A day in December // About

A day in December is a photoblog by Pete Cutter

I have been interested in photography since I was about 8 years old, when I started experimenting with various old cameras that my stepfather had, and doing contact prints in the bathroom. The first serious camera that I owned was a Praktica SLR from East Germany. It had a standard 50mm lens and a 135mm Soligor, but I hardly ever took any pictures because I used slide film and it cost a lot to process. Later on I bought a Minolta X-500, that my daughter still uses today, and then a succession of Canon EOS film cameras. I started this site in January 2007, inspired by some of the photoblogs listed below, and I am learning new stuff all the time. Please add your comments to the pictures.

If you are curious about the name, by the way, it comes from a Blondie song: "Picture this, a day in December..."

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Subjects

My main subjects are landscapes, cityscapes and travel photography.

Gear

Canon EOS 3
Canon EOS 40D
Canon PowerShot A640

You need lots of lenses, or at least I do...

EF 24 mm f/2.8
EF 35mm f/2.0
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
EF 100 mm f/2.0 USM
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro

Software

Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.3
BreezeBrowser Pro
Nikon Scan 4

Dispatches

War Graves was featured on Vazaar 'Cemeteries' theme
The Power Station was featured on Vazaar 'Low-light' theme
Two Jack Lake was featured on Vazaar 'Square-Format' theme
Red Deer Stag was featured on Vazaar 'Wildlife' theme
Vintage Car Emblem was featured on Vazaar 'Cars' theme
Two Jack Lake received a Photofriday noteworthy mention in the Mountain challenge (as Mt Rundle)

Subjects

Gear

Software

Dispatches

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