Blue Pixel

We're lucky to live in a time when we have lots of choices. Of course that makes for lots of decisions, which can get complicated. I need different computers for different uses, and have spent the last few years working through some of those options. I already wrote about the tiny, inexpensive netbook I bought for occasional trips where weight is at a premium and I don't need power. Now I want to talk about a very compact, very powerful computer that I'm going to use when traveling and I need to get real work done.
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Netbooks (low-powered, lightweight laptops) have become very popular over the last couple of years. Great for email and surfing the net, but not the right computer for a photographer. At least that's what I thought before.
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Most of what I do in photography these days involves using the "latest and greatest," both in camera gear and technology. There are times, though, when it's nice to go light and easy.
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I've seen two things recently from Lexar I'd like to share. One has to do with testing their cards, the other is about a new contest.
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As I've written before, I've been playing with some of the HDR (High Dynamic Range) software for the last year or so, and enjoying it. More and more, though I'm preferring finished photos that don't look like HDR images. I'll explain.
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I've just returned from a trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (and yes, it was fantastic). Due to strict limits on luggage amounts and weights, I decided to try a new strategy for my computing needs.
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I always tell people to try different settings on their cameras. Those menus are chock-full of interesting options, and if you don't explore them, you'll never know if they might help. And as my friend Bill Durrence likes to tell people, "there's no button on that camera that will make it explode."
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The Apple iPad had a huge amount of hype and criticism before it ever launched. And quite honestly, I was on the fence about it. In the end, though, I went to my local Best Buy Saturday morning and bought one.
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They say that people facing death find religion very quickly. After a couple of system near-deaths in the last few weeks, I've become a believer in system backups.
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Last week I had a chance to use the new Nikon D3S. This camera can shoot at over 100,000 ISO (!!!). Just a few years ago I was saying that all I needed was a camera that gave me good quality 1600 and decent 3200. Now we've gone way beyond that.
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