Wow! Loads of cameras at the Athens Olympics!
HOLY COW!!! I got Kodak POTD!!!!!
No, not me, Dani won it and announced it on the STF. You can tell she’s taking it calmly and in a dignified manner. *grin*
ACCKKKK!!!!!!!!!
can you tell I’m jumping up and down and screaming? LOL!!!!!
wooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope someone takes a photo of her picture when it’s displayed in Times Square on September 10th!
WTF is Cialis?
Let me see, how many spams do I get about this stuff? I presumed it was some Viagra type thing so I searched for ciallis (yes, I spelt it wrong but the quote below is good so I’m not changing it!) and found nothing but the usual spam sites selling the stuff. From http://www.cialis levitra online.com/cialis.html (replace the spaces with dashes, I’m not helping their Google Rank!)
The drug is virtually side effect free and can be taken without food or alcohol restraints. What’s more is that it has been shown to take effect in as little as 16 minutes. Cialis provides stiff competition to other generic viagra drugs in its category, that only have the capacity to act for four to six hours.
“Stiff competition” indeed!
America's Revolution
From last Sunday’s Times Review: America’s Revolution (printer friendly version)
If you think you know America, you’ll think again when you read this remarkable dispatch by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge from the heartland of the US — where it’s cool to be conservative
A little bit of history- "J Steele & Sons Cork 1877"
Right across from City Hall I found this inscription on a metal bollard. An online search for that name didn’t bring up anything of use but maybe someone can point me in the right direction?
When Newer is Not Better
Sometimes a redesign isn’t always better. No, I’m not a designer so comments about my great web design work will be ignored! 😛
Links, links, links
URLinfo – wow, lots of tools in one place!
morgue file – “free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use.”
Come, Gentle Bombs – everyone needs the threat of nuclear violence!
Vi-Improved
What Google Knows About You – scary, if you think too much about it!
Tricks of the Trade – all trades it seems!
Web Dev mistakes
Anatomy of an Icon
Liberation of Paris. 1944
60 years ago yesterday Paris was liberated from the Nazis and their collaborators. Here’s photos from that time.
On Being a Photographer – Bill Jay
In this interview, Bill Jay gives his thoughts on photography. It rambles a little but he makes some good points.
Standard vs Fine, Resolution and Printing
Someone asked on STF about the differences between Standard and Fine digital camera compression. A reply pointed to this page showing examples of each. I don’t think the example photos are great however, being rather flat and hazy. I agree with his conclusion though, except the resolution issue – I may want to print out my photos in the future!
This guide gives a reasonable idea how well your photos will print out. I haven’t printed any 11×14″ or 16×20″ photos yet, but you never know. I think I’ll stick with 2560×1920 pixels and standard compression! That’s a good compromise between resolution, quality and file size.
I almost forgot. The Sony F717 has a “2560(3×2)” mode. This is actually 2560×1712. Looks like widescreen tv and doesn’t save much space but could be handy if you knew you were making 6×4″ prints later.