From the new Amsterdam Public Library you could see some ships.
We had dinner in Restaurant Looks.
In the evening I caught a glimpse of the fireworks.
And finally I saw some ships.
23 August 2010
Sail 2010 Amsterdam
This year I attended the first day of Sail 2010, the largest free event in the Netherlands. A large fleet of Tall ships, sailing heritage craft and other ships dock in the harbour of Amsterdam. I found it too crowded, and decided to visit the event later that night.
From the new Amsterdam Public Library you could see some ships.
We had dinner in Restaurant Looks.
In the evening I caught a glimpse of the fireworks.
And finally I saw some ships.
From the new Amsterdam Public Library you could see some ships.
We had dinner in Restaurant Looks.
In the evening I caught a glimpse of the fireworks.
And finally I saw some ships.
17 August 2010
Quick Mirror Lock-up Tip for Canon 50D
A quick tip on how to minimize camera shake during long exposures. The Canon 50D mirror lock-up function is buried somewhere in the menus. When you want to flip your mirror quickly just do this: use the Live View mode! Live View has also the advantage that you can see the image on your LCD screen. And of course you are using a cable release or the self-timer.
The only downside is that your battery will run down faster because Live View uses more current.
16 August 2010
Tips for Travel Photography
Photographer Ashok Sinha has given a presentation at B&H New York on how he takes photos during his travel. You can find the three videos on http://photography.bhinsights.com/content/tips-successful-travel-photography.html and I am also placing them down here for your convenience.
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
10 August 2010
Visitor Statistics first half 2010
A quick note on what Google Analytics is telling me about the number of page views on this blog for the first half of 2010. The four most visited pages are:
- http://mchangsp.blogspot.com/2010/03/tesla-motors-roadster.html
- http://mchangsp.blogspot.com/2010/05/gitzo-gt1541t-tripod-and-gh1780qr-ball.html
- http://mchangsp.blogspot.com/2010/03/canon-power-coffee-shot-lens.html
- http://mchangsp.blogspot.com/2010/03/canon-ef-s-10-22mm-f35-45-usm-lens.html
I am especially pleased with my blog post ‘Gitzo GT1541T tripod and GH1780QR ball head review’. I noticed quite a few visitors click on this page after searching in Google for ‘tripod head for gt1541t’, ‘GH1780QR’ or ‘Gitzo GH1780QR review’.
I got a spike in traffic when www.tweakers.net linked to 'Tesla Motors Roadster’ (will post the Tweakers link when I find it).
04 August 2010
Sand Sculpture Festival 2010
Each year Caste Hoensbroek hosts the Sand sculptures festival. Sand sculptures up to 7 meters high are built. Here are some photos:
Of course some castle replicas were present. This is Shloss Neuschwanstein – the castle Walt Disney used as an inspiration for the Cinderella castle of the Disney theme parks.
A knight
And the most beautiful of all – the Mermaid
Click on the photo below to start the slideshow:
Rick Sammon Photography Workshop in The Netherlands
Rick Sammon is a renowned photographer. He is one of the Canon Explorers of Light, wrote a number of books and has given many workshops and classes.
April 2011 will be the first time that Rick will give a photography workshop in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Topics will be tulips, landscapes, HDR and many other things.
For more information go to http://rickrawrulessammon.blogspot.com/2010/07/netherlands-photography-workshop-april.html
The costs mentioned are including 5 nights hotel. I have asked Rick what the price will be without the hotel (for people living close to Amsterdam). If you are interested as well, please leave me a note in the comment section of this post.
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