Recent content by Tony Rook

Thanks Chris - I should be heading out to the shops sometime this weekend... Sounds like the T3i is my leading choice so far.

I think I must be missing something here... I've added a picture to my profile, but it does not come up as my avatar in my posts? What am I doing wrong? Tony

Thanks Chris - How about Macros.... I'm a big fan of extreme close up images... must be a job-related effect - I'm a microbiologist too, similar to Pete! Do any of the Canon Choices particularly favor my ability to capture effective macro images... Pete - Since I am an now at a cross-roads...

I've been using Canon Powershot point-and-shoot cameras for the past 10 years... and have always been satisfied with their performance. And based on some of the posts in this forum - I may have already succumbed to the Dark Side... At any rate... I want to purchase a dSLR camera. The major...

Thanks Pete - my wife had the same reaction...

No, don't follow the Holy Gourd... Follow the Holy Sandal!!!

Here's a selection of some aerial shots I took on my iPhone 3G... there was no editing of the original.

The first shot looks fantastic from the sky... but the lower foreground becomes drowned out - and doesn't seem to feel connected. Whereas, the second shot has a connected feel that completes the image. Good work!

Hamish - Sometimes a distant focal point turns out better... but in this case I agree that the 2nd compo brings the prickly feeling closer to the viewer, and much more impactful.

Fantastic... I could only imagine what it would be like to stand in some of these locations. Pete - my screen saver at work is the first Crystal Cave image... it never fails to get a question before I fire up a presentation.

I captured this in New Orleans' Garden District before Hurricane Katrina. I was walking out a restaurant and realized that if I waited for awhile, I could capture this perfect shot.... The only down side was realizing after I had took the picture, that I now had to walk around through a...

Forgot to mention... these were taken on my Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Digital Elph

Pulls me into another realm... but then again, I imagine this is what my mind looks like while I'm multi-tasking at work. Great pic!

Thanks Chris - it's nice to have the feedback! I'll slowly being adding more... the great thing is that this finally forces me to sort through all my images!