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Re: Spammers Learn New Tricks

Raoul — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:13:15 -0000

Yes, I've been affected, and no, it hasn't changed my comment strategy. I've always preferred quality over quantity, so I'm pretty strict with the comments that I approve. I have pretty simple guidelines regarding comments, and it tends to work out well. Only people who have something worthwhile to say make it through to the live site.

Re: What You Should Know About Blog Traffic

Raoul — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:19:12 -0000

It's nice to hear the truth, thanks. I don't like bloggers who blog for the sole purpose of getting on Digg every time they put something out. Writing for traffic may or may not be worth it, but we do know it comes with plenty of headaches. I'd rather have a steady stream of visitors that sometimes click on my ads or on my affiliate links and buy something. That converts to profit and rewards me nicely for my hard work.

Re: Shyftr: Feed theft or social news reader?

Raoul — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:40:44 -0000

Mathew, I don't know why you would characterize my actions in protecting my copyright and hard work as "extreme". I've had no success in asking the people at Shyftr to remove my feed from their site via email. They're not responding. And don't let this latest policy change fool you. My feed is still on their site in its entirety, with all posts displayed unabridged, in full.

I for one don't care what they call their service, or how they want to couch their actions in words that make it seem less outrageous, but to me, what they're doing is simply theft. It's illegal, and it's copyright infringement. I keep full copyright on my work, and on my site, it's clearly marked as "All Rights Reserved". What part of "All Rights Reserved" don't they understand? How screwed up do they have to be to think they can build a business around my content (and others' as well) without paying for the right to use it or even asking permission, or allowing people to opt in?

I have no other recourse but to submit a DMCA take-down notice. I'm not going to let them get away with wholesale copyright infringement.

Re: Shyftr: Feed theft or social news reader?

Raoul — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:42:41 -0000

Please correct the link in my last comment, it's not displaying properly. Thanks.

Re: Branson, Khosla, Musk, Page & Wales form superhero dream team

Raoul — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:09:49 -0000

Quite a change in stance since yesterday's post on this same gathering...

Re: FriendFeed Interesting People

Raoul — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:06:08 -0000

Thanks Chris! Gotta love your description of me!

Re: “My Work Day”

Raoul — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:49:15 -0000

Wow. That is a touching video. There she is, doing her job conscientiously, and out of nowhere, she loses it... Kind of wish we'd know why it happened...

Re: Making my way to iPhone 1.1.2

Raoul — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:56:58 -0000

Pretty cool! What do you think of the new, unlocked phones that T-Mobile will sell in Germany? Is the price ridiculously more expensive than the locked phones? Last time I checked, I read 999 euro, which would be crazy. What's your take on that?

Re: User generated content - Stop it, please!

Raoul — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:26:41 -0000

Right on.

Re: Apple’s iPhone 3G and the ubiquitous internet

Raoul — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:54:05 -0000

Location-based advertisements are a benign use of tracking data when
compared with the possibility of realtime-tracking by the government.
Here in the US, AT&T has opened up its pipes to the government for a
long time. How easy do you think it'll be for them to track the
movements of any iPhone owner, should they choose to do so, now that
the GPS chip is in there? It would be a trivial switch in terms of
effort.

But really, this applies to just about any phone with a GPS chip out
there, not just the iPhone. The funny thing is, if the government had
actually tried to get people to carry GPS devices so they could be
tracked, they'd have never succeeded. But people have readily adopted
them and have opened themselves to that possibility simply because
they got some benefits out of it as well. Interesting how that worked,
no?

:-)

R.

Re: Drobo launches DroboApps

Raoul — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:38:43 -0000

Personally, I like Time Tamer.

Re: Zooomr? Wait for Mark III!

Raoul — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:56:33 -0000

Hi Arik, thanks for linking to my Zooomr review. Happy New Year!

Re: Whopper Virgins: it doesn’t get much more offensive than this

Raoul — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:23:19 -0000

Damn them, they took their whoppers to Romania and fed them to our farmers. BK, keep your crap in the States. I don't need you getting Romanians fat and diseased on your fast food. I wish McDonald's would get the heck out of Romania as well.

Re: Ear Wick

Raoul — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:57:40 -0000

Hah! I hear (pun intended) little plugs of raw potato stuck in your ear overnight are supposed to draw out the infection and help cure it. Never tried it myself, but a friend of ours who's into natural remedies said it worked all the time on his daughter and son, and no, there were no side effects. In other words, infection gone, hearing good.

