Great photographs those, Kiran... :) ;)
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Great photographs those, Kiran... :) ;)
http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/IMG_0948.jpg
I was drunk at the time, so...
How old is your daughter?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vanaj
BTW, nice sig about persistence.
Ok, you've made this. So another contribution follows - as I promised, the avatar source (two programmers, two friends) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ovidiucucu
So... Does the T-Shirt or this photograph have any real connections with California? ;)
I don't know about the shirt, suppose it most likely connected with Turkey. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
But it was a gift, and I never reflected on its origins.
As for the photo, it was taken at my home. :wave:
Very nice photo nevertheless... :wave:
Yes, I like it. As well as this one...Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
We have also here a lot of stuff made in USA (on a ship somewhere between Bosphorus and Dardanelles). :D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Igor Vartanov
really nice photo :thumb: striking pose..;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Igor Vartanov
Hi Igor!Quote:
Originally Posted by Igor Vartanov
I thought you'd got rid of your beard long time ago :confused:
Someone needs to tell cilu to update the second post in this thread...
Cilu is in Germany these days and doens't have time for that. He will do that once he returns to Timisoara.Quote:
Originally Posted by YourSurrogateGod
Hi, buddy! :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by Igor Soukhov
Well, my beard... It gets back sometimes turning grey more and more. :)
I've also been surprised by you, it turned out you moved to Sydney. :D :thumb:
How do you like the city?
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Igor Vartanov
Very relaxed (compared to fast paced Moscow's life). Very warm weather for the whole year, great nature.Quote:
I've also been surprised by you, it turned out you moved to Sydney. :D :thumb:
How do you like the city?
That's great! More quiet your life - more productive you can be. :) Hope it's good for your job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Igor Soukhov
That's good, enjoy it. ;)Quote:
Very warm weather for the whole year, great nature.
Oh, ok, I wouldn't want that to cut into your drinking time :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by cilu
It can be seen...: No one would ever wear such sun glasses :DQuote:
Originally Posted by YourSurrogateGod
OK. Here are several pictures of me, Guido, Sid and MrBeans from Guido's birthday party:
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1386540
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1386610
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1386699
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1386710
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1387991
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1387992
(I added them here so that it's easier to index them.)
Hi Folks,
Just to announce - I've recently launched a BLOG on my favorite hobby - photography.
To share it with you all, here is the link -
I've just got started on this one, so there is a lot more content to come in terms of my experiences in travelling, the places I visit and if possible the people I meet! To start with, those of you who've spent time in Italy ( ;) ) may find it particularly interesting.
So, share your views and feel free to leave your valuable comments.
I will run out of attachment space on CG, and will inevitably have to source those plenty of photos I've posted from my BLOG as well.
Cheers,
Sid!
Come on guys, we want more pictures of you. :D
Will post some in a day or two :D :blush: was thinkin about it for quite some time :D
Okay, here goes. Some snaps from my last week vacation at Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. I can say this about the place. It is heaven on earth. I regret coming back from the trip :(
In order they are:
- At the lower falls in the grand canyon of Yellowstone.
- In front of a hotspring near Old Faithful Geyser. This place is full of such fuming, frothing, spewing geysers and hotsprings and those colors you see are due to thermoacidophiles ( microorganisms that thrive in such hot temperatures ) as well as due to other minerals. The hazy look is due to gases ( mainly hydrogen sulphide ) coming out of the geysers.
- At inspiration point at Grand Teton National Park, south of YellowStone National Park. In the backdrop is Jenny Lake. The lake was named after the wife of an explorer. And no, her name wasn't Jenny ;) The wife was an Indian ( American Indian ) and people couldn't say her name correctly, so they took the easy way out and named her Jenny :)
- In front of the Grand Teton mountains. Not to be offensive, but the story goes that these mountains were named so because the early explorers thought they looked like a woman's breasts and hence they used french slang "tetons" for breasts and the name stuck.
Beautiful photo's Kiran!
