Gallery www.eorlova.com in preview

Ongoing project is going to end, sorry for pun :)

I am finishing coding of major part of website www.eorlova.com.

It is in preview mode now, and not all of content loaded, but if you are interesting about, just go and look at it.

Any comments and critics are welcome.

Some outstanding project

That was bit hard... It is always a trick how to understand what arts person wants. I have on-running project now to complete web-site for Eleonora Orlova. Goal is to make it as simple as possible, and purge a front not web site features, but arts of Eleonora. Project is going to end, and we have few results. Web page will be look like this:

This is a second stage of introducing to art world of Eleonora, after trials on few social web sites. Now, we know what, why and how to show.

So, we are in stage of technical clean up of web site functionality. Keep tuned, we will announce soon about official launch of this web resource. 

Night Visitor: Frog

Just frog what visited me this night...

...jumped to wall and watching me....
I am not gonna kiss you :)

Haiti in Daylight: "People suppose not to leave like in this house"

Haiti. Echo of Earthquake 2009 and always complicated economical and political situation are keeping people in hard life condition. Not always, not everybody, but most of them are leaving like this.

Whatever you couldn't see at night you can see like this.

Images are taken "as-is". Here will be no comments.

Note:
High resolution pictures are not provided due to protecting privacy in respect to people who are living here.

Cartoon houses

Studio of Haitian artist

Echo of Earthquake 2009 (like after bombing)

Reminds WWII

Dead End

Houses Pattern

Still Sliding...

"People suppose not to leave like in this house"

Between rich and poor

On the edge

Recovery: Cartoon Version

Food

Bath

Street

"Occupants a disaster"

SLT-A77 Q&A: FPS vs Buffer?

Question:

Hi ,

I'm considering buying a slt-A77... What is the most important thing for me is the frame per second.

What I read is that the buffer is good only for 13 frames... Is that truth?

How many pictures can in one shoot? How long can we take pictures?

Thank you

Sebastien Ferron

Answer:

Simplifying and rephrasing a question of Sebastien a bit: will be 13 FPS working with no problem on SLT-A77? Here is not only buffering should be counted but also another factors of camera architecture, logic of in-body pre- and post-processing, type of memory cards used, and firmware loaded in body.

A bit of history...

First translucent camera I used was SLT-A55, and I've been a bit disappointed of real bug – 7 maximum shoots in raw I could do with this camera but only, after that camera became “frozen”. Same bug I was interested in SLT-A77, but...

We have a deal with software and hardware

SLT series are really fast processing bodies including build-in image post-processing. This is mostly in reason of “simplified” post-processing flow Sony uses in α cameras in respect of “EXMOR R” “BIZONE” chips they are using. So, 24.7 MP image can be “assembled” easy and this is not a problem in “in-body post-processing”. This part together with translucent technologies of SLT bodies making it really fast cam. Even more: all of pre-processing additional things like measurement, auto-focus, face-recognition, in-focus-object-tracking, etc. are not delaying at all during operations – they are just working and not slowing camera down. All of software features are very optimized with hardware.

Memory, memory, mem...

Another question is where this cam is writing to content (images and movies). SLT-A77 supports Memory Stick Pro Duo (any for pictures and Mark2 for video), Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo, and Class 4 (and higher) SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. If Memory Stick Pro just working, SD, SDHC, SDXC cards are stacked on class rating, what falls below a particular speed. Class 4 has 26x rating and 4.0 Mbps read/write spead, what is quite enough as minimal requirements for this camera. In practice, I am using Class 6 SDHC cards, what works just fine with SLT-A77. And do not ask me about read/write buffers in Sony made SD and Memory Stick readers - they are just working fine.

Always conditions

Vary valuable factor is existing what affects continuous shooting drive mode, bulb shutter speed usage and movie filming. It requires a lot of power to perform high quality movie recording or continuous shooting using the APS-C size image sensor. Therefore, if you continue to shoot, the temperature inside the camera will rise, especially that of the image sensor. In such cases, the camera is turned off automatically since higher temperatures affect the quality of the images or burden the internal mechanism of the camera. If you frequently recompose or shoot images after the power is turned on, the temperature inside the camera rises and the recording time available is shorter.

As cure of it (helping to me sometimes):

– Keep the camera out of direct sunlight.

– Turn the camera off when it is not being used.

– If possible, use a tripod and disable the SteadyShot function.

What is Sony saying?

Now we know where problems can be: speed of memory card, conditions of shooting, and environmental conditions as affecting “shooting continuation” factor. But what Sony is declaring?

May I correct a bit “input information”. Sony α SLT-A77V supports following Continuous Shooting speed (according to official source):

Continuous Advance Priority AE: Maximum 12 images/second

Continuous Shoot “Hi” (image recorded between the frames is displayed): Maximum 8 images/second

Continuous Shoot “Lo”: Maximum 3 images/second

Note: The speed of continuous shooting is slower, depending on shooting conditions (see above).

with maximum number of continuous shots:

in Continuous Advance Priority AE mode

Extra fine: 13 images

Fine: 17 images

Standard: 17 images

RAW & JPEG: 11 images

RAW: 13 images

in Continuous shooting

Extra fine: 13 images

Fine: 18 images

Standard: 18 images

RAW & JPEG: 11 images

RAW: 13 images

I have practiced with my SLT-A77V and all of above are near to same - “depending on shooting conditions”.

