E550 in Donegal, or why I want to know more…

These were some of my favourite shots with the Fuji E550 and I guess they formed the kernel that made me what to know more about taking decent photographs.

I tend to spend a lot of time in Donegal. If you’ve never been I have to recommend it - good food, good pubs and great scenery. Regardless of the time of year, it’s always breathtaking (though as I found last weekend, not very photogenic with grey skies).

Anyway, I took a lot of photos one weekend while playing with my little E550 and these are some that I really liked. Typically everything was done by the camera and that’s what was so frustrating. That’s what started the drive towards spending money on a dSLR and this site and stuff.

I’m sure these could be better, I’m keen to hear your thoughts and comments on these and any other image I post here.

Cloughglass Beach

Cruit Island

 

Learning To Snap

Places to go, things to see

When I first started shopping for a digital camera and ended up buying my E550, there were two sites I found invaluable.

DPReview gave fantastic information about all the cameras in the market, ranging from my little point and click through to the market leading pro DSLR’s of the day. I used this site again when buying my 400D and was glad its only got better with age.

If you’ve ended up here and are thinking about buying a camera, then go there next.

I first came across Chromasia via an article in the Financial Times I think. the daily pictures are amazing. Of all the sites on the web, of all the pictures out there, David Nightingale is the person who drove me to do this. I’ve never spoken tot he man, never exchanged an email, never posted comments on his site, but I think his work is fantastic and if I ever get to be half as good I’ll be happy. 

Learning To Snap