Today I’m going to take the easy route and remind you of a previous post from last month concerning Canon’s Fall rebate offers. There are a number of lenses and Speedlite models available in this program. The rebate offers are good until January 17 but there has been a snag. Today I learned that Canon’s third-party rebate processing company, Continental Promotion Group, filed for bankruptcy on November 14th. Continue reading »
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History reopens after two years of architectural renovations to shed new light on American history, literally and figuratively. The Museum has been dramatically transformed and will engage audiences of all ages. Visitors walk into a five-story skylit atrium, surrounded by artifact displays showcasing the breadth of the Museum’s three million objects from the cultural, social, technological and political history of the United States. A grand staircase now links the Museum’s first and second floors and six landmark objects located in the wings of each of the three exhibition floors help orient visitors. Continue reading »
Tags: museum, national museum of american history, Smithsonian, Smithsonian's National Museum, washington dc
In seven days most of us will be enjoying the Thanksgiving Holiday by spending the day with family and friends, watching the Macy’s Parade followed by a football game or two, cooking and eating some turkey and all the fixins. Then most importantly of all, we’ll nap. On the couch, on the floor, on the easy chair or any available horizontal space available we’ll fall into a tryptophan induced slumber. Don’t discount this important tradition as you’ll need the rest for the following day. Black Friday comes every year with a plethora (I’ve always wanted to use that word) of sales from every conceivable merchant you can think of. Without some prior planning you can spend your Black Friday swimming through a sea of shoppers, many of who have totally forgotten the love, caring and sharing of the previous day.
Between now and Black Friday, and the ensuing Cyber Monday, I’ll be scouring the web to find some of the best deals available on digital photography equipment. Hopefully you’ll find something here to save you some time. Continue reading »
Tags: black friday, canon, Circuit City, Digital Camera, Digital Photography, digital photography equipment, Nikon, Office Depot, ritz camera, Wolf CameraSo you thought your voting responsibilities were over and you could sit back, relax and watch the transition. It that’s true then maybe you forgot about Mashable’s Open Web Awards. Nominations are open until November 16th in 22 categories.
Photo Sharing Category
To stay in line with my digital photography focus on the blog now I’d like to provide a way for you to nominate your favorite Photo Sharing site. I’ve nominated DPChallenge but here are a few other options for you to consider:
Flickr | SmugMug | DPChallenge | Panoramio | PhotoBucket | Zooomr | VOIS
There is an expanded list of sites maintained on the Photo Sharing entry of Wikipedia. Are there any missing that should be added to the list? Continue reading »
Tags: clearspring, Digital Photography, mashable, mixx, open web awards, photo sharing sites, social sites, Web Awards, WorthPoint
Macro shots have become a favorite type of shot to take for me and my wife. Its amazing the detail that would otherwise be overlooked thats displayed in a good focused macro. Mundane objects take on new life, pollen sitting on a flower’s stamen look like individual pieces of art, and even creepy bugs can look cute. My wife, who hates spiders, mentioned to me that wolf spiders look almost pretty enough to pet viewed up close.
Unfortunately, on a DSLR frame a good macro setup can run into hundreds of dollars, with the good macro lens starting at $600. Then there are filters and remote flash gear to add which could run the total just for macro photography up to $1000+. I’ve been researching options on my new Rebel XS to duplicate the super macro mode of my Canon Powershot S5IS (which ran me just over $300) without the mortgage size price tag. I think I’ve found a solution that should last me a bit with some practice. Continue reading »
Tags: canon, Digital Photography, EOS Rebel XS, filter, macro photography, powershot, promaster, rebel