January 2016 - 10,001 DP

January 2016 - Days Photographed to date: 244

Happy New Year!!
(Although a month late).

Link to the monthly Flickr Album to see all of the daily pictures and quotes. There are viewing controls in the upper right hand corner that you can use to see a slide show.

or

Link to Slide Show (YouTube)

Which ones do you like?

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Summary and photo of the month are below

January Collage - Best of the Month

Photo of the Month: January 10, 2016

Moving to a 'Real Camera'

The iPhone has been a really nice camera, however, throughout using the iPhone as my primary and only camera for six months I am finding limitations. Thus enters a new digital mirrorless camera, aka MILC - Mirrorless Interchangeable-Lens Camera. An MILC is similar to a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, but has an electronic or rangefinder type of viewfinder in place of the mirror and pentaprism that gives the MILC a more compact design. In most respects, they're extremely similar: with only a few exceptions, most mirrorless cameras these days are built around the same sized sensors as DSLRs, increasingly have similar lenses available, and can offer the same image quality. If you are curious, refer to this LINK for more information. The camera in use is a Sony A6000 and a variety of lenses, including lens from my antique 35MM film camera through use of an adapter.

As an example, these are two shots taken with the mirrorless digital camera that would be almost impossible using an iPhone camera or other cell phone cameras that do not handle the zoom or depth of field needed for these images. Look for these and others in the January Monthly Photos.

New Year Resolutions

What are my New Year Resolutions? I am keeping it simple.

1. Post at least 365 days of photos - that is until June 1, 2016 - then take a sanity check.
2. Start exploring beyond the iPhone as camera. I will still use the iPhone for most photos since it is the 'camera' that is with me most of the time. However, I acquired a digital mirrorless camera (APS-C sensor) and will start including pictures in my daily photos. Stay tuned.