Re: Will Social Networks Define Who We Are?

Raoul — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:08:21 -0000

I have a healthy amount of disdain for social networks, and every time someone begins to identify themselves with one, I wonder if they've really grown up. I associate them with the cliques of high school, or with the fraternities/sororities of college. Anyone so tied into a social network that they can't begin to imagine the Internet without it hasn't matured yet.

Social networks are nothing more than platforms that allow you to do various things. I might also add that many of those "things" are exaggerated and overvalued. It's important to see them as such, and nothing more. You can use them, but the moment you identify yourself with them, just as some might identify themselves with a brand, I have to question if that person can think independently and has developed a healthy personality.

Re: Get Naked But Do So in Private

Raoul — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:47:48 -0000

Thank you Nick! Finally, a more thoughtful look at social networks and their privacy implications. I was getting pretty fed up with all the hype I've seen lately, and it's nice to see someone being able to look at things from the other side of the fence.

Incidentally, I would volunteer to be the MySpace outcast (if I were still in school)... I don't like sites that replicate the cliques of real life. There's no diversity when you clump together online because of peer pressure or other silly reasons, the same way that it happens in real life. If the Internet can't encourage diversity in both association and point of view, what's the point?

Re: Don’t Make Your Product Free. Charge for it!

Raoul — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:58:38 -0000

It's refreshing, and somewhat ironic to read this. Before this whole web "revolution" took place, it was quite normal for businesses to charge for their products. As a matter of fact, it was the only way to do things. Now it seems that we're coming back to that practice. I can't help but smile. Who'd have thought, right? You pay for a service that you enjoy using... How novel! :-)

Re: Stranger than

Raoul — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:29:28 -0000

All I can say is that the recent photos you've posted to Flickr blew me away. Keep what you're doing, I can't wait to see what you'll come up with.

Re: 2006/12/22/photo-sharing-sites/

Raoul — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 15:43:50 -0000

Vote Zooomr!

Re: Microsoft vs. Adobe heats up

Raoul — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:29:37 -0000

So why has Adobe jumped up about this? I think it has to do with the following two issues:

1. Microsoft’s market share: if saving to PDF becomes a standard option in Office, it will obliterate Adobe’s profit from Acrobat, which is its most popular software package.

2. Microsoft wanted to include the ability to save to PDF as a fully functioning feature - in other words, hyperlinks and other special formatting would be preserved. Typically, with the free products out there, and with the Mac, when one saves to PDF, it’s essentially a print to PDF function, where special formatting and tags aren’t preserved. If you want the full-featured save to PDF function, that has usually only been available with the paid Acrobat product.

Re: Do A-list bloggers have a responsibility to link to others?

Raoul — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:43:20 -0000

Hi Robert, thank you for the opportunity! Give ComeAcross a whirl when you have a few minutes. A lot of my posts center around technology, but I write about other things as well. Thanks!

Re: A real Silicon Valley garage startup

Raoul — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:00:23 -0000

Just can't see the value of paying so you can network on LinkedIn. I always thought human relationships, especially those based on trust, should be free. I ought to be able to communicate with a contact of mine without paying LinkedIn to do it. That's just silly, and it saddens me that they've managed to scare up so many funds from VCs.

Re: The war over your start page

Raoul — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:45:00 -0000

I have mine set to Gmail, since that's what I use the most during my day.

Re: Another lame idea or next “million dollar pixel” site? Or both?

Raoul — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:07:16 -0000

I think it's lame. What's the value of owning virtual property? I just don't see it. I suppose we each assign some value to the stuff we like, but I wouldn't waste my money buying up virtual property when I can purchase the real, physical kind that I can actually use. The site is clearly based on speculation, and is designed as a money-making mechanism for its owner. I fail to see what value (if any) it brings to its customers.

Re: I’ve lost control of my comments…

Raoul — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:06:54 -0000

I certainly wish WordPress or Akismet would introduce a CAPTCHA option for comments. That would make it a LOT harder to spammers to leave comments in the first place.

Robert, perhaps if you suggest it to the folks at WordPress, they might listen?

Re: A real-world troll story

Raoul — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:53:49 -0000

Too bad people in the US are so litigious, and the laws are so ridiculously strict. In other countries, a perfectly acceptable thing to do to those two teens would be to slap them around a bit. I have a feeling that would have knocked some sense into them. We're so touchy-feely here in the US, and then we have to deal with our due share of personality disorders. If we were more cut and dry about things, people would be more respectful.

