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  1. Google will buy priceline
  2. Yahoo merges with AOL and nobody cares
  3. Apple will create a search product
  4. China's online population will top 550 Million
  5. Facebook will Integrate Search as a Core Feature
  6. Tesla will be acquired by Chinese or Germans eventually
  7. Call of Duty MW3 will surpass all records for movies or games ever in human history
  8. Hardware will begin to Disappear
  9. Facebook stock price will show 100% post IPO run up

10. More western companies will establish a presence in Chinese Social Media

11. Google TV will be bigger news and YouTube programming efforts begin to pay off

12. IBM will become big news again with some big acquisition....

Learn From A Dog: 15 Life Lessons From Your Pet

Dogs tend to be happy, active and well rested -- things we could all stand to learn. Read on for those and other tail-wag-worthy life lessons from your pooch.
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55 Delicious Examples of Food Photography

55 Delicious Examples of Food Photography

Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for use in advertisements, packaging, menus or cookbooks.

Professional food photography is a collaborative effort, usually involving an art director, a photographer, a food stylist, a prop stylist and their assistants. Wikipedia

 

29 Inspirational Shots of Architecture Photography

 29 Inspirational Shots of Architecture Photography

Photography is a beautiful art which doesn’t seem to get a lot of credit these days.

Snow Effect for a Holiday Card

Making a holiday card and thought something was missing so I did a google search and found out how to add falling snow to a fall photo. You can read the tutorial here.

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Making snow is not all that hard, but it does consume some time.....Santa, Reindeers and moon added in post.

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Having fun with my camera..... all in a nights work

With the time change (fall back 1 hour) there are more lights on in buildings at night so I set out to capture the full moon rising Thursday with an LA cityscape. I had my camera on a tripod pointed downtown and noticed the sunset fiery sky in back of me.....what luck..... I made this second shot of the "Silhouette Hills" (below)  in between set ups with the sun setting on the other side of the hills....does not get any better than that...you need to see this enlarged as the power line transmission towers speak energy with the fiery sky on top of the hill.

The two images above are totally different and taken 180 degrees of each other and only 30 min. apart..... it pays to look around when you are taking photographs. The moon rose over the Griffith observatory below, so I had to move it in PS4 to the right side of the city scape above, on top...below is the way it looked over the observatory. This also looks great enlarged as you can see a lot more detail...

 

That is the north star to the right of the full moon and it is steady. I left the plane flying, bottom right above the hills, to show the star is not moving....not bad for an evening in southern California in November.

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Happy Veterans Day .... 11/11/11

When banks won't lend you the money think outside the box!!

To Raise Cash, Restaurants Turn to the Crowd

 

El Conquistador Resort A Waldorf Astoria Hotel exterior entrance. I like taking pictures in the magic hour, either before sunrise or after sunset. It is the first hour and last hour of light. It’s a time when everything looks warm and rich, dare I say, romantic? Click the image above or here to see more....

Las Croabas, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA, Caribbean; Island; Greater Antilles; Commonwealth 

Summer in Southern California

Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles. I love taking photographs at twilight. This is my magic hour sunset. The traffic adds movement and excitement.

Featuring many of the city's major cultural institutions and sports facilities, sightseeing opportunities, skyscrapers, public art and unique shopping. Downtown is the hub of the city's freeway network.

  Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island 22 miles south-southwest from Los Angeles by sailboat or Catalina Cruises. About a million tourists visit the island every year. The panoramic view above was taken at Hamilton Cove a short water taxi or Golf Cart ride from Avalon Harbor.

 

 RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner now located in Long Beach California, above is a view taken on the bridge. This is an HDR image, three exposures, +, N, - combined in Photomatix Pro.

  Santa Monica, California....what's not to like about this image.....beautiful sunset, people jogging and a Hobie Cat  catamaran sailboat. This upscale beachfront city on Santa Monica Bay was my home for many years. The sailboat and joggers were added in Photoshop CS4

 The Venice Canal Historic District is a district in the Venice section of Los Angeles, California. There are four east-west canals: Carroll Canal, Linnie Canal, Howland Canal, and Sherman Canal, and two north-south canals: Eastern Canal and Grand Canal. The beautifully lit canals with arched bridges is a great must see place to visit. Another HDR image.

The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica California. A fantastic place to spend a lot of time at. Panorama view made from four images stitched together.

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Angelino Heights Victorian houses walkabout

Angelino Heights is on the National Register of Historic Places and is second only to Bunker Hill as the oldest district in Los Angeles. Like Echo Park proper and Chinatown, it is known for its steep hills. I love exploring this area, a lot of history to take in along with it's impressive well-kept Queen Anne, Carriage houses and Victorian style homes. 

 Sessions House, Complete with a Moorish style tower

Innes House, Eastlake-style home

 The "Charmed" house, the home's outside serves as the home of the 3 witches on the show, "Charmed."

 The National Register of Historic Places plaque says, "exhibiting the finest collection of Victorian domestic architecture remaining in Los Angeles."

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What Happens When Your Cellphone Is Lost, Stolen or Misplaced

Lost and Found: The Challenges of Finding Your Lost or Stolen Phone...try calling yourself first....Via the Official Lookout Blog.

 

"Here at Lookout, we’ve heard stories from users who have lost their phones everywhere – from at a bar, in a mall, and even in a taxi cab in a foreign country!"

Admit it losing your cellphone is like losing your dog. First you panic. Then you spend a lot of time calling it. Then you feel really alone. Has this ever happened to you?

