Colorize black and white photos

Norwegian developer Haakon Bertheussen has implemented the algorithm in his own program called Recolored, and the Windows beta is available to play with for free.

Mamiya ZD

Mamiya first announced their 22 megapixel ZD medium format digital-SLR more than a year ago and it’s finally going to ship, a bit late, but hey this one is worth the wait. This professional-level shooter is up for pre-order (grrr, in Japan only apparently) for delivery on the 21st. Oh, did we mention it’ll set you back a cool $10,844 US green equivalent? But this is for pros, son, and features a 14-bit A/D converter recording 12-bit images at 1.5fps, CF and SD storage, 1.8-inch LCD and FireWire support.

UPS cannot deliver…

For last couple months they were not able to deliver anything to my apartment. I ordered something to be delivered overnight on Friday. I got it next Thursday after 3 unssucessful attempts. I had to go and pick it up myself. It's always like that. Why FedEx can leave packages at my apartment office? Here we go again, Bed Bath & Beyond order has arrived today :-) I start documenting this :-)

How to Give Up Coffee

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Coffee lovers are attracted to Teeccino’s full-bodied, dark roasted flavor and its nutritious health benefits. Teeccino allows coffee drinkers to keep their cherished coffee ritual with all the enjoyment and satisfaction of a freshly brewed cup!

Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer for Windows XP

Microsoft has today made their RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer PowerToy available for download. This utility provides for viewing of Canon (CRW & CR2) RAW and Nikon (NEF) RAW files as well as TIFF images and other standard image formats (BMP, GIF, PNG, JPEG etc.). The utility is split into a Windows XP shell extension which provides preview / edit / print commands for RAW files as well as a RAW viewer application. It weighs in as a 47 MB download!

FedEx delivered my Bessa R3A

I got it yesterday. Went to Safeway to buy cheapest 3-pak of B&W film to learn how to use this bueaty :-) I fill like went back in time to my primary school days. It's funny experience after years of using SLR cameras.

“The show must go on!”

"The show must go on!",
originally uploaded by !!! Monika !!!.

I missed anniversary of Freddie's death. Let's rember him and others on World AIDS Day.