From Sintra, Mafra and a few others towns. All within a 30 mile radius from
my home.
http://atlantic-diesel.com/
Pay special attention to picture 23 with the "Glass" focus function. You can

Does the 30D have a 'silent mode'? ...where it's possible to take
photographs without the usual indication beeps, shutter noises, etc.,
happening? (Google mentions the 40D having the silent feature.)
I ask, because I have a 'friend' (a somewhat notible member of a local

We delve even deeper into the Artsy-Fartsy category with this infrared
shot.
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/89911233/original
Let this be a lesson for you kids out there...

Spent some time wandering around the park behind my house.  I
wanted to practise some macro shots.  Saw these mating robber flies:
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?img=photos/2007_12_15/img_4687.jpg
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?img=photos/2007_12_15/img_4688.jpg

My account with Flickr is up in January and have become bored with Flickr.
I was told either Smugmug or Pbase are the ones to go for.
They both seem to have accounts for around $30-40
Which of these two would you recommend or is there a better one out there?

thought one of these would make a neat chrissie present, but having had a
quick look around they seem to have died out ??
talking about those small (inkjet i guess) 6x4 that a few manufacturers
put - Canon, HP, Kodak ,

This one was sitting real quiet. I had to come really close, because I don't
have a 400mm.
http://photos-of-portugal.com/Paradisebird.jpg
Under exposed the flash by -1.3. Blow it up and you have 100% No noise

What the hell have they been eating??
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2220/2110957989_b294ffbe1e_o.jpg

I enquired to an exporter on photo equipment and got this for the 40d

I posted a "green ladybird" some time ago. Found out ID is a
green christmas beetle. Found another one, so thought I'd try
some more practise.  This time with 2x TC with tubes and getting
close as I can with the 100mm macro. See #2.

Sometimes when I'm out shooting with my new 40D
I feel the sun is only shining on me.
http://www.pbase.com/image/90222772
For example, I have never been able to get a photo of a Kingfisher

It's a sad day to be a Canon shooter when you see news like this!  I hope
Canon was smart enough to use a Nikon shutter and focusing system in the 1Ds
Mk III.
<http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-8740-9068-9168>

for those with windows 2000 or XP, flash memory toolkit (freeware)
www.flashmemorytoolkit.com
The Info function shows various interesting information such as detailed
device capacity, file system, operating system and USB configuration.

anyone tried one of these? looks like its worth a shot at 6 bucks!
www.timetale.com.au

A well-respected photographer with no axe to grind who owns both platforms
does a head-to-head comparison.  After reading the article it would seem
smart money goes to the D3!  Way to go Nikon!
<http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2007/12/nikon-vs-canon-introduction.html>