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"Google is in the content sharing business more than ever"

The Surprising (Content) Future of Google+

The Platform Is Not About Competing With Facebook, but It Will Revolutionize How People and Brands Share Content

Not quite video...not quite still photo...

What It Looks Like When A still photo moves. Great idea. This may take a few seconds to load and well worth waiting for.

These are animated where part of the still image is in motion. From me to you by Jamie Beck and site design by Kevin Burg...

This is a show stopper and adds motion to your website or blog. great for online advertising and attracting new clients Please scroll down when you get there for more images and scenes.

Please let me know if you like it...

Thanks,
David
http://zanzinger.com

Stitch Photos Into Panoramas

You can get decent photos out of a standard, consumer-grade digital camera and with a little post-processing turn them into fantastic wide-angle images. Here's an example of the kind of photo you'll get from this process. Even though I shot this hand held with no tripod I was able to get fantastic results with my Panorama photography

This is an image of the 2000 Avenue of the Stars building in Century City, CA. taken last week. Note in the finished panorama I removed portions of the Century Towers in the background that were looming on top, replaced the sky with blue sky and dramatic clouds, narrowed the driveway to give more interest to the building, removed the people, cabs and parking markers along the driveway and with a little landscaping help from the Century Plaza Hotel created my panorama.

I started out with 5 images (only uploaded 3 for example)

 Keep in mind the following rules....."using consistent settings"

1. Use manual focus and exposure, meter it for the brightest or most average spot in the scene. Not a requirement, but they'll help your finished product blend more evenly.

2. Use same focus center point by finding the feature or area you think would look good in the center and take steady aim. It'll help you align your pictures later and ensure you've got space to build on.

3. Shoot overlapping shots in order with 20-30 percent of the picture overlapping. Not only does it help you keep your shots organized, it counters the sometimes fuzzy or unfocused data many consumer cameras get at their exposure edges.

Start simple, with two, three, or four pictures, shot in horizontal or vertical order.

 

There are many free panorama stitching programs so "Google" for what fits your computer system and something easy to work with and you feel comfortable with. A few names are, PhotoStitch 3.1 software Canon has been giving away with their digital cameras for years. Panorama tools, a free program invented by a math professor. It can do amazing things, but you have to be a math professor to understand it. There are many many many more found on Ken Rockwell's website.

Just look around and see what works best for you and your computer. The software will have slightly different assembly instructions and if you follow along you will be just fine.

 

Commercial Interior, 8 Images stitched PS3, fire added in fireplace

 

Residential Exterior,10 Images stitched PS3, fire added in fireplace  

 

Marriott Lounge Bar, LA LIVE, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Images, photos added in TV's in post production

 

 Four Seasons Resort, Santa Barbara Biltmore, Tydes Restaurant, Overlooking Butterfly Beach

 

Hamilton Cove, Santa Catalina Island, CA, 1 exposure, panorama camera, Linhof Technorama

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Maine Coon Cat iphone portrait

Maine Coon Cat, "M on Forehead" Grey, Fur coming out of very pointy ears, domestic house pet, posing for portrait.

This was taken as Freddie jumped up in a very playful mood looking a little mischievous and ready to play. There was no time to grab a camera and having an iphone nearby an exposure was made. I really liked the pose however it was flawed in many ways.

There was a yellow tungsten lighting effect caused by the iphone being set for a daylight type exposure. Without getting too technical we should try briefly to explain "color temperature:" The higher the color temperature, the bluer the light. The lower the color temperature, the more yellow to red the light.  Tungsten incandescent, light bulb temperature, 1800-2600°K

The image was converted to Black and white (below) now It looks a little better after the yellow cast was removed but still left room for improvement. Converting it to B/W gave it a daylight effect, for practical purposes to have a color temperature of 5000 degrees Kelvin (5000°K) or your default setting on your digital camera, balanced for ±5000°K.

 

Using software PS3, I was able to add contrast to the scene and texture to the surrounding area putting a little more detail in the foreground and drawing more interest to the subject. A ragged border added adds more interest.

 

Turning the image to black and white again put interest back on Freddie. Which technique do you think works best?

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Gay & Lesbian L.A.; Pride Festival 2011 Portraits

Gay & Lesbian; Gay Pride; Parade; L.A.; Pride Festival 2011; West Hollywood; 41st Annual WeHo Portraits

 

Diva dressed in Red and Black
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LA Pride 2011 Participant 

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Lady Gaga waxed it up at Los Angeles Pride 2011
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LA Pride 2011 Participant,

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LA Pride 2011 Participant,

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LA Pride 2011 Participant,

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Gloria Allred greeting spectators

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LA City Walkabout Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA

Abbot Kinney Boutiques; Shops;  Art Galleries; ; Furniture, Stores, Antiques, Venice; California

 

Colcha, home, lifestyle boutique, Venice, Ca, chic, rustic, furniture

 

 

Gebert, Contemporary Art Gallery, Abbot Kinney Blvd,. in the heart of Venice, CA.

 

  

Green House, Smoke Shop, Abbot Kinney, Venice, CA, cool pipes, cigars, smoking accessories 

 

Ms. Vintage, clothing store, Abbot Kinney Blvd., collectors, vintage design, art, furniture, clothing, quilts, recycling, stylish vintage items

 

Ten Women Gallery, paintings, prints, Mosaic mirrors, decorative objects 

Dim Sum, Truck, gourmet food truck, Abbot Kinney, Venice, Ca,

Principessa,  Womens Clothing,  Boutique

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