A Bit Eclectic
Fixing Hot Pixels on My Nikon D90
After shooting some night photography I noticed a hot pixel in all of my photos. A hot pixel shows up as a small cross when you zoom in really close. They are typically red, blue, or green in color.
These are normal and occur on all image sensors. During manufacturing, they mapped out in the software and you never know they are there. The camera will replace that pixel by sampling pixels around it.
Sometimes one or two will show up during the camera’s life.
I was getting annoyed by this hot/stuck pixel so I went to the internet to find a solution. This flickr discussion gave me the solution:
Set the D90 to manual mode, ISO 200, Bulb, Manual focus.
Go to the menu for sensor cleaning so it’s immediately available..
Take a shot for at least 20 seconds with the cap on then immediately clean the sensor twice.
This fixed it for me. I no longer have any permanent hot pixels on my camera. You can read this article by Ken Rockwell for more information on hot pixels.
These are incredible. My favorite is the heart within the pencil. (via Daring Fireball)
“The Presidency is but a splendid misery” - Thomas Jefferson, May 13, 1797
With the Presidency comes certain luxuries and trappings, and certain shackles. The President gets to live and work in a magnificent 132-room, 6-floor mansion that has become the principle symbol of democracy since…
Reading on the iPad is a bit of a kludge. You can read on it, and it’s a lot better than reading on a computer, but it’s still too reflective, heavy, bright, and power-hungry compared to the Kindle.
I wonder how many people that declare the Kindle dead have actually used one on a regular basis. The iPad is an amazing device, but it doesn’t come anywhere near the Kindle in terms of reading enjoyment.
Keep in mind that I own both.
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Bradley kicked at the banister railing at the top of the stairs and stomped off to his room, flung himself onto his bed. So unfair, he fumed. Bethany gets all the cool games. Bethany gets to have an iPhone 4 and all I get is a stupid iPod touch which doesn’t even have a Retina Display or a three-axis solid-state gyroscope. Bradley had a tendency to memorize WWDC keynotes.
Go read. Now.
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beer holster from RedEnvelope.com
How much would you hate me if I wore this. I could be like a pirate or the Clint Eastwood of beverage enjoyers.
I will now bow my head in shame and declare that I am not an alcoholic, I just play one on the internet.
HELP! My Kids Are Addicted To My iPad
I’ve noticed the same thing after spending a weekend with my 5 year old nephews. We only scratched the surface of what the iPad can do and they were already hooked. All they wanted to do all day was play Angry Birds on our “iBoards”.
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