A Photo For The Ages
The other day I was talking with my sister who just purchased her first D-SLR. I explained to her that I always have my camera to take “Large and Fine” jpeg photos. With digital photography, it doesn’t make sense to have it any other way. Memory is fairly cheap and hard drives are big enough to hold thousands and thousands of picture. And, you never know when you are going to get the shot of the century. What if you were taking photos in NYC on September 11th and you had it on “Small” to save room on your card?
I bring this up because I recently had the joy of visiting Picture-History.com. This site offers an incredibly collection of old photos. I really loved going thru teh Themed Collections. It has collections like The Abraham Lincoln Assassination and a beautiful collection of Castles.
As I go thru the photos I wonder if the photographer’s knew we’d be enjoying thier photos so many years later. So many of these photos are powerful and emotional.
September 26th, 2006 at 8:42 am
the problem with “Large and Fine” formats is that you have to have a card that can not only hold them but can also write them quickly so you arn’t missing the next picture waiting for the picture to be stored
September 26th, 2006 at 8:52 am
Z, I think that was a concern a couple years ago. But cards are so inexpensive now, and most cameras write quickly. But, I do understand that some folks have older camera. If you have a DSLR like my sister just got, I think you’re good for the large images.
September 26th, 2006 at 9:01 am
which DSLR are you using? I’m hoping to get a rebel soon.
September 26th, 2006 at 9:04 am
I just purchased a Rebel XTi, but the Rebel XT is great too. (Everything I use is in the “What I Reccomend” in the sidebar.)
You feel a whole new world of photography when you get a DSLR. Feel free to email me with any questions you have about the Rebels