The Digital Photography Book Volume 2 Review

I picked up this book by Scott Kelby recently and have found it extremely well written and chocked full of useful tips. This book is a follow up to Kelby's The Digital Photography Book. Volume 2 has all new tips and expands on some of the favorites in the original. Together they make up a great one-two punch for getting to know your digital camera better.

Geared towards people who own digital SLR type cameras it helps you get out of AUTO mode and shows you how to take great pictures. Tips are setup one per page or two and are interjected with Kelby's witty humor. Tips on lighting, how to shoot just about everything. A top notch book by one of the best writers out there.

I recommend not only the new book but also the first one as well.

The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2

The Digital Photography Book

Boston Red Sox give me an early birthday present, Sign Mike Lowell to 3 year deal

Well they were a day early but the Sox gave me a present yesterday when they signed the league's best defensive 3rd baseman, Mike Lowell to a 3 year contract extension. Good news for Sox fans as Mike was crucial to the team winning the World Series this year.

Here's a picture of Mike during the 2007 World Series Victory Parade taken in Boston on Boylston Street.

JPG Magazine - Emotion

Entered this picture of a de Brazza's Monkey in the JPG Magazine contest for the Emotion section. What do you think?

Boston Red Sox Victory Parade - 2007 World Series Champions

I took my son to the victory parade for the Red Sox yesterday right in front of my work on Boylston Street in Boston. Here is a shot of Manny Ramirez and "Big Papi" David Ortiz. I have about 180 shots of the parade on my website.

Congratulations to the 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. Now all we have to do is resign Mike Lowell! I think Curt knows he's not going to be playing for the Red Sox already.

Click the image for a larger size. And visit the website for more pictures.

My favorite images - 500 Boylston Street, Boston

This is a different look than you get from most shots of this building. This is under the main arch out in front. Looking almost straight up. I chose this shot today as it's not far from Fenway Park where the Boston Red Sox are leading the Colorado Rockies two games to none in the 2007 World Series.

Thanks for looking, click the image for a larger size.

The Zipper - Favorite Image

This is a night shot, one of my first shots shooting long exposures. This is the Zipper ride at the 2007 Hillsborough Hot Air Balloon Festival in Hillsborough, NH.

This was about a 6 second exposure at f/22, ISO 200 using the Nikon D50 and the 18-55 DX II Nikkor lens. I really like how this turned out I like the texture to the orange and red neon of the ride intertwining.

Thanks for looking!

My first sale

This was the first image that I sold from my website. It was taken at the Pittsfield Balloon Festival in Pittsfield, NH. I woke up that morning at 3:30AM to make sure I was in a good spot for taking pictures for a 6AM mass ascension.

This was only my second balloon festival and it was a great event put on by the Pittsfield Rotary.

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(C) 2007 Pete Langlois - All Rights Reserved - NO Duplication in whole or part without prior written consent

My favorite Images - de Brazza Monkey

I'll try and post some of my favorite and also some of my newest images here on my blog. Here is one of my all time favorite images. Click the image for a larger size.












(C) 2007 Pete Langlois - All Rights Reserved - NO Duplication in whole or part without prior written consent

This image was taken at York's Wild Animal Kingdom in York, ME.

I love the way this little monkey, I'm not even sure what kind of primate it is, is staring intently at something.