DSLR camera's VS Point and Shoot

                                                                               


                                Hey everypony, so this has been an on going argument among photographers both professional and student's. So i thought i would put my two bit's in on it. First off the quality of the photograph depends way mostly on the skill of the photographer himself then the camera he is using. Not saying you could take an award winning photo with a blurry webcam, but really if you have the know how and skill's and modern day 100 dollar P@S camera can take great pictures. To put it bluntly, if you give a complete pro a P@S and a complete amateur who has never taken a photo in his life the most expensive DSLR with the best and most expensive equipment money can buy. The pro with the P@S will still take the better picture.

                               Now yes i know DSLR's have alot of neat options that P@S dont have, and in some areas of photography i would have to agree they would be the best for it. But not all of them. For example if you are going to be doing sport's photography, Fashion Photography, or shooting for big name image magazines then yes a DSLR would be preferable. But if you are doing something like Street Photography (what i do), Event Photography, Candid Shot's, or shooting photo's for a professional website, then a simple P@S will do just fine. The main difference really is that the DSLR's have interchangeable lenses for different scenarios. So if you need to take a picture of a Lion you can change to a really long lens to get an upclose shot at a safe distance. However for doing stuff like Street you don't really need a huge lens. In fact the more incognito the camera is, the better.

                             Many of the pro's including Henry Cartier-Bresson, used film cameras that are about as professional as most $100 P@S camera's are today. So if they can do it we can. Most of the best photographs come from photographer's who have the most passion for what they do, not those with the biggest and noisiest camera's. So buy whichever camera you want, and if you get a P@S and have pro photographers going all Nightmare Moon on you for not paying millions of dollars for a heavier camera, ignore them.

Scootaloo is not a chicken

                                                                                 


                 Seriously everypony Scoot's is not a chicken. She is a mutant flying hippopotamus from mars.:D

Work Time Update

                                                                               


                       Howdy everypony. Just recently got back from orientation. So i believe my hours are from 9:00 am till 6:30 pm, and form Mon thru Fri, but i am not completely sure. Might even be a rotation schedule, but i assume they will let us know tommorow. Oh and i work at a store that sells ponies, so if i see any great deals or interesting stuff i will post them here on my blog.

So You Think You're a Brony?

                                                                                   


                                           Do you pony's like podcast? How about video podcast? Well here is one i found on youtube that is quite entertaining. It's hosted by usually 3 to 4 people and they also have guest on the show. They talk about news within the brony community, and then test the guest to see if they are a real Brony. So far i think only one pony has lost, but he was given some hard questions. They also take questions form viewers. Check them out.

Charlie Brown and Autism

                                                                                     


                          Hey everyone. You remember the comic about that round headed kid with the dog who think's he is a world war 1 flying ace? Yea that one. I have always loved the snoopy comic's, and in recent years i have come to look at them in a new light then just an enjoyable family comic. Everyone loves a fictional character or character's they can relate to, and this comic really nails that in the head for a certain number of individuals.

                      Long story short, a couple of years ago my parents had me tested for Autism, though i did not pass it, it was only by a few points. So my parents go ahead and label me Autistic, while just say Social Anxiety. While researching the topic they found an article explaining the various similarities to the Charlie Brown characters and people with Autism, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder),  Asperger's Syndrome and more. Apparently Charlies Schultz's himself suffered from a form of Autism, and the comic strip was his way of sharing how he saw life, as well as the lives of other people with similar problems, using the various characters in the comic.

                     I personally relate best to both Charlie Brown and Linus. Well i am not completely Autistic like Charlie Brown i do relate many of his social problems he has, as for Linus he is what we will call OCD, which i also have (a common side problem to people with Social Anxiety Disorder and Autism). I also believe he is a little Autistic as well. My Little Pony also has some similar traits to some of it's characters. Such as Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy. Twilight has symptoms of OCD and is very orderly, but when it comes to making friends she is completely lost and has no idea what to do. So of course when her mentor Princess Celestia sends her to make friends what does she do? Come up with excuses to be by herself most of the time while still obeying her mentor. As for Fluttershy, well her name kind of says it all. She is nervous around other ponies and scared to assert herself or speak up in large crowds.

                   This is just a little interesting new look at the snoopy comic strip i thought i would share. It has certainly changed my view of it's many interesting character's. Twilight and Fluttershy have also moved up in my fave pony list from this. Tell us which character from both the Snoopy comic and MLP FIM you relate to the most.

Pony Survey

                                                                                   


                          Hey i found this neat little survey over at ObsessionIsMagic, and thought i would cross post it here. First take the personality test http://16typequiz.com/quiz.html, and then once you have you answer go over to this chart and see which pony you are http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly80rdxtBt1qf66vio1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1328136486&Signature=85vzdRUPcyNdTVcvngLCtX%2Ffjvw%3D

You can also take it a step further and take this pony B-day survey http://chzbronies.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-brony-birthday-party-scenarios.jpg

Post your results in the comments below. I got Sweetie Belle, which is cool since we are both creative and musical, and apparently i create battle clones of Scootaloo. Also dont make the same mistake i did, for the B-day one once you find your month you have to find the number of the day you were born, and that pony is the one you get. It has nothing to do with the colors, though i really wish the directions had been a bit more clear on that.

Student of Celestia

                                                                                       


                             Greetings Fillies and Gentlecolt's. Well Mandopony has done it again. Another great pony music parody, this time with Greenday's "Jesus of Suburbia". Got to give a hoof (sorry Lyra) to all the bronies and pegasisters out there making all this great fan music and artwork. It never ceases to brighten my day. Check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcBm-xm1G5g