My New Camera Isn't Going to Make Me Take Better Pictures
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on Monday, February 01, 2010
by Rob
I got a new camera and lens today. It takes faster sequences and the lens lets me shoot super lazy style from clear across the course.
By Rob Meronek
 I asked Jereme Knibbs if we could reshoot the half cab nose manual back 180 out. It looks 100 times better with a camera that captures light better and also shoots nine instead of five frames a second. Plus, I can lurk in the shadows clear across the park and not be all up in people's faces. |
 I only know Piro Sierra from Stalker Steve's photos and our All Ages Contests here. I straight stalked this one from way across the Park with my new long lens - backside tailslide backside flip out. |
 The many manny combos of Robbie Kirkland can now be documented with a full nine frames a second. This camera actually shoots upto 11 frames per second. I don't even want to say what it is or how much it costs because it's pretty embarassing how expensive it was, especially for someone that's not a real photographer. I don't deserve this image capturing device. |
 I'm so hyped on sequences now that I even took one of Stalker Steve walking. |
 Seen Daniel Espinosa's Lakai welcome video? Jereme did. It must be nice to see a trick then be able to just go out and learn it - back smith to bluntslide. |
 Just as I was leaving, I saw some dad in a full track and field sweatsuit with a tucked in t-shirt. Wow. Turns out he can skate. I thought it was going to be all over on this roll in on the Kahuna, but he rode away clean, although a little stiff. |
 The rest of these you won't really appreciate unless you're a photo nerd. I just got the camera on Friday and had to take off for a personal trip to Rochester. This is my first photo at night with it. The ISO is at 6400 on this one with the shutter speed at 1/50. This camera can basically see in the dark. It's like having my eyes opened up, and for an oriental, that's huge deal. |
 This is taking off from Tampa. Shooting out of an airplane window at night, you need at least a shutter speed of 1/80 which is what this photo is at. On most cameras, that would give you a photo of a fully black rectangle. This camera on ISO6400 brings out all the light without too much grain. |
 Here's a photo on the dimly lit plane at ISO 3200. |
 ISO 6400, f1.8, 1/60th of a second - Florida at night as seen from the plane window. I'm looking forward to learning every little thing about this new picture taking gadget. |
