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HP's DreamScreen is not Your Typical Photo Frame

[photopress:hp_dreamscreen.jpg,full,centered] Since the first time a photographer decided to compliment one of his pictures by adding a border, the art of photo-framing has come a long way. Now, with the release of Hewlett-Packard's revolutionary DreamScreen, the next generation of photo frames has finally arrived. Gone are the days when your family snapshots were relegated to

Do You Listen When Your Lens Is Talking?

I've noticed that the subject of lenses often has a sort of mystery surrounding it. Newer photographers (and some not so new) often don't know all of the information that is available on their lens—yes if you know what your lens is saying, it's amazing how much it will tell you! Photodo.com  has posted a

Scoble in San Francisco

Robert Scoble and I met with Steven Heiner, Nikon's Senior Technical Manager today to test drive the new D3, I won't bore you with its details, but suffice it to say this is the Ferrari of digital cameras. I had my "old" Nikon D2X and we wandered around getting a few shots: The Ferry Building:

Olympus stylus 725sw

Here's my first shots taking a 1 mile (70 laps) at the MA pool: I'm happy with the resolution of this little camera: underwater blue My coach --the best in the biz, Tom McRae A bit too serious, but getting in my 70 laps Yipes! Beautiful Shepard waiting at Peet's

No more missed surfing shots!

I've been out surfing so many times and seen the most amazing shots...but no camera! What to do? I can't lug out a big, expensive DSLR in a housing, no way to have fun surfing lugging that anchor around. I researched and found that Olympus makes a 7.1 MP Stylus that is waterproof to 16'

Great article on the legendary Leica (my camera)

I've owned my Leica M2 since about 1969 when I bought it from a teacher for $200. This camera has seen a lot of travel and helped me capture numerous shots in all sorts of wild and wonderful places. This week's New Yorker has a wonderful article on the history of this amazing light writing