I've lately started to take some photos again - to try and get into Photography once more. I've upgraded my lens kit to a 24-105 f4.0 L IS USM lens from one of Em's bosses who was upgrading himself (thanks for the early birthday present Em) and gave me a great deal, and a 50mm f1.8 lens to give me some flexibility with low-light situations and in preparation for our trip back to the UK as it should prove to be a good portrait lens on my crop-sensor camera.
I have also found and installed the 'Russian hack' for the EOS 300D camera which I own. My model has been out of warranty for a long time, so I had no issue with breaking the warranty by doing this. Obviously if you want to use it yourself, you should be aware that some people have reported problems with the installation resulting in it locking up during installation. This installs a hacked firmware so that it releases a number of functions that were available on the EOS 10D camera which was the number one 'Prosumer' Digital SLR at the time. This has given me access to some functions I think I will use a fair bit, notably selectable autofocus modes and a max ISO of 3200.
I plan to try and upload one or two photos to Flickr daily. I shall also try and improve my creative mind by deciding on subject matter and trying to create a set of photos based around a theme. I hope that this should help with my imagination for coming up with ideas for my paintings too.
If you have any ideas or subjects that you would like me to use as the basis for some of these sets, then please leave me a comment.
Footbridge on the Cudtheringa Track of Castle Hill, Townsville
This shot was taken on a walk with a good friend from NSW who was staying with us for a few days.
View across Townsville Port from Castle Hill, Townsville
More of photos can be seen on my flickr page here.
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