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July 19, 2005

Love my new digital camera...

When I saw that Buzz Bruggermann had a more pocket-sized camera than me, I was jealous, especially when he made the observation that he was a lot more likely to take pictures for blogging, etc., if the camera fit in his pocket. Duhhh, of course.

So on a trip to Samy's Camera in Santa Barbara for some other stuff, couldn't help getting hooked into the new Sony Cybershot T1. 5.1 megapixels and it's as big as a stack of about 20 business cards. Does MPEGs too. The photos you've been seeing for the last month or so have been from the Sony.

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Our side yard and perennial bed today through my tiny camera

Posted by David at July 19, 2005 06:00 PM

Comments

lovely photo. i remember the first time i saw your gardens... they've changed ;) just beautiful! thank you for sharing the view. xo

Posted by: shar at July 19, 2005 08:15 PM

lovely garden. people good at getting things done well are more likely to have a better sense of aesthetics too ! wish the picture was downloadable. love from india... vijay raman

Posted by: Vijay Raman at July 20, 2005 02:46 AM

lovely garden. people good at getting things done well are more likely to have a better sense of aesthetics too ! wish the picture was downloadable. love from india... vijay raman

Posted by: Vijay Raman at July 20, 2005 02:47 AM

Its funny you should mention the DSC-T1, I recently bought the even thinner version the Cybershot DSC-T7, it's cool!!

Posted by: Andrew at July 20, 2005 03:14 AM

I hope people good at GTD are good at FSO as well (Finding Small Objects).

I can see why it's nice to be able to pocket a camera, so I'm not completely adverse. But I don't really understand the compulsion of smallness. My own digital camera is a small box like thing about the size of those point and shoot cameras, and when I start thinking of buying a new one I look at large SLR or those that mimic and SLR design.

To me taking pictures has a physicality, and I like to hold the camera in both hands and feel myself doing it. Positioning a postage stamp size metalic slide in front of a single eye by grasping it between two fingers would feel awkward to me.

But nice shots... thanks for the tip.

Posted by: Joe B. at July 20, 2005 06:47 AM

Hi David:
The pictures on the web look great. Have you had the opportunity to print out photos, and if so, have you been pleased with the quality?
Thanks.

Posted by: ajb at July 20, 2005 07:27 AM

Hi,

I have the Sony T3, had it since Christmas and it takes some great photo's. Check my Flickr pics out. http://www.flickr.com/photos/curtisjames/

Big fan of your work David, so far converted 4 of my friends and co-workers.

Regards

Posted by: Curtis James at July 20, 2005 09:12 AM

David,

After seeing various pictures of your garden in the blog, I wondered who designed your gardens? Thanks for entertaining random questions!

Thanks,

Andrew

Posted by: Andrew Fanning at July 20, 2005 11:09 AM

Garden by Kathryn, David, and our good friend (and elegant garden architect) Paul Hendershot. Check out his site, look in Gardens - Ojai East End - that's us. - David

Posted by: David Allen at July 20, 2005 10:49 PM

David,

You are quite fortunate to have such a talented friend who inspires people to live outdoors. Enjoy your summer in the garden, as I'm sure you must, and thanks for posting Paul's information. Garden inspiration is a wonderful thing, and something I continue to enjoy.

Thanks,

Andrew

Posted by: Andrew Fanning at July 21, 2005 07:09 AM

David,

I LOVE your yard. But, I must admit, if I had a yard that big AND that beautiful, I would have a "next actions" list the size of a garden hose (no pun intended) ;-)

Yikes!

Cheers.

Bob (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Posted by: Bob Burtt at July 26, 2005 07:22 PM

I wish I could have this garden to just sit and watch the green look. Visit my site at the link mentioned.

Posted by: James at August 1, 2005 07:11 AM