A full-fledged camera it's not

posted by jzlomek, Nov 6, 2007 3:33 PM — 1 comments

The usual problems surfaced. Shooting action was impossible: light was poor, and shutter speed was incredibly slow. Shooting from a distance was impossible: even at 2x telephoto (the only other lens setting is "normal"), all images look tiny in a cavernous arena when the photographer's butt is in the nosebleed seats. And for reasons I don't understand, the photos I took all had a cool blue cast to them. Of course, this is why God gave us photo correction software.

We had a fun time, nonetheless. The band was terrific, my wife is always great company, the hotel was comfortable, and -- despite the jokes made at its expense -- Newark is a pleasant (albeit not pretty) city.