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This site receives forty spam comments everyday on average. Even though Akismet is installed to catch them, one or two of them still gets through and I need to delete them manually.
…and they make sushi out of spam in Hawaii.
For Linux->OSX switchers: There are apt-get open source software repositories for OS X!!! :cheese_ee:
Get Fink or DarwinPort, and their corresponding GUI front-ends: FinkCommander and Port Authority. Similar to Ubuntu and Gentoo, you can choose to install from binary packages or compile from source. Prior to running Fink/DarwinPort, the developer tools (Xcode, X11, X11 SDK) must be installed and they are available on the OS X DVD.
I got all hyped up for the New Year’s potluck at Steve’s, because I could finally try out my dad’s Olympus XA. I also have many rolls of unused Agfa film that are no longer available for sale.
Much to my dismay, I saw spots on the lens I couldn’t get rid of. May it be a scratch or fungus, they were on the inside. I googled for repair and disassembly instructions.
Well, maybe not…
Sigh…I can get upset easily when things like this happen. It is a really slick and classic compact camera.
There is a fine line between “I like taking pictures” and “I like photography”. I have always wanted to level up and jump onto the latter. A dear friend recommended a book to me, National Geographic Photography Field Guide 2nd Edition : Secrets to Making Great Pictures. I borrowed it from the library, together with a couple more NG Photography books, and it is definitely a keeper! It is easy to understand and it gets straight to the point. Highly recommended.
(Back from the potluck)
I decided to give the moldy camera a try, let’s see how the party pictures turn out. If the spot did no harm to the pictures, I will try cross-processing next time when I travel.
