Looks like there was finally a cold spell long enough in Houston to get all the leaves to change color. The latest firmware for the 5800 definitely improved the camera...of course so does manual user settings.
Here are some shots from the famous Ghetto Garage Studio. Simple family portraits made in the garage on a warm and soggy December day. Amazing what can be done with some Nikon Speedlights, white background and some dry erase board.
I had meant to post more while I was traveling, but didn't have enough time or the processing power to do the photos justice. So here are the highlights from my 2 week trip in China, from Guangzhou to Shanghai to Changchun. See all the photos here China.
This is a pretty boring video of my Taxi ride through Guangzhou, but it gives you a sense of what the place is like.
I'm sure hotels hate this, but I was bored one night in Tulsa. Taken with Canon G-10
The city where my Mom's family came from and the birthplace of Cantonese (it
used to be called Canton). Anyway, spent a night there, but really didn't
get to see the city at all. Here's some views from my hotel room. The
hotel was on the campus of Guangzhou university.
Stopped in Tokyo for my last leg to Shanghai. Stopped in the news stand to
pick up some Green tea flavored Kit Kat and a water. Yum Yum!
Santa is coming soon and won't miss our street. Most everyone has their traditional Candy Cane out and homes covered in twinkling lights. Just hope Santa brings something good!
I sold another picture, this time to JEMS - Journal of EMS. It's only a small picture to be used on their Table of Contents for their January 2010 issue. The picture is of the paramedic's "drug box".
To see the Google proof page, click here: https://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=125761196f2fa6ce&mt=application%2fpdf&url=https%3a%2f%2fmail.google.com%2fmail%2f%3fui%3d2%26ik%3daeddb8eb2d%26view%3datt%26th%3d125761196f2fa6ce%26attid%3d0.1%26disp%3dattd%26realattid%3d0.1%26zw&sig=ahietbsli9ztsqd38m2sqwemy4cnh_21ja
Bad news is that a co-worker and I were involved in a car accident today. Good news is that no one was hurt, it was not my car and we were hit by the State of Louisiana DOT. (funny my back now hurts) I need some reparation.
This proves that cell phone, texting and not paying attention while driving causes accidents. The guy who hit us was not paying attention, locked up his brakes, and smashed into our left rear quarter panel. No one got hurt, the cops sorted everything out and we were back on the road in about 40 minutes.
Be careful out there..........
Well, that certainly was quick. I bought my N96 for a significant amount of cash (from my current financial position) but at a bargain for what the phone was. And then listed it... and sold it for a forty-dollar profit. Not bad, eh? While I have to say that my opinion on the device was significantly improved from the first take around, I still have a few nagging dilemmas.
