A Collection of Daily Wisdom by Dennis Sylvester Hurd since September 2003.

It's Saturday already. I've spent the entire week on a single topic. From tomorrow, I'll move away from talk on imaging. I've been spending a bit too much trying to fill up flickr. After all this work, I'm still only at 4% of my upload limit. I guess I'm going to call a truce.

I do like having a repertoire of pictures online. Imagine, from any location, I can call up a photo of my grandmother. I am now able to show people a panorama view from our balcony. I can even let people see a morning view of Katmandu in 1993.

Labels: Flickr, world

If you've ever followed this blog before, you know that it does not contain news. I don't comment on news either. I think people who have nothing better than rehash current events, should get out of the house and do something.

This might lead you to believe that the blog is simply a diary of day's events. Well, that wouldn't be quite right either.

The entries in my eJournal and images contain my ideas and very often my past. It's nice to have experience enough to share. Honestly, some personal blogs run towards the 'what I had for dinner and what I think of my boss' variety. Good for them! We all must learn to accept what we see in the mirror. Their lives aren't boring to them, I'm sure.

For me, this space is definitely vanity press. After all, I have lots of things to recount. In keeping with that thought, I had a few extra minutes yesterday. I'm not working again until the mid-fall courses start up at the end of October.

As I've been rattling on about images all week, now's not the time to change. I was searching the photo suitcase for something to scan and feed to flickr. It may someday contain a complete database of my personal images. It's really an intriguing concept. Some year I will command, "Network, find me an image of us in front of Buckingham Palace during the September we travelled to London." Will it be able to locate a photograoh from 2005?

I came across a black and white photo in very poor condition. It had no dates but the words: George, Dennis, and Bill were written along the front, lower edge. I suddenly remembered about FRESH AIR KIDS. I was, of course, only about four years old in the photo, and didn't know much about the program except for George. Thankfully, in this day and age, a Net search can provide a background to most topics. I located information on The Fresh Air Fund. I wonder where George is now.

Labels: Flickr, New Hampshire, Sunapee

How'd you like to spend nearly three years in a cramped little space? No, you say?

It has been fun releasing some digital photos from my hard disk's folders into the wilds. What good is a picture if is cannot be accessed? What good is a picture if nobody can see it? Aren't I full of questions today?

Please take a gander at my place for web photos: Flickr: Photos from DennisSylvesterHurd.

Once you get there, it's all about searching tags to find something. Try: blue, a dog named Macy, or our apartment. Have fun viewing!

Labels: Flickr

I bought my present camera in February of 2002. It was smart of me to spend a lot more, at the time, and go directly to 4.0 megapixel. The little Olympus D40 has served me very well. It will continue for a bit longer as it'll capture images of our European trip in September.

Yet soon, I will have to replace it with something newer and flashier. I have outgrown it and I've recently found myself on the Internet seriously researching, comparing, and choosing favourites. I know this means it's time to ready the Mastercard. Soon after we get back, it will be time for me to replace the much-used device. I've even worn the fake chrome off the plastic shutter release . Speaking of chrome ...

Labels: camera

I first played with cameras as a child. My parents bought me darkroom equipment and I remember developing and 'fixing' rolls of film. Buying black and white photo stock seemed expensive. It was fun because I could be creative.

Then for years and years, I used a camera only during vacations. I don't know why lost my fascination. Even after I went digital, I still kept a mind-set that cameras were used only on trips or to record special occasions. Now, I am beginning to think of a camera as a creative tool again. Maybe flickr, as mentioned yesterday, is partially responsible.

When I'm in a photo mood, I see the world differently. The things that I pass by in ordinary life suddenly take on a new focus or perspective. The picture in this entry shows the roofs of the church beside this apartment building. That's all. I pass them frequently. Yet, as I wanted to shoot a photo, I was forced to see them in a new way.

Labels: Flickr

Talk about changing the way one thinks of photographs! I've sung praises of flickr before. They've recently moved to San Francisco from here. I surely hope the new owners don't screw 'em up. I shudder when I think about the total mess Yahoo made when they bought and murdered the company that became Yahoo Groups!

Rather, I hope the move to the San Francisco data center, just allows 'em to keep on growing their company as an independent entity. To help the cause, even though I'm still nowhere the limit of a free account, I decided to donate to them by buying a PRO membership. It's just a simple thank you and vote of confidence. My monthly upload limit per month is now larger than the combined total of every digital photo I have!

I spent the better part of yesterday feeding it. Still it's all about the ability to share, isn't it? I was surprised to see where some of my photos seamlessly showed up.

Labels: Flickr, Sri Lanka 2004

Yesterday, I spent a little time discussing the impending flight of some local, baby seagulls. Today, I'll show what they might be able to see if they get their act together!

Back in November of 2003, I featured an aerial photo of New Westminster looking towards Vancouver, BC. It had been on my server many years prior to that.

This week while playing with tags in flickr, I found another view looking towards Coquiltam. It was shot by Colour. Click on the tiny thumbnail to load a copy from my server. I've added a red circle to show the exact location of this apartment.

Aren't the birds in for a treat?

Labels: Flickr, New Westminster