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Here is another capture of the rainbow we had on this summer's trip to Maine. Here it is hand held with the rainbow spanning the lighthouse and scenery there at Pemaquid.
If you look to the far left, next to the orange flowers there you can see the other set-up on tripod that was taking the long exposure (several minutes of the rainbow) that I have posted already.
Also on the other side of that same flower, the person there in the chair and blanket is none other than my better half enjoying the view, the sounds of the ocean, and her Kindlefire. She certainly is the gold at the end of my rainbow. She was having a great time, and so was I ... in heaven here :))
For 52 in 2017 Group
Subject: Anything that you use with your hands in the house
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This is the decal artwork from DecalGirl.com I added to the case on my Kindle Fire. I read every night before I sleep and love having some of my books and word games on this electronic device.
I've been on the hunt for a small bag/pouch to bring onto the plane that a) doesn't resemble a murse - Tumi et al has lots of these that I looked into - and b) won't add significant weight or bulk to my travel kit. I happened upon this A5-sized sleeve at a local Japanese bookstore over the weekend and quite like it, even if it is a little small (won't fit a digital camera and I didn't want the larger-sized ones). It's made of Cordura and comes in green, navy and red. I was really torn between the navy and the green and wound up choosing the latter.
What is this for exactly? Well, on 90% of my [domestic] flights (United 1K - approx 100,000 miles per year) I'm sitting in row 1 or row 7. That is - the first row in First class or bulkhead (first row in economy+). I like these rows and select them whenever possible because there is no one sitting ahead of me to recline into me. Also, they usually have even more legroom - I'm 6'2" and this is nice for me. The only problem with row 1 and row 7 is that both do not have under-seat storage and both of your carry-on items have to go in the bins above. As such, I can't easily get to my things (especially if I'm in the window seat - which I don't like at all - or during seatbelt-on-please times).
I rarely, if ever use my laptop during flights and dread the push for in-flight wifi. For me, flight time is sacred - it's the only time I can completely disconnect and be alone with my thoughts without the constant interruption of SMS and email and badge notifications about my Hay Day animals missing me or severe thunderstorms in Miami. During flights, I write in my travel journal, listen to music or watch movies, read on my Kindle and just generally space out. Flying paired with doing these things ranks high on my list of favourite indulgences.
That's what this pouch is for - to keep my must-have-on-me items organised rather than strewn about on my fold-out table or between the seats. Come to think of it, I like that it really doesn't hold all that much - keeps it down to the essentials, I suppose.
Items are (clockwise from left):
Montblanc 147 "Traveller" fountain pen w/cartridge refills
"Smart Fit" bag/sleeve in Olive A5 size by Lihit Lab
Moleskine large ruled notebook (always a "limited edition" - right now I'm on Le Petit Prince) in a Molecover leather cover
Amazon Kindle Fire (Gen 1)
Super Talent 64gb Express RC8 thumb drive
Apple iPod Touch 32gb (Gen 4) w/Shure SE535 IEMs
Mophie Juicepack Duo battery
Montblanc Boheme Noir rollerball pen
One of a set of designs I made from a flower picture that I ran through the #Kaleider app on my #KindleFire. This one started simple, then I added a clear frame in my #KVADPhotoPlus app. I uploaded the framed image to my PC then ran it through the #Mehdi plugin in my #Irfanview program. Lots of little steps to get to some of my final digital creations.
Used for #KaleidoSaturday on Twitter.
My son, hiding behind a shot of my grandson's masked eyes, displayed on my Kindle Fire HD. Two shots for the price of one.
Added to Cliche Saturday Group for obvious reasons. (See Mattleyz's comment below.)
Berry loves magical girl anime so she was really excited when we sat down to watch some Sailor Moon Crystal together this week. She made sure she had all her magical girl toys ready so that she could help Sailor Moon save Tuxedo Mask.
"In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" ;)
One of a set of designs I made from a flower picture that I ran through the #Kaleider app on my #KindleFire and then added the snowflake lace frame in #PhotoStudioPro. Finally, I ran it through the #Mehdi plugin in my #Irfanview program.
Used for #KaleidoSaturday on Twitter.
