Photography

  • Photo Management Software

    This is just my attempt to put down ‘requirements’ for my own photo management needs. I am currently evaluating various photo management software tools. Since I got my first digital camera, the amount of photos I take has soared. On a week long trip I’ll typically shoot thousands of photos. It becomes a major chore…

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  • Nikon D7000

    On September 15, 2010 Nikon announced a new high-end consumer camera, Nikon D7000 DSLR. I placed my order on October 1, on Amazon.com. The camera started shipping sometime in late October but I did not receive it until middle of December. In early December 2010, we went on an Australia trip but I could not…

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  • New camera and lens: Nikon D90 & 10-24mm 

    I bought a new camera a couple of weeks back. Nikon D90. This is a follow on to the popular D80 model Nikon released two years ago and I bought in October 2006. In terms of features this is an incremental upgrade from the D80: 12MP sensor, better high ISO performance. Menu system is now same…

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  • Maui Trip

    No that’s not me! I took this photo in Maui. I have never surfed and never will. We visited Maui in December 2008. It was a wonderful trip.

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  • Never ever pay for passport photos again!

    I came across this cool site today http://www.epassportphoto.com/ All you need to do is take your photo in front of a plain background in your own home and then upload it. They’ll do the sizing magic and give you photo to download according to each countries specifications. It’s neat. Try it out! You can print the…

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  • Nikon announces full frame DSLR

    At last almost 5 years after Canon brought it’s full frame DSLR to market, Nikon has announced a full frame DSLR camera of its own, D3. It is a 12 megapixel camera that can shoot 9 frames per second and sports a HUGE 3.0 inch monitor. There are other nice features like enhanced 3D Color Matrix…

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  • Summer Vacation

    I am so looking forward to my upcoming sabbatical. We are going to India. This is going to be right in the middle of the monsoon season, so it’s going to be very interesting. I never missed the sweaty, humid and dusty springs and summers in Mumbai while living here in Pacific northwest, but I…

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