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Photoblog For Digital Photographers

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Filed in archive Digital Photo Sites by jim on April 21, 2008

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Most photographers like showing their pictures to other people and displaying them in their homes and offices.

Of course we shutterbugs are proud of our work, and we're eager to have it critiqued by others, or are we?

I was always happy when someone commented that, my "pictures looked like postcards", and then, many years ago, I read in a photography magazine that if someone says that your pictures are common and not special.

It bothered me for a while because it seemed to make sense. After all, postcards are supposed to document something in a purely technical way, they're not supposed to be works of art.

With that in mind I decided that the comparison between professionally done postcards and an amateur's efforts is valid and it is complimentary.

I say that because postcard photos generally are very well done at least in terms of technical factors such as exposure, focus, etc. So if someone feels that your photos could be used on postcards the observer is saying that they are correct technically.

As far as subject matter and composition are concerned that's where the creative aspect enters the mix and as is said, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

If you would like some critique of your photos, and the opportunity to comment on other photographer's efforts then start a "Photoblog" and show off your masterpieces.

Check out this article about digital photoblogs and then set one up.

By the way, feel free to comment on any of the pictures in this blog that I took, such as todays and on the previous posting.

All compliments will be graciously accepted and criticisms carefully considered.

Take a camera with you whenever possible, and look around, you'll find a picture somewhere.

Source:www.jimippolito.com

BenQ’s Atom-based MID gets detailed

Monday, April 21st, 2008

by Donald Melanson, posted Apr 18th 2008 at 5:47PM BenQ has been showing off its first stab at an MID since the Intel Developer Forum last fall, but it hasn’t exactly been all that forthcoming about the full specs of the device. That situation seems to have changed at the more recent IDF in Shanghai, however, although those details seem to just now be making their way across the Internet. As we knew before, the device will pack an Intel Atom processor (the base 800MHz model), which will apparently be backed up by 512MB of RAM, a 4GB SSD hard drive, and HSPDA support in addition to some integrated WiFi and Bluetooth. The device will also apparently pack a so-called “G-Senser” for “direct touch and free movement to surf on internet,” along with voice activation, and optional GPS. Still no word on the all important pricing or release details, unfortunately, although we hope BenQ will save itself some embarrassment but getting the thing out the door before the next Intel Developer Forum.

[Via Slash Gear]

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Student-oriented Papyrus could be e-book reader 2.0

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The future is interconnected, and that’s where the Papyrus e-book reader concept gets all its strength. Designed to be a low-cost and better alternative to current generation e-book readers, the Papyrus will be a student-oriented e-book reader that will take advantage of collaboration and connectivity. It’ll have a stylus-based touchscreen where contents on the current page can be tagged, to be gone back to at a later time or answered, just like discussion threads in a forum. The designers hope to put its price at lower than $100 in order to hit a far larger market than today’s e-readers can, and can last for up to 30 hours, which seems reasonable since most people can only really keep reading for a few hours a day. We’re convinced that the Papyrus certainly looks good on paper (pun intended), but the question is, who will have the will to realize such a concept? That’s right, unfortunately, this is only a concept. For now at least. I guess I’ll have to stick with my good old paperbacks, then.

Read [The Greener Grass] Via [Engadget]

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