Monthly Archives: January 2009

5D Mark II Un-Boxing

Today was almost like Christmas at the Clarke homestead. I got the call this afternoon that my Canon 5D Mark II had arrived. I hadn’t pre-ordered the camera as I wanted to wait a few months to see what everyone else had to say about the camera before running out and buying one. At just...

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Cousins

Sarah and I flew out to Montreal last weekend to attend Sarah’s cousin’s wedding. It was a Greek wedding and the reception was a blast. I managed to get some great candid shots throughout the day. Here is a quick shot from the reception this past weekend in Pointe Claire, Quebec.

Canon 40D, 24-70mm f2.8 at...

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Firmware Update for the Canon 40D

Just noticed today on Canon’s website that they have released a firmware  update for the 40D which happens to be the camera I currently shoot with (although I’m hoping a 5D Mark II will be in my future soon). Here are the details on the update from Canon’s site:
Firmware update Version 1.1.1 incorporates the following...

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Celebrating 50 Years

On Saturday I was invited to photograph an event for the Jasper Place Curling Club. 2009 marks the 50th Anniversary of the club and to celebrate the club held a Past Presidents’ Dinner to recognize the contributions of these individuals. Here are a few quick shots from the evenings’ activities.

                        
                      

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Backup, Backup, Backup. Once That’s Done – Backup Again.

A recent story in the Edmonton Sun reminded me how important it is to make sure you are backing up your photographs. In this particular example, a commercial photographer in Edmonton had his studio broken into and all of his hard drives stolen. Here is the story. http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2009/01/05/7919136-sun.html
After reading about this, the first thing I...

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