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Staycations, vacations… better than working

Jul 092010

Over the last few weeks, I have taken time off of work mostly for a ‘staycation’ - working in the garage, surfing, reading, and generally just sitting around the house as much as possible. I did get a chance to go back east to visit familiy and took my Golden Half along. Its much easier to travel with than my Nikon D300 – though I miss the instant gratification of being able to view your shots as you take it. Its a fair trade-off to the simplicity of the Golden Half.

Once I came back home to the NorCal coast of Pacifica, CA - I worked on overhauling this Site. Hopefully you find the new layout an improvement, as well as the ease of the new Login mechanism. Hope eveyone is enjoying the summer!

Below are some new shots from the Golden Half. For more shots, checkout my Flickr stream.

Shots from the South :

Tomatoes and Logs

Waffle House Breakfast

Back in San Francisco:

Downtown Deli

North Beach Corner

Unpacking the Golden Half

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May 082010

Golden Half - Red Trees

I received my first Golden Half in the mail this week, along side a new Blackbird Fly. Here is the unpacking ceremony of the Golden Half (okay its a bit out of focus). I’m looking forward to playing around with this little camera and seeing how the photos come out! Check it out on Amazon or over at the Four Corner Store.

“Street Photography” Contest now open for Submissions

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The “Street Photography” contest is now open for submissions! This contest is a bit shorter than the HDR Contest, which is still open by the way. Each submission must follow the genre-based theme of “Street Photography” in your submissions. You will be able to submit up to 3 photos for this contest.

1st Place prize is the Blackbird Fly 35mm toy camera. Other prizes are available for Judges Selection and Popular Vote ( 1st , 2nd, and 3rd Place).

We ran a quick Poll to help choose the theme for this contest. Be sure to check back when we post the next poll so you can get your vote in.

How do I submit a photo?

For more info on the contest, its prizes, how to submit, and schedule go to the Facebook App now. Be sure to check eligibility if you are new to the App here – http://apps.facebook.com/thirstyphoto/contests/rules/eligible.php. The Facebook App will redirect you back to the site when you are eligible to upload a photo.

Example of Contest listing in Facebook App

What do those Icons do?

The Facebook App has a number of icons you can click to access different parts of the application, a contest, and photos. By the way , the icon images below are not click-able. Be sure to enter the Facebook App (screen-shot shown above) to interact with these icons.

The file icon can change depending on submission options.

This icon will check your eligibility for a contest.
Once your eligible, the icon will change to which will allow you to upload photos to the contest. When you click this icon for a contest, a pop up will report your remaining submission quota, and give you the link to upload.
Example of the Upload Dialog
If you hit the quota, or the contest is closed to new submissions you will see the icon.

The ‘camera‘ icon will take you to the contest photos, where you can view, comment, share your photos or other photos on Facebook.

The ‘calendar‘ shows you the dates of each phase of the contest. You can also join the Facebook event associated with the contest.
The ‘prize‘ icon shows you all available prizes offered to the top placed photos.