It looks like you had fun
Isn't it amazing how beautiful planet earth really is ¿
Nice photographs Kiran... Looks like it was freezing cold in some of those places... :D
Nice blog, Sid! :thumb:
:) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Actually, I am currently spending time in Italy - more specifically, a two-week vacation at my parents-in-law's place in Sicily.
I was about to post a picture of myself in my usual open-air office under a huge wild cherry tree in the middle of this orange plantation, when my (two-week-old (!)) digicam went into strike. Each time I switch it on, the lens tube briefly extends and then immediately retracts again with a crunching noise - looks like a sand/dust-related issue. :ehh:
Let's see if I find a solution to this problem...
Or perhaps a bug in the software... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by guido
Nice pics Kiran. Everybody is amazed by Yellowstone. Hope that one day I'll be able to visit it too. ;)
I just uploaded on Yahoo! Photos some pictures from my 2 visits to Frankfurt this year. Here is the album: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mbanci...m?.dir=55c5re2
Nice pics, cilu :thumb: One small observation, you tend to like to photograph architectures and structures. Is that true ?
You should.Quote:
Originally Posted by cilu
It was, one day it was snowing too. Was kinda cool to see all the bisons and elks covered all over with snow and thoughlessly grazing. And it was a great contrast to see the geysers fuming in the face of the chilling snow :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Yeah. I did. And yes, the place is amazing. It was a worthwhile getaway from all the hustle-bustle to spend some quiet time in the wilderness.Quote:
Originally Posted by HanneSThEGreaT
Yes, that is true. Especially because I like to visit human establisments rather than just nature.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiran
Thanks, Guido! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
So, you purchased a new one... Which model did you go for... I was studying digicams not too long back! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
Enjoy your vacation in Italy... :)
Hm.. hopefully you have warranty on that one, right ? Hope to see the pics..Quote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
Interesting :wave: I guess you are one of the few thereQuote:
Originally Posted by cilu
Yes, I guess so... I'm addicted to technology especially. I cannot live too long without television or computers (though I can live without phones). ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kiran
Here's a photo of me taken last night (approximately 20 hours ago). :D
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2...estau-Me.0.jpg
It's one of those photos I put in my blog about Saipan. :)
Oh yeah, the link: http://aroundsaipan.blogspot.com/
Well, cherish, there are actually 2 photos of you: one with you on the chair, and one with you on the screet, that can be seen on the computer screen. Right? ;)
Actually.. no. That's a photo of my cousin, Aiza. If you look at the blog, you'll see. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by cilu
Nice pics cherish :wave:
Thanks, sreehari... :wave:
EDIT:
I'm so scatter-brained today, that I forgot to say...
Nice photos, cilu and kirants! :thumb:
@Guido: I'm curious to see your open air office under a cherry tree. :) But even if you're not able to get a photo of it, I wish you a great vacation. :wave:
Nice photo cherish :wave:
Thanks Marc. When are we going to see another photo of you? :D :D
Anyways, what I find cool is... I'm using the same computer in that photo right now. ;)
LOL... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by cherish
Let me complete what Cherish actually thought...
:D ;) :pQuote:
Anyways, what I find cool is... I'm using the same computer in that photo right now. In fact, I even look like the girl sitting in front of it.
