Last year, I discovered Holga. She's an inexpensive, clunky camera made almost entirely of plastic. It's the not-so-great design that makes it great. Each camera has light leaks and slight distortions that make each photo a little different. Holga photos takes with medium format 120 film that leave cool steaks and textures and dark spots or edges

While I love Holga, developing gets a little expensive. I usually send the rolls of film (you choose 12 or 16 photos a roll) to Dwayne's Photo. He's the cheapest. Just be careful when you buy film. If you want prints, make sure you don't buy slide film. That's where it gets super expensive. In Stockton, I think the only place to get 120 film developed at is Wolf Photo, by Chucky Cheese on Pacific.

Here are some photos from my first roll of film.

Cântărea 90 de tone, avea o capacitate de 120 şi datorită a două rezervoare de 1600 litri putea lucra fără oprire o săptămână.

Arăta cam aşa:

Ce e mai curios însă... e prezentat aici.

Pot fi acuzat că-mi plac mamuţii ăştia? :">

Ieri m-am bucurat de cel mai frumos cadou de ziua mea de pana acum. Nu mi-a venit sa cred atunci cand cei de la Citroen m-au sunat sa ma invite la prezentarea noilor C4 face-lift in Franta, la Paris…o zi alaturi de visul meu: Citroen C4.

Totul s-a consumat ieri pe un traseu de 150 km conceput de Citroen Franta in jurul Parisului si castelelor ce-l inconjoara. Am condus coupe-ul de 150 CP si berlina cu noua motorizare de 120 CP conceputa in colaborare cu BMW. Vis, cum spune prietena mea Mihaela, “vis fata, vis…”.

Poze de la fata locului cu cele doua superbe masini puteti vedea mai jos, iar un post cuprinzator despre ele voi pune mai tarziu odata ce voi scrie si articolul pentru numarul urmator al revistei AutoExpert…Enjoy the beauty!

]]> http://sportscardinfo.wordpress.com/?p=968 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:49:10 +0000 rosschrisman2003 http://sportscardinfo.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/do-my-eyes-deceive-me/ Or is this the first card of Brett Favre in a Jets outfit thats not a gimmick or redemption?  Looks to me like card #120 from 2008 Leaf Certified Materials is the real thing.  By the way, I really like this year's design of LCM.

(bronica SQA, 50/3,5 on PAN F (sunny 16))

'the minute crocs became fashion items'

the next ones are from a location I did a lot of shooting at, seems it was some kind of unofficial land-fill site on the border of the modern side of Pêra.

next up - same location, same day.

(rollei retro 100, Nikon FM + 50/1,4 (sunny 16))

^ a huge cricket or grasshopper that refused to move out of the way ^

back to Pêra, that must have been within the region of Silves.

and a chat with a rather cool dog.

'dogshit'

on the road very near our campsite.

the desert we slept on with the thinnest ground mats I've ever seen.

now I need a good ole' caramel coffee.

mmm.

I've now got 3 rolls of exposed 120 to have processed, two b&w and one colour. Sounds more than it is - with only 15 frames on the 120 you get through it quite quickly.

I also finished off the last of my Kodak BW400 in the Canon, partly for comparison but also so I have some decent quality images for printing up if the Mamiya proves to be harder to use than it seems. Mind you, the digital pictures I took for insurance/comparison are a little boring so I may be disappointed anyway. However, that will be my fault rather than it being any lack of technical ability with the equipment.

Hope to send the film off to Peak to process. This is partly due to recent experience with a big name national franchise who managed to damage my negatives (chemical spills and scratches). Peak don't use rollers in the processing and use water to fix the negs, so I shouldn't suffer from either problem again! However, I do have to send the films away and it will take some time for me to get my negs and prints back.

So - it will be wait and see!

Republican delegate Gabriel Schwartz is interviewed on the floor of the Republican National Convention. 

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Schwartz is an attorney and a fixture in Colorado Republican politics.

While not all Republican's think like this (or at least I hope they don't!), there is a certain mentality and a certain world view that would allow someone to watch the Sarah Palin interview and still come out thinking she knows what she's talking about! It's also why so many Americans don't question John McCain when he tells them the economy's strong as Wall Street crumbles.

And while I don't wish anyone ill, I can't refrain from posting this little addendum: According to TwinCities.com, a few hours after the above interview, the following occurred to Mr. Schwartz:

He met her in the bar of the swank hotel and invited her to his room. Once there, the woman fixed the drinks and told him to get undressed.

And that, the delegate to the Republican National Convention told police, was the last thing he remembered.

When he awoke, the woman was gone, as was more than $120,000 in money, jewelry and other belongings...

The haul included a $30,000 watch, a $20,000 ring, a necklace valued at $5,000, earrings priced at $4,000 and a Prada belt valued at $1,000, police said.

Mr. Schwartz later commented:

"As a single man, I was flattered by the attention of a beautiful woman who introduced herself to me. I used poor judgment."

