Kia ora tatou:

I was in the middle of writing a post about Lightroom vs. CS3. I still am.

For your information, Adobe today released version 1.1, which purports to allow muti-computer syncing, improved noise reduction and sharpness control, and Windows Vista support .

It is a free download for those of you who have a kosher copy…and even for some of you who do not..

Ka kite ano

Kia ora tatou:

About once a week I get asked if I am going to upgrade my EOS 1D MkIIN to the latest model ( 1DMkIII) . Here are some good reasons why I am in no hurry…..

“when the light is especially bright and the temperature is warm, the camera’s autofocus performance drops like a stone. Yes, you read that correctly. On sunny, warm, beautiful days – the sort of conditions in which autofocus usually thrives – the EOS-1D Mark III’s ability to make in-focus pictures of still or moving subjects is greatly reduced. “

If you shoot birds or sport, you may want to wait a while for Canon to sort things out….

Kia ora tatou:

If you are interested in the idea of framing and photography’s place in the depiction of reality, you may want to read this essay.

As thre authors say,

Photography, Painting or even Cinema, have a limited capability of saying anything meaningful about reality. Their value as artistic mediums isn’t in their descriptive or prospective capabilities

Ka kite ano

I have seen

Summer’s fire slump slowly sideways,

slide into the cooling embers of the year.

I have witnessed

The last fragile fingernail of autumn’s grasp,

A red-rimmed leaf,

Release its grip,

Slip slowly to earth and lie smiling,

Face-up under the yellowing sun

Coming later each day around the corner of the house.

I have heard the birds that daily

Wake the sleeping trees

Struggle to arouse and enthuse them

As they calmly wrap winter’s damp mantle around themselves

And retreat into their memories.

And all the time the wind

Is coming from further and further

to the south.