Toby Harvard, un photographe argentique dont je suis le travail de très près sur @tumblr, @flickr et tout récemment sur @instagram affirme dans les colonnes du @cheadsmagazine : “Je suis plus intéressé par les atmosphères et les ambiances que par la beauté.” Je pense que tout véritable passionné de photographie comprend parfaitement ce langage. Un parcours photographique sérieux proposera obligatoirement, tôt ou tard, ce type de situation où il faudra choisir entre le beau et l'atmosphère au cœur de laquelle baigne le sujet. Ce n'est pas plus mal de pouvoir s'offrir les deux mais oui quelques fois, il faut faire un choix. Il est vrai que l'atmosphère ambiante est un élément essentiel du ‘beau’ dans le domaine des arts visuels mais parce que le beau — un concept qui possède sa part de subjectivité — ne se limite pas qu'à ce constituant unique, il est tout à fait possible d'envisager une forme de beau sans parler d'atmosphère particulière et vice-versa. Eh ouais…
Malgré le fait qu'elle ait été réalisée à la hâte, cette prise s'insère parfaitement dans ce courant de pensée à mon humble avis. En voici le contexte tiens. J'étais en train de m'intéresser à la vie de Noé hier dans la soirée, juste avant de dodo, quand une illumination fit irruption dans ma boîte crânienne sans crier gare… bien entendu. “Pas très correct tout ça.” me diras-tu. Lorsque l'inspiration se manifeste, il est préférable de la saisir au vol. Notamment dans une discipline comme celle-ci où les conditions d'éclairage — entre autre — peuvent varier radicalement à la faveur de je ne sais quelle loi. C'est donc illico presto que j'empoignai mon téléphone et me mis à rechercher des angles d'attaque favorables. Je n'en trouvai aucun mais le jeu de lumière généré par le rétro-éclairage de l'écran de ma tablette sur mes doigts était juste exquis. Alors je continuai à “shooter”. Et puis pourquoi me priver à ce moment là d'utiliser enfin un téléphone qui réagit intelligemment en basse lumière? Je ne sais absolument pas quel degré d'intérêt tu voues à la photographie argentique. Histoire de parer à toute éventualité, je te laisse néanmoins le lien qui te conduira vers l'interview de ce jeune prodige. Peace !
This summer I learned two things about myself.
1) I love having an herb garden on hand. It's such a joy to have fresh herbs on hand for the [relatively few] things I cook. The herbs require more attention than I thought they would (bug spray, fungus spray, pruning, daily watering, etc), but it's well worth the time.
2) I love having a tablet computer. I picked up a Kindle Fire a couple of months ago and I use it all the time. In fact, I'm so amazed at how useful it's been that I have pre-ordered a Google Nexus 7. Why the change? The Nexus 7 has GPS, gyroscopes, and an accelerometer that the Kindle Fire doesn't--and those are features I've been missing in the Amazon tablet.
Truth is, my friend Kevin was the inspiration for this shot. He pointed out that I rarely utilized the background as context for a portrait. And he's right; I generally prefer to blur the background for a more surreal look. That said, I also know that sometimes I'll need to include the setting in order to tell a story or provide some sort of context. So, that's the catalyst for this shot.
Oh, and by the way, it was 100 degrees outside when taking this self portrait. ;-)
strobist: 1 White Lightning Ultra 1800, camera left, reflected into a white 60" parabolic umbrella. 1 White Lightning Ultrazap 1600, camera right (behind subject, pointed at background), diffused by a white 20" reflector. Strobes triggered via Cybersyncs; powered via Vagabond II. Setup shot here.
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My husband picked and presented me with the biggest mushroom I do believe I have ever seen. He was so very happy to have picked it for me :) Coincidentally, I was reading 'The History of Love' by Nicole Krauss on my kindle when he showed up with his epic find. These are the moments I need to remember :)
I snapped this on my Kindle Fire to test its camera's capabilities, which were less than impressive. I never posted it due to its inferior quality, but recently rediscovered it when it popped up while organizing my photos in the cloud.
I got Denylle a Kindle Fire. I gave it to her earlly as I was afraid she would be disappointed as she wanted a regular tablet. I wanted to be able to get her something else if this didn't live up to her expectations. She has had it two weeks now and it hasn't been out of her hands long enough for me to play with it.
I have a regular Kindle which I love. I wont hardly buy a printed book anymore but she isn't using this for reading. Just for drawing program, facebook and those things, and games.
My first experiment with photography using my kindle fire---and uploaded with the same device.
I was suddenly inspired to create a still life while enjoying a tangerine this afternoon, and decided to share ny experiment with you.
chez moi
New York City, USA
Today commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which began in 1915. There are events occurring all over the world; perhaps there is one near you...and online, if course. In any case, the Centenary provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about Armenian history, culture, and traditions, which are rich--and fascinating.
