The recipe for the canaccio siciliano, below,. missed a most important ingredient, POTATOES. It has been corrected for the sake of authenticity. I thank my wife Marcy who has been promoted to chief proofreader of the blog. SORRY for the error. Sometimes I take my multitasking too far. I have to slow down.
Greetings, this blog is dedicated to my life in photography. I want to make this a place to stop and relax. In the hope that this will help in these trying times
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Ecco. è fatto
This is a recipe that I just got from a food site from Sicily. It's called canazzo siciliano. that literally means big bad Sicilian dog. Naturally the name is mysterious and this totally vegetarian plate has nothing to do with dogs. It simply has onions, potatoes. tomatoes, a red pepper and eggplant. It's axiomatic to add basil and the use of olive oil is inferred. Naturally, each ingredient should be added keeping in mind the different cooking time for each. Buon appetito, carissimi amici.
Friday, February 28, 2014
New from NIKON, a really big camera
Nikon releases a new top of the line D-series HD-SLR: the Nikon D4S
It's been, over two years since NIKON came out with the full-frame D4 and this in digital camera development time is an eternity, so they have announced its successor; the all new Nikon D4S. With one of most eye popping specifications of any DSLR presently on the market, the D4S offers loads of upgrades if it's compared to its predecessor. One of the most important is the new EXPEED 4 processing engine. This chipt can allow continuous capture rates up to 11fps (with full-time AF and AE), ISO settings from 50 - 409,600, 1080p HD video at 60fps. It can be practically used in semi darkness! The improved battery life (3000+ shots per charge) is very welcome news and a new smooth exposure feature (produces more pleasing video when going from bright to dark scenes, or vice versa).
These are just a few. Go to Nikon.com for the whole story. This camera comes out at a sort of crossroads when many more people are using very competent cell phones. It will be a camera that only pros who mainly shoot sports will want. Even here, it will probably used as a video rather that a still camera. We do live in interesting times..
Thursday, February 27, 2014
It's always the light
No interesting light, no interest photo; interesting light interesting photo. This is a photographic axiom that any aspiring photographer must take to heart. These three shots are all from the medieval mountain top town of Erice in north western Sicily. The town we see today is medieval
but the place dates to the times of the Elimians who where here before
the Greeks and were the smallest of the three original indigenous people
of Sicily. The shots were all made in late afternoon as the sun was
setting and the results are pleasant in a photographic manner.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
NIKON D-600 Recall
Nikon's press statement
Some users of Nikon’s D600 D-SLR camera have reported the appearance of tiny spots on certain of their images. Not all users have experienced this issue. Nikon has thoroughly evaluated these reports and has determined that these spots are caused by dust particles which may become visible when the camera is used in certain circumstances and/or with certain settings. It is a well-known fact that the presence of dust particles cannot be completely avoided when using a D-SLR camera even after normal sensor cleaning procedures, because of a number of factors including components moving at high speeds when images are taken, the use of interchangeable lenses, and the different environments in which a D-SLR camera may be used. As part of its customer-service commitment, Nikon is providing a customer-service measure to reduce the potential impact of dust particles on images taken by its D600 D- SLR cameras.The solution: Nikon is making available to all owners of D600 cameras (even if Nikon’s product warranty has expired) this customer-service measure, which includes the inspection, cleaning and replacement of the shutter assembly and related parts of your camera, FREE OF CHARGE as well as the cost of shipping D600 cameras to Nikon and their return to customers. Once again, please understand that regardless of this service, your D600 camera as is the case with all D-SLR cameras, will continue to require normal periodic sensor cleanings.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
This could actually be it
What I mean is that this may actually my very first "serious" photo. I was In Venice long ago and used a German made Kodak Retina folding 35mm camera that had a very nice Schneider lens. Of course everything travels by barge in Venice and naturally there's was a Pepsi Cola barge.
I am always surprised as how well the colors are preserved by the old Kodachrome II slide film that was used to make the image.
I am always surprised as how well the colors are preserved by the old Kodachrome II slide film that was used to make the image.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
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