Tag Archives: camera

My Hand and the Canon XSI

I just took this picture with my new Canon XSI DSLR.  I really like it.  Even though I’m going to have to buy all new lenses, I think this picture, which was shot freehand with my left hand hanging in the air, makes it all worth it. Geet asked me what inspired me to switch [...]

New D40x

While in Canada, I decided I needed a new digital camera. After reading about it for a bit, a Nikon D40x looked like a really good fit. So far, I’m extremely happy with it. I went ahead and bought a Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens to go along with [...]

Using GIMP to remove dastardly lens flare

After purchasing a glorious new Nikon D40X Digital SLR Camera online today, I was inspired to fix up a couple images. So, I was trying to get rid of the obvious flaw in the following picture, and I found a pretty easy way to do it with GIMP.