The Canon 135L

Photography 11 Comments »

I’ve had the Canon 135 f/2L series lens in my possession for over two months now, and it has completely exceeded initial expectation - now sitting in the line as my favorite lens, ahead of the marvelous Canon 24-70 f/2.8L.
Sharp wide open at f/2, super fast autofocus, a beautiful smooth depth of field at low [...]

Shooting My First Wedding

Personal, Photography 40 Comments »

It has been my goal for some time now to attend a wedding as the main photographer, a goal I completed over the weekend down in Christchurch, New Zealand - a two hour flight from home.
Overall I found the whole process rather relaxed. My flight arrived in Christchurch the afternoon before the wedding, and I [...]

Refreshing Photography

Photography 19 Comments »

Last evening I arrived back in Auckland, New Zealand after spending twelve days in Australia on board the Pacific Star cruise liner, and three days in Sydney on the tail end. While holidaying has left me refreshed and energized, it also opened up many new photographic opportunities along the way - cruising was a perfect [...]

The 50mm Prime

Photography 24 Comments »

Long have I been a subscriber to the theory that those new to the digital single lens reflex arena should start their lens collection with one, relatively inexpensive piece of glass, the f/1.8 variation of the 50mm prime, in either a Canon or Nikon mount, depending on the users choice of camera brand.
As a Canon [...]

Desktop Friday: The Forty Seventh

Photography 10 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.

| This image was captured using these settings: f/2.8 | [...]

Canon XSi (450D) Announced

Photography 16 Comments »

As many Canon fans are awaiting an announcement on an updated full frame EOS 5D Mark II, Canon have come out with an update to its entry level DSLR - the XSi (450D).
The camera features a twelve megapixel CMOS sensor, 3.0″ LCD monitor, Live View with both AF modes (contrast-detect and passive), 14-bit processing and [...]

Desktop Friday: The Forty Sixth

Photography 7 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.

Feel free to leave any comments or constructive criticism about [...]

Desktop Friday: The Forty Fifth

Photography 12 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.

| This image was captured using these settings: f/1.4 | [...]

Desktop Friday: The Forty Fourth

Photography 16 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
The Night Of Fire

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Desktop Friday: The Forty Third

Photography 7 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Warm/Shadows

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Lustworthy: Canon’s New 200mm f/2 IS

Photography 17 Comments »

I just read the news of Canon’s latest two super telephoto lenses, the EF 200mm f/2L IS USM and the EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM. Both lenses will be shown off by Canon at PhotoPlus Expo from October 18 to 20.
I’ve been watching in the past few weeks as the old discontinued Canon EF 200 [...]

Desktop Friday: The Forty Second

Photography 19 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Weave/Wave

| This image was captured using these [...]

Desktop Friday: The Forty First

Photography 20 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
On another note regarding my Desktop Wallpapers, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Fortieth

Photography 22 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Grass Straws

| This image above was taken [...]

Review: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens

Photography 24 Comments »

Although relatively inexpensive, I’ve heard good words about Canon’s consumer 50mm prime lens for a long, long time. I’d been meaning to pick up one for myself since I bought my 350D 18 months back, and finally did just that last week on impulse.
The lens I bought is the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8. Widely known [...]

Desktop Friday: The Thirty Ninth

Photography 9 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Architecture

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Desktop Friday: The Thirty Eighth

Photography 7 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
City Living

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Desktop Friday: The Thirty Seventh

Photography 8 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Dramatic Highlights

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Prime Lenses vs Zoom Lenses

Photography 35 Comments »

Image credit: POTN forum member Sootyvrs.
A contest which seems to be almost eternal is the photographers war on zoom vs. prime lenses. A few commonly asked questions are which is best, which should I use, which is the most affordable, and which will give me the best image quality? Sit tight and be prepared to [...]

Desktop Friday: The Thirty Sixth

Photography 13 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Towering Above

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Why I Want The Canon 40D

Photography 21 Comments »

The Canon EOS 40D DSLR has now been official announced by Canon. As reported yesterday, the camera features a 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, large 3.0-inch LCD display with enhanced Live View, 6.5 frame-per-second continuous shooting capability, sRAW mode with a 35-zone metering system, and an integrated Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit.
I’ve been waiting for a camera like this [...]

Canon 40D DSLR Specs Revealed

Photography 14 Comments »

Last night Amazon let slip of specifications, details, and pricing on Canon’s upcoming successor to the 30D, the Canon 40D DSLR.
The Canon 40D is more of a revolution than an evolution to the previous model in the line. It packs in some pretty impressive features professional amateurs and professionals alike will thoroughly appreciate and make [...]

Desktop Friday: The Thirty Fifth

Photography 3 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Silhouette

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Desktop Friday: The Thirty Fourth

Photography 6 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Graffiti

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Desktop Friday: The Thirty Third

Photography 6 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Schwood

Feel free to leave any comments or [...]

Desktop Friday: The Thirty Second

Photography 7 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Towering Trees

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Desktop Friday: The Thirty First

Photography 8 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Fence Line

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Desktop Friday: The Thirtieth

Photography 5 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Standout Leaves

Desktop Friday: The Twenty Ninth

Photography 11 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Vapour

Desktop Friday: The Twenty Eighth

Photography 7 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Wood Shed

Desktop Friday: The Twenty Seventh

Photography 10 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Peeling Paint

Desktop Friday: The Twenty Sixth

Photography 4 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Trip To Christchurch #2

Desktop Friday: The Twenty Fourth

Photography 7 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
This weeks wallpaper is dedicated to “Podstitch” [...]

