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2010 was an extremely busy year for me. Even though I did get out most weekends to capture my images, I never had the oppertunity to process any of them until now. Many more to follow!

After an extremely hectic and stressful year, it was time to sit in the sun and recharge my batteries. This year we headed to the Beaches Resort in the British West Indies. Wow - what a place! The luxury was staggering. Here are some photos from the resort and surrounds. These are in...

There is a thread title I never thought I'd type! Surely enough though, I have purchased a Sony Alpha camera. It was on August 13th at about 7:30am that a moment's hesitation was decided by my motorcycle when it opted to lie down while I figured out what I wanted to do: The bike...

Post 'em if you got 'em! Here are a few pics from our Canada Day celebration (July 1st)

So last week my family and I went on a trip to St Lucia (an island in the Caribbean). What a wonderful place. The main language is English and everyone is really freindly. Definitely have to go back. I got hundreds of photos while I was there. Thought I'd share some as I process them...

(Note: The host server does not always like hotlinked images so if the pics show as refresh the page and they should come up.) To see more photos from previous summers, check out my photography website at www.bugography.com Its been a really late summer up here this year. The...

One of the members of the photo club I am a member of asked for a high ISO photo with the D3 so I thought I would make some comparisons between the D3 and the D2X. I set up a lead figurine approx 3cm tall and used apiece of orange construction paper as a scoop. The lighting is ambient...

Well, I finally succumbed to temptation: Haven't got to play with it much yet but wow is it fast! I thought the D2 could blast the frames but this one is crazy! The nice thing is they all have almost identical layouts. The buttons are in the same locations and the menus are only...

So I decided against the D3X for this year. With this economy, buying a $9500 body seems a little over the top. Instead, I decided it was time to upgrade my tripod. The last one (a Gitzo 1340 with Markins M20 head) was a hell of a nice sturdy tripod but it was rather heavy (about 4kg). So...

Wow - look at this beauty: http://nikon.ca/en/Product.aspx?m=17020 24.5 million pixels and the horsepower to capture them at 5 frames per second! Usable ISO range from 100 to 1600 with an extended range of 50 to 6400! Looks like I may have a D2X for sale come Spring

Having just upgraded my workstation, I decided to give my old one to my daughter for her 13th birthday. Specs: dual Prestonia Xeon @ 3.06GHz 533MHz FSB Intel SE7505VB2 mobo 2G Crucial ECC DDR Four Western Digital 74G Raptors in RAID 10 with 3Ware Escalade 8506 M-Audio Audiophile 2496...

Nikon USA From article at Pop Photo Website: By John Owens August 2008 The DSLR feature race just got tasered into overdrive with the introduction of video in the new Nikon D90. The same technology that serves up live view on the camera’s 3-inch LCD is used to...

Although I had heard of Nikon's new SB900, I never would have thought it would be on store shelves already! When bringing my wife's notebook in for service today (I refuse to work on notebooks), the fellows were showing me the D700 and this new speedlight. At first glance I knew I had to...

(Note: The host server does not always like hotlinked images so if the pics show as refresh the page and they should come up.) To see more photos from previous summers, check out my photography website at www.bugography.com Getting an early start this year. Not too many subjects yet -...

When I go on trips, I'm packing bag after bag of camera gear. It got to the point last summer that I just left everything in the camper rather than haul it in and out every weekend - not a terribly good idea. Anyhow, this year I'm going to pack it so I can get it all in a single trip. For...

Is there an easy way to combine 2 or more MP3s to just be a single file? I hate it when I shuffle music and only get part of a song because the artist defined it as two seperate tracks

....is spent?? Ah well. Anyhow, I've been saving for this lens for some time now. With the Canadian dollar being so high, it was the perfect time. I saved almost $1800 (after taxes) than when I started budgeting for it. Here is the Nikkor 200-400 f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR with an RRS...

I've decided that I need a second body. I want to send my D2X out for cleaning and have the focusing screen adjusted and don't want to be without. I also frequently find myself missing shots while fiddling with lenses and have wanted a second body for some time. I was "this" close to...

