thechrisproject photography

I’m not much of a shopper. If I have to go into a mall, I tend to move at a mild sprint. My girlfriend needed to get an outfit for her choir performance and asked me to go with her. I figured it would be a good opportunity to take pictures that I don’t normally seek out. Plus, I just got my new Rebel XTi that day and was dying to use it. So we headed downtown to explore.

The cups picture was taken at Urban Outfitters on State Street. The color was pretty striking and I think it translated well. The 10.3 megapixel sensor is pretty amazing. Check out the super high resolution version of this picture. Damn!

XTi First Impressions
There are a few things I love about this camera. One is the number of pictures I can shoot in burst mode. 11 pictures without pause! That’s great. We were eating at Himal Chuli when the UW Girls Rowing team jogged by, adorned with Santa gear. I took four or five pictures then went outside the restaurant to shoot four or five more. I wouldn’t have been able to do that before.
The amount of time between turning the camera on and being able to take a picture is amazingly small. With my 1st gen Rebel, there was about a 2 second wait. With the XTi, it’s less than half a second. If I half press the shutter button when the camera is at my waist, by the time it’s at my eye it is on and ready to shoot. I had my old Rebel set to turn off after 4 minutes of inactivity. I was worried that this one would eat batteries since the back screen is on a lot. But I’ve set the auto-off time to be 30 seconds because turning it back on again is nearly instantaneous.
Big sensors make a difference. I’ve heard the arguments before, but if you ever crop your photos (I do), having those extra pixels around really helps. It also makes shooting in low light easier.
All in all, I’m very happy with it and I’m glad that I bought it. Here’s one more shopping shot for you:

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