Exposure

Hung out with my friend Ryan Basilio today in Walnut, pretty good seeing him after his Euro trip.  I got to mess around briefly with his camera, a Canon EOS T2i.  The first this I noticed is the styling, I don't really like it much, but that's probably because I'm a Nikon fan.  It's a fairly light camera, I use a Nikon D5000 so I was expecting a little more weight.  It feels really good in your hand, it has a fairly long grip which is always welcome.  The LCD screen on the back is AMAZING.  I can't emphasize that enough.  You can really tell what your pictures look like because the screens so sharp and most importantly it takes great pictures.  Overall, I really like the camera and wouldn't mind having one.  In the midst of this camera testing, I found out how to increase the exposure time on cameras by using Ryan's camera.  After I got home I tested it on mine . . . . I think I found a personal style.

Camera testing aside, it was a nice day and was glad to hang with my friend.  His family was very welcoming and I was able to be myself around them, plus I think I found another person going to Rock the Bells this month.  I'm very excited for that.

Below you'll find my first attempts at increased exposure.  I used a laser pointer and increased the exposure in a completely dark room, so after I hit the shutter button I proceeded to write what you see on the wall.  Of course I wasn't sure how it would turn out but it became good for a first try, I think.  BTW these were all done in one take.

First Increased Exposure Attempt

So how did I do?