Photos by deceptive tricks try to identify them photo trick about Landscapes, geometric, forms of Art and funny animals
Sunday, December 28, 2008
pandas Tuan Tuan, top, and Yuan Yuan play
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Indonesian International Motor Show
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A tribesman from Asmat
A rose stands on the beach
POY 2008 - A rose stands on the beach after being placed there in memory of the Second World War Battle of Dieppe in Dieppe, France November 13, 2008. A group of veterans from Canada is traveled through France and Belgium to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War and to visit Second World War battle sites
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A cat dressed as Santa Claus
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sara the walrus
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Digital Camera Battery Tips
Are you always running out of battery power just before you take that perfect picture with your?
digital camera Here are some :
tips to conserve your batteries when you are out " snapping away "
1) Turn off your digital camera when not in use
If you are in a situation where you must snap pictures quickly, this may not.
apply as turning digital cameras on and off take a few seconds, and may cause you to miss a picture-taking opportunity.
However, if you are taking a leisurely stroll and can afford a couple of seconds before snapping a still subject,by all
means, conserve your digital camera's energy.
2)Many digital cameras have a regular viewfinder and an LCD viewfinder. While the digital LCD viewfinder has its benefits
it can drain battery power. Turn it off when applicable and use your regular viewfinder for taking pictures
3) Don't stop after taking every photo and look at the picture in your digital camera's playback mode. Granted, you sometimes.
need to look at photos immediately after shooting them in order to make sure your exposure is correct, the lighting is ok.
etc., but doing this does use up your digital camera's battery power
4) If you are using MicroDrive media
be forewarned that these miniature hard drives may take up quite more power than
Compact Flash cards
Taking care of you new battery pack.
Normally, a new battery pack comes in a very low charge condition and must be fully charged before use. Refer to the user.
manual of your portable electronic equipment for charging instructions. A new battery pack needs to be fully charged and
fully discharged or "cycled" as much as five times to condition them into performing at full capacity. Your equipment may
report a fully charge condition in as short as 10 to 15 minutes when the new battery pack is being charged for the first
time. This is a normal phenomenon especially for Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) and (Ni-MH) chemistries. When
this happens, remove the battery pack and let it cool
down for about fifteen minutes then repeat the charging procedure. "Conditioning" (fully discharging and then fully charging)
is necessary so as to maintain the optimum performance of a battery pack, and is recommended at least once a month
particularly for Ni-Cd and Ni-MH batteries . Failure to do so could result in reduced charge capacity and can significantly
shorten the battery packs useful life. Lithium Ion batteries do not require conditioning. It is normal for a battery pack to
get warm when charging and during use. However, if the battery pack gets excessive hot, here may be a problem with the
portable electronic equipments charging circuit and should therefore be checked by a qualified technician. Rechargeable.
batteries undergo self-discharging when left unused for long periods of time. This is normal particularly in the case of Ni-
MH and Li-ion chemistries. For best results, always store a battery pack fully charged. It should be removed from the
equipment and kept in a cool, dry and clean place. The amount of runtime a battery pack produces depends on the power
requirements of components in your electronic equipment
Don't let under-charged batteries keep you from taking great photos
If you infrequently use your digital camera, you may think that you after you use your digital camera, recharge your NiMH
batteries, wait a few weeks or months, then use your digital camera again, that your batteries will be charged and you'll be
ready to snap photos, right?
Oops... Do that and you'll be stuck with a non-functioning digital camera or one that just blinks a picture showing a dead
battery.
Rechargeable batteries don't stay charged forever. They tend to lose a little bit of their power every day. If you charge
your batteries and frequently use your digital camera, you will probably never notice this loss of power. However, after a
couple of weeks, the power loss may be noticeable, and after a couple of months or longer of non-use, those once ready-to-go
batteries may have lost enough power to make them unusable
Don't get caught in this trap. Always charge your batteries before every trip, and make sure to use a battery charger with a sensor that prevents over-charge.
more info: http://www.camera-battery.org
Friday, December 5, 2008
Miki dont move
Friday, November 28, 2008
Canon Rebel Digital Camera
The Canon Digital Rebel XT builds on the huge success of the original Digital Rebel, a camera that literally turned the digital camera world on its ear.
