Friday, 13 November 2015

Have a Look at My New Format:

Greetings, again.....it is I El Donato!

    

El Donato
     I hope that everyone is keeping well, and snapping those great photos.  The "season of leaves" has almost left us!"  Yet, if we keep our cameras, handy - year round - there is no time frame, or limit, to the amount of time we can enjoy our colourful memories!

A-Bomb!

          Thanks again for following, and as a treat I have posted some great "colourful memories" of my own: a past trip to a little slice of heaven called: Decameron Los Cocos!

 

 
A-Bomb The Man

Diaz - Artist Extra-Ordinario

Some of Diaz's Work -- Spray-Paint Art!




 All photographics taken with Sanyo Dual-Camera - 10.1 MP

Monday, 9 November 2015

Experimenting With Settings!


     

Settings and Options

Arbor
   Many Cameras have a wide variety of settings and options.  However, almost all, of these options are "locked!"
A Long View

     That is why, choosing a camera that is right for you, is such an important component to enjoying photographic images.


    If you are going the route of a Point and Shoot, don't just get one with simply a high mp resolution.  Think cautiously about zoom, and lenses, and options.

    That is why when I bought my camera - although it is inexpensive today - I grabbed it because in addition to a Higher Rate of Mp - at the time 20.1, was top of the line - it had a strong Nikor (very trusted) Lens with a 7x zoom - quite decent!  



Lady Siena
      Nevertheless, what pushed this purchase over the line - making my Nikon, right for me, was that the camera also offered "Cool Pics."  Software on board of the camera that can create drastic effects after photos are taken, as well as a high serious of "shooting modes."



    

 

Full Auto

     I have experimented with using the "Portrait" setting vs. the "Full Auto" setting on some statuary in a home garden  You be the judge and let me know what you think.



     For the most part, I was quite please with the digital (on computer) photographics.
Portrait


Portrait

     Nikon.....a job well done!





THANKS FOR LOOKING


HAPPY TRAILS AND HAPPY PICTURING

Sunday, 8 November 2015

Enjoying the Sun . . . . Enjoying the Moment - A Great BBQ!!


Greetings and salutations, fellow photographers!

 In my last few posts, I spoke about having fun with your camera, regardless of how much you purchased it for, whether or not it is a Digi-Cam, a Camcorder or a DSLR Camera. 

Thus, I have decided to practice what I preach!  Taking advantage of the wonderful weather we have been having, as of late, I decided to bring out my trust Nikon 20.1 MP Point and Shoot to “photo-document” an out-door BBQ that I had the pleasure of orchestrating.

Experimenting with the “food” setting on my camera, as well as the “full auto” setting, I was quite amazed at the quality of photographics I was able to produce.  At first, looking at the images on the small screen of my camera, I believed the photos to be grainy, and unclear; however, whence I loaded the photographics on to my computer I was blown away by the quality, rich colour saturation, and richness achieved!

Overall, it mad the process of creating and eating (especially eating) my BBQ that much more special!

Remember, taking photos should be fun and exciting, not boring and dull!

 

 

Please have a look at some of the photographics below!

 

Have a wonderful day, and happy picturing!!

 

Sincerely,

 

El Donato!

 
It all starts with good meat!

Loin Chops
Roasting peppers in the sun!  Like the Maya!



More Peppers! :)

A Great Marinade is Key! - Garlic ::)

Ready to GO!

Rice with onions and chillies!
The final views - meat sizziling!
Yummy! :)

Saturday, 7 November 2015

Quote of the Day



El Donato
Niagara Falls, Canada
 
"Night fell.  The town was kinder looking.  Small lights burned on the pier, and windows shone in the harbor offices.  The palms, so spindly and ragged during the day, had feathery heads, and these dark umbrella plumes sheltered the cozy buildings.  Some blood-red sunset streaks were still bent across the mountains to the west.  The town was tucked beneath.  It lay flattened, a pool of tiny lamps in the darkness, and some dim spangles glimmered from the lighted huts of the mountainsides.”
 
Paul Theroux, The Mosquito Coast (1982)

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