Re: Seagate making headlines over future of storage

Raoul — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:42:06 -0000

I wrote this post back in January of this year, and said pretty much the same thing. It's nice to see the big boys agreeing with me.

Re: Google: making big social media moves

Raoul — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:15:16 -0000

I use both Twitter and Jaiku. I wonder why Google didn't buy Twitter, but I have a feeling it had to do with cost. Jaiku must have been a whole lot more affordable than Twitter. The infrastructure was all there, but Google didn't have to pay for all the users that Twitter has.

Re: Google: making big social media moves

Raoul — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:27:42 -0000

I wanted to add that I tried using Jaiku as my primary microblogging service, but ended up coming back to Twitter, even though I thought the Jaiku interface was nicer. I also did an in-depth comparison of both Jaiku and Twitter in a two-part post -- see here and here. I really think Google's decision had to do with cost more than anything else. True, Jaiku seems to be more reliable than Twitter, but it also doesn't have the scale problems that Twitter has, with its many users.

Re: Microsoft wins Facebook bid? Here’s the insider scoop on why…

Raoul — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:30:09 -0000

I honestly hope they didn't fork out billions for Facebook. That would be absolutely ridiculous. I don't use it, I don't want to use it, and I think all the hype about Facebook is just that -- hype, and nothing more.

It's just a social site where people can choose to waste their time -- as if there aren't enough of them already. If all of the Silicon Valley journalists (including you) hadn't talked it up so much, Facebook would be nowhere near the valuation it has today, and rightly so. They don't deserve it.

Re: Microsoft wins Facebook bid? Here’s the insider scoop on why…

Raoul — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:15:54 -0000

Robert, you need to re-read my comment. I wasn't talking about growth in numbers, as you suggest. I was talking about market valuation and media presence -- the hype that journalists aided and abetted through their coverage.

And yes, I still stand by my words, regardless of whether you think my opinion is qualified or not.

Re: Compare cell phone to pro camera

Raoul — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:23:37 -0000

Photography geeks are able to tell right away by the size ratio of the photos. The 5D shoots in 3:2 format, and the Nokia shoots in 4:3 format. Plus, when you mouse over the photos, you get their titles, where you included the camera make... :-)

Re: If a blog post falls in the woods, will anyone hear it?

Raoul — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:12:34 -0000

Over time, a good blog post will stand on its own, and will become known. People appreciate quality instinctively, and when something resonates with them, they'll email it or bookmark it or tweet it, etc. It may not become famous (which depends on other factors), but it will be valuable to a number of people.

I also have a bone to pick with judging the value of a site by the number of comments it gets. You just go to some site that gets a huge number of comments, start reading through them, and you'll find most of them are me-too, idiotic, abusive or back-and-forths. They add little real value to the content itself. And yet there are articles out there that get tens and hundreds of thousands of views, but only have 20-40 comments or so.

I've written articles that have gotten lots of traffic, but few or no comments. Does that mean they were seen by no one, or that they're less valuable than some article that got hundreds of asinine, badly spelled comments? I would clearly argue in opposition, and I can dig through my stats to prove it.

Re: Bush Administration Memos Tell Officials How to Discuss Climate

Raoul — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:44:15 -0000

Love this panoramic view, Jim! Awesome stuff!

Re: Top 10 Most Annoying Photo Critique Comments

Raoul — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:21:59 -0000

Nice one, Jim! I'm guilty of #10 myself, but that's because I react immediately when I see a great photo. I write what comes to mind, and do so when I'm wowed. Usually, I just fave photos. A fave speaks more than a trite comment, imo.

Re: Photo Term Series Post #1: Aerial Perspective (disambiguation)

Raoul — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:03:55 -0000

Good stuff, Jim! Might also help to talk about UV/polarizing filters here, and their effects on the atmospheric perspective. Love that golden haze! :-)

Re: Grab Shot

Raoul — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:43:57 -0000

Hah! The early bird gets the worm, they say... :-D

Re: Vanishing Treasures Contest – Viewers Choice Voting Needed

Raoul — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:52:15 -0000

Just voted. Hope you get to photograph those polar bears! :-)

Re: The Hijacking of Our National Parks for Corporate Branding

Raoul — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:30:57 -0000

Couldn't agree more, Jim. It's the height of hypocrisy to name a gas guzzler after a national park. Seems to me that if individual photographers get charged, corporations should get the same treatment.

