"mug" shots

I am now part of the family @ smugmug.com. after a bit of researching i have chosen smugmug to host my pictures. i was a bit hesitant to use a pay site but after the free trial i found that the pix that i uploaded looked just as good as the originals did. unlike picasa web and shutterfly where i found that my images looked grainy, filtered, and just poopoo compared to what i actually shot.

so feel free to check me out. http://jaenape.smugmug.com/

question? i'm just saying...

does having a d-slr give you an excuse to get in the middle of all the action? do you realize how goofy you look, thinking you're a professional photgrapher?

nikon ftw!

i recently got a hold of a Nikon D60 dslr. so far i've been very happy with it. i've been taking quality pictures though i do see that i need much improvement. before the purchase i was researching dslr's very heavily and was set on the D40, an entry-level dslr but takes awesome pics. at the last minute choose the D60 because of it's shutter speed and superior lens. since the purchase i've gone back and cross compared the nikon between other brands like olypmus, canon, and sony. Just to make sure that i totally made the right purchase. Through researching mags and the net, it seems like there are alot of Nikon haters out there. But as much as the reviewers try to hate on NIkons, saying that they don't have enough features, its size is too small for the hands, its price might be too pricey, blah blah blah. the Nikon always has taken the win because it's easy to use and it's picture quality. So now i feel more and more comfortable that i made the right purchase and with the lastest photo spazze that i had this weekend, i've fell even more in love with it.







as you can see i still have alot to learn. but damn these look good for a beginner. maybe the subjects also have something to do with it!