One of the things I discovered while shooting photos yesterday was that I had somehow managed to accumulate some dirt on the CCD of my Nikon camera. Apparently this is an occupational hazard with Digital SLRs… remove the lens, and there’s a strong likelihood that you will, at some point, get some muck inside the camera. I took it in to be serviced yesterday afternoon, after having been told not to attempt this myself. Damaged CCD = ruined camera.
That meant that I was left with the wonderful Nokia N95 smartphone when these two photo opportunities presented themselves yesterday.
Here are two of the four new residents we found hidden in our canoe, which had overwintered outside. Their mother was nearby, and none too happy when we turned the canoe over. She promptly moved the family elsewhere.
This old barn has the most amazing wooden silo. It looks as if it’s about to fall over at any moment, but it’s been there for the past six years we’ve lived in Manotick. The sun happened to be low in the sky, just before sunset, as I was walking by, and it made a pretty nice picture.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Looks like things are greening up! The little yellow kitten looks nice – great eyes.
Alec run don't walk to Visible Dust (http://www.visibledust.com/products.php) and buy a sensor brush. Now go out and buy some canned air.
For a detail review see: http://bythom.com/cleaning.htm (where Thom Hogan will also tell you to skip the Arctic Butterfly motor).
Thanks Mark. Much appreciated!
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