It is a QR Code, a type of two dimensional bar code, which I heard described as a cross between a chess board and a crossword. on a recent BBC digital planet podcast. The really great thing about them, and why I bothered to blog about them, is that most new mobile phones, well the ones with cameras and web access, can probably already scan them and use them for instance connect to a web address.

Thats exactly what this one does, it is the URL (web address) of this blog, just point your cameraphone at the image, on the screen! and take a picture. The next step depends on your phone, (HINT: you may need to read its instructions), activate the QR CODE READER option and you will get taken to your phone's web browser and directly to this very blog site! On your phone, no difficult thumb and finger typing required!

If your phone doesn't have a QR Reader built in (most phones less that 2 years old will have it), but a camera you can download the free KAYWA Reader into your phone.

If you want to create QR Codes of your own, snapmaze is a simple on-line application. Not only web URLs can be encoded, simple text, addresses and contact details, the applications are

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As always the Hyatt in Huntington was great fun to shoot... especially with cool people as my subjects! Rob and Jean are long time pros now, after doing two engagement shoots! (not a reshoot!!)
It was also a pleasure working with Carrie Goff and her crew!

Through the crack in the door... the hinge side!:
Sweet!
I love Jean's laugh!!!!
Aerial view on their exit- my first attempt:
Rob is hilarious!!

Down at the beach:
Amazing set up by Jean and Carrie!! Lighting makes all the difference!
Check out more images HERE!

I just got an email from my brother, the journalist/photojournalist in Portland:

check the photo on the Oregonian front page..

http://www.oregonlive.com/

if it’s gone when you read this.. check here.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/10/a_ghost_bike_a.html

they’re using my photo and I used one of your presets in lightroom (old b/w) .

sad circumstances though.

–Jonathan

What a terrible story… but it’s awesome that Jonathan is there to bring the topic of bicycle safety to so many people. Check out his site for more bike related news: www.bikeportland.org

I sent him my LR presets when I got him setup with it- he is now a thankful convert!!

Nice work, Jon.

Walking home from work yesterday, I saw that a lot of the leaves had big drops of water from the rain earlier in the day. It was gray, windy, and cold, but such little pieces of beauty warmed me up inside. Find some beauty on your gray day.

Forks, originally uploaded by Adam Putnam

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Take a popular camera like the Casio Exilim 720 add a few stickers of the world’s favorite cat and you have the Hello Kitty Camera. Apart from the cuteness nothing changes with the 7.2 Megapixel camera. The pink camera has a 2.6 inch LCD screen can record videos on a SDHC card. The camera’s firmware is changed a bit to include Hello Kitty start up images and sounds.The Hello Kitty themed Casio Exilim 720 is available in Japan for 47,250 Yen ($ 400), exclusivity does have a price.

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