Winged Power Photography

Selling Off My Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D DSLR, 28-100mm Kit Lens, and batteries/accessories

Well, that special time of the year has arrived... that time to upgrade my photography gear. This year, I'm upgrading my DSLR body from the Maxxum 7D to the Sonly Alpha 700. I can still use my lenses and flash gear with the new camera, but my batteries are not compatible with it, so instead of maintaining two differing bodies, I'm selling off my Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D DSLR. I love this camera, but selling it off will also help pay for the new camera body. :)

Here is the link to the Ebay Auction, which lasts for just 5 days from the date of this posting!!

For those interested in getting a GREAT DSLR for a killer price, check out my auction!
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Tis The Season To Be... Photographing!

Okay, that is most likely one of the worst title lines I've written. However, the holiday seasons really are more than just a time to be stuck at a mall, fighting with relatives, or wondering for the N'th time, why EVERYONE ELSE is so annoying. It's also that special time of year to reflect and take in the smaller things.

In this case, it's a great time, to grab your camera slap on the macro or extension tubes, and take a closer look at things.

It's time for a little creative holiday close-up/macro photography!
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The Dreaded Question: Are You A Canon or Nikon Shooter?

Whether I'm just admiring someone else's photograph, fielding a question from someone who's interested in photography, on site, somewhere, shooting, or talking with prospective models and/or folks I work with... I'm inevitably asked that magic question: Do you shoot with a Canon or Nikon?

I am rarely ever asked, what kind of camera I shoot with, or who makes my camera. I'm never asked if I'm shooting with an Olympus, Pentax, or Sigma. Inevitably, it always seems to come down to the big two: Canon and Nikon.

For the record, I'm a Konica Minolta/Sony photographer. Started using Minolta/Konica Minolta cameras because they just felt right, and it looks fairly good, that I'll follow their business over to Sony's Alpha 700(A700). Similar feel, and I'm invested in the system.

So, being the shooter that I am, how do I answer these folks?
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Photographing Scenes At Small Apertures

When I first started shooting, and quite often at the mall, I will encounter one of those large backlit displays with the flowing waterfalls. You know the ones, the waterfall is all feathery and the light behind it makes it look like the water is flowing. I really don't like those displays... :)

But what I DO like, is the photography. Those beautiful and ethereal photographs of moving water, turned mist or made dreamy, through the use of long exposures.

This is something that anyone can do, provided they have a tripod, a camera that can be set for slightly longer exposures, and a lens or lens and filter, that can be stepped down, to reduce the light coming in through the lens to the camera. Did I mention a tripod would be helpful? ;)
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Anime Expo 2007... Another Year of Long Lines, AMV SNAFU(s), and Cosplayers!

Anime Expo 2007 was really no different from any other year of Anime Expo. If anything, it was a nice return, for me, to the basics of attending a convention: having fun, spending time with people you like, and taking lots of pictures.

Oh.. and spending alot of time in long lines for an event that you might not like, or might be packed, or might be rescheduled AFTER they let you wait and get in. The infamous Anime Expo long lines.... Gotta love it...
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Gothic and Lolita author: Masayuki Yoshinaga,Katsuhiko Ishikawa asin: 0714847852

Everybody Cosplay Volume 1 author: Jan Kurotaki asin: 1413903657

Tamron SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Lens with hood for Konica Minolta and Sony-D DSLR Cameras asin: B000EXOXUQ

Sony Alpha A700 12.24MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Lens asin: B000VRJC5Q