Re: Chicago, A Beans Eye View

Raoul — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:59:47 -0000

Now that is a very cool view of the bean indeed, and I've seen a bunch of them! :-)

Re: Amazing Crystal Cave Discovered

Raoul — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:00:56 -0000

Thanks for the mention, Jim! Appreciate it! :-)

Re: Yosemite Valley (Infrared)

Raoul — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:48:43 -0000

You make IR look good! :-) If I may ask, what's your camera setup for IR photography?

Re: Ethics of Photography: Career Suicide by Photoshop

Raoul — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:14:09 -0000

I fall on the side of artistic manipulation of my photos, and am a bit proud of it, too. Then again, I'm not a photo journalist. If I were one, I'd stick to only the most basic adjustments for those sorts of photos: temperature, exposure, tone, contrast, sharpness.

Like Rebecca said, photos have been manipulated without Photoshop ever since photography got started. Just a month or so ago, I read a post on English Russia that gave photographic proof of serious manipulation that went on during Lenin and Stalin's time, as part of the Soviet efforts to aggrandize them and to hide certain things from the people or the history books.

Re: Photo Term Series Post #9: Negative Space

Raoul — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:28:32 -0000

Love the wide angle in the second photograph. Thanks Jim!

Re: The 5 Biggest Pitfalls of Digital Photography

Raoul — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:32:04 -0000

I'm sorry, I couldn't focus on the post. I kept thinking about your 1D Mark IIs. If I could only get my hands on one of those, my photos would be much better... :-)

Re: The 5 Biggest Pitfalls of Digital Photography

Raoul — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:33:11 -0000

Oh, I always mix that up. I meant the 1Ds Mark II. That gear envy is messing with my mind!

Re: Microstock + Flickr = Pro Photo Trouble

Raoul — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:23:22 -0000

If photographers don't watch out for their rights (and I'm referring to those uploading to microstock agencies), they will get abused. Besides, if that's what they value their work to be worth (30-40 cents on the dollar), that's what they'll get in return.

I'm just glad this isn't the "official" Flickr marketplace, the one that Steward Butterfield recently spoke about.

Re: The Importance of Lossless Image File Formats

Raoul — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:08:37 -0000

Thanks for sharing this, Jim! Although Oskar's tutorial doesn't make it clear whether each individual alteration prompts an automatic resave and loss in quality, even if that's inaccurate, it's always good to keep in mind that JPG is a lossy format. We're better off sticking with lossless ones.

Re: Daybreak at Crater Lake

Raoul — Thu, 10 May 2007 09:31:46 -0000

Love the still water and blue gradients!

Re: My Top 5 Favorite Photographs and Accompanying Stories

Raoul — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:53:44 -0000

Awesome stories, Jim! It really takes experience to appreciate a great photograph. Someone just casually glancing at a "nice" photo has no idea what went on behind the scenes to capture it and process it. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Flickr + _Rebekka + Availability of High Resolution Images = Nightmare

Raoul — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:14:38 -0000

Jim, can you perhaps blog about this additional copyrighting step you mention? I thought my content (photos, writings) were copyrighted simply because I created them, and I didn't think I'd have to apply for an additional copyright. Some clarification would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Re: Copyrights: Protecting My Photography

Raoul — Thu, 17 May 2007 07:59:58 -0000

Thanks for this, Jim! Appreciate that you answered my question in such detail, and hope that others can benefit from this important information as well.

Re: The Dirtiest Words In Photography: Noise and Grain

Raoul — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:54:14 -0000

It's all about prejudice, really. Stock agencies assume that photographers haven't done their job if there's grain in a photo, because the predominant images in everyone's stock portfolios are all crisp, vivid, and noise-free. Art galleries still have a lot of disdain for digital photographers, and so naturally they gravitate toward those who shoot on film, which is grainy by default.

Personally, I don't care whether images are noisy or not -- unless they're horribly noisy -- if they're good. I sometimes accentuate the noise in my photos on purpose, because I think it makes things more interesting. Take this photo for example. I think the very grainy look actually makes it. I certainly wouldn't like it without the grain.

Re: So You Think You’re A Photographer… Amateur or Professional?

Raoul — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:50:32 -0000

I've found Tony Long in general to be entertaining. I may not agree with him all the time, but at least the man has his opinions and stands by them. Interestingly enough, I wrote a fairly similar article on my own blog before this was published at Wired, which echoes somewhat what Tony's saying.

