I finally discovered how to focus using those little squares in my viewfinder. I feel pretty lame that it took me this long - and even lamer that all my pictures up to now have been focusing on pretty much random things. No wonder I had such hits and misses. Of course, practicing focus points on a moving boat while taking pictures of other moving boats is perhaps not the easiest way, but it sure makes you fast. The Digital Photography School site had a very timely post about this yesterday and they use Canon for display purposes so I was able to follow along and set my camera up so that the AF button would track in AI Servo and I could just fire - the shutter is now a shutter and not a focus button. At least I think that's what I'm doing.
One of those close calls on the race course when a boat from another division crosses your nose. My focus is on the sail numbers.
Here we have put up the protest (red) flag, indicating another competitor has broken a rule. The focus is on the flag.
I saw a plane going overhead and quickly lined up this moving plane with my focus point, held and snapped.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Pedestrian Sundays at the Kensington Market, Toronto
I didn't know about this before! I knew they closed the street to cars on Sundays but I didn't know the whole place turned into a festival. I was out buying a hose at Canadian Tire originally so I was caught without my 50D. All these photos are from my iPhone. Hopefully I can get back next week for some better shots.
At first I thought this was a dance troupe, but when I went by them again about an hour later, they were still in this pose (oh my aching back!). I guess it was a living art installation.
The allure of a puddle sometimes cannot be resisted.
Real feather headress.
Another kind of headress. This guy was actually in the crowd watching the dancer above.
A giant street Scrabble game.
More hats for sale.
At first I thought this was a dance troupe, but when I went by them again about an hour later, they were still in this pose (oh my aching back!). I guess it was a living art installation.
The allure of a puddle sometimes cannot be resisted.
Real feather headress.
Another kind of headress. This guy was actually in the crowd watching the dancer above.
A giant street Scrabble game.
More hats for sale.
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