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  • T1i 

    icecalibre 9:07 am on June 22, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , 500D, t1i, HD, 1080p, lens, iso, 12 800, movies, film

    How could I have forgotten?

    Goodness, I bought it like, almost a whole month ago.

    Yes, that’s right. I sold my Rebel XS and bought the brand new Rebel T1i (500D) which gives me all my former Rebel goodness + full 1080p HD video!

    Among the other favorite features, I’m also really happy about the 12 800 ISO, which is a vast improvement over the 1600 I was using before. My night shots are so crisp and clean. The ISO grain at 1600 is almost completely gone. Of course, you get it back when you are shooting upwards 3200-6400+ but it isn’t nearly as bad as before, and, honestly, what can you expect?

    I shot with the kit lens (f3.5) in a candle lit room and got clean shots at 1/8 a second. Cool!

    I’ll be working more with the video this summer, and will post to let you know when things come out on my currently empty Vimeo page.

    Happy shooting!

     

    • icecalibre 9:16 am on June 22, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I should note, the DIGIC4 processor is so smooth.

      The menu, of all things, is beautiful on that 3.0″ HD LCD screen.

  • icecalibre 7:29 am on June 18, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: clean, , grey, icecalibre.com, minimal, , , website, white

    Website semi-launch:

    After roughly 7 versions, the clean, minimalist IceCalibre.com is staying, at least for a while.

    Of course, it will continue to evolve as I see fit, but I think I like the grey, clean styles.

    The top title banner with my name is kind of ugly, however, any suggestions?

     

    • Mike D. 2:02 pm on June 18, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Maybe make it 3D like ur other stuff?

    • icecalibre 2:07 pm on June 18, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Thanks Mike, I was thinking about it.

      I think I’ll make something soon, but not right away…

  • icecalibre 7:13 am on June 18, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , face, fun, name, stop motion,

    New project:

    Do you have a face?
    Can you say your own name?
    Do you own a camera of any kind that can take short video?

    Then you qualify!

    In the inspiration of the stop motion beatbox and Potter Puppet Pals we’re going to make our own.

    What you have to do:
    Make a small, few second clip of your face saying your name. You can say it however you want, and being different is encouraged (we don’t need a whole load of the same thing from different people.)

    Send your video to icecalibre *at*  icecalibre *dot*  com and watch the blog for updates!

    Have fun with it!

     

  • Fresh Start 

    icecalibre 10:18 pm on June 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: blog, , group, , , projects

    So kids, let’s get to it.

    Basically, I’m overhauling the entire system.

    Instead of the labourous process of posting the photos to the blog, I am going to simply use flickr and link.

    The blog, instead will be used for updates and *new* group projects.

    That’s right. I’m going to have projects that require user imput to shape.

    I have a few planned, but you will find out soon enough.

    So, the new site is coming!

     

  • Website. 

    icecalibre 10:03 pm on March 9, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    So guys, for anyone still around…

     

    As you know, I have not updated this blog in forever. And even when I did, it was largely outdated photography that followed a longer gap anyway.

    Which means I am throwing in the proverbial towel with the blog scene and making it official.

    I’m leaving this site up as long as WordPress will let me, assuming I can salvage from it later. 

    In other news: my “real” website is coming along quite nicely, and I’m expecting a full scale launch within the next few months. 

    In the new site I will be featuring Flickr fed galleries that are interactive, smooth and mostly aesthetically pleasing, as well as a host of new features including organization of my photography vs. my art vs. 3D stuff etc… each with their own gallery. I have yet to test this, but I’m confident I can make it work. 

    I hate to be cliche, but it will most likely be very professional and black and white, unlike the currently brown, green and blue (also the colours of my custom Blender interface, including the nice rounded edges for boxes…) 

    If anyone has suggestion for what they would like to see on the new site, drop me a comment. 

    Did I mention the new site might be taking out comments? Does it seem like they are useful? I find no one uses them. 

    If you are adament on commenting on my pictures, they will be on Flickr anyway (since the galleries are flickr fed) so you can comment there. 

    So, this is it, friends. The second last blog entry for this blog. (The last being a wrap up and link to the newly launched website) 

    It’s been fun, I assure you, but I think it’s time to move into bigger, better things. I thank you all for your support, and who knows what will happen in the future. 

    I’m still around, my camera and I are still inseperable, don’t you worry. 

    Take care!

    Goodbye!

    Peace!

    -Brennan

     

    • Megatron 10:06 am on March 15, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I suggest poetry!
      You can write a poem for every photo!
      How fun would that be?

  • Yams 

    icecalibre 9:20 pm on January 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , thanksgiving, yams

    Who doesn’t love food?

    Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. Nearly a month and a half later, I’m photo-blogging it. Woah.

     

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    mmm, I should be a food photographer more often.

    As a completely random side note, Chrome’s spell check works when I’m captioning pictures, but not when I’m actually blogging. Wierd.

