What to do while the steaks are on the BBQ?

This is called multi tasking ...steaks on the BBQ and taking  some more pics of Faye's garden.  More shots with my new compact camera, the FujiFilm X100; taken off hand in macro mode.

Apple blossoms

 My wife borrowed my car just as I was ready to leave for the office ...so killed some time shooting the apple blossoms in my neighbour's front yard.  This tree is right on the edge of his lawn and hangs over where I normally park my car.'

Still getting used to my new FujiFilm X100 compact camera.  I think I did a better job with depth of field control in these than in the tulip shoot.

Faye's tulips and the FujiFilm X100

All photos taken with the FujiFilm X100.  I really like this camera, image quality and the analouge controlls are superb.  However, some firmware issues and the menu system is not well done.

More on Fujifilm's Finepix X100

Fujifilm continues to tease us with periodic releases of additional information on this exciting new camera.  Here is their latest information update expanding the information provided on the camera's lens.

A moment of silence please....

The last roll of Kodachrome film to be processed anywhere in the world will go through the lab at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons Kansas on December 30, 2010.  The standard by which all colour film will always be judged ...Paul Simon sang about it, a park was named after it, and it was the film of choice for National Geographic photographers.  Kodachrome 1935 - 2010 R.I.P.

Merry Christmas

Here are some of my favourite pics from this Christmas.  Faye's nephew, Michael, was home with his family so we had some young kids around ...what would Cristmas be with out them.

And finally, a Partridge in a Pear Tree - well, not really ...a Grouse in a Crab Apple Tree. But these guys visit us every year around this time and it makes makes our Christmas.

Hope you all had a happy Christmas and best wishes for the new year!

 

If your mother says she loves you....

In Mike Johnson's blog, The Online Photographer, he comments on the erroneous report that Kuwait had banned the use of DSLRs by non-journalists.  In the article he makes an interesting observation, to wit: . "It's a human characteristic that the more we hear something, and from more different sources—and the better a story it is!—the more it enters our consciousness, and the more we tend to lend credence to it. (It's the foundations of advertising, and now, unfortunately, politics too.)" 

This astute observation is sad but true. We should all take note of this when we enter the poll booth to ensure the basis of our vote is made on a clear understanding of the issues, properly researched and objectively analysed. The moral of this story is the old reporters credo "if your mother says she loves you, check it out." We can all learn from that ...you can read the full blog article here.