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umbrella

2009-12-06T22:31:00.002-05:00

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portraits

2009-12-01T16:41:00.008-05:00

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flight

2009-09-11T00:57:00.002-04:00

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glass

2009-05-11T00:29:00.001-04:00

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six

2009-05-06T21:34:00.001-04:00

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disco twitter

2009-05-01T01:46:00.001-04:00

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dirt head

2009-04-11T18:49:00.000-04:00

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storefront

2009-04-04T12:45:00.001-04:00

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pigeons

2009-03-30T00:17:00.001-04:00

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tulip

2009-03-27T01:09:00.001-04:00

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lock and key

2009-03-26T01:11:00.000-04:00

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g10 ests

2009-03-21T18:23:00.011-04:00

UPDATE
Thank you to all who visited and commented,
from everyone's responses i have figured out a few things - the first is,
that with minor compensation i can get the g10 to produce this:

there were 2 problems with my previous test:
the first was that the EV setting on my s70 was at -2/3 while i thought it was at 0 (egg on face; thank you hihihi for noticing this)
the second was, that when trying to duplicate the tests, i realized that i must not have metered in the shadow area when i took the s70 shot. i thought that i had, but the screen is extremely hard to see in bright light (much, much improved in the g10) so it seems not to have been the case.
from everyone's comments, i now understand that i will probably need to keep the camera at an EV of -1/3 or -2/3 under most circumstances. the brilliant thing about the g10 is that while you can adjust this through the menu system, there is actually an override dial on the top of the camera, very nice
i also understand that bright sun can blow out the high end out of g10 images and i am concerned about the ramifications of this when dealing with (sometimes unavoidable) glare when photographing artwork...

and then i still have a bit of an issue with the size:
both physical: i have come to understand that if a camera comes with a neck strap, i will consider it "big", while those packaged with a wrist strap i deem "small" (guess what the g10 comes with)
and digitally: in all this testing, i have yet to see any compelling evidence that the 15mg file size is necessary for the results i want.

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this is the problem at it's worst: bright sun/deep shade
on the left is what i am used to seeing (from my S70)
on the right is what my G10 sees

cameras were both in P mode with all settings determined by the camera, no overrides
while i usually shoot raw, test were done at highest quality jpg
the G10 had the exposure metering set to evaluative (not spot)
icontrast was not on

images were resized but not altered in any other way
as you can see
no amount of processing is going to get color back into those blown out areas
(well, no reasonable amount)

basically i am wondering if the metering in this particular camera is malfunctioning
or
if the G10 simply can't handle extreme light situations as well as the S70...

in even light, performance is comparable
(only in real telephoto situations does the G10 outperform the S70)
i simply don't see 14 megapixels and double the file size worth of value in what i've shot so far!!!

and surprisingly i don't see a difference in the barrel distortion when shooting 2D artwork
:(
i was hoping (from what i read) to see improvement there

any comments/ideas would be helpful
if you don't like blogspot commenting system you can twitter @_randomthoughts
or
email me: theartproject dot net at gmail dot com

thanks

size

2009-02-19T09:35:00.000-05:00

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subway

2009-02-14T10:42:00.000-05:00

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white light | white heat

2009-01-20T09:44:00.001-05:00

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olde

2009-01-03T23:17:00.001-05:00

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disorder

2009-01-02T11:32:00.001-05:00

i am making progress

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bench

2008-12-28T00:55:00.001-05:00

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jorge

2008-12-27T01:39:00.002-05:00

he came to me as george
now he's jorge
he isn't always in a box
and he's certainly not in the closet

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lights

2008-12-20T21:15:00.001-05:00

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ice 2008

2008-12-14T17:25:00.001-05:00

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scenic

2008-12-14T17:24:00.001-05:00

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corner

2008-12-06T09:10:00.000-05:00

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dusk

2008-12-05T01:05:00.001-05:00

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soft

2008-11-28T13:45:00.001-05:00

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vengeful

2008-11-25T09:41:00.000-05:00

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warmth

2008-11-20T01:34:00.001-05:00

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zoo

2008-11-20T01:15:00.000-05:00

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gralab

2008-11-12T19:16:00.003-05:00

those of you who were doing photo in the days of amber light and fixer stains know what a sound this makes

for those who are strictly of the digital age, this is a darkroom timer
you could plug both the enlarger and the safelight into it
and i can't believe it
but it looks as if it is still being made today
(except this model didn't come with a volume control, lol)

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confused

2008-11-10T09:54:00.000-05:00

4 jkirlin

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beach

2008-10-05T20:47:00.000-04:00

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road trip

2008-09-28T18:59:00.000-04:00

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spontaneous

2008-09-26T01:11:00.001-04:00

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globe

2008-09-21T23:25:00.001-04:00

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gallery

2008-09-21T02:06:00.000-04:00

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ripple

2008-09-20T01:00:00.001-04:00

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911...blue

2008-09-17T20:10:00.003-04:00

one of the most vivid memories of that day
was that astounding blue sky
and then the endless scream of sirens
streaming down the west side hwy
to the site

that changed after a few days
the clarity of the sky gave way
to an awful cloud of pink dust
which infiltrated everything
and stank for weeks

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relationship

2008-09-12T01:07:00.000-04:00

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more sky

2008-09-10T13:18:00.001-04:00

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occupation

2008-09-07T13:18:00.000-04:00

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education

2008-09-05T00:03:00.000-04:00

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wonder wheel

2008-08-27T22:05:00.001-04:00

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alone

2008-08-27T17:19:00.001-04:00

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old fashion

2008-08-22T01:08:00.001-04:00

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health

2008-08-22T00:11:00.000-04:00

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the many feet of neene

2008-08-20T13:38:00.005-04:00

the many feet of neene

me
me
me
& more me
& her

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self

2008-08-18T00:29:00.003-04:00

me
me
me
& more me
& her

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us

2008-08-17T13:46:00.003-04:00

me
me
me
& more me
& her

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me

2008-08-15T01:11:00.005-04:00

me
me
me
& more me
& her

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ring

2008-08-09T19:42:00.002-04:00

making the gates
see also this & this

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chumby

2008-08-01T20:06:00.006-04:00

this is my virtual chumby
usually the screen changes every 15" or so,
virtual chumby seems a bit slower but the screen will change and you can see what i see out of the corner of my eye
(and what has been wasting a bit of my time the past couple of days)
certain of the widgets are interactive, so click on the screen and see if something happens
the drawing programs should work
unfortunately the flickr feeds are generic, not the ones i've picked
yes i stream my contacts :)
it is also an alarm clock, streams internet radio, checks email, reports weather,
well just go to the website and see for yourself
and when the bubble wrap widget comes up, make sure you pop a few
:D

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back to fotola

spiral

2008-07-05T14:43:00.000-04:00

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graf

2008-07-04T00:10:00.000-04:00

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ghost bike

2008-06-30T08:28:00.003-04:00

http://ghostbike.org
this one is on the bike path on the west side highway, ny
the sign on it reads:
Carl Nacht
56 Years Old
Killed By Truck
June 22, 2006
Rest In Peace

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