Its been over 5 years since the original Road RagE project. Although that thread is gone, the project itself can be seen on my website. Anyhow, due to my trailer, it is time for a new truck and therefore a new project! While I haven't decided if there is reason for an actual PC this...

The DB seems to be running smoothly so I'll try this again. The host server doesn't always like image hotlinking so if any display as a red x hit refresh and the image should come up. So once again, I’m going to put all my photos into a single thread and add to it throughout the...

For those of you who thought my Sigma 300-800 was big, check out their latest offering - 200-500 f/2.8: Sigma Nikonian's sighting Dpreview Google

I'm currently using two remotes for my HT. For the HTPC it is the ATI Remote Wonder which works OK but locks up occasionally forcing me to hard boot the HTPC. The rest of the HT is run by a rebadged Phillips Pronto. It would be nice to combine the two devices into a single, modern remote but...

http://www.zeiss.com/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewTopNewsAllE/B70FB269EE6ADF88C12571F40032D889?OpenDocument :eek: Think it comes with IS? .

Seems Nikon has discontinued most of their macro equipment. I guess they feel that since the macro lenses do 1x on their own that should be enough. It isn't. So, off to eBay I've been. Until the last few months, I've never had any use for eBay at all but when it comes to discontinued...

What are these little icons and how would I add one to my webpage? Thanks

This summer instead of making a bunch of seperate threads, I figured I would just run a single thread and add pics to it as I go. So here we go - Summer 2006 I got this extra-green grasshopper in a giant thorn bush in my back yard: Nikon D2X, Sigma 180mm Macro, F/18, 1/60, handheld with...

So last week I got my Year End Bonus and decided (of course) to spend it on my photography habit - um, I mean hobby. Friday afternoon I placed two orders and TADA they both came in today! w00t! I had been planning for a while now to get a small tripod for my morning hikes but...

First off, here is the "case" this time: Every time we go camping I end up killing the battery in my truck playing music. So, since I have plenty of spare parts kicking around from past upgrades, I figured to install a computer and sound system in the trailer. Here are a couple of...

With all the comparisons being made of manufacturers' lens line ups, I sat down today and made a "map" of available AF SLR lenses. Thought it would make a handy reference. I also made it as a PDF .

Last week I attended a Motorola training seminar at our home office in Sudbury. Since I've been feeling cabin-fever pretty strongly lately, I decided to stay in Sudbury an extra day so I could go to "Science North" and make some photos in the F. Jean MacLeod Butteryfly Gallery. I showed up...

So my wife tells me this year it is my turn to help my 10 year old daughter with her science project. Last year, she decided to test to see if 30% less sugar Froot Loops actually had 30% less sugar (they do). Only problem with that chemistry experiment, is both her parents are communications...

I'd like to eliminate the crappy little TV from my daughter's room. Can anyone think of an easy way to interface her VCR and GameCube through her computer to the monitor and sound system?

Absolutely mint condition with all original boxes and packing materials, cables, documents, etc. This would make an excellent instant package for someone looking to grow beyond the Point and Shoots. Includes: Nikon D70 Digital SLR body (4,474 clicks on the shutter) Nikkor 18-70mm...

This was posted at Nikonians so I thought I'd put it up here as well since quite often we see people posting "I saw XXX camera listed at (insert Brooklyn store name) for $.00! It seems too good to be true!" Guess what? - it is! Check out these places: http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/

A new thread for every one to post their new pics. Lets see 'em!

I'm going to cut the "post your best" sticky loose and start a new "post a pic" for 2006. However, thought I'd offer up a chance for everyone to show off their best pics for last year.

I see that 3.3v (orange wire) is included in the SATA connecter. Yet, if you were to use a Molex adapter, the 3.3v line is (obviously) not used. Why is it there in the first place?

I need to stack a minimum of 12 drives into a 6 bay space. Anyone seen a rack system that will fit the bill?

Last night, for no good reason (that I could see) my server crashed hard. On reboot, it told me the RAID5 array had failed (Promise SX6000). I went into the array setup and it says two of the six drives was failed/disconnected. This sounded unlikely to me so as a test, I disconnected another...