Monthly Archives: November 2007

Do you like fishing?

ulu-yam1a.jpg

Photo by Kaali

It might not be too much about getting food for dinner for his family. This man was fishing alone seem to enjoy the outdoors and nature surrounding by himself. He must has always loved being outside.

It was a fun hobby that was also relatively easy to do. It was something that he could do to kill time and it was relativly inexpensive. This made it the perfect hobby for someone like him who enjoy alone in the nature surrounding.

Many people like fishing also means of providing something to free the mind and body of the worries of the day. Fishing is a great way to relax.

Sometimes people who are living in the town found so congested and noisy, perhaps is a time to get out from it to go outskirts for a change, getting away the heat and hot weather to the cooler surrounding with water and fishing.

Quite often I was asked about the effects of weather on fishing, but I have come to the conclusion that weather affects people/fisherman more than it does the fish. Most conditions that make us uncomfortable have little effect on the fish, and the so called ” perfect ” conditions aren’t always as perfect as they seem.

Analysis of Nikon D3 and Canon 1D Mark lll autofocus performance

There are two analysis by Rob Galbraith which may answer most of our queries of Eos-1D Mark lll autofocus performance and the performance of the Nikon D3.

An analysis of EOS-1D Mark III autofocus performance Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | by Rob Galbraith

In our April 22, 2007 first look at the Canon EOS-1D Mark III, we described the camera’s autofocus as being blazingly fast at acquiring initial focus. So fast that covering women’s volleyball over several days was pure joy, thanks to an incredibly responsive autofocus system in the preproduction body on loan from Canon. We also found its autofocus to be quicker off the line in dim light than any camera we’d used before.

2109_eos-1d_mkiii_rugby_02.jpg

High Jump: Canon EOS-1D Mark III production model (firmware v1.0.8)
+ EF 500mm f/4L IS, ISO 640, 1/3200, f/4
(Photo by Rob Galbraith/Little Guy Media)

But that wasn’t the end of the autofocus story. We went on to say:Click here

===============================================

The Nikon D3 from ISO 200 to 25600 Thursday, November 15, 2007
| by Rob Galbraith

2335_nikon_d3_iso200_skydome_midres.jpg
Wide Spot: Nikon D3 + AF Zoom 14-24mm f/2.8G at ISO 200
(Photo by Nick Didlick)

Nikon has taken a grassroots approach to marketing their upcoming D3 digital SLR, putting it in the hands of professional photographers far and wide in the months leading up to its expected late-November release. And while this practice isn’t new, it is uncommon to allow those same photographers to use and distribute the files freely, especially from bodies running relatively early firmware. Such is Nikon‘s confidence in their first full-frame offering.

We’ve gathered files from three such photographers – Tony Bock, Nick Didlick and David Einsel – as well as photographer/author Peter K. Burian. From ISO 200 to 25600, here are full-resolution examples of what Nikon‘s new flagship is capable of.

Click here to continue

 

Federer and Nadal confident tennis is free of match-fixing

Reuters reported World number two Rafael Nadal joined Roger Federer on Wednesday in playing down the threat posed by match-fixing, saying tennis was 100% clean.

The men’s game has been hit by a series of allegations about match-fixing in recent months, with a number of players saying they had been offered money to throw matches. They all said they had rebuffed the offers.

When asked if he thought the issue had been blown out of proportion, Rafael Nadal said: “Totally agree. I’m sure everything is 100% clean.”

His thoughts echoed those of world number one Roger Federer, who said after winning the Masters Cup in Shanghai on Sunday: “It’s a great sport. It’s a clean sport and I hope that in the future it’s going to stay this way.” Click here for more.

Glenn Guan send me some photos of the world top tennis players who are in the Malaysian capital for a series of exhibition matches. His action photography are always sparkling me to share over here.

g-federer1.jpg

g-federer3.jpg

g-federer2.jpg

g-federer4.jpg

World number one tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland

g-nadal1.jpg

g-nadal2.jpg

g-nadal3.jpg

World number two tennis player Rafael Nadal of Spain

g-sampras1.jpg

g-sampras2.jpg
Pete Sampras of United States
Photos By Glenn Guan / The Star