A planner/organizer is an essential office supply {at least to me!}...so I made this for my Kindle Fire, this notepad cover is made with a Domestic Bliss charm pack, about 1/2 yard of coordinating fabric, batting, elastic, plastic canvas, velcro, a buckle, and an eyelet. One charm pack was more than sufficient, and the case could be sized for any notepad, electronic or paper, or for a planner, to suit anyone's needs.
jennie@cloverandviolet.com
I was unable to justify a Kindle Fire since its release because between my Kindle 3G and my iPad 2, the Kindle Fire at $200 seems to overlap and not really have a place for me. That, and I really don't care for Android OS. Well, I scored one of these refurb Kindle Fires from Amazon during their most recent Gold Box deal last week for an impossible-to-refuse $139, and I am absolutely enamoured with it (especially at that price point).
I am a technologist by trade and training and immediately fell head over heels for the Kindle 3G when I got one. The Kindle 3G for me is a chance and occasion to just read. No email, no apps or banner notifications to distract me - just a bunch of books for me to obsess over and lose myself in. It's an unhindered identity vacation with no distractions that threaten to disturb my fantasy and drag me back to reality. In our day and age where severe attention deficit disorder is encouraged in the workplace and euphemised as "the ability to multitask," this is a godsend.
My initial impressions of the Kindle Fire are as follows:
*The battery life is somewhat lacking so far - I will try turning off WiFi to see if this helps.
*I like the integration with Amazon's Prime streaming video service allowing for free movie/TV viewing, but really don't intend on using it much.
*The Kindle Fire parses PDF files very nicely - the added processing power of this device over my 3G is very obvious here - large PDFs work very well.
*Form factor is spectacular - there is a significant heft to the Fire and the size makes it very hold-able. I'm not saying the Fire wouldn't benefit from cutting some carbs and being put on a slight diet (especially as a travel device), but it's not bad enough for me to ding the device over.
*The screen is stunning (I have the brightness set pretty low, which I prefer)
*Power button configuration and location are awful. This has caught me by surprise a number of times already - I'll be reading and the Fire will prompt me with, "Shut down?" No, why would I want to do that - can't you see I'm reading here? Oh, right, I have the Fire resting on my lap and it the push-button switch got actuated. My 3G has a slider-type switch which is much harder to accidentally actuate. It's a bummer that the Fire doesn't have this.
*Android OS in general (not just on this device) is just sort of choppy and unpolished. General lagginess and frame-dropping detract from the overall experience. Luckily, this is mostly a non-issue when reading books, which is all I really want to use this device for.
*Why doesn't the Kindle app on this device have an alphabet legend on the side so I can quickly scroll from "About a Boy" to "The Sound and the Fury?" The Kindle app for iOS has this...which brings me to...
*There will be no other Kindle Fire vs iPad points here. To me, the two devices are completely different once you look past the fact that they are multitouch tablets, have apps, etc. The Kindle Fire (for me, at least) is first and foremost a reading device. It excels at this, just like the other Kindles. The iPad was designed to rule the post-PC world and to free people from their laptops. The Kindle app for iOS is very good. Hardware-wise, the iPad is also very good. I struggle with finding a place for the iPad in my life, though. Without the requisite productivity apps that most have come to depend on in their lives (namely, the Microsoft Office suite), I don't find it a suitable replacement to my laptop and when at home, I'd rather watch Netflix or movies on my TV or listen to tunes on my stereo (so it doesn't fill the multimedia niche for me, either). As someone who spends very little time on Facebook and Twitter, I really only use my iPad for FaceTime and email reading. Sad but true.
*Oh, one thing I forgot to mention - my "refurbished" unit is visually (and I would assume functionally) indistinguishable from factory new. Came in the factory box and came completely scratch and blemish free. If it even had the slightest hairline scratch anywhere, I would've noticed because I'm batshit crazy about things like that.
* We both had our Kindle Fires along so we set up this charging station so we could plug them both in at the same time. *
We booked an obstructed ocean view cabin for this cruise. The view out of the two windows was obstructed by a lifeboat. This was cabin 8588 aboard NCL Star.
The whole story: pasqualehome.com/Star_Feb2012/Star_Feb2012.htm
HDX is very slightly the best (as it should with its 100% sRGB screen), but surprisingly the iPhone 5 is the second best. The iPads are very good too, trailing just slightly in contrast and the depth of dark colors, e.g. blacks and reds/oranges in this photo. Blues were more grey shade of blue on the iPads than on HDX or iPhone.
