Autumn is my favourite season. I like Spring, too but I always get really bad seasonal allergies (hay fever) from the Spring pollens. In contrast, Autumn is always mild, dry, sunny and days are just long enough for me to get some nice shots. The autumn sun is usually lower and can cast colourful light […]
A couple of weeks ago we rescued a dachshund from a highway. The owner is very friendly and he invited us to visit the dog when we have some free time. So we went on the weekend. The owner lives near the water, and here is their backyard.
In Canada, you can buy some computers with different keyboard layouts: US Standard, Canadian Multilingual, Canadian French. When I ordered the MSI Wind netbook I wasn’t aware of the choices and accidentally picked up the Canadian French version. The problem is I am used to the US Standard keyboard layout, I use it at work […]
Another lens I often like to use is the Canon EF 70-200mm F4 L. Like most photographers, I started collect lenses with a limited budget and that is why I didn’t get the fancy F2.8 IS version of this lens. But nonetheless, this low budget version of the lens has been great for a lot […]
Thanks to my wife’s photo backup, I got these important photos back so that I can share with you all. The following photos were taken at Spanish Banks, using a Canon EF-S 10-22 lens, with the Hoya Pro-1D Circular Polarizer attached. The body is still the same Canon Rebel T1i. We happened to catch the […]
You would think that after I got the Acer easyStore Home Server, my files are at least safe. Well, they are from a hardware point of view, but not from stupidity point of view. Yesterday, I realized I lost a lot of files: 7 years worth of photos. The Acer easyStore Home Server did not fail […]
Recently acquired a new camera toy: Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens. I have always been very impressed by the photos created with this lens, especially after seeing all the great shots that Danny Choo has been posting from time to time in his photo posts. After playing with it a bit while visiting Danny, I decided […]
Some of the photos taken a while ago with the Lumix LX3. These photos are taken mostly in Steveston which used to be a fishing community in Richmond, BC. It is now one of the many tourist attractions in Richmond.
Since I acquired the Acer easyStore Home Server, I have been trying to reorganize my digital library within the server. As the Acer easyStore Home Server came with 2TB of drive space, I quickly added a couple more 1TB drives I used to have with the old homemade Home Server to it to make it […]