The various camera experts who have reviewed this Canon camera state that this is a moderately priced digital camera. The $ 900 and upwards price tag will not be a deterrent for the digital camera enthusiast
You can also buy the Canon Rebel Digital camera in various other countries. You should be aware of what to ask for when you are asking for the Canon Rebel Digital camera, as there are a few different names that it goes by.
For instance in the United States it goes under the name of the Canon Rebel Digital camera, in Europe under the name of Canon EOS 300D and in Japan you will hear it being referred to as the Kiss Digital.
You will also find that at the time that the Canon Rebel Digital camera was first released it was considered to being less expensive than its predecessor.
For the digital camera enthusiast you will find a Canon Rebel Digital camera kit that can be bought separately from the Rebel Digital camera. This kit contains an EF-S 18-55 mm 3x lens. The price of the entire digital camera kit is only $100 more than the single camera alone
Inside of the Canon Rebel Digital camera you will find various specifications like a 6 megapixel CMOS sensor and image processor. These are housed in the inexpensive plastic body of the Canon Rebel Digital camera.
There are a host of new features that you can find in the Canon Rebel Digital camera. These features include a contrast, saturation and sharpness settings
The contrast and saturation settings can be adjusted for your various needs
The sharpness setting will clearly define your pictures
There is also a new default parameter setting on the Canon Rebel Digital camera. This setting is called Parameter 1. The Canon Rebel Digital camera was the first digital camera to support and use a new lens called EF-S. The S in the EF-S stands for short back focus.
This lens however can only be used with the Canon Rebel Digital camera as the other Canon Rebel series cameras were not designed to support this lens. These are just a few of the modifications and changes that you will find when you buy this digital camera.
For the photographer – whether they are experienced or a novice – there are many interesting photographs you can take with a Canon Rebel Digital camera in your possession, and that’s the entire point of owning a camera, to take visually interesting pictures that tells a great story
Kid Tough Digital Camera - Strong And Durable
Kid Tough Digital Camera -Strong And Durable
a kid tough digital camera is a great fascination amongst the young generation of today. These cameras are reasonably priced. They come with numerous options, funky colors,and cool looks.
Nowadays, kids have a great fascination towards technology.
Whether it is a toddler or a preschooler,every child wants a digital camera for himself.
So,if you are looking for a kid tough digital camera, you need to opt for something that is strong and durable.It should also have features that help in creating clear and colorful imaging. It depends on the age of your child as to which camera will suit you the best
Nowadays, digital cameras are a rage amongst people of all ages. They are made in a way that they are long lasting.They help you to take beautiful pictures. They make a perfect choice for young ones.
Kid Friendly Digital Cameras.
A kid tough digital camera is extremely reasonably priced. It comes with features that can make photography a total fun experience for your teenager. Casio and Canon manufacture their digital cameras keeping all the requirements of kids in mind. These cameras have numerous functions and features including a variety of accessories
Fisher Price also makes kid’s digital cameras that are a real craze among them
These digital cameras make very good gift items. They are really helpful during vacations, day trips and even in family get togethers. You can click beautiful pictures and preserve them for the future. They are available in funky colors and cool looks.
Points To Remember While Choosing a Kid Tough Digital Camera
- It should have an expandable memory
This is really important because if a kid digital camera has no feature of expandable memory, you will not be able to take as many pictures as you want.
- Make sure to look for memory card or expandable memory in the camera’s features list.
- It must have a flash. This will help your child to take great indoor shots. If you do not have a flash, then the indoor pictures will appear very dark.
- A kid tough digital camera must have a USB connection. It is better than serial connections as the latter has very less speed of download.
- A kid tough digital camera should come with megapixels. If it has less than one megapixel then chances are that the images will be blurred. As a result the prints that come out will also be blurred.
- Make sure it has additional features like playing in the movie mode in order to record short digital movies.
- Look for complete automated features, including focus and zoom.
- It should have easy and understandable controls.
- It needs to be sturdy and reasonably priced.
- It must have a good resolution
- There should be a provision to add special effects like captions, or clip art.
- Make sure they include customizable cases and camera straps keeping in mind fashion conscious youngsters
Kids love digital cameras. They want to click the pictures of their friends and family members and cherish them. Thus, a kid tough digital camera is a good gifting option for them. The tips above will help you choose the best type of digital camera for your child.
The article written by Atomsri Sukpo
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Why Buy Digital Cameras?
