Vegas Baby!

Pictures from the trip to Las Vegas with my brother and Don. Darn, if I didn't see the most amazing things in my life over there. There's just not enough space to describe anything here. Take a look at some pictures, but you have to go to know what it's all about...

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Trip to Greece

I'm back from Greece. I went there for two weeks, ended up staying for three, went to climb some peaks, climbed everything but those peaks, went to relax, ended up getting sick and doing more than I do in the US. Bottom line: it was a lot of fun and I'd do it again in an instant. Details in the Cybertures blog here.

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Geocaching at Finger Lakes

Went out geocaching with Ed and Demos at Finger Lakes. What was supposed to be a short walk, took 5 hours and 8 miles in very rough terrain without water until it got dark. We got all scratched up and no cache. I had the wrong coordinates on the GPS.

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We went out with Demos the next day and walked straight into the cache.

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A walk at Twin Lakes

It was 72 degrees today. What a great change from the freezing weather we’ve had lately. The lakes were still half frozen, though. I took some pictures of a bird having lunch and geese walking on ice. Enjoy...

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Two inches tonight

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It's snowing again

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How to gain about a stop of camera stability

This is a cheap (actually free) trick to make your camera more stable without using a tripod. I have found that I gain about a stop of IS. The actual IS of my Canon lenses does not seem to be confused. Your mileage may vary, but it may be worth a try. Watch the short video recorded especially for members of dpreview here.

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Learning to see 2008!

Chris Marquardt from the tips from the top floor is hosting a series of workshops in the USA for 2008. Check the workshops out. If you can't make it, get on that podcast anyway, if you're interested in photography. He already has more than 250 podcasts out and the tips from the top floor has won several podcasting awards. They get nominated every year as well.

I may be there, if I can afford it!

Rocky Fork Hike

This was a short hike to Rocky Fork State Park outside Columbia, MO. There are a lot of long ponds and lakes in the park, known as Finger Lakes. It was a beautiful 50F degree day, after the late snowstorms. The last ice was slowly mudding the soft ground. More pictures under Cybertures.

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Photoshoped Pictures

I added some pictures I recreated in Photoshop with a Wacom Tablet. They are the first 6 pictures that show up.

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Robot plays the violin

A violin playing and an autograph signing robot from Toyota. Video uploaded in the videos section.

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Cybertures

I created a new section of the site where I will post the logs of all the adventures with photos and videos. I may add some podcasts and videocasts later on. Enjoy...