Photographer Anita Cross & husband "Llama"

Exploring Oregon

Amusing stories of travels thoughout Oregon's beautiful--and sometimes not-so-accessible--scenic areas, from the perspective of a not-so-athletic photographer.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Canon Rebel XTi, Oh My!

Well, I finally did it. I bought my first digital SLR camera. I couldn't afford the camera I wanted, (Canon's EOS-1Ds Mark III,) so I bought the best I could afford: The Canon Rebel XTi. I like Canon cameras. I already own two Canon SLRs, the EOS IX Lite and the Elan IIe, so I won't have to invest in any new lenses for a while.

It's only been two weeks, so I'm not ready to do a full blown camera review. But I have to say I really like working with camera RAW images!

To show you what I mean, here's a picture of my cat Munchkin, (one of five feisty felines "in charge" at our house--just ask them!) The top image is the jpeg created by the camera. The bottom image is what I ended up with after making only two adjustments to the RAW image: I lightened the image "one stop", and selected a custom white balance.

Now Munchkin's fur is the right color, and her face really stands out against the dark background.

Labels: camera RAW, digital camera, dSLR, Rebel XTi