Summary

1. Here is no 13FPS supported by SLT-A77
2. SLT-A77 can perform 12FPS with exposure set in Continuous Advance Priority AE mode
3. Bufferisation is not a problem here and not related in general
4. pay attention to memory cards you will use with
5. pay attention to environmental factors

PS: Why I mentioned SLT-A55 above? Just because my problem was in incorrect settings and very hot temperature of air around. SLT-A55 is working fine in Cont.Shoot Drive Mode if follow by rules described in this cam Manual.

Bit more than just 12FPS vs Buffer... hah!

Want to ask a question?  Go here 

Haiti at Night

Ok, here is a story... Haiti is experiencing a lot of difficult problems, including energy issues especially in low classes of population. here is some "views from window". Night pictures of places around Petionville. (click to picture for better view).

Petionville at Night

Some of Telecom...

Petionville Downtown at Night

And now interesting part...

Rich

Border between Rich (upper) and Poor (lower)

Border between...

Poor

Poorest

And neutral topic... Montana hotel... Found in 1974 but damaged so badly in 2009 by earth quake. Still in business, but not so nice as was before.

Montana Hotel

If you think this is good place for vacation, you are wrong. Daylight pictures will be in next post.

Links in topic:
1. Music For Relief - Linkin Park band initiative to help Haitians to have light at houses.
2. Haiti travel Album - everything I uploaded about Haiti

Black and White Carnival?

"The task is not to go somewhere where you never been and take a great shot, but to see around you by different angle and show it to others."

Curacao Carnival 2011 in B&W

by Caroline Castendijk

Yes! And this is beautiful. Pictures from Curacao are really impressive.

Caribbean are full of carnivals in February this year. What people are seeing on different islands is colourful and loud parades, all is emotional, impressive and BLACK and WHITE.

Different world at all and piece of art of Curacao community was exposed in B&W by Caroline Castendijk today


See and enjoy full album here.






This exposition shows carnival moments from different and outstanding point of view. Impressive and emotional.

it is one of the best examples I ever seen of event photography.  Most of photographers, watching this album looks like started to thing to go to Caribbean next year, but... Did you think ever, that something similar is hidden around you? Can you change angle? Can you see different way what you have seen millions times? Here is not difference is this Carnival in Curacao or party on next street of you house, or parade, or whatever. Just what you need, see it by another angle.


I've heard a lot of complains about poor photographer's life, limited ability to travel, and impossibility to access to famous hotspots and events worldwide. But... Did you ever think to change your point of view, and come with camera to you home town as stranger? Can you?

Bottom part of this story not carnival itself, but understanding and seeing world different way, showing something what others couldn't see somehow. It is one of the point to be photographer.



PS: I am appreciated for this kind of show to Caroline Castendijk, processional photographer from Curacao.


PSS: 
Caroline Castendijk's personal website http://www.carolinecastendijk.com
Page in FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CarolineCastendijkPhotography?sk=info

16 times in same award list

Amateur Photographer Magazine just release AP 2012 awards. And here you can find some of nominations shown. Word "Sony" appeared in this page 16 time what is twice more than Nikon or twice more than Canon :)

Additionally to listed nominations online, you can find in February 25, 2012 AP magazine issue nominations of "Power of Photography" (winner is Steve McCurry), "Exceptional Achievement in Photography" (winner Terry O'Neill), as well as detailed explanation why and for what from AP's point of view all of nominated awards are granted.

But again... Word "Sony" is appeared in search in this page 16 times. :) Ringing anything?

B&W with no PhotoShop

I mentioned about art-features in Sony SLT-A77 from manual mode in this article. One of amazing art modes to make your images touching, with warm filling about good old B&W photography (what I am really thinking about with nostalgia), and save time in non existing post-processing. Literally, you will see alive your picture in B&W before you click a shutter.

So, Eleonora Orlova, art-photographer, with long term Nikon cameras experience made creative pictures in B&W by Sony SLT-A55. B&W images with nice compositions are showing small creative photo-story here. By the way, you can compare there B&W pictures made by Nikon and post-processed with pictures made by Sony SLT-A55 in B&W art-mode. 

Evening in winter. Odessa, Ukraine. Something what we felt about 70s. Just download from camera to Facebook. No Photoshop, no waste of time.

So, Art-modes are available in manual mode in Sony SLT-A55 with firmware version 2.0, same way like on Sony SLT A77. 

...Let's see how helpful will be A99 (son of A900)...

SE with no E

Old news are old news, but now it is very near. No Sony Ericsson anymore :)

Noooo.. I am not jumping to "apple" or "tea" products, just SE will be S. here is email I got today:

Sony Ericsson is becoming part of Sony*

	Dear Nikolay,
	I wanted to give you some more information about Sony’s intended purchase of Sony Ericsson and what it means for you.
	Some things won’t change at all. For example, your existing warranty will remain completely valid and you’ll still get the same great service and support that you’ve been used to. But you will see some important new benefits.
	Your Sony Ericsson phone already features great Sony technology. But in future, you can expect even more leading-edge Sony capabilities – and easy connectivity with other Sony products including TVs, PCs and tablets to allow you to share content seamlessly across multiple screens. There will also be more opportunities to enjoy premium entertainment content from Sony including music and film services from the Sony Entertainment Network.
	The first smartphone product from Sony, available this Spring, will be the new Sony Xperia™ S Click here to find out more about this exciting new Android handset.
	We’re really excited about the future and we’d like to keep in touch with you as we become part of Sony. To help us with this, you can update your profile info as usual. We look forward to sharing the journey with you.

Thanks Steve Walker, Chief Marketing Officer, Sony Ericsson

Thank you Sony(Ericsson) I will be with you :)