Ganeesh II cleaned
Ganesha, the god of education, wisdom, and wealth.
Trying out the new camera, Fuji Finepix 6900Zoom 3 megapixel , August 2001...
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Ganesha, the god of education, wisdom, and wealth.
Trying out the new camera, Fuji Finepix 6900Zoom 3 megapixel , August 2001
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Trying out the new camera, Fuji Finepix 6900Zoom 3 megapixel , August 2001
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Apr, 2019Views
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Awards
Winner in My Very First Digital photograph: Camera or Phone Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
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geophotos
May 09, 2019
Not your first photo, but superb with the early 3 mpx Finepix. Are you sure you need an EOS 5D Mk II? ;) Rating very highly in my books!
geophotos
May 15, 2019
Congratulations, Pete! This has been chosen as my Winner in the "First digital camera or phone picture" challenge. 2001 is a looong way back in digital photography, yet I see fine(pix) detail. Bravo! :)
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After buying my very first digital camera in 2001, I unpacked the camera and began charging the battery. I had the nick-knack carving of Ganesha in my living room as well as a painting of a seashell by Janice Maple hanging on the wall. I set the carving on the living room table with the painting propped up behind it and mounted the camera on a tripod and captured my first photo with my brand new digital camera.Time
AfternoonLighting
This image was captured using window light provided by an unusually large window, perhaps 4' x 8'.Equipment
The camera was a 3 megapixel prosumer Fuji FinePix 6900Zoom which has just a single, built-in zoom lens. The camera was mounted on a tripod.Inspiration
I wanted to confirm the brand-new camera would work, and I used items which were immediately at hand in my living room where I had unpacked the camera.Editing
I had purchased PhotoShop 3.0 from the University bookstore. I had been learning to use PhotoShop on the Kodak picture disk images which I received along with the prints from my film camera. I rotated the image slightly because the tripod was not level. I reduced the noise before sharpening the image because I don't want to sharpen noise. After sharpening the image, I boosted the color a little.In my camera bag
My equipment today is different than what I had back in 2001 when I bought my first digital camera.Feedback
When you see Bigfoot, the camera you have in hand is the camera you use. It doesn't matter how many thousands of dollars worth of gear you have at home if you don't have a camera in hand to photograph Bigfoot. It is normally the artist's eye, not the gear which makes the image. Know the limits of your camera. A small pocket camera can capture 85%-90% of the images the most expensive camera setup can capture, especially if you are outdoors in daylight. Look for interesting subjects in interesting light seen from an interesting perspective and you can create great images even if you are using a 3 megapixel camera like this image was captured with.
