Sony revolutionized the world of ultra-thin digicams with its very popular T series. Although Casio, Nikon, Kodak, Pentax and others try to match them, they always seem to fall a bit short. I’ve always loved the sliding front door that powers-up the camera. And although this design has been around for a few years, it’s still as fresh as ever. The DSC-T100 is the latest edition and it has a number of new features we wanted to try out including higher 8.2MP resolution, a more powerful zoom, a better processor and Face Detection--the new setting almost all camera makers are touting in 2007. Now does all this add up to something special or just more of the same? Let’s find out…

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Most professional photographers out there put some sort of transparent-ish watermark on their images when posting them to the web. It’s one of the few, albeit not necessarily fool-proof, ways to keep your photos from being used without your authorization. For pros, this is important not only to protect the value of the work, but often because the photos are under exclusive use license… it’s bad for both the photographer and their clients if those photos are misused.

With services like Flickr making it so simple to “borrow” images from, unauthorized use is becoming more of a problem. I can name quite a few cases where Flickr photos with All Rights Reserved clearly indicated on the web page were taken and used in magazines or websites without permission. In fact, I just stumbled upon this post with an old image of mine that was used without my permission. As a result of this kind of issue, more and more people are tagging their images with a copyright notice, and sometimes even quite a big one.
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I have seen that using the tripod gives great stability and makes great picutres !
Here is a grea article !

By Mike Pasini, EditorImaging Resource Newsletter

You've framed your shot, you pressed the shutter, and it looked fine on the LCD. But when you pulled it up on your monitor it was fuzzy.

What happened?

Well, the LCD lied to you. It's so small it makes any image look sharp. But odds are the light was dim enough that your camera decided to use a slow shutter speed. Under 1/60 second. And just pressing the shutter was enough of a shake to blur the image.

How can you prevent it?

In an ideal world, you'd have a tripod handy whenever you needed it. Under the current arrangement, you rarely do. And sometimes (in museums, for example) they're prohibited.

So the fact is your camera must rely on your supple body to keep it stiff. As difficult as that may seem, there are some things you can do to stiffen up. Here's how to securely handhold a camera:
1. First, choose a sustainable posture. Don't try any ballet positions. Stand comfortably. Any strain is liable to weary.

2. The next trick is to use the optical viewfinder, pressing the camera to your head and holding it against your nose or cheek with both hands.

3. If you can further steady yourself by propping your elbows on the back of an unoccupied...

Yesterday, I made my first attempt to shoot birds using tripods. So far all my bird images were handheld and I relied on the power of IS to give me shake-free pictures. But I always felt it could be improved with a tripod. Besides, tripod had its advantages when it comes to shooting certain moments - like a sunbird sucking nectar from a flower, fluttering its wings.

I felt inadequate almost as

Description: Italian 250cc motorcycle rider Roberto Locatelli crashed during practice for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez de la Frontera on Saturday 24, 2007. He is reported to be in a serious condition with head injuries and a broken ankle.

Photographer: David Gilray