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Month: January 2008

  • Brit women prefer Internet to sex

    I always thought that our neighbours of the United Kingdom could be stranger than most aliens (not people from other countries, but beings from outer space, mind you). Now, according to the Sun, Brit women find more relaxing to go surfing the web (18%) than having sex (7%). You’re free to find the reasons why.

  • Pentax K20D with 14.6MP sensor

    The new Samsung 14.6 mega-pixel sensor will be found in the new Pentax K20D. Probably a pretty good camera to be seen at the next PMA. Source: DPR.

  • Sony Alpha 300/900 in PMA next week?

    PhotographyBlog is wondering whether Sony’s promise to add some more new product in PMA next week will bring us a new D-SLR (either the entry-level Alpha 300 or the flasgship high-end Alpha 900). We’ll see.

  • Pintos, by Bev Doolittle

    Pintos, by Bev Doolittle

    Pinto horses, five of them, in “Pintos”, one of many optical illusion-based paintings from Bev Doolittle.

  • Orange-backed Troupial

    Orange-backed Troupial

    Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it My photo is just Ok, but it’s not as nice as the one from Rémy Robin, hereafter, which I thank for allowing me to present it here: Copyright Rémy Robin – All rights reservedClick on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus, Troupiale orange).…

  • Sony Alpha 300

    Sony Alpha 300

    Just found on the net, a group of photos of what could be the next D-SLR from Sony: the Sony Alpha 300. Update: this last image is of the Sony Alpha 200 andabsolutely NOT of a possible Sony Alpha 300 (in the previous photos). I will try to find more about this. Source: EK-gadgets.

  • Palm goes Vista

    Palm goes Vista

    Actually, Palm users were waiting for the release of a Vista-compatible version of the Palm desktop software (companion to the Palm PDA). Here it comes now under the cute name of version 6.2. Download from Palm web site.

  • Canon EOS 450D, seen in Amazon stores

    Some Amazon stores are showing accessories compatible with the yet-announced Canon EOS 450D. The speculation is going fast knowing that it is the rumoured replacement for the entry-level D-SLR of Canon. But these Amazon stores are only slightly more regulated than eBay. It is probably only store owner trying to attract visitors.

  • Brazilian Ruby (Brazilian Hummingbird)

    Brazilian Ruby (Brazilian Hummingbird)

    Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Hummingbirds are awfully difficult to shoot in a photo: They move fast, they never stay put, they’re small. But they are so beautiful. Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda, Colibri rubis-émeraude). Brazil, 2007.