wide angle and zoom facility. At present I'm happy enough, and financialy, I will wait for a 10-20mm type wide angle to jump up and bite me, quite likley in the forth coming money climit? In the meantime, enjoy what we have!!!

 

RAW, Talk you into it?? far from expert, but I have learned a bit? Ill put a new thread up, generate a bit of interest

 

SW

[maxtip]

I would like to buy a new camera. Olympus E-520 or Nikon D60/80 should be O.K. I photograph Olympus C-745 UZ and Canon PowerShot A510 with 3,2 mega pixels. But they are old construction, and they have limited capabilities.

 

Besides, I would like to learn my English, better .