Tumb of Nicolas Copernicus found in Frombork

In Frombork cathedral scientists found a skull which was most probably fragment of the skeleton of famous astronomer Nicolas Copernicus.
Computer reconstruction of his face at the age of 70:

WordPress Flickr Post Bar

The WordPress Flickr Post Bar plugin very simply allows you to easily insert your Flickr photos into your blog posts. Once installed, this plugin will display your most recent Flickr photos as thumbnails in a bar across the bottom of your WordPress post form.

Apple goes after photo pros - and Adobe - with Aperture

The company has now announced Aperture, which looks like a high-end version of its free iPhoto program, with professional tools like advanced RAW handling and a range of output formats.

DPReview compares D200, 5D and 20D

See comparison.

ISO 3200 in EOS 20D

First you need to go into the Menu Mode on your camera. Select the Setup Menu (which is the Yellow menu), then scroll down through the list of options until you arrive at Custom functions.

You'll need to set function 8 (ISO expansion) to a value of 1 which enables the camera to then be set to ISO 3200. Then exit out of the menus.

Just be careful you don't toggle an option you don't intend. The manuals do explain about these functions and give examples of how to set custom functions.

Table 2 Custom Functions of EOS 20D

C.Fn Custom Function No. Setting 01 SET Function When Shooting 0 Default (no function) 1 Change quality 2 Change parameters 3 Menu display 4 Image replay 02 Noise Reduction for Long Exposure 0 Off 1 On 03 Flash Sync. Speed in AV Mode 0 Auto 1 1/250 sec. (fixed) 04 Shutter Button/AE Lock Button 0 AF/AE lock 1 AE lock/AF 2 AF/AF lock (no AE lock) 3 AE/AF (no AE lock) 05 AF-assist Beam 0 Emits 1 Does not emit 2 Only extension flash emits 06 Exposure Level Increments 0 1/3-stop 1 1/2-stop 07 Flash Firing 0 Fires 1 Does not fire 08 ISO Speed Extension 0 Off 1 On 09 Bracketing Sequence/Auto Cancel 0 0 → — → + /Enable 1 0 → — → + /Disable 2 — → 0 → + /Enable 3 — → 0 → + /Disable 10 Superimposed Display 0 On 1 Off 11 Menu Display Position 0 Previous (top if powered off) 1 Previous 2 Top 12 Mirror Lockup 0 Disable 1 Enable 13 AF Point Selection Method 0 Normal 1 Multi-controller direct 2 Quick Control Dial direct 14 E-TTL II Autoflash System 0 Evaluative 1 Average 15 Shutter Curtain Sync. 0 1st-curtain sync. 1 2nd-curtain sync. 16 Safety Shift Setting 0 Disable 1 Enable 17 Lens AF Stop Button Function 0 AF stop 1 AF start 2 AE lock while metering 3 AF point: Manual → Auto, Auto → Center 4 ONE SHOT AI SERVO 5 Image stabilizer (IS) start 18 Append Original Image Verification Data 0 Off 1 On

Flickr Uploader for Linux

FlickrUploadr is a tool to upload your pictures to Flickr. There are some official tools for this task, but they aren’t available on Linux, so Michele Campeotto wrote it.

Sanyo PLV-Z1

I have found digital projector under $500 so I decided I will buy it. I can made slideshows of my pictures and it looks like this one can be also used in home theatre setup.

The PLV-Z1 High Definition (964 x 544) resolution panels make it the perfect match for home theater viewing 16:9 widescreen DVD movies (480i, 480p) and HDTV (720p, 1080i) format programs. For High Definition sources, the 1/4 HD resolution panels provide better scaling and improved image quality.
With high quality projection system and 700 ANSI lumens you are assured that your home theater will have rich and lifelike images even at 200-inches diagonal. Featuring a D-Sub 15-pin input for connection to a computer, and horizontal/vertical Digital Keystone Correction.