Jr. HS Drop Out at 15. Followed immediately by five years intensive study of music composition and theory with composer in residence at university. There followed a life of day jobs, occasional compositions and idiosyncratic explorations of both the physical world and the world of the mind.
This is intended as visual/conceptual art. But that is no excuse for the way it is cropped on the right. The image should be narrower, cropped closer to where his jawline becomes vertical. I have a tendency to be blind to problems of composition because of being excessively focused on getting the intended conceptual content (if any).
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Posted on Jul 17, 2012 at 16:35:20 UTC
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davidgp: I've been tracking the comments here for severals days... lots of statements such as "the 550 image quality is clearly better than the 650" as well as "Nikon D3200 image quality is clearly better than the 650."
After looking at the samples a lot (JPG and RAW), I've found examples where, to my eye, any one of the three cameras is the winner (yes, even the 650). Though, speaking as a totally unbiased 550 owner, I do think the 550 won most often, then followed by the Nikon D3200.
But seriously, I don't see that the IQ of any of these three cameras is notably better than the others, such that it ought to drive a purchase decision. Among these cameras, I'd make my choice on features rather than IQ.
davidgp: "But seriously, I don't see that the IQ of any of these three cameras is notably better than the others, such that it ought to drive a purchase decision."
I'm relieved to hear that. That's what my eyes told me. But I have no experience with such evaluations.
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Posted on Jul 6, 2012 at 21:45:29 UTC
Wonderfully tensioned balance of design, texture and pattern. Very much enjoyed and appreciated.
Very nice and one of the better shots of this kind that I've seen. Mind sharing what lens you were using?
Art I do believe it is, but not the least gruesome in my eyes.
This is intended as visual/conceptual art. But that is no excuse for the way it is cropped on the right. The image should be narrower, cropped closer to where his jawline becomes vertical. I have a tendency to be blind to problems of composition because of being excessively focused on getting the intended conceptual content (if any).
davidgp: I've been tracking the comments here for severals days... lots of statements such as "the 550 image quality is clearly better than the 650" as well as "Nikon D3200 image quality is clearly better than the 650."
After looking at the samples a lot (JPG and RAW), I've found examples where, to my eye, any one of the three cameras is the winner (yes, even the 650). Though, speaking as a totally unbiased 550 owner, I do think the 550 won most often, then followed by the Nikon D3200.
But seriously, I don't see that the IQ of any of these three cameras is notably better than the others, such that it ought to drive a purchase decision. Among these cameras, I'd make my choice on features rather than IQ.
davidgp: "But seriously, I don't see that the IQ of any of these three cameras is notably better than the others, such that it ought to drive a purchase decision."
I'm relieved to hear that. That's what my eyes told me. But I have no experience with such evaluations.