Somewhat random thoughts on programming, photography and volunteering at FIRST events.
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Art on the Line: The Clothesline Show
I will be at The Clothesline Show from 10am to 5pm Sunday August 23 2009 with a selection of canvas and more traditional prints.
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Land and Sea
The Coast Collective gallery is having a Land and Sea show August 6-23 2009.
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Print Gallery Created
It’s been really quiet on this website, but I’ve been quite busy photographically this past year. I suppose the big news would be a purchase of a 24″ z3100 HP printer. So I’ve been busy taking pictures and printing them. Mostly I’ve been showing them at the Victoria Camera Club. This summer I joined the…
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New Hard Disks
Now that I’ve got my new camera I’ve been struggling with what to do with all those digital files. A couple of weeks ago I ordered a couple of 500GB SATA drives from cdw.ca because they have warehouses in Canada. I had a mixed experience getting them installed. But the shipping was fast.
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SmugMug Private Galleries
I haven’t taken full advantage of SmugMug yet, in fact I’ve hardly used it until lately. But I’m still planning on getting some photos loaded. In the meantime I was getting some use out of SmugMug by using it to post photos for review. But I can’t say the upload process is painless.
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Tadpoles and Caterpilars
Our kids are raising some caterpilars and tadpoles. A great time to try out my macro lens. Results could be better, but it was fun.
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Planes, boats, and geese
My next photo outing was a little more successful. I returned with some pictures and learned that a pro memory card is probably worth while. So is shooting in RAW.
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Note to self: get a spare memory card.
I had always planned on getting a spare memory card. After today a spare memory card I can leave in my camera bag just went to the top of my “to buy” list.
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First Impression
My new Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II finally arrived yesterday. I’ve only had time to unpack it and take a few snaps, but it’s awfully nice.
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New Camera – Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
My thoughts on spending $12,000 to order the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, a couple of basic camera lenses and a flash.