http://www.randomsynapses.org Small pieces of the buzzing ideas in my head. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:06:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tip #7: Photography is an art which needs a lifetime of learning. Photography is not the technological aid of capturing whatever your eyes see; it is the art of expressing your own vision of the world, of blending technique, light and color to draw attention to things that make your heart ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/buying-a-dslr-tip-7/ Tip #6: Don't get caught in the brands war between hardcore fans! Once you step into the dSLR market, you will notice that owners here are far more polarized around their favorite brands. Some will swear by Canon, while others wouldn't touch anything other than Nikon (and nothing made outside Japan, ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/buying-a-dslr-tip-6/ Tip #5: Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize! You're going to spend quite a bit on accessories. You could get several bags: a compact one (a slingshot, maybe?) for light travelling and shooting as you walk; a bigger one, to fit a few lenses and filters, when you'll have time to plan a shot ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/buying-a-dslr-tip-5/ Tip #4: Don't fall into the "one lens fits all needs" trap Normally, a good zoom lens won't exceed a 3-4x zoom (max focal length / min focal length). That's because zoom lenses make a compromise between zoom range, physical dimensions, image quality, and price. Very long zooms (18-200mm, for instance) ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/buying-a-dslr-tip-4/ Tip #3: Buying a dSLR camera is usually the first step for a long-term of expensive purchases, and the camera body will be among the cheapest of them all. Lenses are also the most valuable pieces in a dSLR photographer's kit. If you are serious into photography, in a matter of ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/buying-a-dslr-tip-3/ Tip #2: It's not the camera, it's you. There is no direct relationship between what kind of camera you own and the success of your photos. You could trade a brand spankin' new Bugatti for state of the art, bleeding edge professional photo equipment, and still get bad photos. There are famous ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/buying-a-dslr-tip-2/ Tip #1: A bigger, better, more expensive camera doesn't mean you'll immediately get better pictures; you will actually have to "work" harder to get them! SLR revolves around the strength in bigger, higher quality lens. dSLR takes this a step further to enhance the result with a large, high-sensitivity and low-noise ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/buying-a-dslr-tip-1/ So, I've been fiddling with digital photography for a few years. I'm having a great time with it and love the few memorable shots that I produced. It's about time I dedicated this hobby its own section on my blog. And, to get started, every day in the next week you ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/photography-talk/ I've got a couple of Dell Latitude C610 laptops with sufficient power in the 1 GHz Pentium III Mobile processor for playing a DivX video full screen. What they are particularily great with is power consumption, running easily for 2.5 to 3 hours on a full charge, and they've got ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/slim-dvd-rw-drive-for-dell-latitude-c610-laptop/ Man, what a nightmare this project has turned into! I have never seen so many unexpected restarts and problems. I have gone through all the distributions -- FreeNAS, ClarkConnect, OpenFiler -- and ended up pulling hair with despair. Nothing worked, and the symptoms made no sense at all. So, filled with hope ... http://www.randomsynapses.org/testing-dedicated-file-servers-the-sequel/