Great shots Phil! What a spectacle that must have been. So do the people who dress up just wander around and people take photos of them??THanks for sharing them!Cheers Olivia -- The world is too big for one lifetime, and one lens.http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliviamair/

This set is also exquisite! The colors are so vivid without being over-saturated! Which picture style did you use? Did you shoot RAW? If so, which RAW converter did you use?Thanks for sharing!Phil Housewrote:technophilewrote:So much for those that criticize the kit lens. Really enjoyed all of these. More please?Thanks technophile. Here's a few more:

Your comments are much appreciated. -- Phil http://philhouse.smugmug.com/

wiwiwrote:Great shots Phil! What a spectacle that must have been. So do the people who dress up just wander around and people take photos of them??THanks for sharing them!Cheers OliviaThanks Olivia. It was quite a sight. And yes, that is exactly what they do in addition to hanging out by the Doges Palace and posing.

Y0GIwrote:This set is also exquisite! The colors are so vivid without being over-saturated! Which picture style did you use? Did you shoot RAW? If so, which RAW converter did you use?Thanks YOGI. Picture Style - Landscape. No RAW - All JPEGS.

Youneswrote:Excellent second set as well. I am quite surprised at the IQ of the 18-55 IS. Wow! Did you process from RAW with DPP or are these JPGs?Thanks Younes. All JPGs.

PhillipAwrote:... I can hardly wait !Everyone dresses like this all the time, do they ? (just kidding)Great images - with some hesitation I'll be leaving the "big guns" at home and taking a 60D or 550D (or both) with a Tamron 18-270 VC and Tokina 11-16 f2.8. I will probably take a couple of fast primes as well. Your images have made me feel better about the "reduced" kit.Well done !Thanks Phillip. Actually they dress like ClintEastwood in early Spaghetti Western attire.After using nothing but point and shoots for years I thought my 550D was a big gun.

Phil Housewrote:Your comments are much appreciated.Well deserved. Here is my compliment

Really nice shots, the one before last (green frilly hat) could do with a lift in exposure (or a bit of fill) but they are lovely shots.Phil Housewrote:Your comments are much appreciated. -- Phil http://philhouse.smugmug.com/

Phil Housewrote:Y0GIwrote:Excellent photos, Phil! Were these shot with the 18-55 mm IS? Very sharp!Thanks YOGI. Yes, I used the 18-55 mm IS.I'm amazed at the clarity. You are obviously not a beginner like me.

Phil Housewrote:Y0GIwrote:This set is also exquisite! The colors are so vivid without being over-saturated! Which picture style did you use? Did you shoot RAW? If so, which RAW converter did you use?Thanks YOGI. Picture Style - Landscape. No RAW - All JPEGS.Thanks, Phil! -- YogiWhen you get down to the nuts and bolts of photography, the results depend on the 'nut' behind the camera!See the 'Plan' in my 'Profile' for my current equipment.