Gary’s Parries 18/06/06

June 18, 2006 | Mark Goldstein | Gary's Parries | 5 Comments |

Gary's ParriesThis week’s Gary’s Parries topics are:

1. Vacationing At Lake Tahoe

Introducing this week’s Gary’s Parries column. Everything you always wanted to know about digital cameras, but were afraid to ask. No question too difficult, or too easy. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, and a former Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, as well as a recording studio owner/operator, inventor, and now, a digital camera enthusiast, GARY has more digital camera knowledge in his entire brain than most people have in their little finger. In the unlikely event that GARY would not know the answer to your question, he will answer it anyway, true to the spirit of the word “Parries”, a fencing term which, in this context, implies “cleverly evasive answers”. So let your imagination run wild. Email all your nagging digital camera questions to: garysparries@photographyblog.com , and then, En Garde!

You may also attach to your email an ORIGINAL PHOTO of your choosing. A preview of the photo will be displayed with your question, and a full-sized version will be just a click away. No personal information will be published with your question unless you specifically include it in the text or attached photo of your email, which may be further edited for grammar, content, or other reasons.

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*** TOPIC 1—- VACATIONING AT LAKE TAHOE
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I am currently vacationing at beautiful Lake Tahoe, to return next week, same bat time, same bat channel. In view of Mark’s wonderful interview with world-famous wildlife photographer Andy Rouse, I was inspired to do a bit of wildlife photography of my own, and what better place to do it than at the Lake Tahoe CeleBEARtion, a collection of 50 life-size fiberglass bears decorated by regional/local artists and scattered throughout the city to the delight of photographers. The accompanying photo (Star BEAR-er at Heavenly Village) was an extremely tough shot to obtain, as the bear was reluctant to grant interviews.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY !!!

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[Column photo “The Photographer” by Brenda LaFleur of Brenda LaFleur Photography.]

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#1 nick in japan

And you choose the only bear with a Stratocaster! Please find a bear with a Telecaster, one with no flowers, please!

10:40 am - Sunday, June 18, 2006

#2 Gary's Parries

If only I could have, but all I had with me was a Canon G3. To get that
shot, I would have needed a much more professional camera. :)

You can check out some of the more professional shots at the following
website by clicking on their "View our Bears by the Lake Gallery" link.


http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/celebeartions.htm

4:44 pm - Sunday, June 18, 2006

#3 nick in japan

Absolutely NOTHING wrong with images from a G3! It's the effort by the photographer that makes the picture! Great picture of "Star BEAR-er" !

10:42 pm - Sunday, June 18, 2006

#4 Gary's Parries

You should have seen the one that got away, Bad Biker Bear. I had
him in my sites, but the G3's auto-focus was just too slow. :)

1:34 am - Monday, June 19, 2006

#5 nick in japan

I know the feeling well, the problem I have with the 10D is similar, focus is quite fast, but the start-up time is quite slow. Shutter button activation seems like about 5 or 6 seconds, by that time the subject is GONE!!

3:08 am - Monday, June 19, 2006