October 2008 Archives

I'm now two weeks in with the new Nikon D700. It's a big leap to go dual system, and the financial aspect of making the jump is only one part of it. I'm pleased to report that two weeks in, I’m totally thrilled. Read on...

After a long and grueling presidential season which seems like it was the longest ever, it all comes down to the citizens of the United States casting their ballots and making their choices. Hopefully, everyone who can will vote. Even more, hopefully the vote counting will be accurate and fair. Read on...

Last week, I found myself in noon-time light north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Usually, these kind of conditions are bad news for landscape photography, but I decided to give the scene a try anyway and learn something in the process. Read on...

Last Thursday, while traveling back to the Bay Area, I finally took a shot I’ve been looking for a while of the cones surrounding the closed off tracks in the SFO Bart station. Read on...

After owning a D700 for a bit over 24 hours, I’ve started to assemble a pretty long list of first impressions. Of course, in the first day or so of owning a new camera, it’s easy to be infatuated with all of the new bells and whistles. But, so far, I'm very impressed indeed. Read on...

I watched the first two debates of the season alone. Tonight, for the third debate I went over to David and Julie Wheeler’s house and watched it with a group of people. Read on...

Last year, Lee Dryburgh refused to let the community that had formed around the Emerging Telephony and created eComm 2008. The conference returns in 2009 to Burlingame, California. Read on...

The Canon versus Nikon debates have raged for years. All Brand X versus Brand Y discussions are fueled by both facts and myths. I'm going past the debate and going dual system. Read on...