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BikeyFace : The Blog

4Feb12 • • 0 comments

URL: http://bikeyface.com/ ABOUT THE BLOG I started this blog in June 2011 as I was learning my way around Boston by bike- both the city streets and the bike community. It wasn’t originally meant to be a cartoon blog but more of a personal blog writing about my various two-wheeled adventures. But I’m an artist [...]

LowePro Adventura 120 (open)

Primer: Choosing a Bag for the Nikon 1 V1

4Feb12 • • 0 comments

Nikon1-Camera-Bags (PDF) Summary Cameras like the NIkon 1 V1 are small. They have small sensors and as a result lenses that are smaller in diameter than a standard digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR). But despite their petite size you still need some means of carrying around the camera, flash and up to three lenses [...]

Charles Dharapa-Pool/Getty Images

Colorblind Racism: The New Norm

3Feb12 • • 0 comments

theRoot.com By: Edward Wyckoff Williams Posted: January 25, 2012 at 12:59 AM The GOP candidates don’t see their racial rhetoric as offensive. You got a problem with that? Colorblind racism is the new normal in American conservative political thought. Well after the election of the nation’s first African-American president, in 2012 Republican candidates are using [...]

Setting Sun from Freedom Avenue in Naperville, IL

Primer: Taming High Dynamic Range Scenes

1Feb12 • • 0 comments

Nikon1-Dynamic-Range-Control (PDF) Summary As good as digital cameras have become they still are plagued by contrasty scenes. The film camera users of the past employed a technique where they “exposed for the shadows and developed for the highlights”. If the scene was exceptionally contrasty the photographer had to use a delicate agitation scheme during the [...]

Glock The Rise of America's Gun by Paul Barrett Hardcover, 291 pages

How The Glock Became America’s Weapon Of Choice

31Jan12 • • 0 comments

January 24, 2012 npr.com Today the Glock pistol has become the gun of choice for both criminals and law enforcement in the United States. In his book Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun, Paul Barrett traces how the sleek, high-capacity Austrian weapon found its way into Hollywood films and rap lyrics, not to mention two-thirds of [...]

knowitvideos/vie YouTube - Stanford Engineering's Online Introduction To Artificial Intelligence is made up of videos that teach lessons by drawing them out with pen and paper.

Stanford Takes Online Schooling To The Next Academic Level

31Jan12 • • 0 comments

by STEVE HENN npr.com Last year, Stanford University computer science professor Sebastian Thrun — also known as the fellow who helped build Google’s self-driving car — got together with a small group of Stanford colleagues and they impulsively decided to open their classes to the world. They would allow anyone, anywhere to attend online, take quizzes, ask [...]

Christian Church, Naperville, IL

Overcast but Bright

31Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary The weather today was mild (nearly 60° F) but overcast and windy. A few bicyclists ventured out but for the most part today belonged to the runners in Naperville, IL. Today I went in search of structures that photographed well against the strong low-angled light from the setting sun. My first stop was the [...]

Navy Pier Snow Days 2012

Snow Days at Navy Pier 2012

29Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary This winter take a Snow Day at Navy Pier! http://www.navypier.com/snowdays/snowdays.html January 27 – 29, 2012 Friday & Saturday: 11a.m -8p.m. Sunday: 11a.m -6p.m. Free Admission Navy Pier’s Gateway Park Snow Sculpting Competitions Dog Sled Competitions Snow Board Rail Jam Competition and Demonstrations Kids Activities Professional teams from the US and around the world including [...]

Constance Fesmire (Vann) in First Grade!

First Grade!

29Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary Dotsie Corwin (Connie’s sister) sent this photo she discovered while combing through their mother’s scrapbooks. Wow! Click the photo to enlarge it.  You can find Connie sitting in the second row, second from the left.  

Courtesy Joseph Conforti

Husky Heroes at Morton Arboretum 2012

28Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary HUSKY HEROES: MEET THE HUSKIES The huskies are back! See Siberian husky sled pulling and speed demonstrations. Saturday & Sunday, January 28 & 29 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Visitor Center Area Meet these amazing canines and sign up to foster or adopt a husky without a home. Plus, watch a free film about the husky’s [...]

Understanding Nikon 1 V1 Exposure Modes

Primer: Nikon 1 V1 Exposure Modes

28Jan12 • • 0 comments

Nikon1-Exposure-Modes (PDF) If you are a frequent user of the Nikon 1 V1 camera you may have noticed that when you move indoors to photograph small animals and children blurred images are a frequent outcome. Why? The answer lies in understanding the various exposure modes available to you as a user of this camera. Most [...]

Pullman Historical District

Pullman Chicago

27Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman,_Chicago Pullman, one of Chicago’s 77 community areas, is a neighborhood located on the city’s South Side. Twelve miles from theChicago Loop, Pullman is situated adjacent Lake Calumet. The area known as Pullman encompasses a much wider area than the two historic areas (the older historic area is often referred to as just “Pullman“, a Chicago Landmark district and the northern [...]

Blackwell FP in fog.

Late Afternoon Fog Images

26Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary Today was a foggy day from morning to evening. I ventured out in later afternoon for some coffee and a chance to capture a few images in the immediate area. Fermi Lab despite no longer being an active facility is still filtering traffic at its eastern gate. So instead of entering the grounds I [...]

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

24Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary HISTORICAL INFORMATION The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery lies in the northwestern area of the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, approximately 50 miles south of Chicago. Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery is named after the 16th President of the United States and founder of the National Cemeteries. In the midst of the Civil War, on July [...]

Blanchard Hall at Night

Wheaton College Campus @ Night

23Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary More night photographs from the Nikon 1 V1. This time we took it to the Wheaton College Campus and made images just before 6 PM. The sky was dark and the lights on the buildings had turned on. For the most part the camera did not block up the highlights too dramatically. All of [...]

Lonely Eagle atop the trees.

Bald Eagle Watch (Early Version)

22Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary BALD EAGLE FACTS The American bald eagle stands up to 3 feet tall with a wingspan of 7-8 feet. Although male and female eagles share the same plumage, females, as in most birds of prey, are somewhat larger than males. The adult birds are characterized by their white head and tail and yellow beak and eyes. Immature birds exhibit a [...]

Setting Sun from Freedom Avenue in Naperville, IL

Late Afternoon Sun Images…

21Jan12 • • 0 comments

Summary Last evenings snowfall behind us we headed out to do some shopping. Cabelas was the first stop. We picked up an online order and then headed over to the L.L. Bean store to return a pair of jeans Connie had bought last weekend. She had ordered some additional pairs online in a slightly longer [...]

Sitting in the van watching the traffic pass by.

Six Inch Snowfall on a Cold Friday Night

21Jan12 • • Comments Off

Summary Last Tuesday night I was rear-ended on the Eisenhower Expressway just west of the Racine exit on my way to pick up Connie. So for the past few days I have spent time filing an accident report and talking with my insurance agent and a couple of body shops in preparing to have the [...]

Another Round of Test Images

Protected: Kitchen Images at Night

20Jan12 • • Comments Off

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Smart Photo Selector Image

Smart Photo Selector Test

19Jan12 • • Comments Off

Problem Statement Lots of whining going on in the DPReview Nikon 1 Forum over the issue of BURST mode on the Nikon 1. It would seem that if you want to take pictures of birds in flight (BIF) you would like to have the images captured with a minimum of visual hindrance. This is largely [...]

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