HD AIRSOFT WARGAMES BASE DEFENCE SCOTLAND 2010

For more great Airsoft video go to www.youtube.com Filmed at Players of War, playersofwar.co.uk Bonnybridge, Scotland Sunday 7th march 2010. The forum for POW is at forums.fortairsoft.co.uk

Where Do I Sell My Photos For Profit? BigStockPhoto

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BigStockPhoto is a personal favorite. BigStockPhoto pays from 50 cents to $3.00 for your pictures. One super thing about BigStockPhoto is that they have a list of pictures they are looking for. This is super, especially if you are new. It helps you decide what to submit. And it helps you sell your photos.

BigStockPhoto accepts JPG, EPS, AI, PSD, PNG and PDF formats. They also offer free tutorials to help improve your photo taking skills.

BigStockPhoto looks for this quality criteria in digital pictures.

1.) Images must be at least 800 pixels high or wide – but bigger photos sell better.

The bigger the better, up to 25 MB in data size. Average photo dimension is 2400 pixels in height or width. Bigger is better though (4000-5000px plus), and gives you more opportunities to sell it at higher prices.

2.) Images must be clear, well lit, well composed – the more usage possibilities there are, the better your photo will sell.

Photo image should be crisp and clear, and well lit. Dark, dim or poorly lit photo will not be approved. The more your photo looks like a postcard, album cover, high gloss advertisement, or something that should be framed, the better. Think about the commercial uses for your photos. If you can’t think of a reason why people would really need your photo you should re-think it. No graininess or blurriness (unless intended).

3.) Color photos should have rich accurate color.

Photos taken on a cloudy overcast day almost never have vibrant rich color. Avoid cloudy days, shoot on sunnier days normally.

4.) Photos should normally be level and/or color adjusted in Photoshop.

Most photos can benefit from a little level adjustment, color tweak, un-sharp mask, etc. in a graphics program like Photoshop. The best photos are virtually always retouched somehow.

PLEASE NOTE: We’re not suggesting major re-work – just level and color adjustment mainly. Do NOT over sharpen… this is a common mistake. Running sharpen filter more than once normally leaves unwanted artifacts and patterns.

5.) Subject should be evident. Good composition is key.

If you can’t tell who or what the subject of a photo is, chances are it’s poorly composed.

Pictures should meet the following criteria for a greater chance of acceptance

attractive images that look professional
unusual images, poses, concepts or subjects or things that would be hard to shoot
highly creative images
well shot, high quality
eye-catching
strong conceptual images
colorful
marketable / in demand
properly exposed (not too dark/shadowy/hard to see nor too light)

Steps in the process for selling your photos:

1. Sign Up at their website

2. Take the Tutorial (basic concepts and copyright issues)
3. Take the quiz (covers many basic concepts about what is allowed under copyright law and kind of quality needed. )
4. Upload your images

There is an image approval process. You will get feedback if your images are not what they are looking for. Don’t be discouraged or offended. They are trying the best way they know to give you good feedback and help you understand how to improve your pictures. Study the photos that are selling and try to attain the same quality. Then you will start to find a market for your work.

Canon PowerShot D10 Waterproof Digital Camera (12.1 MP, 3x Optical Zoom)

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Specifications: The Canon PowerShot D10 is new waterproof and weather proof compact digital camera model from Canon. It can take hi-def images with up to 12.1MP in resolution and has a 3x optical zoom. This model is waterproof up to 33ft underwater, shock proof (4 feet) and can withstand freezing temperatures of as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit. This tough little camera can also capture videos.

Design: The Canon PowerShot D10 measures at 4.1 x 1.9 x 2.6 inches and weighs at 6.7 ounces. It has a rounded, rugged exterior and is currently largely available in blue/silver color. It has a large 2.5-inch LCD display and on the front, there is a flash located right above the lens. I personally think that the design makes it looks like a toy, but many people seems to be taken with the playful, casual design.

Features & Performance: Like most of Canon‘s point-and-shoot camera range, the Canon PowerShot D10 has most of the common features such as the DIGIC 4 processor, iSaps technology, face detection timer, auto contrast correction, red eye correction, image stabilizer and blink detection. The quality of the images taken was very good, thanks to its wide array of shooting modes. Some of the shooting modes include Snow, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Underwater, Slow Shutter, Fireworks, Beach, Indoor, Night scene, and many more. This model does not have a lens cap so you will have to be careful to not scratch the lens. Many people, including myself, have been eagerly anticipating the release of a waterproof/weatherproof compact model from Canon for quite some time now. To put it in a nutshell, Canon has once again managed to delight us with the release of the Canon PowerShot D10.

Canon Digital Cameras – Overview

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In the year 1933, there are three businessmen who established the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory in Japan, which is now known as canon. Around the world, canon is known as one of the biggest electronics companies and has a high quality product. One of the famous canon‘s products are canon digital cameras.

Therefore each person must want to have canon digital cameras, and even made professionals find it as their first choice. A prototype phantom that known as ‘Kwanon’ is the first camera was launched by canon in the market. This camera is good enough to compete with German camera. Meanwhile, to meet the needs of customers, canon launched a 35 mm Rangefinder camera.

Those 35 mm cameras became popular in the continents of America, Asia and Europe with prices less expensive than the “Kwanon” range. Although Canon Digital Cameras have good quality, but at the beginning, this camera also has some drawbacks. The drawback is does not manufacture the lenses for its cameras. The company has a tie up with Nippon Kogaku Kogyo, which served to be one of the leading camera manufacturer in Japan.

The first camera sold commercially by Canon was Hansa Canon. Hansa Canon sold in 1936 and became instantly popular in the market. canon started expanding there business after the Second World War. Then, the company became a leader in the camera roll by 60s. The company also includevarious changes in the features of their product, so that the Canon digital cameras become the first choice of professionals.

In 1998 the EOS D2000 digital SLR that known as XL1 is the next great Canon cameras that hit the market. The XL1 has a very good functionality and reliable. Therefore canon XL1 NASA choose as their official digital video camcorders. So no doubt, this event has added another diamond in the crown of Canon.

The company began to concentrate to the budget economy customers. after achieving great success in the prime market. canon now want the casual photographer to use their products, so they do the research and very much development in their products, so that a first time photographer can use the product. Then in 2002, canon released Canon EOS D60 and EOS 10D back to back.

With this camera, you do not need to adjust anything manually because the focus of the lens and the flash were fully automatic. canon digital cameras is the best camerathat has made almost everyone to pick this variety of cameras. With Canon digital cameras, they can enjoy the classic photography at affordable budget. The EOS Kiss Digital is the one of the promising varieties of canon digital cameras. This was a huge success for Canon in the world.

Canon 7D vs 5D

I first purchased the Canon 5D, then a year later the 7D came out and at first not too happy, cheaper camera but better in most areas…so, I just got both

AIRSOFT TANAKA KAR98 IN ACTION SCOTLAND 2010

Filmed at POW Airsoft, scotland on Sunday 30th May 2010 on a Canon camera, edited on an Apple MacBook Pro using Apple iMovie 09 software. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE AIRSOFT ACTION VIDEOS AT www.youtube.com

Corelli – Sonata da Camera in E Flat Major

ARCANGELO CORELLI (1653-1713) Trio sonata “da camera” for two violins and basso continuo in E flat major Op. 2 No. 11 1. Preludio: Adagio 2. Allemanda: Presto 3. Giga: Allegro Performed by Remy Baudet, violin Sayuri Yamagata, violin Albert Bruggen, cello Pieter-Jan Belder, harpsichord