Back to photography, I agree with what you're saying, Jim. Just this past weekend, I was hired for a photographic gig. I did two and a half hours of work there, and anyone who found out what I charged might have said I made a lot of money for just two hours of shooting. But the truth is, I spent 8 more hours in post-processing, and will probably spend another half hour to forty-five minutes on that same job in the next few days. So that amount I charged for the job is really inexpensive when I factor in the total time I spent working on those photos, whether it was getting them or processing them.

That's what people just starting out with photography, or those looking for cheap photos, don't get: there are plenty of hidden costs. If I were doing photography full time (and I'm not currently), I might have had to deal with health insurance costs, equipment insurance costs, travel costs, equipment costs, utility bills, not to mention the ever-present mortgage payments, that I somehow would have had to pay out of the fees I charge for my work.

I tell you, professional photography is hard work and is not fairly compensated unless you're at the top of your field. People who criticize the per photo costs just don't get this.

Re: EXIF & Beyond: Dan Heller Interview – The Business of Photography

Raoul — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:28:18 -0000

There's some amazing, eye-opening info in that podcast. I've got the file saved to my computer. Jim, it was such a good idea to interview Dan, and so incredibly nice of him to share such insights with us!

Re: iPhone Phrenzy & Rephiew (iPhone Review)

Raoul — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:33:10 -0000

Sounds like I was right to hold off on getting the iPhone. All of the annoying little things that you mention would have driven me crazy. For the price they're charging, they could have done a better job. I'll wait for iPhone 2.0/3.0.

Re: Apple iPhone Camera Review: The One Thing Apple Isn’t Hyping

Raoul — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:14:47 -0000

Let's see them fix this with a software upgrade... ;-) Still waiting for iPhone 2.0.

Re: Two Coyotes Killed In Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- Why Care?

Raoul — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:46:04 -0000

What bugs me is the language used by the TV station. Among other things, they referred to the coyote encounters as "shocking". Everything's gotta be hyped up today, and it's disgusting. It's no wonder TV news is losing viewers in droves. They fully deserve it for skewing and hyping everything.

If a coyote encounter in a big public park full of vegetation is shocking, what's next? An encounter with a deer becomes life-threatening? A squirrel on the sidewalk becomes a psychological scar? Where does the insanity (or rather, stupidity) stop? What in the world do people expect to see when they go out into nature?

Re: Flickr Tools of the Trade

Raoul — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:55:13 -0000

I love SmartSetr.

Re: Reader Question: What lens do you use for your Landscape photographs?

Raoul — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:46:00 -0000

Great post, Jim! When I saw its title I thought, oh, he might be running a poll, in which case my answer is easy: all of my lenses. :-)

It really all gets back to one simple answer that we all need to ask ourselves before we take the photo:

- What do I want to capture in the photograph?

Once we answer that question, we know what lens we want to use, and if we've done our homework and learned about our cameras and photography in general, we'll also know what else we need to do to get what we want. And I might add that we'll also know what to do to compensate for the fact that the lighting might be poor, or we might not have just the lens we want with us, etc.

Re: Content-Aware Image Sizing

Raoul — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:33:24 -0000

Thanks Jim! I agree that it still needs work, but wow! If they get it working at a professional level, this is something that will completely revolutionize the way we crop and size images.

Re: The Wars Surrounding Photographers and Other Creatives

Raoul — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:31:09 -0000

YouTube made its name on the back of videos uploaded from TV shows and other such things. User-generated content was only a small part of the draw.

Getty Images isn't out to protect the photographers, it's out to protect its existence as a company.

Re: San Francisco Sunrise

Raoul — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:44:27 -0000

What's wrong with bringing the camera along on a romantic morning or evening? My wife knows that's a given when we go out. The camera comes with us. She's come to accept my obsession, at least for now. :-)

Re: Camera Watch: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III Sample Photos

Raoul — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:36:13 -0000

Noise at 1600 in daylight isn't bad at all. It's more noticeable at night. 3200 ISO at night is really noticeable, but still, I like how well preserved the delineations between light and dark are. There's no "bleeding" of contours. So Canon went and did the impossible. They squeezed 21 megapixels out of a 36x24mm sensor, and they did it while keeping noise down.

What's your take on the image quality, Jim? You haven't said a word about that.

Re: Aspen Fall Color

Raoul — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:59:22 -0000

So true. So what if we're a little late to our destination? A short half-hour stroll through a quiet forest does wonders for our physical and mental health.