Technology development started at a very high pace during the 20th Century
Like many other areas of development, photography also saw major developments in its field. Photographic camera technology has seen a constant improvement from way back in 1913when a 35mm still camera was produced till 1985 when digital technology was first introduced in photography by Pixar.
Basically digital camera is an electronic gadget which captures and stores photographs in a digital format without using any processing films.
The first true digital camera was launched in1988by Fuji Company
This camera used a memory card for storage purposes.
The latest models of Digital Cameras are also able to record sound and video. These digital cameras store pictures on a small device called CCD (Charge Coupled Device). From Digital cameras the images can be transferred to computer and the images can be edited with the help of software like Adobe Photoshop.
Advantages of Digital Cameras :
Convenience of use: The foremost advantage of using the digital camera is that you don`t need to worry about buying films and changing the rolls. You can click as many pictures you want, transfer them to computer, have a close look at them and get only the good ones printed after editing them thoroughly
Edit options: The Digital cameras allow you to edit the photographs in the easiest way with the help of software. The color, brightness and contrast of the photo can be adjusted and the image can be cropped and resized as required. This helps to optimize the resolution of the photographs.
Economical: Digital cameras are economical in the sense that they do away with the cost of films and the cost of processing. When pictures are taken in bulk quantity the cost of films saved works out to a considerable amount.
Flexibility: You can view the photo you have just clicked on the LCD display of the Digital Camera and if you don`t like it you can retake the same
Disadvantages of digital cameras :
Quality of output: For professional reproduction purposes the conventional film camera is still the best as digital cameras cannot match them in resolution and depth quality
Initial Cost: The initial investment cost for digital camera is higher than the photo film camera. The cost of the camera for home use runs from around US$ 150 to $1000 whereas the professional models cost may go as high as US$20000.
Slower Speed: Digital cameras take some time for storing the images which is unsuitable for action photography in which you need very fast clicks.
Important features :
The digital camera quality largely depends upon its optic features, color depth, resolution etc. While shopping for a digital camera one should take care of following
High Resolution: Resolution of a digital camera depends upon its capacity to store the dots or pixels. The more pixels it can store the higher will be the resolution. Cameras with a capacity of 5 mega pixels or more are ideal for home photography while professional photographers may look for a capacity of more than 7 mega pixels.
Capacity: The capacity of the digital camera to store pictures is also very important. The cameras have a built in memory capacity and additional memory card slot to store pictures. The cost of the memory cards is high but nevertheless they are very important to serve the purposes of storage.
Bit Depth: This relates to the color capability or the capacity of a digital camera to reproduce colors. Good cameras are capable of handling 24 bit color which fulfills the range of the human eye.
Optics and zoom features: A good camera must have optical zoom lenses with automatic flashes in order to produce better images.
Display: A good LCD display is important for a digital camera as it allows the user to flip through the images he has taken.
The digital camera is certainly becoming more and more popular in the modern era and is set to replace the conventional ones for all general purposes
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Card Tricks
Some of us have even attempted at one time or another to perform these card tricks ourselves with varyingg derees of success. Of the many card tricks out there you will find some really cool card tricks These are the card tricks that have people looking on in total bafflement as they try to figure out what happened to the cards.
These cool card tricks are for the most part performed by .magicians or individuals who perform card tricks. You however also have the ability of performing these types of fantastic card tricks too
The main items that you will need to perform these numerous cool card tricks is that of a deck of cards, patience and some books that show you the behind the scene details of these tricks.
Now before you say that you can do these tricks in no time at all there is an art form you will need to master. You might feel that the art form is just a way of diverting the attention of the audience from the trick and you have no need for this trickery.
This however is not the case.
This art form of performing cool card tricks must be performed smoothly as you are doing the routine otherwise the card trick will look unpolished and incomplete. Also the audience will not be impressed with your card trick. For this reason as you are perfecting your cool card tricks you should also master the art of presenting the tricks.
Just to make the life of the audience more interesting your cool card tricks can have indications of psychic talents. By doing a card trick which has these elements to the trick you will definitely have the audience eager to see what else you can do. Just to whet your appetite for the sheer number of cool card tricks here are a few that you can try out. The torn and restored card trick is one of the most well known cool card tricks to be performed.