     

  • Gear 

    icecalibre 9:03 pm on January 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: 1000D, backpack, bag, , , gorillapod, jobypod, lowepro, , , singshot, SLR, tripod, XS

    So, since I last left off with my new camera purchase, I’ve bought some cool new stuff. Check it.

    SLR Gorilla pod: http://joby.com/products/gorillapod/slr/ 

    Really, not a whole lot to say about this brilliant piece of robofacture. I mean, it’s a tripod that can be used vitrually anywhere (Please note, I have yet to use it in space. Coming soon, hopefully.) It’s definately a good invesment for a photographer like me who finds himself everywhere and anywhere, and would like a tripod that can fit into a backpack easily. 

    Lowepro Slingshot 150 AW: http://products.lowepro.com/product/SlingShot-150-AW,2035,4.htm

    Speaking of backpacks, this is my pick of the crop. It’s a small pack (you can get the bigger ones that are basically the same thing.) but it’s handy to have as a camera devoted or (in my case) a hybrid pack. I keep my camera, my gorillapod (yes, it rolls up small enough to fit in where one of the lens’ should go.) generic camera gear (cords, SD cards, lens caps etc…) and usually a lunch, wallet, cell phone with room to spare. It’s a very effecient set up, although my one and only gripe is that I cannot carry paper without scrunching it up. Eg, no sketchbooks for my trips. Oh well. Also, it has a waterproof nylon? sleeve that folds out the bottom to cover the entire pack, making it considerably water resistant. It’s over the shoulder, with a clip on cord under the right arm, so it can be brought close enough to the body to jog, run or bike with (and not have camera gear flopping everywhere.) A bit pricey, but I justify it by respecting the investment that my camera is. More details on the official site, and pictures of the guy demonstrating the unique “slingshot” sling feature (twisting under the arm for access to the gear without taking the whole thing off.).

    The other tripod I picked up is a generic Dynex. It’s the standard sized one, I don’t even know… five feet fully extended maybe? It’s not small enough to be put into the sling shot (my other issue with the slingshot design, no tube shaped objects bigger than lenses. Eg: no water bottles) If I’m on bike, I’ll have a bottle strapped to the frame, but on foot I would have to carry it. Small detail, I guess. But for those hot days, it would be handy. The bigger tripod is much, much better for panoramics. Hoping to get into little planet photography some time. 

    Of course, as outlined in a previous post, I’m shooting with the Canon XS 1000D EOS Rebel, stock 18-55mm IS lens.

     

  • Myst 

    icecalibre 8:40 pm on January 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: machine, myst, , old, starting

    Did anyone ever play the older ‘Myst’ games?

    If so, do you remember how whenever you pushed a button everything behind the wall turned and cranked, producing some huge machine that just sounded cool?

    That’s the sound that my blog makes when I started writing in it again after several months of… erm… laziness.

    So, needless to say, it’s coming around again. Next stop: D’ni. No, just kidding.

     

  • Camera 

    icecalibre 9:52 am on October 18, 2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , ,

    Yup, I bought a new one.

     

    After much debate, I went with the Canon Rebel XS. You can read all about it here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061002canon1000d.asp

    So, sadly, the A540 is being pushed down to my “backup and movie taking” camera. I still stand behind my “It isn’t the camera that makes good pictures, it’s the photographer.” statement. But really, I do love the new camera. I don’t think it makes my pictures better, but it gives me more options to play with.

    So for those of you at home who feel inadaquate with thier mom’s point and shoot, don’t be. If I can take award winning photography with mine, so can you. All it takes is an eye fr good pictures, not an expensive setup.

     

    • Lizzie 10:03 am on October 18, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      i really like the quote on top “it’s not the camera, it’s the eye behind the lens” :D :D

    • icecalibre 10:04 am on October 18, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      Thanks, I changed it like, five minutes ago.

      It used to be:

      “Out to prove good art can come from a $150 camera and free software.”

      But I have a new camera, so…

    • Lizzie 10:07 am on October 18, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      well that one’s good too! :) visit my blog if you have the time http://lizziephotography.co.nr

    • EV 5:51 am on October 20, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      Hey Brennan,

      Glad to see you have a new camera, and your new quote is nice, too.

      PS
      You don’t happen to know of a good tripod for me (I also have a video camera, a $60 dollar one)?

      I’d like a MonoPod on it, but I’d be pretty happy to look around.
      Thanks

    • icecalibre 6:40 am on October 20, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      I’m looking at a gorillapod myself (google them)

      They look handy, and much more adaptable than a normal tripod.

      I dunno, I’m still looking as well.

  • Bike 

    icecalibre 9:41 am on October 18, 2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: alley, bike, motorcycle, , sepia

    Was out and saw this down an alley, just had to stop and take a picture.

    colours edited in PS, of course.

     

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    Reminds me of Burnout Paradise, actually

     

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