Re: Happy Halloween from the Photo Assistants

Raoul — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:51:19 -0000

Awesome! Love Superdog and Batdog. Batdog looks like he's about ready to fly, with those big, floppy ears. Wonderdog looks a little frightened. It must be the whip. :-D

Re: Increasing Efficiency: Photoshop Post-Processing Tips

Raoul — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:38:51 -0000

I know how you can speed that up by about 200% -- use Lightroom to apply batch actions to photos. It's as simple as copy and paste. :-)

Seriously though, while I realize the importance of Photoshop when it comes to doing things that Lightroom just can't do, I prefer to stick to Lightroom whenever possible. It makes for a faster digital workflow.

Re: “The Legal Landscape of Street Shooting” Podcast Released

Raoul — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:55:05 -0000

Downloading now... This is one podcast I'll need to make time to listen to. Thanks Jim! :-)

Re: Likely My Most Beautiful Bad Photo Of The Year

Raoul — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:01:24 -0000

Noticed the soft corner as soon as I looked at the photo... Look at the bright side though. You'll probably get another chance to get that photo right. Plus, with the 1Ds Mark III, you could have cropped the photo and still had enough resolution for a large print...

Re: Photophlow Takes Flickr To New Heights

Raoul — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:51:13 -0000

I've been using it over this past weekend, and I love the functionality. The Twitter integration is wonderful as well. It certainly allows one to communicate on a different and better level with one's Flickr contacts. It's just so cool to look and share photos in there!

Re: Introducing A New Member of the Family

Raoul — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:13:20 -0000

Congratulations, Jim! Knowing how much you wanted that camera, I'm glad to see you've got it in your hands. :-)

Re: Where Is Your Secret Photo Spot?

Raoul — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:50:19 -0000

Jim, I look forward to hearing more about the TS 24mm. I've been thinking about getting it since I like do a lot of architectural/city photography. What's it like on a FF flagship like yours? How's the photo quality at 22 megapixels? Does it really do the job?

Re: Where Is Your Secret Photo Spot?

Raoul — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:55:15 -0000

My mind must have been sleeping... It's supposed to say "... since I do a lot of architectural..." above.

Re: Featured in the Washington Post

Raoul — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:48:07 -0000

Congratulations Jim! It's a great photograph and a beautiful place.

Re: Photography and Reality Television

Raoul — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:12:22 -0000

You said it just fine when you wrote: "perhaps we should be rejoicing that photography has been spared from reality television."

Do we really want some bozos giving photography a bad rap? Isn't it enough that paparazzi are doing that already?

What we could use is a nice show that talks about cameras and photography. It could have camera reviews, group discussions, how-to videos and tutorials (screen capture -- Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture) and in-field demonstrations. I could go for something like that. As a matter of fact, I'd be excited enough about something like that to want to be in it.

Re: How The Rights To Your Photo Are Being Hijacked
Through Photo Contests & Social Media

Raoul — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:22:07 -0000

Thank you for covering this, Jim! I read through the fine print when I submitted my own set of photos to National Geographic's annual contest, went through with it anyway out of enthusiasm, and regretted submitting them afterwards. Time will tell if they'll show up anywhere in NG's or PDN's publications.

At any rate, I've read through the fine print for other photo contests, and decided not to part with my copyright for cheap fame. No thanks. If commercial entities want to use my photos, they'll pay for that right.

Re: Lightroom 2 Beta Released

Raoul — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:33:09 -0000

Did we expect anything less from Adobe after Apple threw down the gauntlet? It would have been a significant failure if they'd come out with less, considering the time and experience advantage they have over Apple when it comes to image processing.

Re: Extreme Perspective: Empire State Building

Raoul — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:27:18 -0000

I couldn't believe how high up they were. Scary stuff. I think they went up this column, which I photographed last year.

Re: What’s In My Camera Bag in 90 Seconds or Less (Video)

Raoul — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:47:14 -0000

Great idea!

I have to ask you this though: you have two pocket wizards, but I didn't see any speedlite. Why carry them around?

Re: Hmmm Something Seems Different Around Here

Raoul — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:58:28 -0000

At least it loads faster now. What a flashback with the WP 1.5 default theme! :-)

Re: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and My Weekend of Aggravation

Raoul — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:56:06 -0000

All these problems are starting to prove Dan Heller right. He said Lightroom was a disaster waiting to happen. If it didn't make my workflow so much more efficient, I would dump it in favor of Bridge. But I've used Bridge and and it's just not as good as Lightroom when it comes to the interface, features, and ways of organizing the photos.

Re: Who Is Stealing Your Photos Online?

Raoul — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:09:12 -0000

I'd like an invite, please. Thanks!

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