Posts Tagged ‘cameras’

travel diary – day 405

In travel on 11 May 2010 tagged a clockwork orange, africa, anthony burgess, aqaba, beer, boat, bookstore, bus, cafe, cairo, cameras, chess, computer, dahab, dress, egypt, egypt museum, esplanade, ferry, format, jordan, king tut, m, mask, mummy, nile, scam, sunglasses, taxi, tourists, travel, tutankhamun, wait with no comments

day 401 – after a lazy day we were ready to get moving again. we got some cash and checked out of the hotel. we caught a taxi down to the aqaba ferry terminal where we planned to get the boat to egypt. when we arrived there was a long wait for the ferry. we [...]

travel diary – day 380

In travel on 6 May 2010 tagged azadi tower, bazaar, board, book, bookstore, border, breakfast, bus, cameras, chess, chess board, chess.com, christina, dogubayazit, email, english, guidebook, handicraft, hasselblad, hotel, immigration, iran, koran, leica, makoo, minibus, monument, mosque, movie, museum, mustafa, palace, poets mausoleum, qu'ran, search, sheep stomach soup, soup, stamp, tabriz, taxi, tehran, tourism, train, travel, turkey, van, visa, wifi with no comments

day 376 – my train to tabriz was in the evening, so i had a full day left in tehran. the hotel was nice and let me stay in my room until late. i decided to use the day to actually see some of tehran. i’d been hoping to see the sights of tehran with [...]

… for your art

In cool photos, korea, random pix, travel on 18 November 2008 tagged cameras, chile, easter island, korea, naver, pacific ocean, photo, photographer, photography, rapa nui, reservoir, risks, travel with no comments

i sometimes find interesting photos in korea … not as many as i would like to see, considering the number of koreans who carry expensive cameras. anyway, i came across a photographer who goes by the name of rapa nui. for those not in the know, rapa nui is the polynesian name for easter island, [...]

day off

In korea, leica, life, photography stuff, rants on 2 July 2008 tagged cameras, credit card, day off, garam, leica, nikon, park, photography, student, tuesday with no comments

tuesday turned into a well earned day off. my schedule worked out very nicely and afforded me the ability to rearrange my classes and take a day off from work. i slept in on tuesday morning then met a student of mine at lunch time. my student, garam, wanted to spend a day doing some [...]

in focus: tips for beginners (part 1)

In In Focus, korea, photography stuff on 6 May 2008 tagged cameras, hints, In Focus, photographer, photography, tips, tripod with no comments

I’m another first-time DSLR user. What are some useful tips I can use to get started? – Josephine, Ilsan. Welcome to the world of DSLR photography. I’m sure you’ll love your new camera. To help get you started, here are a few useful tips for all beginning photographers. Keep in mind that, like all hobbies, [...]

In Focus: The Art of Photography

In In Focus, leica, photography stuff, rants, travel on 10 April 2008 tagged cameras, challenge, film, history, In Focus, leica, pentax, photographer, photography, repetition, technology with no comments

What is photography? I first picked up a camera in the 1980s when my dad gave me his Pentax K1000 SLR camera. It was a simple manual camera with a 50mm lens. I bought a roll of film and taught myself how to use the camera. I learned everything from metering to manual focus, all [...]

out and about

In blog stuff, korea, life, rants on 3 February 2008 tagged cameras, itaewon, korea, laundry, life, namdaemoon, photography, rant, toys, watch with no comments

got out again this weekend. yesterday i headed to technomart and did some purchasing. i bought a new watch, the casio protrek prg 80. it was 240,000 won. it’s last year’s model, but i really like the watch. the watch is all titanium, including the band. it has a triple sensor compass (lcd overlay), barometer, [...]