Desktop Friday: The Twenty Third

Photography 10 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Black And White Lake

Desktop Friday: The Twenty Second

Photography 5 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Sorry I’m late once again with this [...]

Desktop Friday: The Twenty First

Photography 16 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
City Building

Desktop Friday: The Twentieth

Photography 14 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
Black Silhouette

Desktop Friday: The Nineteenth

Photography 12 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
This weeks wallpaper was taken a few [...]

Desktop Friday: The Eighteenth

Photography 2 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
This weeks wallpaper was taken a few [...]

Desktop Friday: The Seventeenth

Photography 12 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper which I have taken personally on travels and outings with my Canon 350D. The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.
This weeks wallpaper was taken about 5 [...]

Desktop Friday: The Sixteenth

Photography 4 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.

The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big enough to be used on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display, so no-one will miss out.

Desktop Friday: The Fifteenth

Photography 12 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Fourteenth

Photography 9 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Thirteenth

Photography 8 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Twelfth

Photography 16 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Eleventh

Photography 7 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

Shooting Stats: January 2007

Photography 13 Comments »

Here is the January 2007 edition of my photography shooting stats. I shot a lot of cricket for the first time this month, which makes up the high number of shots I didn’t keep and therefore deleted.
Images Taken: 1,312
Images Kept: 465
HD Space Used: 3.78GB
Average Shots Kept Daily: 15
Shots With 18-55 Lens: 223
Shots With 75-300 Lens: [...]

Desktop Friday: The Tenth

Photography 9 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Ninth

Photography 5 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the readers out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, big [...]

Desktop Friday: The Eighth

Photography 10 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac and PC users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of [...]

Interview: Flickr Photographer “JD”

Photography 9 Comments »

Flickr in inhabited with thousands of superb photographers, Jon “JD” Dysangco is one of them. I recently had some time to sit down an interview him about all aspects of photography.
Check out his Flickr photostream here.

Are you in favor of RAW or JPEG?
I used to shoot in JPEG up until about 2 months ago after [...]

Desktop Friday: The Seventh

Photography 13 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, [...]

Shooting Stats: December 2006

Photography 19 Comments »

I thought I’d post my photography shooting stats each month so I can keep a tab on how my photography is coming along. A few of you who have asked for more personal and “statty” posts should enjoy this too.
Images Taken: 1,685
Images Kept: 966
HD Space Used: 5.57GB
Average Shots Kept Daily: 31
Shots With 18-55 Lens: 856
Shots [...]

Desktop Friday: The Sixth

Photography 5 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, [...]

My Photography Workflow In The Field

Photography 10 Comments »

I’ve been asked numerous times by email as to what my photography workflow is. I thought I’d start with my “In The Field” workflow. Workflow will change on a person to person basis, so what I’m doing might not be the best solution in your case, but for what I do it works very well.
Step [...]

Desktop Friday: The Fifth

Photography 10 Comments »

Hey guys! I’m back home now, this a little extra baggage. That baggage would be a large trophy. We won the tournament!
Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a [...]

Desktop Friday: The Fourth

Photography 4 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Third

Photography 12 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, [...]

Desktop Friday: The Second

Photography 32 Comments »

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion of 2560×1600 pixels, [...]

Desktop Friday: The First

Photography 12 Comments »

Each and every Friday I’m going to be posting a desktop wallpaper for all the Mac users out there that I have taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, while giving readers something for nothing.
The wallpaper is sized at a resoultion [...]

Why I’ve Moved To Apple Aperture

Apple, Photography 23 Comments »

As many of you know from this post, I’ve taken the plunge on a Canon 350D DSLR recently. After I’d been taking shots for the first couple of days iPhoto just didn’t seem to cut it for editing photos anymore. I had moved up from the consumer Sony CyberShot to a professional Canon DSLR, so [...]

GlennWolsey.com Reader Flickr Group

Personal, Photography 3 Comments »

Josh Llewellyn, a reader of this blog has kindly set up a Flickr group for fellow readers of this blog (of course I will be taking part too).
From the group description
“A group for the reader’s of GlennWolsey.com, GlennWolsey.com is the online home of 14 year old New Zealander who has an obsession with Apple computers, [...]

I’ve Taken The Plunge On A DSLR

Photography 21 Comments »

That’s right, if you couldn’t tell from the title I’ve finally taken the plunge on a DSLR after all of your advice and help. What did I chose? The Canon EOS 350D.
So far I’ve taken around 100 test shots, the DSLR gives me immensive control over what I’m shooting. I’ve already done some comparisons to [...]

Canon 350D vs 400D?

Photography 17 Comments »

Update: I’ve taken the plunge on the 350D. To check out some sample images, check out the posts filed under photography.
As many of you know, I’m currently saving for my first digital SLR. I’m not sure when I’ll be purchasing it, but the advice I get from this post might determine how much longer it [...]

Which Mac For Me? Photographer

Apple, Photography 38 Comments »

Welcome to the first article in the series of “Which Mac For Me”. This first part we will focus on which setup suits a photographer best, both on a budget, and with cash to splash. Upcoming article in this series also include Which Mac For: video editors, web designers, and writers/bloggers.
What Display?

Photographers who shoot for [...]

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