When I leave in a rush and forget to put the gorilla in my photo bag, this solution can be really handy to get that spectacular photo with our not-so-steady hands and on those circumstances where it is not possible to use a tripod (or simply we don´t have it). It´s worth noting that this hack is effective with the up and down vibration, but not so much for the lateral one. If you have a video camera, this alternative can be useful, too, but it´s a lot bulkier…
I´ve been trying to found a decent solution to post photos in this web, without success, until now. I tested some php galleries but none of them was well integrated with Wordpress. So, I started tinkering with Flickr and a nice Flash-based plugin that, after some failed versions, started to work properly in all the browsers I´ve tested it in (Opera, Safari, Explorer and Firefox). The outcome can be seen here or clicking onto the navigation bar option. I also added a Flickr Wordpress widget to see the latest 6 photos in one of the main page´s sidebars. One thing that I like the most is the ability to link to the Flickr page where the photo is saved and view it in different sizes, download them if you like it (as seen here), and leave comments as well (only for registered Flickr members).
Right now, there are only a bunch of photos, but I´m uploading as much as I can. And, for those who miss the banners that ornated the last theme, I´ll include them too! Please enjoy…
Finally I gave up and I´m now the proud owner of a digital reflex camera. My new toy is a Nikon D40 and I´m just starting to play with it. So far this piece of equipment is awesome! Last saturday I went photowalking in the oldest part of Pamplona to test it out. The things that have impressed me the most are, aside of the excellent picture quality, the fast shutter speed (compared to my Ixus 40) and the RAW format. I´ve just purchased a Nikkor 55-200mm lens equipped with VR to make sharper photos at larger distances, but it hasn´t arrived yet.
I asked some friends to start a photowalking group, to share experiences and learn together. In the meanwhile, I´m reading this
site to try and improve my photos. I´ll be telling (and showing) my progress soon…