Really good and lengthy article on camera filters. I’ve only read a bit of it but it’s enlightening. I have to disagree with his assertion that protective filters not be used. I agree that they degrade image quality somewhat but I’d rather have the security of that uv filter..
Author Archives: Donncha
Cache Bashing Google API Used In SEO War!
This is a nasty way to get your Google ranking up! Copy content from your competitors sites and once you have a higher Google ranking than them Google will discard your competitor’s sites because of the duplicate rule.
This tactic suggests to me at least two major dangers – the first is that your competitors can copy your site, cloak it, and possibly knock your site out with Google’s duplicate content filter. I’m looking into this more, so don’t get all worried. I’m not sure how widespread or dangerous this could be.
No. 10000
I didn’t let up much after taking over 6,500 photos last year I’m already over halfway there this year. The photo below is the 10,000th photo to be taken with my Sony F717. It’s rather unremarkable except that I learnt a lot today about using the histogram, and the GIMP distort tool is very handy for correcting uneven horizons!
More to follow, maybe.
Purely by coincidence, someone asked on STF about the lifespan of a 717 camera. It looks like there’s plenty of life left in mine!
Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150
In this crash test a much smaller Mini^h^h^h^hMINI came off much better than a Ford pickup in a simulated 40mph crash. Look at how both cars crumpled! I wouldn’t like to be in that Ford.
Owen, you can get me a good deal on a new car then? 🙂
How to remove lens flare
Here’s a good tutorial from Andy Williams on the STF. It’s illustrated by screenshots and looks like a good use of the clone tool, and cleanup using layers and other tools.
Good stuff!
The Last Friends…
The last episode of Friends aired a few minutes ago. I used to be a fan years ago, but to be honest I haven’t watched it much in a while. Good episode though.
Traces of Fire
Pretty cool idea here.. Go out for a few drinks, enjoy yourself, leave a cigarette lighter behind. See what happens to the lighter… in Limerick!
Hot out isn't it?
Believe it or not, it’s barely rained in 2 weeks in Ireland! Temperatures are in the mid-twenties and we’re dying here in the heat. It’s great! That’s a sure sign that school exams are about to start!
So, what’s it like in Barcelona these days? Hey – J! Hope you’re having a great time there 🙂
I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me
We really shouldn’t laugh should we?
I never have quite figured out why the sexual urges of men & women differ so much. And I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing….
Google has more links in case of link death. Thanks Dot for sending that on!
Fedora Core 2 and WinXP Problems?
Looks like a fairly major bug in Fedora Core 2 from RedHat. If you have WinXP installed before you install FC2 grub, or something, will destroy your partition table and possibly other data. There are a few solutions mentioned on the page above and there’s more on slashdot and the Fedora Test mailing list. I think I’ll hold off a few days before trying this release.