I receive the prints today and they are all generally good especially the poster-size ones. On some photos, the shadows are blocked though. Leadtime is less than 2 days.
Looking at some prints I had with Digiprint before, I think I'll go for Picatoo on family pictures and Digiprint for my portfolio.
Even using color profile from Digiprint, most of 5R (and below) prints are having funny skin tone.
Digiprint's online facility is out of order for like forever so I looked for an alternative and someone pointed me to Picatoo. Usage is simple and payment's hassle-free but the uploading process is quite tedious due to 7MB-8MB limitation per upload - so if you have 200 pictures with an average size of 3MB each then "tedious" becomes an understatement.
Anyway, I paid my order last night and this blog entry serves as reference for their delivery leadtime. But I'm quite anxious to see quality of Picatoo's prints.
To those who made inquiries, thanks for your patience.
This is how the interior of Crumpler's Whickey & Cox looks when fully loaded to the brim. Removed because of lack of space are the laptop sleeve and accessory compartment (replaced by Tokina 11-16 and SB-600 above). When the laptop sleeve is attached, the bag can't be closed because of Sigma 70-200.
Normally, this is not the proper usage of the bag. This is for illustrative purposes only - during shoot, bring only the minimum essential. Don't punish your weak-ass back. But if you still prefer to bring the whole shebang, the straps and back support are heaven-sent!
By the way, a tripod can be attached to the holder exterior to the bag.
Obviously, this is not for casual shooting as the bag needs to be put down whenever you need something. Opening is secure as main zipper is at the user's back (good against thieves) but also means not good for quick shots.
Deep exterior pockets are practically useless due to poor design - e.g. drop a memory card inside and you'll have a hard time retrieving it because of very, very tight space. I really don't know what the pockets are for.
Available at Crumpler SM Cebu for about P10,000.
Alexa had an early morning bath today. Together with Lola Nena, we brought Alexa to HP for her med ex requirement. She slept throughout the whole exercise ;-) Then woke up and stayed that way until we get home. She seemed to be enjoying the scenery during the short travel.
My sis-in-law had a miscarriage yesterday, it was suppose to be their 1st child. Giegie & Noel, our prayers with you.
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One of our househelps gave birth in our bathroom yesterday 1:45am. We long suspected she's pregnant but she kept on denying it; and we can't really confirm as she's small in build. I guess she was afraid that we will send her home once she admitted.
We truly hate her for endangering her child - no prenatals, continues heavy work in the house, etc. I guess the hospital was correct in involving DSWD on this serious matter.
Anyway, she woke me up by complaining that her stomach hurts and was sorry for not admitting that she's pregnant. I went out to a rainy stormy dark weather and looked for transportation - I found one in 3 minutes and when I came back to her - she's already holding her crying baby with them still connected by the cord. Yes, she gave birth inside our bathroom - alone. It was a quick labor, I guess.
They're both doing OK now in the hospital and should be going back to the province soon. She said the family of the baby's father will be waiting for her.
Alexa had her 3rd vaccine (6-in-1) shot last June 19. She now weighs 3.8 kilograms (or 8.4 pounds) - that's 2.4x her birthweight ;-) I guess that's the reason why my left wrist is kinda numb now hehehehe
She prefers cuddle and truly hates wet diaper.
I did some testing yesterday and result shows no hotspot issues with this lens-filter combination. A sample shot:
I would suggest though that to minimize potential hotspots, try to stop down the exposure.
Settings:
Exposure Time = 2 secs
F Number = F11
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Focal Length = 11mm
My Tamrac Velocity 8x is complaining from the abuse so I went to the nearest Crumpler outlet and bought a The Whickey & Cox. Awesome backpack, I must say! But I still can't get around the fact that this bag costs almost as a Nikon SB-600 flash.
So for casual urban stroll, I'll use my Tamrac and use the Crumpler for serious photoshoots.
I receive this item today. So leadtime is 12 days including weekends. From HK post to Lapu-lapu post, it's 8 days. Not bad for free shipping.
My next step would be to play with this filter during next week ;-) as during April 4 to April 12, I only have 1 working day. Woohooo! Hopefully, this filter and my Tokina UWA will make a good match.
I can't live a day without visiting these websites:
Flickr - Photo sharing community
Digital Photographer Philippines - A very lively forum
DPReview - Photography news and reviews
DCResource - Photography news and reviews
Ken Rockwell - Hate him, love him
i-Mag Photography - Photography as an Art
Thom Hogan - Hardcore Nikon guy
Finally, we did our first shopping for baby's stuff! We're clueless, really. But thankfully, the store's staff were really, really helpful. On second thought, too helpful. We got out of the mall like we bought stuff for 5 families ;-)
I ordered one today and this blog entry serves as a reference for delivery leadtime.
Have a nice weekend, everyone!
I've been a credit card holder for more than 10 years now. And never I made a payment after a due-date. Yeah, I hate carrying cash and a credit card is a very, very convenient tool but we always make our full payments on time.
Today, I received a strange request from my main credit card service provider. They asked me that I delay my payment by 1 month and avail of their new lower monthly interest rate. What?!? No way I'm gonna do that - I politely declined, of course.
I thought they're promoting good usage of credit cards... Now, they're promoting the idea of increasing their clients' debts.
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