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My New Camera
Canon Powershot S90 All my pictures on this blog up to this point were taken by a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3. Its 28mm lens with true panoramic aspect ratio, and 10x optical zoom (up to 280mm) are rare for a point-and-shoot camera. Here is a review of the Lumix TZ3. I bought the camera in 2007 and
Resignation / I Don’t Like Mondays
I resigned on the last Monday of 2009, which was the start of the last work week in the first decade of the 21st century. It felt good. Thought about this song by Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsVbhVEAb-M&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1] I had this metal dice sitting on my desk for a long time. Each of
I ♥ NY: Cityscape Video
This video of Manhattan cityscape created by time-lapse photography (I presumed) is fantastic – movement of the crescent-shaped moon, pulsing street traffic, the smoke, airplanes landing and taking off, and the sunrise. I believe the view is that of upper Manhattan and the Bronx with La Guardia Airport at the back. But before you view the
A Bad Day
Wednesday was a bad day. Sue and I drove into the city during the day on a weekday (against our better judgement). We had to get our visa from the Swiss consular office on 3rd Avenue and East 41st street. We parked in a garage on the east side which cost $28 for under
