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May 05, 2008
April 09, 2008
Milton Fire
Auto Shop Structure Fire in Milton on Tueday April 8, 2008. Lots of property damage but everone got out ok.
March 24, 2008
WEB SITE of the MONTH
This weeks website is Box.net. This is a free online storage and backup solution that we have been using here at Abbey Graphics. The free service give you 1 gigabyte of storage online which is plenty to store low rez photos and important word documents. Premium services of $7.95 a month for 5 gigabytes of storage and $19.95 a month for 15 gigabytes of storage. We have used box.net as a make shift FTP site as well as online storage. This is a great service and you can't beat the price, FREE.
Pat Martin
www.abbeygraphics.com
PHOTO of The WEEK
This photo was taken on our Easter Weekend trip to my parents house in Mitchell Ontario. This is a classic Rural Image with a wonderful Blue sky in the background. The interesting note about image is that is was taken from our vehicle while traveling at 80km/h. The image was capture with my Minolta "Beer Can" lens at 135mm at 1/320th of a second at F11
Pat Martin
Abbey Graphics
Free File - Open Office
Open Office is the classic free file. Originally developed as Star Office in 1999 the office suite was purchased by Sun Micro Systems in 2000 and the code was released under the GNU Public license to offer a free alternative to Microsoft Office. The development by the open source community over the last 7 years has created an impressive suite of office apps at an unbeatable price, FREE !!! I have been using the Mac version of the suite NeoOffice for that last year and a half and the compatibility with Microsoft's product is unmatched. With Microsoft Office retailing at near $900.00 at Best Buy you should give it a try.
March 16, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS SHARKS !!!!
This weekend I attended three very exciting hockey games including a thrilling overtime win for our nephew's team. Congratulations to Jake, his team mates and all the coaching staff for a great effort !
Uncle Pat, Aunt TC and all of us at Abbey Graphics
March 15, 2008
Apple Releases Aperture 2
This week Apple announced the release of Aperture 2. This upgrade to the original Aperture software has been long awaited. We have downloaded it and will install it so that we can post a review shortly. We are hoping the new version will offer a better experience and with the $100.00 dollar price drop make it a must have for any photographer to have as part of their workflow
Aperture 2 gives photographers incredible tools to manage massive libraries, speed through photo edits, make essential image adjustments, and deliver photos online and in print using one simple, integrated workflow. Whether you shoot RAW or JPEG, Aperture lets you get the most out of your photography.
Over 100 new features in Aperture 2, including:
- Image adjustment controls such as Highlight Recovery, Definition, Vibrancy, and Vignette
- Retouch tool with soft-edged brush to remove unwanted elements from photos.
- Next-generation RAW image processing for highest-quality images
- Quick Preview mode for rapid-fire photo browsing
- Simplified user interface that maximizes screen space and provides direct access to your iPhoto library from within Aperture
- Integration with .Mac Web Gallery to instantly publish your photos, allowing visitors to view and download images.
Check back in a few weeks to see our review
Pat Martin
www.abbeygraphics.com
PHOTO of The WEEK
This is a bonus photo. I took this photo last April on the shores of Lake Ontario. The shot is taken from the Burlington Side of the Lake looking South East towards the Hamilton Beach Strip. The shot was taken with the Sony A100 on a tripod. The only light was that from the moon. It was a 2 second exposure at 24mm with the camera set at ISO 800. The high ISO setting products the graining look that gives the shot its feel.
Pat Martin
www.abbeygraphics.com
WEB SITE of the MONTH
THIS WEEK IN PHOTOGRAPHY
"This week in Photography" is a new Photography Blog and PodCast that is the brain child of Alex Lindsay and Scott Bourne of the Pixel Corps. It is a weekly podcast that covers all aspects of photography from hardware to software, reviews of new digital camera and photoshop techniques. We have been listening to the podcast for approximately a month now and find it to be one of the most informative shows out there. This week in photography is also a member of the Flickr community and maintains a flicker group where members can upload there photos for comments and contests. Visit This Week in Photography, you will not be disappointed.
Pat Martin
www.abbeygraphics.com
FREE FILE - Win-Get
Win-Get is a linked repository for windows based software. It can be executed from the command line to download software from a repository. This is very common in the Linux but no so in Windows. Hundreds of applications are available in the repository and can be view from the application list. All you have to do is download 2 small files and place them in the /windows directory on you :C driver. Then to install an application run win-get "name of application" from the command line. The software goes out to the repository and fines the file you want install and downloads it. For more information visit the win-get site.
PHOTO of The WEEK
This photo was take with our Sony A100 with a classic Minolta Lens. The "BeerCan" lens is a classic 70-210 F4 Zoom Lens from the old Minolta Line. This particular shot was take at F4.5, 210mm at 1/160 of a second. I like the neutral colours and depth of field
Pat Martin
www.abbeygraphics.com
March 07, 2008
PHOTO of The WEEK
This shot was taken this fall at Bronte Creek Provincial Park in Oakville, Ontario. The shot was taken at F22, ISO 100 at 50mm. The Neutral tone in the shot are wonderful
