Sunday, May 9, 2010

Blogging on the Road




The camera on the iPhone leaves much to be desired but with the help of the right photo app a picture can be good enough to be uploaded and posted to a blog post.

Time spent in a car on a long road trip can be put to good use when you have an iPhone.

It rained part of the way on Highway 99 and the clouds looked beautiful. With the iPhone camera, a photo app, a blogging app and a 3g connection, the picture of the rain clouds is now a blog post.

I love my IPhone! But I still want an iPad! ;-)


Thursday, May 6, 2010

Reverse Macro Photography

I've been reading up on macro photography, with a twist. Some have even called it the poor man's version of macro photography. Macro lenses are not cheap, and for some spending $300 on up for macro lens, is just too much.

So the cheapest method that some have come up with is to use your existing lens in reverse. In order to be able to do this, you need some adapter rings, similar to the filter rings. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that some enterprising people have them built to fit a particular camera (nikon, olympus, canon etc) body mount.

I have been to ebay, and yes, made purchases for a reverse macro adapter ring to fit my particular brand of camera. I also bought some step down and step up rings so I can use more than one lens in reverse (the lens diameter come in different sizes).

I cannot wait for the items that I ordered at ebay to arrive! More so after browsing through photos that have been shared by users of this macro reverse method on Flickr! mrgreen

I thought the photos uploaded by members of the Poor-Man's Macro Group Pool on Flickr really interesting. Amazing what reversing a camera lens can do!

*Pic uploaded by user orangegoat on Flickr.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

iPad 3G in stores today



The iPad 3G is now available in Apple Stores, since 5.00 p.m. yesterday evening. You know how that makes me feel today?

Jump in the car and drive to the nearest Apple store!

That's how I feel but unfortunately I'll have to hold off for a little while. There are just too much, where expenses are concerned, that are more urgent right now.

But, once I made and collected enough from the little bit that I am doing from my very part time income generating activities, there's no holding me back! mrgreen

Friday, April 30, 2010

Reopened!

This blog is back! And a new template to go with the reopening!

I have decided to reopen this blog and start blogging on it again. As if I don't already have enough blogs to maintain! mrgreen

Recent "events" have made it worthwhile to continue maintaining and updating this blog so you will see occasional updates here. The registration for the custom domain name for this blog has not expired and the reopening of this blog has made it all the more reason to continue paying for the domain name.

I am not sure if there is going to be a main focus for this blog ... maybe on the more techy gadgety stuff, not that I am tech savvy, but who knows ... I do love gadgets, afterall!

I welcome your visits and comments on this blog. wink

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Merged

As of today this blog, Puteri's Musings 3, has merged with Puteri's Musings, and I will no longer be updating this blog. Please continue to read my latest postings at Puteri's Musings.

This blog will remain as is, till such time I see fit to delete it. Thank you for visiting this blog.
 
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