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Here is a selection of images from this past Tuesday’s performance at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre – part of the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series. Students from Humber’s program are off on a trip to Mexico, and we had a taste of what they’ll be doing there. I think these programs are terrific – not just a great opportunity for talented students to get a start in their musical careers, but a chance to learn how to “play well with others.” I played bass in one of these during my high school years, and it was one the more enjoyable memories of that time.
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On nikonrumors.com word has it that the Nikon D300s and D700 are “now officially discontinued.” In the comments on the nikonrumors post, speculators anticipate that we’ll be seeing a rumoured D400 of some sort as well as the heavily anticipated D800. Since I can’t read Japanese, I guess I have to take them at their word.
For the time being I’m still using my D300 (no S) and doubt that I’ll be selling it when a new toy arrives. I still regret selling my D200, which was a somewhat better infrared camera.
The D300 has served me well, and I’m sure it’ll continue to do so as a second unit. I bought it when it first came out, and it has taken me from landscapes to a lot of figurative work, from fine art to performance and event shooting. Like my Mac it just works. My requirements have changed, though, particularly as far as high ISO work is concerned, and so, an upgrade is in the works. I think the D300s or D700, used or on sale, would be a great buy for anyone looking for a first DSLR, or an upgrade from a lesser model. I’m curious to see how the new mirrorless ones evolve as well
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Last year Ruth Gillson, Russell Brohier, Olena Sullivan and I photographed a fashion show/fundraiser at the Real Jerk, of performers who’d be participating in Caribana. This resulted in a series of images I called the Four Glindas. I go back to these images a lot, because I am, immodestly, quite pleased with them. I think they were some of the first where I captured the mood of performers preparing for an event, oblivious to the photographer. I have some dressing room images of performers at the Montréal Burlesque Festival last year that I like for the same reason.
Sadly, the Jerk will be closing. A condo is planned for that corner of Queen & Broadview, and the owners were given 30 days to vacate. I’ve eaten there from time to time, and it’s impossible to walk past the place without drooling – the aroma coming out of the kitchen is something in itself. This is probably the beginning of gentrification of one of the last ungroomed diverse (and affordable) areas in Toronto. We can probably only hope it doesn’t turn into another Liberty Village. And that the real Jerk resurfaces somewhere new.
Here are images from that shoot. Click on the icon at the lower right of the gallery to enlarge them.
Because I like to leave no stone unturned in my quest for a deal, I’ve been checking out the usual spots – Kijiji and Craigslist, for example – for used “pro-level” cameras. I’ve been particularly interested in the Nikon D3S, as, on the face of it, the non-video specs look pretty much the same as those on the D4, and I suspect they’d more than meet my needs.
It looks like more than a few people want D4′s and are putting their D3s’s up for sale already. They’re doing this even though the earliest we’ll see the new body is the end of February. Perhaps their significant others have told them “Don’t even think about it until you unload that camera you own now.” Maybe they’re concerned about the glut of cameras that’ll hit the airwaves once D4′s arrive. That was how I bought my best lenses, at great prices.
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A while ago I read an article that talked somewhat disparagingly about amateurs who buy expensive”professional” cameras. I read this at about the same time as the release of Nikon’s new D4 flagship camera, at a mere $6000.00. I was considering which internal organs I had left to sell.
These articles run every once in a while. Similar comments appear on blogs or equipment reviews. I suspect they’re often made by people who have no intention of buying the gear in question. Some would call them trolls.
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