Nikon D3100 for sale!

So I have decided to sell my D3100. It has served me well, but I have sort of outgrown it. So if any of you who actually read this are interested, send me an email at kevin.fedde@gmail.com.

As a result, I am definitely going to be getting a D7000. My dad told me to follow my dreams "literally" so I am going to do just that. It will allow me to learn much more about photography and what settings make for the perfect shot in which circumstances (especially low-light settings, and even more so with video).

So that is my current excitement. Carry on, chaps, and let me know if you are interested!

Kevin

D7000

So I am seriously considering getting a Nikon D7000 to replace my D3100. For what I want to do, the D3100 just isn't quite cutting it. Yes, it is a fantastic camera, don't get me wrong, but it is a bit... small, for me.

What I love about the D7000 is:
Full Magnesium body (like the professional bodies)
Closer to professional quality, as well
Dual command dials
Top LCD screen
100% viewfinder coverage (as opposed to 95% for the D3100)
16.2 MegaPixels (up from 14.2, so still a good range, not too much electronic noise)
Remote-control compatible (which my D3100 is not, and I have a remote already)
Has an Auto-Focus motor built in which means that I can use most if not ALL of Nikon's current-gen lenses (as opposed to the D3100, which can just use the AF-S category of lenses)
Much more robust shooting options
Much better high ISO performance (And shooting in a dark pool need this a lot)
HD video capability, like the D3100, but  with a much better AF system
and last but not least
6 Frame per Second burst shooting, up from the 3 that the D3100 has. This one will be best for catching the start off the block and catching the apex of someone doing butterfly.

So that is a pretty good list of reasons of why to get it. Also if I get it I might be able to go and shoot some weddings with My roomate next year, since his partner is leaving to go to school in California. But that is just a big maybe right now.

So that is what has been on my mind for the past couple weeks. And if I am excited enough about something for that long, it means that I am pretty darn serious about it.

Lately I have found that I love photography and everything that goes along with it SO much more than engineering stuff. I just love the creativity and vision that goes along with getting a good frame, getting that perfect shot. The whole process, from picking the Shutter speed to the Aperture, and even in post production. I have spent a ton of time just learning Photoshop lately, and if I had been using basically any of my engineering programs, I wouldn't have been having nearly as much fun. In fact, I would have probably been frustrated out of my mind.

I have been finding lately, from building Lego when I am home on break, to all this photography stuff, to even drawing on pencil, that I am way more creative than technical. Whenever I talk to my friend Geoff on skype, we always brainstorm new stories and characters and locations, all fantasy and sci-fi and who knows what. And we are good at it. People that I have explained our ideas to have said that they would either play that game or watch that show or go to that movie. I like how that feels.

But I have chosen engineering, and I am going to stick with it until I graduate, and then see where life takes me from there. I like it well enough, and I like how I get paid quite a bit (my internship this summer is a 30% pay increase from last summer). This job is what will let me get a D7000.

So this summer will basically be work, and shooting pictures when I get off work. Sounds pretty good.

Here is the Amazon link to the D7000:
D7000

Two days ago I started a twitter account. So far I like it WAY more than either facebook or google+. Though I really like google+, twitter is just a bit simpler. I like that.

Feel free to follow me @KevinFedde

Anyways, I'll leave you with what is one of my favorite pictures that I have taken:

 Note: No post-processing whatsoever went into this shot. This is straight from the camera.

Preow

Kevin

TV: Top Gear
Music: The National
Movie: All I Can
Game: Minecraft
Food: Almonds

The Museum of Art

So, like I said earlier, I am going to do a post just about the Denver Art Museum. More specifically, many of these shots that I will show came from the Denver Museum of Modern Art.

Here's a link to their site:
Denver Art Museum

Anyways, There was a ton of really cool, really photogenic stuff in there, and I was quite surprised that they let me take pictures in there, especially with my DSLR. I was primarily using my 50mm f/1.8 lens on my D3100, which got some pretty good shots especially since in some of the rooms the lighting situation wasn't ideal.

Now on to the pictures:

This is the front of the Museum of Modern Art. They told us that there were no right angles in this entire building save the elevator shafts. Pretty intense, if you ask me. That large, almost castle-esque building in the back is connected and part of the Old art museum (which now focus' on traditional art).
Inside, just the building itself was pretty much a work of art. Lots of interesting sculptures everywhere.

Above is the view up into the building from the bottom of the first floor staircase. I think this was taken with my 50mm lens, so it is a bit more "zoomed in" than it could have been ,but the picture that I took with my 18-88 kit lens didn't turn out nearly as well.

From the outside, on the balcony.

Back inside. I felt that this was a really interesting art piece. I'm not sure what the point was, but I guess that's how it is with all modern art these days.

Another very colorful piece. It makes my eyes hurt if I stare at it too long. Even more so when I look at the high resolution version.

Another ... thing... yeah...

This was basically made out of lots of pieces of scrap tin or something like that. Really interesting pattern, I must say.

Interestingly painted picture.

Now moving on to the Traditional part. There were a few cool things, but not really anything that no one has seen before, so I'm just going to include a couple and call it good.

 Blue vases. That is all

 This was made of bamboo fibers. I really like the light pattern that it gives off.

 I really liked this quote that was on the wall in the old museum. IT seems fitting.

I did also manage to find a picture of the atrium from the bottom that I took with my kit lens at the 18mm focal length:

 And that is basically all of my thoughts regarding it. I though that it was a really great place ( but I love museums) and would definitely recommend going there if you need something to do in Denver.


And with that, I think that I'll sign off for now.

Later,

Kevin

TV: Family Guy, Game of Thrones
Movie: nada
Game: Minecraft
Food: PB&J
Music: Gotye, The National

I have been neglecting you.

Hey people. Wow, it has been a long time since I posted anything here. I guess that Conference got a bit busy (you know, 5 weeks ago) and I was sick for the 4 weeks after that, so I guess I didn't really have any desire to blog anything, since nothing really was going on.

So, Spring break. I went home to Colorado, which is, in my opinion, the best State in the USA. It was good to be home, especially for two weeks. I took quite a few pictures while I was there, as well, of both Lego stuff and Mountains (when we took a day and went through Estes Park and Denver).
Here are a few of the shots I took:

 These shots were taken at a little Glass shop in Estes Park. Not too bad, if I do say so myself.

And last but not least, here's  couple Lego shots.

Of my Dragon Temple (which got as many favorites when I re-posted it on Flickr as the original had.) and the Phantom 7.

I took a ton more pictures over spring break, which you can see if you are my friend on Facebook. These pictures here are better though, since they uploaded through Google instead of Facebook. The Facebook up-loader does terrible things to pictures.

Anyways, I had some really good shots from the Art Museum, so I might do a new post just dedicated to that one later.

As for now, I am going Bowling, so I'm going to sign off and make another post out of the continuing story of why I neglected all of you lovely people who actually read this.

Preow

Kevin

TV: Game of Thrones Season 2
Game: Minecraft
Movie: nada...
Food: Not enough, really.
Music: Gotye, The National, Coldplay