It's not the first time Mr. Schwartz has used poor judgement.

I need a new TLR!

For this week's Shutterday challenge.  I caught some young Ballet Folklorico dancers in a downtown square.  These were the older girls, and there were some very cute little ones, too.  Shot some others with my Rebel, this is the only I got with the Holga.

CHRISTOPHER KANE for TOPSHOP - RRP: £120.

BRAND NEW WITH ALL TAGS. Size 10.

GRAB A PIECE OF FASHION HISTORY! A VERY RARE AND EXCLUSIVE FIND!

VOGUE.CO.UK SAYS...

HIS neon stretched elastic mini-dresses trimmed with frothy confections of lace and dashes of Swarovski crystals may sell for £1000-a-pop in Browns, but never let it be said that Christopher Kane has gone all grand on us. As part of his sponsorship deal with New Generation, the initiative backed by Topshop, fashion's newest star has designed a capsule collection for the high street store. We've seen it, and it's worth setting out your sleeping bag for: his signature style has been adapted into easy, breezy and oh-so-sexy pleated chiffon dresses, in delicate tea, blush and grey shades, with neon zips. "Topshop is an institution," says the 24-year-old designer, who debuted on the London Fashion Week schedule last season. "To have the opportunity to produce a collection for it is an honour. Fashion is becoming more and more demographic and this will make my clothes more accessible."

Ms. Judy Pink

The camera model was introduced in 2000 and has only recently been discontinued. It was intentionally aimed at the serious amateur to professional moving from 35mm to medium format. The body is (relatively) light and small and is, I believe, the only medium format camera available that has aperture priority as well as fully manual. The camera is manual focus only.

The camera is quite a lot different from a SLR (film or digital). It is more box-like and in common with most medium format camera it is made up of components that can be changed to suit personal preference and shooting requirements. My purchase was a complete setup including 80mm lens and I bought an additional 45mm wider lens for landscape.

The camera is beautifully designed to take account of the needs of the photographer. Everything is within easy reach and use, no ploughing through multiple menus or combinations of buttons, dials, etc.

The camera features:

Shutter dial - allowing you to set the desired exposure or to set aperture priority. This engages a pin locking into a hook on the lens so that the camera sets the correct exposure based upon the aperture selected and the metering. Aperture priority cannot be accidentally set/undone as the dial has a push button in order to activate this setting.

Mirror lock-up - a simple flick switch locks the mirror up or releases it back down. This is very helpful as the recoil on the mirror is quite something and mirror lock is recommended when using the camera on a tripod. I also used it when hand-holding to minimise the impact of shake from the mirror slap. Obviously, you can't see the scene through the viewfinder once the mirror is up so composition needs to be finalised first.

Exposure compensation - a side dial with a push button to adjust the exposure by up to ± 2 in ⅓ increments.

Multiple exposure - the ability to expose the same area of film several times (for special effects). Simply use the flick switch to allow the camera to shoot without winding on the film.

ISO settings from 25-800

The camera has a removable film loader (mine is for 120 film and additional loaders can be bought including 220) that is a little awkward the 1st time but actually quite simple to load. The film cartridge is placed into the upper chamber, the film and paper leading strip fed around and through onto the empty tube in the lower chamber. The film then runs through as it advances and coils around this tube in the lower chamber. The upper chamber tube is then replaced in the lower chamber when the new film is loaded.

In use the camera is obviously a different shape and has no grip. The shutter release is on the front at the lower right hand side and has a flick switch to lock/unlock. Metering is electronic with under and over exposure warnings. A 6v battery operates both the metering and the focal-plane shutter.

Obviously I have yet to see anything from the camera but it wasn't as complicated to set up and use as I expected. A moment's panic when the shutter locked open proved to be a dead battery and a replacement immediately resolved the problem.

Setting aperture is as straightforward as on any SLR/DSLR and the AE mode also simple to use although it is a 2-step process: set A mode on the Shutter dial and set the lens to A from M (not related to the autofocus/manual focus you would expect to see on 35mm lenses).

The viewfinder utilises a rangefinder splitscreen focusing arrangement but I learned to photograph using this kind of viewfinder so I found it actually far easier than manual focus on a standard 35mm or digital camera. Basically, the centre of the viewfinder is a circle split in two. Using the focusing ring on the lens you bring the two halves of the circle together to focus the scene. 

The camera allows for interchangeable viewfinders (e.g. waist-high for studio photographers), can use a suitable cable shutter release, hot-shoe flash and two sizes of tripod mount. Unlike some medium format cameras it doesn't allow you to use other backs (Polaroid, digital, etc.) but I felt it unlikely I would want to move to a digital back given the cost of these (around £20,000).

The camera is built for professional use and is therefore pretty robust. It isn't weather and damp-proof though and care is needed around the battery housing especially (although this is on the underside and would be protected when mounted on a tripod anyway).

