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15 Great Photos Shot With A Canon Rebel T2i / 550D (And How They Were Taken)

// May 3rd, 2010 // 7 Comments » // Great Photo Collections (And How They Were Taken)

Canon have surely created a winner with the Rebel T2i (known as the 550D in Europe). Building on the already fantastic performance of the 500D, the new model has received great reviews around the ‘net, and will no-doubt be in the minds of a lot of prospective DSLR owners.

So, with that in mind, I thought I’d feature some great photos that have all been taken with the T2i / 550D, along with some information on how they were taken.

Self portrait of 550D / T2i and photographer

'The Dark Side'

By Paul Hudson

An apt way to kick-off this 550D / T2i collection is with a great self-portrait. A large aperture of f/5 means the photographer himself is a bit blurry, drawing our attention to the sharp camera – the true subject of the photo.

Street scene, shot with Canon Rebel T2i / 550D

'Pittsburgh: Watson Street'

By David Watson

The range of colours taken in this shot are just gorgeous, and it works to keep your eye moving across the shot, from one colour to the next. As virtually everything in the shot is the same distance away from the camera, the choice of aperture (in this case, f/5.6) does not really matter, as a large or small aperture would still keep the majority of the photo in focus. Composition, and the great skill of the photographer to ‘see’ that this would make such a good photo, is more important than the technicalities of the shot in this instance.

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15 Gorgeous Dog Photos (And How They Were Taken)

// March 11th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Great Photo Collections (And How They Were Taken)

With the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, kicking off in the UK today, I thought I’d put together a collection of fantastic dog photos – including some information on how they were taken, and why I think they’re great. Enjoy!

brown puppy cute eyes dog
‘Olive’

By Brian Hathcock

I love the fantastically-sharp focus on the eyes in this pic, and the shallow depth of field, making everything but the head blurry (by using a wide aperture of f/2.5). Taken with a Nikon D70

running puppy golden
‘My Little Dog’

By -=RoBeE=-

I love the low viewpoint, and this little cutie is caught mid-run by using a fast shutter speed of 1/4000 sec. The background is also nicely blurred, keeping our focus on the dog, by using a wide aperture of f/2.8 and a long focal length of 150mm. Taken with a Canon 40D. A lovely shot indeed!


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15 Awesome Sledging Photos (And How They Were Taken)

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Great Photo Collections (And How They Were Taken)

In honour of Britain’s first individual Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years (Amy Williams, Women’s Skeleton) I’ve put together 15 fantastic sledging photos – including some little info on why I think they’re great, and how they were shot.

Sledging action photo 1
‘Snow Fun III’

By Fictional Future

Fantastically frozen action using a fast shutter speed, interesting low viewpoint, gorgeous silhouette – one very powerful image!

Sledging fun
Untitled

By griff le riff

Great composition, with the sledgers nicely composed within the ‘rule of thirds’, and great faces!
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