BurningbirdDare Obasanjo wrote a terrific post in response to my noticing that the Applied XML Conference had no women speakers. He listed out several women in the XML world who would be great speakers, several of whom I was familiar and agree with him, 100%. In particular, I would be intrigued by a presentation by Lanqing Dai, […]
I do love roses. I know that the orchid is more exotic, and the daffodil more egalitarian; the tulip more proud, and the sunflower more bold; the daisy is more shy and the iris much sexier, while the carnation fills buttons the world over. And how can I forget the buttercup and dogwood, or the […]
I did manage to get some fairly decent photos today. Using the speedlight white balance helped, though I wish I could figure out what is causing that odd blinking symbol to show in my camera’s preview – it’s not mentioned in any Nikon 995 article or manual. Whatever is happening, plays havoc with the focus. […]
Both David Weinberger and Frank Paynter reference a bizarre posting about issuing disclaimers on who pays for the blog. Mr. Weinberger took it seriously, but I prefer Mr. Paynter’s response: You people have got to be kidding. Conflict of interest? Disinterest is more like it. Who cares who pays for my blog anyway? Hmmm, I am begging for a new camera–does […]
I am off to take photos of water lilies at the Gardens and Tower. I’ll take film camera, as well as digital, and if any of the digital work out, will post later. I grabbed the photo below, last week. Sunset over St. Louis. Best viewed with Route 66 or Walker Evans stylesheets. The water […]