Posted on 16 January 2009 by Terry
Night Panorama Nishitetsu Ogori Station By Hirosan
My wife gave me a great birthday gift this week, a Pentax Option W60. I’ve never shot with Pentax as I have always been a Nikon snob, but this thing looks like it’s going to be a ton of fun. It’s completely waterproof and at 10 mp’s, will be more than robust for my shooting needs. The great thing is I can take as many photos of fish as I want. My kids always tell me when I’m snorkeling, “no more fish photos” I usually have 20 fish photos on the underwater disposable’s.
It also shoots high def video at 720p, so I can’t wait to give this a run. I thought it would be cool to just set the timer, throw it in a sink with running water and see what type of images I can come up with.
Also, shooting models on the beaches, this will be a great toy.
I did a quick search on Flickr.com, to see what others have done with the camera and thought I’d share a few, to give me some inspiration.
Magic By Wylie Maercklein
Swim Out by Wylie Maercklein
Photo by Ah Conrad
Posted on 04 December 2008 by Terry
The recent “acqua alta” (high water) in Venice, Italy reached a depth of 1.56 meters (5 ft, 1 in.) on Monday - the deepest flood in 22 years, and the fourth highest flood level in recent history, claimed Venice’s Tide Center. The water began to subside on Tuesday, while residents and tourists made their way through the city, hip-waders or not - one man even took the opportunity to ride his wakeboard through Piazza San Marco (until police stepped in). Although this flood was severe enough for the mayor to ask tourists to temporarily stay home, Venetian floods are fairly routine, several occurring every year, and residents usually take it all in stride.
Note: This post does not come under the Creative Commons License as this is from an outside feed. (
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Tourists take photos of each other in the flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice December 1, 2008. Large parts of Venice were flooded on Monday as heavy rains and strong winds lashed the lagoon city, with sea levels at their highest level in 22 years. Ferry and water taxi services in the city were suspended and Venice’s mayor urged people to stay indoors. Tourists and residents struggled to get across the city over raised walkways. The Centro Maree, which forecasts water levels, said sea levels in the Adriatic rose 1.56 meters (5.1 ft) - a level not seen since 1986. (REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri)
