26 | August
"Daisy @ 8,185,344"
General: 6:46 PM on 8/25/05 | Canon 20D
Technical: 1/100sec | f/3.2 | 100mm (160mm) | ISO-200
Lens: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode: Av (Aperture Priority)
Exposure Bias: -1/3
Flash: No

8,185,344: the number of pixels at which I'm now currently shooting, and more importantly the 8.2 million pixels of the legendary Canon 20D. After almost two years with my digital rebel, I have finally upgraded. I thought about upgrading to the Rebel XT, but decided to go with the 20D for various reasons. More on that later...

This is the first offical shot from my new baby. It arrived FedEx yesterday and I haven't gotten a chance to shoot with it much. I am meeting Abe today for lunch and hopefully some shooting afterwards. After having shooting relatively little over the past few months (except for my trip to the Midwest), it's time to get those shutters clicking again!

categories: flora macro nature

Thoughts of: Eugene Lee
August 26th, 2005 at 2:39 AM

Congratulations on purchasing a 20D! I recently got one myself :)

Also, great picture to inaugurate your new camera. The flower blends very nicely with the background.

Thoughts of: Chantal
August 26th, 2005 at 6:10 AM

I like just the tone and sence of this photo. So quietly and calm.....

Thoughts of: Diane
August 26th, 2005 at 10:05 AM

There is a simple, quiet beauty to this image. A sense of a new day...

Thoughts of: yungyaw
August 26th, 2005 at 12:36 PM

Woohhooo! 20D in action. It must be very excited when unwrapping Fedex careful packaging. Haha! This is really good for first shot with your new baby, 20D! Can't wait to see more. Hehe!

Thoughts of: rohan
August 26th, 2005 at 4:27 PM

beautiful colours!

Thoughts of: @lbedo
August 26th, 2005 at 4:54 PM

Congrats on your purchase !

Very nice macro series !

Thoughts of: Leigh
August 26th, 2005 at 7:13 PM

Congrats on your new toy - and great that you went for the 20D, I think it's far superior than the XT. (Did you just trade your old camera in? I'm having thoughts about doing the same.)

Beautiful shot. Well done :-)

Thoughts of: rw
August 26th, 2005 at 7:47 PM

Simply beautiful. Nice off centre composition and perfect DOF.

Thoughts of: Bekah
August 26th, 2005 at 11:15 PM

Love the dof and evening light, Ryan...very nice! Congrats on your new baby. :-)

Thoughts of: Abe
August 27th, 2005 at 1:58 AM

Rich colors and great DOF in your first 20D shot! Congrats, my friend!

Thoughts of: Dennis Rogers
August 27th, 2005 at 3:14 PM

Great decision Ryan. The 20D is outstanding and is no doubt a great match with your abilities. I'm looking forward to some great images!

Thoughts of: Leo
August 28th, 2005 at 3:40 PM

I actually went the opposiet route as you. Went to the Xt instead of the 20d, mainly because of my cash flow -_-

But hey, Xt has treated me pretty well.

Interesting shot. I would've preferred a deeper DOF, so the flower edges aren't that blurry, but I do like this more soft focus effect. Well shot.

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