Posted in Photo Gear, Video on Nov 30th, 2007 4 Comments »
An introductory video of Canon’s new, high-end camera: The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III. The question you might ask is, do I want this? Answer: No. I am supremely happy with my Canon EOS 5D and I doubt I could ever grow into all of its capabilities in two lifetimes. And, this camera makes such [...]
Posted in Ideas, Politics on Nov 27th, 2007 No Comments »
We saw the documentary Campus Battleground last night on student protests concerning Israel and a Palestinian state at both Columbia University and UC Berkeley. It’s one of a series called America at a Crossroads which, frankly has been spotty so far. This piece, however, was brilliant even though the subject of Middle East peace seems [...]
Posted in Landscape, Places on Nov 26th, 2007 7 Comments »
Washington, Connecticut. Driving home from an errand my left peripheral vision caught these trees with the fog behind them and it took my brain about 1/4 mile to register that I should stop, get out of the truck, set up the camera on tripod and take a picture. Some days wanting to get home and [...]
Posted in Tech Stuff on Nov 26th, 2007 No Comments »
Turning Nonworking Gizmos Into Money About a year ago, Mr. Mosley started BuyMyBrokeniPod.com and began purchasing, refurbishing and reselling used or broken iPods. Mr. Mosley, who is apparently comfortable around a soldering iron, started the company by posting an iPods-wanted ad on Craigslist. He has since launched a Web site, hired two employees and fixed [...]
Posted in Ideas, Places, Travel on Nov 24th, 2007 12 Comments »
Icy Rescue as Seas Claim a Cruise Ship What I want to know is, did the people get to rescue their luggage? If I were on a trip like that I’d have my laptop computer and all of my camera gear with me, would I have to leave those bags of gear behind, like evacuating [...]
Posted in Objects on Nov 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. Photo Cubes made out of macro photographs of Katazome-shi (Japanese stencil-dyed paper). These patterned cubes are my favorites so far.
Posted in Art and Design on Nov 23rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. Being the sort who loves making objects when I saw the template tool for Photo Cubes in the flickr blog I had to try it. Dozens of cubes later, I’m hooked and I have cubes everywhere printed with pretty much every image type I’ve ever shot. Anne thinks I’m nuts but likes the [...]
Posted in People, Yoga on Nov 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. Anne doing a bit of post-Thanksgiving yoga.
Posted in Photographers, Places on Nov 22nd, 2007 7 Comments »
My flckr contact Steiner62 has posted a most amazing image taken in Iceland. Wow.
Posted in Photo Resources on Nov 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Chuck Westfall is Canon USA’s main media spokesman for new camera products. Here are his November Tech Tips This detail caught my eye: In the case of EOS SLRs with less than 45 focusing points, the AF frames are engraved directly on the focusing screen. In some cases, the focusing screen may become very slightly [...]
Posted in Cats, Video on Nov 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
My friend Linda Potter sent me a news clipping about this cat, which, looks a heck of a lot like our 17 year old cat Kitty. They must share a longevity gene…
Posted in Photo Resources on Nov 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
Greg has done a nice Lightroom Help Sheet as both a desktop pattern and a pdf. He also has one on Aperture.
Posted in Ideas, Opinion, Reading, Tech Stuff, Tools on Nov 22nd, 2007 4 Comments »
David Pogue seems to like the Amazon Kindle more than most: An E-Book Reader That Just May Catch On. He makes excellent points and he gives a more detailed look at the various features of Kindle: the screen, “ink” and reading experience, and the user interface. I have to say, his review softens me on [...]
Posted in Ideas, Reading, Tech Stuff, Tools on Nov 20th, 2007 15 Comments »
This reminds me of the birth of the Mac, the birth of the iPod and more. Steven Levy at Newsweek has written the opening big story about the new Amazon reading device and service: The Future of Reading. It’s just too bad that this device/service doesn’t seem like it’s going to be a winner. You [...]
Posted in People on Nov 18th, 2007 5 Comments »
With Mustache, Without Arrow In person, Steve Martin, now 62, is far from a wild and crazy guy — if he ever really was one. His hair is snow white. Though still youthful, his famously mobile face is mostly in repose. He’s a lot like your tax accountant, only a little shyer. Steve Martin is [...]
Posted in Ideas on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Judith Warner speculates about ADHD, maturation, drugs and more in Ritalin Wars. This is well worth reading.
Posted in Andy Singer Cartoons, Cartoons on Nov 15th, 2007 No Comments »
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Posted in Landscape on Nov 14th, 2007 2 Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. We’ve had cold nights for a few weeks now and by the time I’m outside each day the evening hoarfrost has melted from plants. This morning I was out early enough so that many plants was covered in a most interesting way. Unlike the dead of winter where plants can seem lifeless, this [...]
Posted in Landscape on Nov 14th, 2007 16 Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. My friend Zarinna called me at 6 am this morning "come quick, the light is incredible." I reluctantly left my place next to the now fired up woodstove, threw clothes on, grabbed camera bag, tripod, and most important coffee and headed over to her place, slowly waking up on the drive. When I [...]
Posted in Politics, Social Software on Nov 13th, 2007 1 Comment »
Yahoo and Jailed Journalists Settle Lawsuit Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday settled a lawsuit with two Chinese journalists who were jailed after the company provided Chinese authorities with information about their online activities. At least they settled and didn’t argue it forever. Still, it makes me mad that they bent down just for the sake of [...]
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