New technology is fun, but there is always a price to it, in addition to the actual monetary cost of upgrading things. After a little bit of research, I've retired my faithful D80, which felt like a part of me (when you use it regularly). I had really been looking at a new camera with an improved usability at high ISO, as well as a video capability to experiment with. After weighing the whole full-frame vs DX (crop sensor) issue, I decided that the D7000 couldn't be beat for the money.

I was also presently surprised, that the additional learning cost was minimal, and that using it was almost exactly like using the D80. However, now I can shoot at ISO 1600 like it was ISO 200! I've tried the video capability also, but so far, I'm no Steven Spielberg...

This photo is from the series of portraits I took in Kabul, Afghanistan in November 2009, which can be seen in the gallery.   Framed, archival pigment on cotton rag prints from this series are available for purchase, either through the Ryerson Gallery, or by contacting me directly.

The short of it is, these two brothers from the UK created a mobile remote control platform for their camera, which they then use to take pictures of wildlife in Africa, from a very different perspective.

Here's their site; and where I first saw the story on Digital Photography School.

Courtesy of Digital Photography School/Burrard-Lucas