My new favorite TV show is actually British! I haven't taken much to British TV so this is a first. It's a show about MI5 agents (spies) and it's aired on BBC (another first, I don't normally watch anything on BBC except the occassional documentary). So I was hoping it'd be on BBC America so I could recommend you all start watching it immediately. But it's not.
Spooks
Keep a look out for it in case BBC America ever pick it up because it's really, really good.
On another note, I was unable to upload the videos from Jamaica since some of them were too long (not blaming James, I prefer them to short clips). So I'm just going to burn them to DVDs for anyone who wants them.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
JAMAICA!
So for anyone reading thing who was not in Jamaica, here is a TON of photos:
Robin's Jamaica Photos
Ange's Jamaica Photos
Mom's Jamaica Photos
Robin's Jamaica Wedding Photos
I'm working on the videos now!
Robin's Jamaica Photos
Ange's Jamaica Photos
Mom's Jamaica Photos
Robin's Jamaica Wedding Photos
I'm working on the videos now!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Switching galleries AGAIN
So with Picasa, the display quality was poor. With Flickr, they limited free accounts to 200 images! I'm willing to pay Flickr for my pro images but for personal/family images, I wanted something free with no restrictions (or reasonable restrictions). I MAY have finally found this with photoshop.com! Check it out here.
New HD Mini Camcorder
Finally, I've got up the test video I did at Edinburgh Castle with our new HD camcorder:
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Playing with HDR
I've always been against very surreal looking HDRs (High Dynamic Range) because I think they're just eye candy and people drawn in by the surrealness, it doesn't necessarily make it a good photograph.
But some HDR's are still fairly natural looking. So I decided to have a play around with them myself. I think the one from Edinburgh (first one) is more realistic but it's actually harder to get a realistic looking HDR than it is a surreal one - at least with this software it is. I can see how easy it is to go a bit crazy with them like some people do.
Steve suggested I get one of them printed on canvas. I don't know what sparked that idea but I'm considering it.
But some HDR's are still fairly natural looking. So I decided to have a play around with them myself. I think the one from Edinburgh (first one) is more realistic but it's actually harder to get a realistic looking HDR than it is a surreal one - at least with this software it is. I can see how easy it is to go a bit crazy with them like some people do.
Steve suggested I get one of them printed on canvas. I don't know what sparked that idea but I'm considering it.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Edinburgh, Day 4!
The final day! In the morning, it was raining again but I'd say we really lucked out with the weather. The 2 full days we were there, it was sunny and a lot of people (hotel staff, waiters, etc) commented on how lucky we got with the weather. The weather tends to be worse the farther north you go so 2 days of sunshine is noteworthy in Scotland! lol.
We visited the Cathedral first but there was some restoration going on and a photography permit costs £2 so I didn't think it was worth it. Hence no photos of the Cathedral.
Lastly before leaving Edinburgh, we stopped at the National Museum of Scotland. By this point, Steve had blisters on his feet and I could barely go up or even down any stairs my legs were so sore, lol. So we only browsed the first and second floor before giving up. We used the audio guide but it was disappointing compared to the one at the Palace. There was only about 6 items on it. At least it was free.
On our way out of Edinbugh, we stopped in the village of Roslin, home to Rosslyn Chapel. It's become more famous for being featured in The Da Vinci Code (both book and movie) but that's not the only reason I wanted to visit it. It's a beautiful chapel in it's own right - there's a reason it was chosen to be featured in the Da Vinci Code.
Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed inside the chapel and outside, the chapel was under extensive restoration so that was disappointing. You can see how difficult it was to get any photos without the restoration showing:
We then grabbed some fish and chips at the restaurant of Roslin Glen Hotel. It was easily the BEST fish and chips I've ever had!
So that's the end of our trip! I think we packed in a lot and both had a great time. I was sad to leave but I am now looking forward to Jamaica! I'm still working on the videos but they will be up soon!
We visited the Cathedral first but there was some restoration going on and a photography permit costs £2 so I didn't think it was worth it. Hence no photos of the Cathedral.
Lastly before leaving Edinburgh, we stopped at the National Museum of Scotland. By this point, Steve had blisters on his feet and I could barely go up or even down any stairs my legs were so sore, lol. So we only browsed the first and second floor before giving up. We used the audio guide but it was disappointing compared to the one at the Palace. There was only about 6 items on it. At least it was free.
On our way out of Edinbugh, we stopped in the village of Roslin, home to Rosslyn Chapel. It's become more famous for being featured in The Da Vinci Code (both book and movie) but that's not the only reason I wanted to visit it. It's a beautiful chapel in it's own right - there's a reason it was chosen to be featured in the Da Vinci Code.
Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed inside the chapel and outside, the chapel was under extensive restoration so that was disappointing. You can see how difficult it was to get any photos without the restoration showing:
We then grabbed some fish and chips at the restaurant of Roslin Glen Hotel. It was easily the BEST fish and chips I've ever had!
So that's the end of our trip! I think we packed in a lot and both had a great time. I was sad to leave but I am now looking forward to Jamaica! I'm still working on the videos but they will be up soon!
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