Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala
Awesomely superb, “The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala” is an illustrated book (download in PDF) by James Bateman that you can find in Botanicus.org wbe site of the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
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Download Norton Ghost for free
Did you think that you needed to drop a few bucks to get Norton Ghost? No, it can be free. And legal, too. If you go and get one of the software programs that can do the same service for nothing, zip, silch, naught. I would recommend the following: DriveImage XML is probably the most…
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Back from Masai Mara
After about 10 days out of France, I am back from the Masai Mara National Reserve (in Kenya). I brought back about 30 GB of wildlife photos (around 1700-1800 images) to be sorted out in the coming days. You can expect series of published images here on a regular basis.
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Silly time wasters
Even better than games where you must run against the clock, where you need to stock more and more points, where there is a way to win! Here are games designed only to waste the time you have on your hand: TheCleverest. Great! It’s Friday afternoon!
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Canon EOS 50D litterature
On the Canon USA web site, there are a few interesting articles about the recent Canon EOS 50D. A good way to evaluate the performance we all can expect from this nice camera for enthusiasts. EOS 50D: Quick Control Screen EOS 50D: Peripheral Illumination Correction And remember that Full Frame cameras are for the richest…
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Métro, collages, déchirures
I created on RedBubble a calendar (for 2009) that I think should be interesting for people in love with all kinds of artistic alterations. Images taken from the Paris metropolitan railway (le Métro) in a station under heavy repair. It brought images from the past (probably 20 years ago or more) through the remains of…
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The old lady against the speeding car
Sometimes a fight outcome is difficult to forecast. Now, if you take an old lady and a (too) fast car. Guess who will be leaving the spot unharmed? Link to YouTube
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Airbus A380 brake test
This is difficult to stop a big chunk of a plane like the Airbus A380. Let’s see what happens to brakes when tested at maximum braking stress. YouTube video link
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Kenya in photo safari
You will probably notice a little slow down in publication of posts here in the coming days: I am travelling for a few days to Kenya in order to shoot photos in the Masai Mara National Park during the great migration of herbivores (wildebeests and zebras, mostly). I will be there with Alain Pons, wildlife…