PHOTOBLOGGING: I’m impressed with the pictures that the Nikon D70 is producing, but in a way I’m more impressed with the high quality prints I’m getting from my rather-cheap Epson Stylus 900 printer, which I originally bought for its ability to print on CDs and DVDs, not its photo quality. The 8X10 prints it produces, though, are quite good.

For bigger prints, unfortunately, a fancier printer like the Canon i9900 is necessary, but it’s kind of expensive. But I ordered some prints via the Exposure Manager site, and I’m really impressed. The 11×14 print of this picture, for example, made from a 3000×2000 jpeg, was outstanding — tack-sharp, and with better highlight and shadow detail than shows on the screen, or on the 8×10 print I made at home. And it was only $3.95. That may cause me to put off printer-buying for a while.