tilt shift photography

hunny came across some tilt-shift photographs that i want to try out too..... well, not actually get the lens but learn how to fake the miniature look and feel.....

these aren't my photos... so credits go back to the original photographers named under each image & shown on this site http://designyoutrust.com/2008/10/30/awesome-tilt-shift-miniature-faking-photography/

mcsixth

B Tal

Wjm0139

Bockstark

books i've read

i'd like to keep a note of the books i've read because i'm so forgetful :)

the world according to Y: inside the new adult generation by rebecca huntley
all the harry potter series of books (7 books) by j. k. rowling
kafka on the shore by haruki murakami
a wild sheep chase by haruki murakami

film formats

a few peeps have been asking me about film formats and what full format, medium format and 35mm means. wikipedia explains this better than I do, so I'll leave this up to them. the first item on film format is a general overview, and then the next pages get down to the specifics of each format. most people will be most familiar with the 35mm film - which is your standard film size that you get in a roll for the common film point and shoot cameras.

film format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_format
large/full format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_format
medium format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_format_(film)
35mm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/135mm

lens compatibility to nikon dslrs

dad has some old nikkor lenses that I'm thinking of using on my D80 and I wasn't sure of the compatibility. so, like I always do, I consult google (the modern day oracle!) and found some good websites that are encyclopedic in its knowledge and very helpful.

nikon slr & Lens Compatibility http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/nikon_articles/other/compatibility.html

nikon lens nomenclature http://www.nikonlinks.com/unklbil/nomenclature.htm

manual focus forum
http://forum.manualfocus.org/viewtopic.php?pid=96009

hopefully if Scooby Doo is working tomorrow, we can check what lenses dad has and see if I have some new toys to play with and add to my collection!!

how popular is your name?

ditty is unique

david was the most popular boy's name in the 1960's but has been in decline

isaac is gaining in popularity (there were 218 plus 1 born in 2004! including my isaac!)

the baby names explorer is a fun way to browse through more than a century of the top 1200 baby names in NSW for the past 100 years!

http://www.nsw.gov.au/explorer.asp

celina

i couldn't resist grabbing my camera and following the stunning celina around to take these photos. she's almost 2-years old and such a gorgeous little princess in the making!

some special effects of photos taken with lucinda :)