Category: Digital Cameras
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Photographing NFL Football in Blizzard Conditions
Reading Time: < 1 minute I have to point out the article by photographer Kyle Grantham of The News Journal of Delaware called Lions and Eagles and Snow, Oh My! In it he talks about the “hardest football game I’ve ever been asked to shoot… {that was} the most fun I’ve ever had on an…
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Flip Mino HD on a One-Day Sale for $119.99 at Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minute Amazon.com has a one-day sale on the Flip Mino HD in black finish, $119.99 while supplies last. Amazon says that this offer is only valid on December 16, 2009. I gave Kathleen a Flip Mino HD just like this one last Christmas and she loves it. It has allowed us…
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A Solution for iPhone Photo Saving Problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the few nagging problems I’ve experienced with my iPhone is a photo saving problem. This has been described in several different ways by other iPhone users out on the Internet: iPhone “disappearing photos” bug experienced by Jeffrey Zeldman back in November 2007. iPhone Camera Problems: Blank White Thumbnails mentioned…
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Jonathan Greene’s Impressive Review and Video of the Nokia N78
Reading Time: < 1 minute Before I hit the hay on Friday night, I want to point out Jonathan Greene’s blog article Nokia N78 – Feature Pack 2 and plenty to love. This is a great first look at the newest N-Series phone and includes a nearly 20 minute long video of him putting the…
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Debut of “Jimmy’s Snowy Day,” a Short Film Shot on the Nokia N95 and Edited with iMovie ’08
Reading Time: 2 minutes Operation Gadget Films is pleased to present Jimmy’s Snowy Day starring my two-year-old son Jimmy Aiello in his streaming video debut. This short film (2 minutes and 40 seconds) was shot on February 22, 2008, near our home in Newtown, PA. This movie was shot with a Nokia N95 mobile phone,…
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The iPhone Camera Seems to Excel at Taking Photos in “The Golden Hour”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kathleen, Jimmy, and I went to Roberts Ridge Park in Newtown Township earlier this evening so that Jimmy could play on the playground there. While we were at the playground, a man began flying a kite. This attracted Jimmy and another boy who is about the same age. I took out…
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Gadget Links: A Laptop Stand with My Name on It Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Stuff We Like: The Dave Laptop Stand on Lifehacker: “The Dave (oh Ikea, you and your names!) features adjustable height and angle, and can double as a TV tray or simple end table when you’re not computing. If you’ve been looking for a better way to surf the internet from the…
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Great Tips on Photographing Pro Cycling Races
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2007 Amgen Tour of California is taking place this week on the West Coast, so the cycling blogs are back publishing cool content for the new season. My friend Frank Steele from TDFblog.com published a great article on photographing a bike race that comes from personal experience Frank has had…
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Jimmy at the Christmas Meeting of Kathleen’s Book Club
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jimmy at the Christmas Meeting of Kathleen’s Book Club: Here’s the picture of my son Jimmy that everyone in Kathleen’s Book Club wanted. Kathleen took our new Canon PowerShot A540 to the Christmas meeting of her book club on Sunday. This is always a really nice affair, and it got everybody…