Canon offers EOS 7D Firmware Update V.1.2.2

Good news,
Canon has released a new firmware that fixes those issues:

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).
2. Fixes the AF point-selection behavior of the C.Fn III-7 (Manual AF pt. selec. pattern) custom function when set to [1].
3. Fixes the AF point display for the viewfinder electronic level when shooting in the vertical position.
4. Corrects misspellings in the Spanish and Thai menus for applicable products.

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50 Incredible Photography Techniques and Tutorials

I found these incredible techniques in "Smashing Magazine" and thought about sharing.
The techniques that the article talks about are:

1. High speed photography
2. Tilt-shift photography
3. Black & white
4. Motion blur
5. Infrared
6. Night photography
7. Smoke art
8. Macro
9. HDR
10. Raw Processing
11. Panoramic photography
12. Special issues

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Limassol, Cyprus 2010, A weekend with the office

On 12/5 we went to a nice weekend to Limassol, and had a great time at the hotel and parties at night.

HDR - Berlin 2010

These are HDR pictures that i took in Berlin, Germany

Testing light painting

After reading few tutorials about light painting i decided to try it out.
I wrote my wife's name (Hiam), and tried to make a spiral. It wasn't hard.
The Camera must be on bulb, better with tripod (I didn't use one, just put the camera on table).

try it yourself its fun.
I'll post some better pictures later on