The viewfinder is bright even when stopped as far down as possible. I was struck by how much more detailed the viewfinder appeared than in comparison to the 35mm camera I used to take the same composition (for a comparison shot). Only the processed prints will tell me if there is a real difference in output quality of course.

All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase. Bought second-hand online (in near perfect condition) and complete is was the same price as the Canon G9 I was considering buying as a replacement for my compact camera. In the end, I decided that I was more likely to be aiming for professional quality and print size than convenience. I think I'll be happy I made the right decision.

Oh, and in the photo above you can see the front around the lens looks a little funny? That's the rubber hood that folds back around the lens when not in use. I find this very annoying though I'm persevering with it at the moment.

Apa penyebab diskon umur manusia ini? Menurut Butler, kemampuan hidup manusia ditentukan empat faktor, yaitu laju pertumbuhan fisik, panjangnya masa reproduksi, ukuran otak, dan konsumsi kalori maksimum. Dari empat faktor ini, hanya poin terakhir saja yang masih bisa diusahakan.

Sayang, aroma makanan yang menggoda, ditambah tampilan yang menggiurkan, membuat banyak orang cenderung terus makan meski tidak lapar. Padahal, makanan lezat ini justru banyak menjadi “racun” di tubuh. Jadi, jika Anda ingin panjang umur bijaklah dalam menentukan porsi, jenis menu, dan bahan makanan yang akan dikonsumsi.

This is mainly Lichfield meets Cambridge and the Folk Festival.

See the set on Flickr here

Taken with Holga and Ilford XP2.

The Beach with hardy holiday makers braving the grey August weather (where did the summer go?!):

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Looking up the pier out to sea:

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Those specks in the dstant water are surfers:

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Surfers navigating the swell:

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Beautiful traditional pier:

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The sea, the pier, the legs of onlookers:

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This disturbing character is advertising hot food. He's a cone of chips (fries for my American friends) and he appears to be eating himself. Weird.  Perfect Holga subject material though!

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Pertimbangan Sim -– seperti ditulis dalam buku “Your Service Insights” karangan Ron Kaufman — begini. “Jika Anda terbang dengan maskapai mediocre, ekspekstasi servisnya mungkin hanya 50 persen. Jika kru kabin dalam mood yang bagus, dan melayani pada level 65 persen, maka persepsi Anda akan mengatakan bahwa servisnya naik 15 persen”.

Saat ini semua orang tahu bahwa SA adalah jawara di airline business. Apa ekspektasi penumpang atas servis SA? Tentu saja 110 persen. Jika kru kabin melayani hanya pada level 100 persen, maka apa persepsi penumpang terhadap servis maskapai penerbangan ini? Turun 10%, tentunya.

Itulah tantangan menjadi nomor 1, kata Sim. Jika Anda ingin memimpin dan tetap bertahan di posisi itu, maka angka 100 persen tidaklah cukup. Anda perlu mendorong agar setiap orang yang terlibat bekerja dan memberikan layanan pada level 120 persen.

Dalam menjalankan operasional bisnisnya, SA memang telah selangkah lebih maju ketimbang maskapai lain. Simak saja cerita salah satu peserta sebuah seminar.

”Semalam, 10 menit sebelum boarding, saya mendapati kunci mobil dan rumah saya ada kantong saya, artinya isteri saya nggak bisa masuk rumah. Lalu saya menyerahkan kunci-kunci tersebut ke supervisor SA, dan dalam waktu 1 jam kunci tersebut sudah sampai di tangan isteri saya.”

Inilah yang disebut moment of impact yang luar biasa. Kalau penerbangan ini cuma peduli dengan membawa penumpangnya terbang dari satu kota ke kota lain, dari satu negara ke negara lain, maka SA  akan kehilangan kesempatan “mengikat” kehidupan pelanggannya.

Ya. Dalam menjalankan layanan, yang selama ini dijaga pemberi jasa adalahmoment of truth, yaitu saat-saat pelanggan berhubungan dengan penjual/produsen/operator untuk hal-hal yang terkait dengan layanan yang dibelinya. Misalnya, saat di gerai penjualan, saat mengadu ke layanan pelanggan, dan sebagainya.

Impresi yang didapat pelanggan saat melalui moment of truth biasanya bersifat standar, yakni kepuasan atau kekecewaan atas produk yang dipakainya.

Nah, melalui moment of impact, produsen memang sudah tidak lagi bicara soal produk, jasa yang dijualnya. Namun, lebih bagaimana menciptakan emotional bonding dengan pelanggannya, dan itu bisa berdampak pada loyalitas jangka panjang.

Cerita tentang Singapore Airlines memang telah menjadi inspirasi bagi banyak perusahaan di pelbagai industri, termasuk di Indonesia. Akankah perusahaan layanan di Indonesia bisa memberikan layanan di atas 100 persen?

( vlisa )