What am i....

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

December

The project is about done. One more photo to shoot to complete the circle, but we figured we could post today.

The statistics;

Total; 16082 photos. (Thats after selection..)

Total; 341Gigabites of harddrive space needed..

Shot with EOS7d, G12, SX210, Iphone..

And we are glad its finished.. :)



The full month is here.

The full project is here.

Thanks for taking a look over the last year. We appreciate it!

A little bit late...

....but here it is.. November. Carefull observers will notice some days missing. No, we didnt miss any days, just keeping some photo's to ourselves. Enjoy! The month november is here. The entire project is here.

October...

Yeah, i know... I forgot to update the blog..

Been very busy with moving miniman's room and other stuff. Basicly, life got in the way.. But here it is. October..

Miniman is starting to get fed up with posing, so the pics turn out more like snapshots then the desired high quality photo's. Such is life.



The complete set is here.

The complete project so far is here.

Ill do the November update in a day or 4. I wont forget. I think. :)

Busy, busy, busy..

But not too busy to take pics! Did a bunch of stuff this month, besides the 365 project. Last monday we went to our favorite area for photography, the Amsterdam Drinking Water Dunes. The results were... Well, see for your self; We had a great day. Lovely weather. Probably the last good day of the year. Good thing about that is that mushroom season is about to start.. Time to break out the macro stuff!

September!

Another month gone, only three to go!



The full month here!

The entire year so far here!

Enjoy!

August!

Another month gone by. Its been great weather this month, so lots of outside pics..



Full set here: Clickerdeclick..

Firmware update EOS 7D

Canon announced last month that they would update the firmware in the 7D camera. The list of new specs was pretty exciting.




The increase in burstrate is the most outstanding new feature for me. From 15 to 25! Thats a lot of action you can shoot!

Here's the complete list;

Improved maximum burst for RAW images (up to 25)
In-camera RAW image editing
In-camera Image Rating
In-camera JPEG resizing
Maximum Auto ISO setting (ISO 400-6400)
Manual audio level adjustment in movie recording
GPS compatibility
File name customisation
Time zone settings
Faster scrolling of magnified images
Quick control screen during playback


I did the update thru the EOS utility program. Very easy to do, with the given instructions.



GREAT SUCCES!!!

As said, my favorite new features are the burstrate improvement and the max. auto ISO. I like to keep the ISO as low as possible, this is gonna help lots.

If you have a 7D, i highly recommend the firmware update. It basicly gives you a new camera. (i know that isnt true, but for arguments sake...)


You can find all about it here.

Daddy's needs come second...

And daddy is fine with that... 29c here, so things need to be kept cool!




Taken with 7d and 24-105L with polarising filter.

New pilot MARS rover announced!

Pleased to meet you!




(Disclaimer: no mini-men were stuffed in a glas helmet to make this picture.)

July

Another month done. 45 pix in total. Thanks for watching.



Full set here.

Blijdorp Zoo

Been to one of Holland's finest zoo's last week. Blijdorp, in Rotterdam.









This ones were taken in the Amsterdam Drinkingwater Dunes;


Taken with 300mm L F/2.8 IS.

June!

Another serie's ready to publish!




Still having loads of fun trying to come up with something original every day. Well, at least we try to.

The month of June.

The entire project.

Goodies/gear.

Since we started the 365 project i really havent had time to do some other posts on gear or whatever. But, as most photographers know... You never stop wanting or buying.

I got a bunch of new stuff over the last couple of months. Most importantly, i got a new flashunit. The Canon Speedlite 580EX II. I allready had its little brother, the 430EX.





Its a big one, compared to the 430EX. It feels rocksolid. According to the brochure its as weather resistant as a 1-series body.

I bought the book by Syl Arena, called Speedliters handbook. I have lots to learn about using multiple flashunits.


Because we were constantly struggling with the backgrounds, i decided to scout around the web for a portable system that would fit our needs. In the end i decided to go with Lastolite. I ordered the 1.8meter x 2.15meter plain collapsible background with black and white train.




It should fit our needs perfectly.

The last item on the new purchase list is a camera sling. I normally dont use them because i like to be able to remove and attach it quickly. So when i came across this, i ordered it. It works like a charm.



The plastic click thingies are the same size as the one for my op-tech wrist strap, so i didnt even have to remove that one.

Time for the update! (May)

Another month done. Still going strong, still havent missed a day yet.






Click the link to go to this months Flickr page.


Trying to find time to do a post on something else, but time, time, time...

April is gone...

So its time for another update! Again, somewhat more then 30 photos, but who's counting?





Click this link to go to this months set in the photostream; Clickerdeclick..

Happy Easter!

Happy easter!

365 project March

Another month gone.. Havent missed a day so far. Its hard to choose sometimes, so there are more then 31 pics...



Click the link to go to the set on Flickr;

March.

How hard can it be??

Took this one for the 366 project, but couldnt wait to share.



Rest of the month on the 31st! Havent missed a day so far!

Mirror, mirror..

Should have used a backdrop for the reflection in the mirror...


Also uploaded month number two for the 365(6) project.

Click here!

Havent missed a day so far!

New Photostream Flickr.

I had some trouble with my Flickr photostream, so i decided to make a new one. Got the "pro" package, so the pics are available in bigger sizes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toeterphotography2012/

Look at me!

Mini-man is doing very well;



:)

News!

Since every website/blog/chatterbox allready posted this... I cant fall behind, now can i?

A "in the wild sighting of new goodies!!"

The author was on a safari and spotted a japanese gentleman with these new goodies. Im sure the cameras in those pics arent the new 1Dx, ive had one of those in my hands, and this aint one! (I got invited to a lookie-feelie at Canon's Netherlands HQ some time ago.)

The internet fora are all exploding with wishlists etc... Cant really be bothered with that, im sure when Canon makes a new model, it will be better then the last one. And im still pretty happy with my 7D set-up. But there is always room for inprovement, no?

Our 366 project is coming along nicely! 7D, G12, SX210, Iphone... Taking a pic a day is easy with that many camera's around.




Now only to find a format to show them. Any idea's?? Mail or comment!

2012-1

Well, here it is... 2012. Still trying my hand on baby photography...

We took our little boy to a fellow hobby photographer, a close personal friend who wanted to try her hand on taking some nice shots of us. We all had great fun doing it!


Jose Tillema ©

We started a 366 project ourselves on the 1st of januari, i hope we can keep it up. :) Our goal is to make 1 photo every day, doesnt matter which camera/pose/whatever. Should be fun to do.