I had the chance to spend a few days in PEI last weekend and took the opportunity to take a few photos. I was traveling light so I only brought my Canon PowerShot S90 point and shoot camera.

Canon PowerShot S90

A few words on the PowerShot S90; I really like this little camera. While many photographers rave about the Canon Gxx series of cameras, I find that they are compact but not truly pocket cameras as the S90 is.

Here are some of the nice features of the Canon PowerShot S90:

Being a small compact camera it is expectedly not fast enough to shoot action, flash is not powerful, etc.

The only feature that I am disappointed with is the macro focusing abilities which keeps hunting for focus.

Overall I would highly recommend this camera for someone wanting a true pocket camera with advanced features. It won’t give you the photo quality of a DSLR, but because you can carry it in your pocket at all times, it will allow you to get some shots you would otherwise miss! This is the ideal bring everywhere pocket camera for times you are not bringing along your camera bag with DSLR and lenses with you.

Here are a few sample pictures taken with the PowerShot S90 and some Photoshop/ACR processing descriptions. Unless indicated otherwise all photos captured at ISO 80:
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Photo of front of antique car captured with the iPhone 3Gs and processed with the iPhone PhotoForge application and with ShakeItPhoto to provide the Polaroid look.

Unsharp mask filter was applied to the photo using PhotoForge and then erased from the car body so that only the headlights and front grill were sharpened. Poor man’s masking! The vibrance filter was added to give it a blueish tint before loading it in ShakeItPhoto.

Antique car front end before processing

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Antique car front end after post-processing

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Picture taken in Old-Montreal of metal stair with small flower pots. Processed with PhotoForge’s ‘Simulated HDR’ option and curves adjustments.

Photos captured with the iPhone 3Gs and processed with the iPhone PhotoForge application.

After Photo:

Before photo of Rusted staircase in old-Montreal

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As part of the Montreal Canadiens Hockey club’s 100th Anniversary (1909-2009) the Bell Center plaza was modified to include some statues of past players as well as plaques marking each of the years of the Canadiens many Stanley Cup wins. The plaques are surrounded by bricks labeled names of players from those Stanley Cup winning teams.

Photo of Jean Beliveau’s statue.

Jean Beliveau status at Montreal Bell Center plaza

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Post-processed photo of Jean Beliveau statue at Montreal Bell Center Plaza

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Simulated HDR, Curves and Vibrance adjustments using PhotoForge

Photos captured with the iPhone 3Gs and processed with the iPhone PhotoForge application.

Canon EOS 7D

On September 1st 2009, Canon announced it’s latest APS-C (1.6x Crop Factor) digital SLR camera. This camera delivers more powerful features than the latest in the X0D series (Canon 50D), thus the reason for a new name and a higher price tag (MSRP 1699$US Body Only). This model will be the direct competition for the Nikon D300S. The 7D will be available at the end of September. (continue reading…)

I came across this site today which I think is a great resource for Canon Digital SLR equipment. You can find reviews on Canon Digital SLR, Canon, Tamron, Sigma Canon compatible lenses, Canon flashes and more. The site is a great reference for anyone looking for information on Canon Digital SLR systems, check it out at The-Digital-Picture.com