Sometimes point and shoot does the trick

In my opinion a DSLR is the best tool you can have to take strong pictures. However, carrying such a big camera is not always convenient, and it always has to be a planned event. There are so many times where I wish I had my camera. That's why point and shoot and cell-phone cameras are so great - they are always on you and sometimes, work just as well. 

I didn't feel like bringing my DSLR to the Bruins parade today; I knew it would be ridiculously crowded and didn't think any potential shots would be worth it. I had my small Canon Powershot with me and was pretty happy with how this one turned out: 

Rome at night, part II

So if you read my last post you know I had tripod problems on my trip. I was really looking forward to taking night shots of the Colosseum so you can imagine how disappointed I was when I discovered I was (for lack of a better word) screwed. 


Throughout the trip the big touristy spots were packed with guys selling knock-off designer handbags (bear with me here, this is going somewhere...) Much to my surprise on our last night in Rome when we were walking around the Colosseum, those same guys were selling tripods! Not the best quality - but actual full-sized tripods. How random is that? So, 15 Euros later I had one. Here is one of the pics I took:

f/18; 8 seconds 

Rome at night, part I

I surprised myself in my ability to pack everything for an 8 day trip using only carry-on luggage (I am usually quite the over-packer). I made it work, but there was no way a tripod would fit in my small carry-on. Dennis was nice enough to make room in his luggage for my tripod, so problem solved, right? Wrong. I managed to forget to pack the small piece that attaches the camera to the tripod.


There was a camera shop in Florence with some small, reasonably priced tripods and we ended up buying a 6 inch one. I obviously wouldn't have as much flexibility as with a full-sized, but using some benches I got a couple of okay night shots in Rome. 

Pantheon at dusk (f/25; 30 seconds) 

Trevi Fountain (f/32; 20 seconds)

Street action on Via Veneto (f/7.1; 2.5 seconds) 

Rome sights

Inside the Colosseum

St Peter's Basilica

St Peters from afar

Pantheon 

Its been a while - Venice!

So I've been slacking on posting but I managed to do a lot of shooting in Italy. Here are some from Venice: