For ages now Libby has been telling me that I should post more shots of the kids, but when we all go out together (me, Libby, and all six kids) the last thing I want to drag along with me is one of my DSLRs – not least because I spend half my time chasing after Finley. He does know the meaning of "come here", but it often has very little effect on his behaviour :-)
Anyway, while I was in Dubai I had a chance to play around with a Canon G9 and was very impressed. As those of you who have been around since I launched chromasia back in 2003 will know, a lot of the early shots I posted were taken with a G5. The G9 has more than doubled the pixel count since then, is a lot more robust (it has a metal body), and is quite a bit smaller. All in all it seems like a pretty good camera.
I haven't had too much time to really put it to the test, but I did take it down to the beach the other day and got a couple of shots I was happy with. This one, of Harmony, and one of Libby that I'll put up tomorrow. When I've had a chance to use it a bit more I'll let you know what I think of it in a bit more detail.
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3.12pm on 12/5/08 Canon G9
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Wow, very impressive. i´m also looking for a new small point & shoot camera. it seems that the G9 could be it. so i´m looking forward to see a few more pics made with it. this one is great as always. i love your children shots
Didn't you break a basic compositional rule about people photography? Never to let horizons intersect at joints. It looks a little like Harmony is being decapitated.
Other than that I like the post processing and the general off-center placement, but no surprise there - the majority of your work is excellent!
Hi Dave, I have been battling with a G9 since Christmas, great camera in many ways but not without its foibles! It may have a metal body but it has a very flakey lens mechanism. I dropped mine 12 inches onto my foot, not exactly a hard surface (switched off and lens retracted) and the repair to the jammed lens cost me £250. So the metal body is a bit of an illusion. The autofocus is not very positive and the write speed even with Extreme III cards is irritatingly slow. But it is lighter than and less obtrusive than a DSLR. And the images, when you get them are great.
comment byLeicca at 10:55 PM (GMT) on 15 May, 2008
(I´m agree with Libby...)
comment byDedicatedRR at 10:57 PM (GMT) on 15 May, 2008
I know the focuse is supposed to be on Harmony, but the water! Perfect sparkle, beautiful. I like Harmony's dress also. :)
comment by kate at 05:00 AM (GMT) on 16 May, 2008
Oh! :)
btw- sorry, disagree w rulemeister TJS. decapitation?
one look at this photo and i celebrate magic outside conformity!
maybe old rules might not apply to G9. :)
comment byJasper at 07:58 AM (GMT) on 16 May, 2008
Good work on the composition! You managed to capture her pose just at the right moment too.
For ages now Libby has been telling me that I should post more shots of the kids, but when we all go out together (me, Libby, and all six kids) the last thing I want to drag along with me is one of my DSLRs – not least because I spend half my time chasing after Finley. He does know the meaning of "come here", but it often has very little effect on his behaviour :-)
Anyway, while I was in Dubai I had a chance to play around with a Canon G9 and was very impressed. As those of you who have been around since I launched chromasia back in 2003 will know, a lot of the early shots I posted were taken with a G5. The G9 has more than doubled the pixel count since then, is a lot more robust (it has a metal body), and is quite a bit smaller. All in all it seems like a pretty good camera.
I haven't had too much time to really put it to the test, but I did take it down to the beach the other day and got a couple of shots I was happy with. This one, of Harmony, and one of Libby that I'll put up tomorrow. When I've had a chance to use it a bit more I'll let you know what I think of it in a bit more detail.
camera
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon G9
f/5.6
1/500
aperture priority
-1/3
evaluative
80
22mm
no
RAW
Lightroom
2x1
Wow, very impressive. i´m also looking for a new small point & shoot camera. it seems that the G9 could be it. so i´m looking forward to see a few more pics made with it. this one is great as always. i love your children shots
This is a cracking B&W shot, Harmonys pose is great, and her placement off-centre works really well!
Didn't you break a basic compositional rule about people photography? Never to let horizons intersect at joints. It looks a little like Harmony is being decapitated.
Other than that I like the post processing and the general off-center placement, but no surprise there - the majority of your work is excellent!
Hi Dave, I have been battling with a G9 since Christmas, great camera in many ways but not without its foibles! It may have a metal body but it has a very flakey lens mechanism. I dropped mine 12 inches onto my foot, not exactly a hard surface (switched off and lens retracted) and the repair to the jammed lens cost me £250. So the metal body is a bit of an illusion. The autofocus is not very positive and the write speed even with Extreme III cards is irritatingly slow. But it is lighter than and less obtrusive than a DSLR. And the images, when you get them are great.
(I´m agree with Libby...)
I know the focuse is supposed to be on Harmony, but the water! Perfect sparkle, beautiful. I like Harmony's dress also. :)
Oh! :)
btw- sorry, disagree w rulemeister TJS. decapitation?
one look at this photo and i celebrate magic outside conformity!
maybe old rules might not apply to G9. :)
Good work on the composition! You managed to capture her pose just at the right moment too.
The feeling of solitude captured in a image!
always great shots David ;)
Beautiful.
It's nice to see shots from a more consumer friendly set-up. :) And this shot is really good!
This shot is really good, like my westcoast
beautifull composition. i love the subtle tones you used here.
Thanks all.
Thomas: I can see your point, but I'm not too troubled by the composition with this one.
Alistair: ok, I'll take it easy on the lens mechanism.