Picture on the screens is a Flick Explored picture www.flickr.com/photos/23100287@N07/11323255544/in/photoli...
A planner/organizer is an essential office supply{at least to me!}...so I made this for my Kindle Fire, this notepad cover is made with a Domestic Bliss charm pack, about 1/2 yard of coordinating fabric, batting, elastic, plastic canvas, velcro, a buckle, and an eyelet. One charm pack was more than sufficient, and the case could be sized for any notepad, electronic or paper, or for a planner, to suit anyone's needs.
jennie@cloverandviolet.com
At work ( @simpleusability ) we test usability on lots of mobile phones and tablets. I does mean that we have lots of tech to play with :-)
This summer I learned two things about myself.
1) I love having an herb garden on hand. It's such a joy to have fresh herbs on hand for the [relatively few] things I cook. The herbs require more attention than I thought they would (bug spray, fungus spray, pruning, daily watering, etc), but it's well worth the time.
2) I love having a tablet computer. I picked up a Kindle Fire a couple of months ago and I use it all the time. In fact, I'm so amazed at how useful it's been that I have pre-ordered a Google Nexus 7. Why the change? The Nexus 7 has GPS, gyroscopes, and an accelerometer that the Kindle Fire doesn't--and those are features I've been missing in the Amazon tablet.
Truth is, my friend Kevin was the inspiration for this shot. He pointed out that I rarely utilized the background as context for a portrait. And he's right; I generally prefer to blur the background for a more surreal look. That said, I also know that sometimes I'll need to include the setting in order to tell a story or provide some sort of context. So, that's the catalyst for this shot.
Oh, and by the way, it was 100 degrees outside when taking this self portrait. ;-)
strobist: 1 White Lightning Ultra 1800, camera left, reflected into a white 60" parabolic umbrella. 1 White Lightning Ultrazap 1600, camera right (behind subject, pointed at background), diffused by a white 20" reflector. Strobes triggered via Cybersyncs; powered via Vagabond II.
Reading "Mysterious Island" by Jules Verne from Project Gutenberg. www.gutenberg.org/
In this case on the Kindle Fire. Ever the futurist I have to thnk Mr. Verne would have appreciated the concept.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Island
published in 1874.
The Digital Bookmobile National Tour showcasing the OverDrive digital content services available at Howard County Library System on Friday, August 21 from noon to 6pm at the Miller Branch. Readers of all ages learn how to access eBooks from the library through interactive demonstrations and high-definition instructional videos. The Gadget Gallery—featuring Kindle® Fire, iPad® Mini, Android™ Galaxy Tablet, NOOK™ HD+, Creative® Zen, Kindle® Paperwhite, Windows® Phone 8, and more—helped visitors discover portable devices that are compatible with the library’s digital service.
Berry loves magical girl anime so she was really excited when we sat down to watch some Sailor Moon Crystal together this week. She made sure she had all her magical girl toys ready so that she could help Sailor Moon save Tuxedo Mask.
"In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" ;)
Logan got a Kindle from his grandparents for being Recognised as the "Chapion of Character", "Student of the Month", Basketball academic award and high honor roll this month! So proud of our little dude!
Look out for your all-new issue of The World of Cross Stitching! On sale in a supermarket or newsagent near you, or in the US, check out bookstores like Barnes & Noble, or BooksAMillion and craft stores like JoAnn's. If you fancy a digital edition (so easy and instant!) look in the AppStore (for iPad/ iPhone), in the GooglePlay store for Android, for the Nook, via Amazon for KindleFire or at Zinio for PC!
The MuseScore Player app has arrived for Kindle Fire! Requires Android 4.0 or more. Get it from the Amazon App Store now amzn.to/1denrMm
A planner/organizer is an essential office supply {at least for me!}...so I made this for my Kindle Fire, this notepad cover is made with a Domestic Bliss charm pack, about 1/2 yard of coordinating fabric, batting, elastic, plastic canvas, velcro, a buckle, and an eyelet. One charm pack was more than sufficient, and the case could be sized for any notepad, electronic or paper, or for a planner, to suit anyone's needs.
jennie@cloverandviolet.com
"Books are uniquely portable magic."-- Stephen King
In the past 7 months, I think I have read at least 14 books on my Kindle...all from Archer Mayor's Joe Gunther series...still have about 9-10 books to go until I catch up with the newest novel released last year! I will be so sad when the series ends...
on another note-- Drew helped me out with the last little bit of money I needed to order the Canon 60D that I have been saving up for!! I cannot wait for it to get here!!