@Sid: Oh please, spare me. :rolleyes: :p
Ah... that happens when you're only few pixels big. ;) I mean not you, the image of your cousin, Aiza.Quote:
Originally Posted by cherish
Yes, sure... But that doesn't really help much while I'm here in Sicily and need a working digicam... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kirants
A Pentax Optio A10... But I can't recommend it at all. :thumbd: Besides the fact that it broke already - it has incredibly long reaction times. Sometimes, more than two seconds (!) elapse between pushing the release button and the picture being taken. The only thing this camera has is an incredibly large (and useless) choice of special program modes for all sorts of situations. Besides "food mode" or "candlelight mode" (which still might make some sense), there's even such a thing as "pet mode" - further subdivided into "cat" / "dog" and "white fur" / "black fur". :rolleyes: No kidding... :D What the manufacturer forgot: Even in "pet" mode, by the time the picture is taken, even the laziest cat will be no longer there... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
So I should probably have asked you before buying...Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
I just decided to simply return the Pentax when I get back home, and buy another digicam here in Sicily in the meantime. So... do you have any recommendation for a decent camera in the 6-8 megapixel range, Sid? :)
I'll see what I can do. Well, thank you! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cherish
Wow! :thumb: :thumb: Actually, I was about to ask you to add some pictures showing life on the island (not just beaches, cliffs and sunsets ;)).Quote:
Originally Posted by cherish
// Marius and Sid: Don't worry, I'm looking at your other guys' picture blogs as well, of course... :) Its just that... at least for me, pictures of Venice or Frankfurt somehow have a hard time competing with those of Saipan. :D
// I just got a message saying that I used too many pictures / smilies in my post... Is there really such a thing as a maximum smilie/text ratio per post?
I find this -...so funny! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
This must be a camera for veterinerians. ;)
For vets to photograph dead pets... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
I read your review to my colleague too, and we are laughing for some time now (BTW, you should add your interresting observations to review community.)
Thanks for asking me... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
My favorite comprehensive camera review website is:
I am a dedicated and loyal Canon fan. So, let me analyze some of them. I hope it is not important to go for a 8 MP camera (which IMO is an overkill of a resolution).
If so, in the same price range as the Pentax Optio A10 (which has unimpressive user ratings), you will find the following -
If one really needs a camera which allows full manual control over aperture, shutter, and focus, then the Canon S80 (8 MP and all the jada-jada a compact, semi-professional can take) is the choice to make. This camera really kicks a** and is the latest version of the S50 that I own (and am happy with my purchase).
- Canon A620: 7.1 MP, same price range (slightly cheaper), nice lens, good reviews. Downside: heavier than your pentax (one reason is the better / bigger lens) - but not too heavy either, non Li-ion batteries.
- Canon Digital IXUS 800 IS: The Canon equivalent of your Pentax i.e. a compact and light camera, 6 MP, Li-Ion batteries, nice ratings. Downside: costlier. There are also other IXUS cameras to choose from.
However, for normal photographic situations, S80 is a genuine overkill too.
To compare prices of cameras in Germany, I use -
...In fact, I have purchased all my cameras online.
This is very natural - photos of places away from home are always more interesting then those that belong to where one comes from... Why else do you think I started my travelogues with Venice and not with the beautiful places in South India?! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
Yes, CG has a restriction on smileys...Quote:
Originally Posted by gstercken
(Now, I dont need to suggest a down counter for smileys... Do I? :D )
@Cherish : Good pic, Its so colourful.Enjoyed reading about your blog-Saipan
Sid,
thanks a lot for your valuable input and the links... :thumb:
No, anything from 6 to 8 MP will be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
One of the most important factors for me, however, is a light and compact camera (I'm sure you remember my previous 2 MP Casio Exilim - I'm looking for something along these lines, but with far better lens).
Another important thing is the memory card type: Practically all other electronic equipment I'm using (PDAs / cell phones / computers / laptops) have at least an SD slot - so I have several SD cards of various capacities in the meantime, and use them interchangeably between devices.
Actually, the IXUS had been on my shortlist last time... Not sure what ruled it out. I believed to remember it was the fact that it used an xD card - but looking at the specs now, I see that this isn't true, and I probably confounded it with the Olympus mju 700. (I guess I'm still terrified by the experience with my sister's Olympus - she wanted to pass me the pictures taken on my birthday, but no way: She had left the USB cable at home, and with none of the available electronic equipment was it possible to read her xD card. In the end, she had to burn the pictures to a CD and send them to me via snail mail... :rolleyes: )Quote:
Originally Posted by Siddhartha
So, thanks again, Sid. I think I'll now pay a quick visit to the new shopping mall they recently opened a few miles from here... :)
Guido