Dee, we love your blankets - we have two at the foot of our bed. This one is just the right size and weight for putting over her when she sleeps at night. We've been using it since we got home, and it was what we wrapped her with when we took her home.
It's an HP Photosmart R967 - pretty much a cheapie point and click. Or so I thought. It only has 3x zoom, but I've been flipping through the shooting modes and it has a pretty incredible variety of presets. It's small enough to fit in a breast pocket.
The shot above, as well as my prior shots of Dodi when she was very pregnant, were all taken on a tripod using the count-down timer to activate a long exposure shot. That way I have a nice stable base and don't have to worry about my shutter finger blowing the stabilization.
I'm really impressed with the quality of low-light shot you can get with today's CCDs. On my old Kodak DC210, I got noise in almost full daylight - with this one I can take crazy long exposures that look almost as good as film.
Frankly, my recent experiences with this camera have made me more interested in photography. Too many of my shots look like crap for various reasons and I'm learning how to take better shots. I'm almost tempted to get a more expensive rig, but I think I may be better off just taking what I have to it's limits. That'll save me cash and I'll probably learn more.
Long exposures at low sensitivity are exactly what gives you low noise photos, so you've stumbled on the formula for great photos... a tripod
The trick with point and shoots is that they tend to have "preset modes" so if you want control it's sometimes hard.
My favorite mode in digital cameras is "P" where you can adjust the exposure via exposure compensation (usually +- 2 stops in 1/3 stop increments) and where you can set ISO.
If you choose to upgrade the camera to a nicer point and shoot, I'd recommend the Lumix LX2. It's a fantastic point and shoot with a fantastic lens, motion compensation, and all the control you'd ever want.
It's here that I'll highly recommend a dSLR like the Nikon D40 or D60. The CCDs are decently sized for the resolution (a lot of point and shoots have too _high_ a resolution, believe it or not and end up fuzzy) and in the last 18 months, have almost zero noise up to ISO 1200 or so.
Still, the tripod and a remote release is a great way to go.
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She is beautiful!
Glad to see the blanket is working out!
dee
That's a pretty nice exposure, I have to admit. My friend Dennis is struggling with his camera taking low light baby shots.
Congratulations!
The shot above, as well as my prior shots of Dodi when she was very pregnant, were all taken on a tripod using the count-down timer to activate a long exposure shot. That way I have a nice stable base and don't have to worry about my shutter finger blowing the stabilization.
I'm really impressed with the quality of low-light shot you can get with today's CCDs. On my old Kodak DC210, I got noise in almost full daylight - with this one I can take crazy long exposures that look almost as good as film.
Frankly, my recent experiences with this camera have made me more interested in photography. Too many of my shots look like crap for various reasons and I'm learning how to take better shots. I'm almost tempted to get a more expensive rig, but I think I may be better off just taking what I have to it's limits. That'll save me cash and I'll probably learn more.
The trick with point and shoots is that they tend to have "preset modes" so if you want control it's sometimes hard.
My favorite mode in digital cameras is "P" where you can adjust the exposure via exposure compensation (usually +- 2 stops in 1/3 stop increments) and where you can set ISO.
If you choose to upgrade the camera to a nicer point and shoot, I'd recommend the Lumix LX2. It's a fantastic point and shoot with a fantastic lens, motion compensation, and all the control you'd ever want.
Still, the tripod and a remote release is a great way to go.
Many congratulations!