Once again, my weekend flew by too fast and my to do list just seems to get longer and longer. Here’s a couple of items from the list of things I did happen to get to.
Cooliris for my photoblog – I have been a huge fan of Cooliris ever since it was called PicLens. It’s kind of like a cool plug-in for your web browser that let’s you view web-based images in a whole new way. If the web page has a media RSS feed, Cooliris will take all of the images from the feed and build a photowall where you can quickly zip though all of the images and zoom in for a better look at the ones you want to see. It not only works with images but video as well. Yesterday I added a media RSS feed to my photoblog, Per Diem Pixels, and now all of my images from the blog can be viewed via the Cooliris photowall. If you don’t already have it, you can download Cooliris for your browser here. It’s available for Explorer, Firefox, and Safari on PC and Mac.
Learning the SB-900 – It’s not news that the newest flash in the Nikon CLS line is the SB-900. I have played with it a bit but I just haven’t had time to really sit down and learn the ins and outs of the flash. I guess I could have pulled out the owners manual and paged through the 100+ pages to find out how all the new controls and features work but let’s face it, I’m a guy so reading manuals is definitely out. Besides, I’m more of a visual learner. So when I heard that the Wiz of Wireless SB flashes, Joe McNally, had a new class on Kelby Training I set aside some time to learn from the Master. I learned most of what I know about the SB800 from Joe so who better to school me on the SB-900. As usual, Joe’s class was excellent. He doesn’t rush through any of the instruction as he talks about the differences between the old flash and the new. Then he runs through multiple photo sessions where he moves from single flash to multiple flashes, each with multiple variations. If you are in to wireless flash, this one class would be well worth the price of a year of Kelby Online training.
More Goodies for the Photowalk – Friday I told you that I have a sponsor for the Boston Photowalk, BorrowLenses.com. Well, I talked to my buddy Scott Kelby and those good folks over at NAPP have arranged to add a few more goodies into the prize pool. No details yet but I’m pretty sure it will be sweet. If you haven’t checked out the photowalk details, click here, and if you are already planning on joining us, make sure you stop by and join the Flickr group.
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