Windows Wallpaper

Windows Wallpaper, originally uploaded by Dan Baillie.

As a photographer it can sometimes get a bit wearing having to carry a multitude of camera bodies and lenses around. Even when you are not working you feel that you should have a reasonable amount of gear with you in case you see the perfect photo. Well the other day I flouted convention and went for a walk without my usual Nikon accompanyment. After all I was only going to walk the dogs. I took with me a Canon Ixus 80 IS.

When I saw the view in the photograph I immediately regretted not having my SLRs, however with a bit of jiggery pokery with the settings on the Ixus, this is what I managed to capture - yes it probably will only print upto a 16"x12" maximum, and it probabably hasn't captured as much detail as one of my Nikon lenses might. But it's not bad, and it set me thinking as to what other images could be captured on the small sensor camera, a bit like the way that pin hole cameras have a huge amount of limitation, but sometimes the results of something so simple can be stunning.

This is the start of my Small Sensor Project entitled "Big Pictures from Small Cameras".