Harbour Cruise
Went to Seattle today with my folks. We took a harbour cruise, which was fun – nice views of the Seattle skyline etc. The weather was spectacular, and I walked away with my arms a nice shade of lobster.
We also visited Pike place market and picked up everything we needed for dinner, including some copper river salmon (again), which we had grilled on the barbecue. Tasted absolutely amazing. Served with salad and fresh baked french bread, followed by fresh organic strawberries. All in all, a gastronomical extravaganza.
If you’ve never seen the flying fish guys at Pike place market then A) Why not? and B) Here is a photo. They have folks standing out front with the displays, and when someone places an order, they throw the fish to the guys behind the counter. It’s highly entertaining and something everyone should experience if they get the chance. I was pleased to catch it on film, even if the fish was moving too fast to be captured clearly. At least you get the sensation of movement :)
[Edit: I should point out, the (extremely large) fish in that photo has just been hurled at great speed from in front of the counter. Occaisionally, they drop one, but not in this case, at least.]
llarian said:
Jun 25, 03 at 5:04 pmI’m seeing a noticable front focus issue with your camera. Would you please take a picture of the side of a ruler going out from the lens of your camera and post the results so we can present them to the vendor?
(Heh, sorry. Bit of an inside joke, but I was just at a photography forum mocking Canon DSLR owners for never taking pictures of anything except rulers, and your picture fit the mood. :P)
jgurney said:
Jun 25, 03 at 5:25 pmheh, maybe I should do that.. might learn something :)
llarian said:
Jun 25, 03 at 5:29 pmHeh. The reason for the jab (not at you, but at Canon SLR owners) in the first place is because the best place to learn to use a camera is to go out and shoot the damn thing…
If you wanna learn some of the exposure features, I’d be more than happy to discuss them with you sometime, but really once somebody tells you the basics, there’s not much more you can do except go out and try it.
I shot probably 6000 exposures on my old crappy Sony, and I think I’ve got at least 10000 on my Olympus since I got it at the end of March. I’m getting better, is about all I’ll say. Practice makes perfect, as with anything.
jgurney said:
Jun 25, 03 at 5:32 pmOne thing that I’m finding is helpful is having the Exif viewer. I take a bunch of photos at various different settings and then I can see what settings I used later with the Exif viewer. Of course, I think I’m still fairly limited by the camera (in that I can’t control every feature I’d like to be able to), so once I get a reasonable idea of what I’m doing here, I’ll probably need to upgrade to one that lets me take more direct control over the shots. Just what I need.. *another* expensive hobby :)
llarian said:
Jun 25, 03 at 5:35 pmYup. =)
Olympus just announced the followup to my camera, which is a true DSLR. If it ends up being what they promised, I’m going to try to figure out how to afford one…
It’ll end up being about $1600 for the body probably, plus around $1k for 2 lenses and $300 for a dedicated flash… I should be able to carry everything else over frmo my current camera. I hope. =)
I figure that its a fairly gratifying hobby though, all things considered. It gives me something outdoors to do on the weekends.