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Month: November 2007

Unnessary Disappointment

Posted on November 29, 2007 By Tom No Comments on Unnessary Disappointment
Miscellaneous

On my way to work there is a big sign that shows how high the lottery has gotten.  Lately I’ve been watching it grow larger and larger, but I just hadn’t gotten around to buying a ticket.  It finally reached 155 million for last night’s drawing, and I fully intended to buy a ticket, but … Read More “Unnessary Disappointment” »

Advanced Photoshop

Posted on November 29, 2007 By Tom 1 Comment on Advanced Photoshop
Photography

Last night I began a four-week class on Advanced Photoshop.  The class is being taught by John Simo at the West End Darkroom in Greenville. I thought I knew Photoshop.  I’ve been using it for the past twelve years, ever since version 4.0.  I knew I had barely scratched the surface, but I wasn’t prepared … Read More “Advanced Photoshop” »

No child left behind, except for gifted

Posted on November 29, 2007 By Tom No Comments on No child left behind, except for gifted
EdTech, Rants

Wednesday morning I had a rare opportunity.  I was invited to work with a high school government and economics class, introducing them to Google Earth.  There was a class of about 30 students in the media center’s computer lab, and I showed them basic navigation, how to create placemarks, and some general features of the … Read More “No child left behind, except for gifted” »

Hawks, Herons, Mallards, and Merganzers

Posted on November 24, 2007 By Tom No Comments on Hawks, Herons, Mallards, and Merganzers
Photography

Two household chores – last weekend we cleared brush at the lake’s edge to improve our view, and yesterday Laura washed the picture windows at the back of our house. Those two items contributed to a fantastic wildlife show this morning. I got up just as light was breaking over the lake. There was frost … Read More “Hawks, Herons, Mallards, and Merganzers” »

Black Friday Blues

Posted on November 24, 2007 By Tom No Comments on Black Friday Blues
Local, Photography, Rants

My goal for the day was to avoid any center of commerce or any road leading to such an area. Since it was such a beautiful day, I thought it would be nice to get out and take some photos. Before heading out on my photo tour, I did make one stop at a store. … Read More “Black Friday Blues” »

Rockin’ Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2007 By Tom No Comments on Rockin’ Thanksgiving
Miscellaneous

I’ve said it before. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Apart from feast preparations, there are no heavy expectations for gifts, etc. You just enjoy each other’s company. This year we celebrated over at Chip and Anna’s. That means turkey liberally sprinkled with electronics and video games. The game of choice this year was “Rock … Read More “Rockin’ Thanksgiving” »

Inoperable

Posted on November 20, 2007 By Tom No Comments on Inoperable
Rants

I had multiple confirmations that this morning’s State Department meeting in Columbia was a complete waste of time.  First, when I identified myself as an IT person, the presenters said that I wouldn’t get as much out of the meetings as others.  Then there was the presenter who kept referring to “school inoperable framework”, instead … Read More “Inoperable” »

Charleston Roadtrip

Posted on November 20, 2007 By Tom No Comments on Charleston Roadtrip
Travel

After the past several busy, busy weekends, we decided a roadtrip was in order. Charleston and the ACE Basin seemed to be the ticket, so after work on Friday, Laura, her mom and I headed south. We found a place in North Charleston, which would place us within striking distance of the Beidler Forest, in … Read More “Charleston Roadtrip” »

More Geotagging – other services

Posted on November 14, 2007 By Tom No Comments on More Geotagging – other services
Geocaching and Maps, Photography

Recently I discussed geotagging with Photobucket, Webshots, and Kodak Gallery.  The conclusion was that it was possible, but complicated to geotag Photobucket, but not the others.  I’ve come across two other photo sharing services that show promise as far as geotagging is concerned.  These are SmugMug and Zooomr. SmugMug SmugMug has no free service.  If … Read More “More Geotagging – other services” »

Pinhole DSLR

Posted on November 14, 2007 By Tom No Comments on Pinhole DSLR
Photography

pinhole pumpkins orton desaturated

It may seem a bit ironic. Flickr and the web are full of schemes that make photographs taken with high-end cameras look like they were taken with cheap odd-balls – Lomographs, Holgas, Dianas, etc. Most of these techniques involve manipulating images with Photoshop to mimic a particular photographic effect. Today I tried one that involves the construction of a lens – one with a pinhole.

The concept is quite simple. Taking the black body cap from any SLR, be it digital or otherwise, you can add a pinhole aperture. Of course, you have to put the camera in full manual mode, but it works. Here’s how I did it…

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