I am now in Cuzco waiting for my transfer to airport and doing last minute shopping for gifts. Today I will fly from Lima back home.
Archive for October, 2005
Last day in Peru
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005Machu Picchu
Monday, October 24th, 2005I have done Inca Trail. It was tougher than I toughteven if trail itself is not that difficult. What makes it difficult forme was that I made many things first time in my life. First time I was hiking on altitude around 4000m, first timeI giked 4 times in rowso there was not time time to regenerate. My knees and feet are sore but I am happy I tried it. Many things could be better if I new some tricks before:
Cuzco
Friday, October 21st, 2005I spent 4 days in Amazon jungle. It´s amazing but rauning season alrady started so it was quite muddy. We have to walk in rubber boots. I am in Cuzco tonight. Tomorrow I will go to Inca Trail.
Lima, Peru
Monday, October 17th, 2005I am waiting at Lima airport for my flight to Puerto Maldonado. It looks I did not take any ATM card with so I have to wait till 9:00 for bank opening to get some cash cause I do not have PINs for my credit cards. MIstake, always carry some cash with you
Photoshopsupport.com
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
It looks like it could be insteresting site to explore…
My Nikifor at Mill Valley Film Festival
Thursday, October 13th, 2005In an extraordinary cross-gender performance, actress Krystyna Feldman becomes the curmudgeonly Polish folk artist Nikifor, a naive painter whose prolific talent and sheer stubbornness brought him national fame. Based on a true story, My Nikifor (crystal globe award, Karlovy Vary 2005) unfolds in mid-20th-century Poland across a gray winter landscape further oppressed by Communist party politics and perpetual shortages.
See Mill Valley Film Festival page.
Xara Xtreme on Linux
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Xara announced that it intends to make its flagship graphics product, Xara X (in its latest and greatest incarnation, Xara Xtreme), Open Source. Xara is also working to bring it to the Linux and Mac platforms.
Xara Xtreme on Linux will not only bring a leading-edge graphic tool to the platform, but with community assistance, has the potential to become the world’s most powerful, easiest-to-use and simply the world’s best graphics program. If we get it right this could bring the Linux desktop into whole sectors of the market that is has not been able to address before.
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 USM L
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005I just got new lens for my camera. It should replace two of my lens Sigma 20 1.8 EX DG Aspherical RF and Tamron SP AF28-75/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical. The Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 USM L has a very good to excellent performance. The lens exhibits very little vignetting and excellent resolution figures. The construction quality is next to perfect. All-in-all probably the best standard zoom for APS-C Canon EOS DSLRs at the moment. I will put it into test soon during my trip.
Reviews:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-17-40mm-f-4.0-L-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009R6WO/103-3094218-0319807?v=glance
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=3&cat=27
http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/17-40/
Picasa 2.1.0 Build 27.54
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005What’s new:
Multiple interface languages – Picasa is now available in Chinese (simplified and traditional), Dutch, English (U.S. and UK) , French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. When you start Picasa, the software will automatically match your system’s native language. To change the language in Picasa, go to Tools > Options. Change the language using the pulldown menu on the “General” tab. You will need to close and re-open Picasa to see your changes take effect.
BlogThis! – Post a photo to your blog in one click. Picasa’s new “BlogThis!” button replaces the “Blogger” button and allows you to upload your photos directly to the Blogger web editor, without the need for a Hello account. To use, select a photo in Picasa and click the “BlogThis!” button. (If you do not have a Blogger.com account, follow the steps on-screen to create one.) When you are signed in to Blogger, the web editor will open. Click “Publish” to post your photo to your blog.
Print CD covers – Turn any photo into cover art. Click the “Print” button. Go to Tools > Options > Printing. Select “CD Cover Size” and apply. “CD Cover Size” is now one of the print layout choices.
Improved RAW handling – Picasa supports more RAW formats and cameras in this release, with improved color-balance support and faster speed. Work with your highest quality files from these camera manufacturers: Canon (.CRW, .CR2), Nikon (.NEF), Olympus (.ORF), Pentax (.PEF), Kodak (.DCR), Sony (.SRF), Minolta (.MRW), and Fuji(.RAF). New models supported include the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT (aka the 350D), Pentax *istDS, Konica/Minolta Maxxum7D (aka the Dynax 7D).
External drives – Find photos on external drives using Picasa. Simply go Tools > Folder Manager to choose whether Picasa should scan a connected external drive to find pictures. When you unplug and reconnect, Picasa will find your pictures instantly (with no scanning), and will also preserve your labels
Send To Flickr Bookmarklet
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
The bookmarklet that lets you send a photo from any web page to your Flickr account
