Ohhh... Canada

Me at the bottom of Tempest

I recently got back from an ice climbing trip in Canada. I realized I need a better camera. A DSLR will always be too much camera for me to carry around, so what should I get?

Some things I need:

-Ability to shoot RAW
-Relatively compact size
-Durable enough to take anywhere

Some things I want:

-Good image stabilization

-Low noise in low light conditions

-Medium to low price range

I'm really stumped on which camera to get. I have an older version of the Olympus Tough camera right now, but I haven't really needed the waterproof feature and there may be a better solution to my needs.

Any ideas? Leave me a comment and let me know what to get.

New amateur photo competition

Kodak Automatic
(vectorized image)

I was recently contacted by Lavenderworld about a new landscape themed amateur photography competition they're doing.

The prizes sound great and landscape photography is always a fun subject to shoot. I would encourage anyone interested to check out their entry form and details page here.

Photography contests have always pushed me to work a bit harder on my photography, might as well go give it a try.

An added bonus: they've mentioned they would like to sponsor a photography contest here on Photography Exposure in the future.

We had a lot of fun last time, so head over to the sidebar and subscribe to keep an eye out for more details.

FotoFlexer Review

a photo I took at the RedBull crashed ice event recently,
edited with the cartoon effect on FotoFlexer

If you're looking for a free online photo editor, then try FotoFlexer. It's an extremely powerful and free digital image manipulator.

You can upload a photo straight from your computer.

This website makes editing Facebook photos easy too, just grab the URL. There's even the option to sign in through Facebook.

Other services offer integration as well:

• photobucket
• myspace
• flickr
• Picasa
• Smugmug

They've covered most everything you could want in an online photo editor and it is free :)

There isn't much else I can say - other than go play around with the buttons. Then come back and let me know what you think.