This is a cool card trick to try out. In this trick you seemingly tear the card in front of the audiences’ eyes. Then by a few magic words and /or magic gestures you restore the card back to its original shape. The best thing about this trick is that there will not be any visible tear marks on the “torn” card. Another interesting and yet very cool trick is called the Jack Robbers
This card trick uses the four Jacks to perform the trick. As you are performing the trick of how these four Jack cards stole from a bank (read card deck here) you will see the wonder and amazement as the finale of the card trick is seen before their eyes
The world of magic and card tricks is closely connected. When you use cool card tricks you bring the audience straight into a magical world.
Card Tricks
Some of us have even attempted at one time or another to perform these card tricks ourselves with varying degrees of success. Of the many card tricks out there you will find some really cool card tricks
These are the card tricks that have people looking on in total.
bafflement as they try to figure out what happened to the cards
These cool card tricks are for the most part performed by .magicians or individuals who perform card tricks. You however also have the ability of performing these types of fantastic card tricks too.
The main items that you will need to perform these numerous cool card tricks is that of a deck of cardspatience and some books that show you the behind the scene details of these tricks. Now before you say that you can do these tricks in no time at all there is an art form you will need to master. You might feel that the art form is just a way of diverting the attention of the audience from the trick and you have no need for this trickery This however is not the case.
This art form of performing cool card tricks must be performed smoothly as you are doing the routine otherwise the card trick will look unpolished and incomplete
Also the audience will not be impressed with your card trick
For this reason as you are perfecting your cool card tricks you should also master the art of presenting the tricks. Just to make the life of the audience more interesting your cool card tricks can have indications of psychic talents. By doing a card trick which has these elements to the trick you will definitely have the audience eager to see what else you can do.
Just to whet your appetite for the sheer number of cool card tricks here are a few that you can try out. The torn and restored card trick is one of the most well known cool card tricks to be performed
This is a cool card trick to try out. In this trick you seemingly tear the card in front of the audiences’ eyes. Then by a few magic words and /or magic gestures you restore the card back to its original shape. The best thing about this trick is that there will not be any visible tear marks on the “torn” card. Another interesting and yet very cool trick is called the Jack Robbers. This card trick uses the four Jacks to perform the trick.
As you are performing the trick of how these four Jack cards stole from a bank (read card deck here) you will see the wonder and amazement as the finale of the card trick is seen before their eyes. The world of magic and card tricks is closely connected. When you use cool card tricks you bring the audience straight into a magical world.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Photo Digital Printing
Whether you like to be served, or you are a do-it-yourself ,you can get beautiful, high-quality prints from your digital camera
There are two ways you can print your digital photos and get photographic quality prints for your scrap books or your wallet
Online or Retail Store Prints-After you take your digital photos,go online to a site like Shutterfly, Snapfish, KodakGallery (previously Ofoto), Photoworks,or VistaPrint among many other choices.
On these sites you can upload your photos into your own private gallery From there you can order prints in all sizes and have them shipped to your home with a minimal shipping fee. You will have to register on the site, and upload your pictures from your camera to your computer so that you have them available to upload to the site.
Major retailers like Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS , and other regional or national stores with an online store, will also allow you to upload your pictures and order prints to be mailed for to be picked up
Additionally, you can take your memory card out of your camera and take it to your local pharmacy or to a discount store and look for the photo print customer service desk. Here you will hand your memory card to a customer service person to have your prints made
Some of these stores also have kiosks where you can order your prints and download pictures for printing using step-by-step instructions on the kiosk touch screen.
Digital Photo Printers for the Home - The other option you have to print your digital pictures is to get your own photo quality printer
Companies like Dell, HP, Epson, Samsung , Sony and others make photo lab quality printers to instantly print your digital photos.
Some printers allow you to print your photos by docking your camera directly on the printing station and downloading your photos there.
Others require you to upload your pictures to your computer and then send them to your photo quality printer to get prints of your digital photos. If you are in the market for one of these digital photo printers, you will want to check the resolution and print quality and figure in the cost of photo quality paper, and the color printer cartridges with which you will print your digital photographs.
For some people, this cost outweighs the advantage of getting instant pictures. It really depends on how much you plan to use your digital camera and how often you want prints of the pictures you take
Whether you choose to let someone else print your digital pictures and send them to you, or go to a local store and upload your digital pictures to get prints, or buy your own printer and go the self-service route, you are bound to get beautiful, high-resolution pictures with little or no muss and fuss !
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