Canon Rebel

My Canon Rebel T1i came in all the way from B&H Photo in New York a few days ago. I am having a great time learning photography and my initial impressions with my first SLR have been very positive. The picture quality with my 50mm fixed lens is pretty good although sometimes difficult to focus for close up shots (a 100mm Macro would be better for portraits). The very first picture I shot with this camera is of my sister Christianne; I was immediately amazed at the sharpness and picture quality. It was definitely worth the buy!

The photographers that have inspired me over the last few months have been Chromasia (http://www.chromasia.com/iblog/about.php), Jay Maisel (http://www.jaymaisel.com/biography/), Ansel Adams (www.anseladams.com/), 10mmGalore (http://10mmgalore.com/), Minimalistics (http://www.coppercoastworkshops.com/minimalistics/), Blearyeyes (http://www.blearyeyes.org.uk/), Joe Catalino (http://accidentalcliche.blogspot.com/), and especially Ken Rockwell who has written numerous articles on how to take better pictures free for public use (http://www.kenrockwell.com/).