Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Picasa Upload Button for ViewNX

I use Google's Picasa to manage my collection of photographs . Although Picasa format is able to show images in RAW, more often than not the quality is poor. Nikon's free ViewNX is usually much closer to the reality. ViewNX but lacks most of the management functionalities of Picasa. Which is understandable, because Nikon sells their own image management solution, Capture NX .

For a lot of tasks, I am happy with Picasa, but from time to time I would like to switch to ViewNX. So I created a new button for Picasa, that lets me open the current image or folder in ViewNX. Thanks to the Picasa Button API documentation and the Gimp Button as example, this was a matter of half an hour. Just click this link to install the button in your Picasa application .

Unfortunately, the button works only on Windows. The installation of ViewNX on Mac OS X seems to be non-standard (it is not installed as a package), so it is not possible to use the button there.

Update : Nikon released version 2 of ViewNX a few days ago, and of course the method for locating the executable has changed... Click this link to install an updated version of the Picasa plugin for ViewNX 2 . And the plugin still does not work for Mac OS X, I'm afraid.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Evangelist Mike Shaw

is the end of the announcement

On Saturday I was not sure yet whether I'll be looking at other games of the U-20 Women's World Cup in the stadium. Actually, the question had been resolved over the weekend: On Monday I bought tickets for all remaining games in Bielefeld.

Also I was at the game against England, Japan, and I again took pictures. Shortly after the start of the second half, I am approached by a tie support of FIFA, if I make the photos for private use or for commercial purposes. Above all, he complained that my camera (which weighs in telephoto almost three kilograms) to had a monopod-mounted tripod. That would not be allowed, and that I should not hesitate to remove the camera. Basically, I can take pictures but also by private treaty, but since my sense of this scheme is perfectly clear, I had the pleasure passed abruptly to more photos.

What excites me the most is that it is not such arrangements previously mentioned. I have photographed on Friday for five hours with this combination, without the person has objected to. Upon entering the stadium's folder on the camera and the tripod have seen. This is as daft as the arbitrary rules that one may take any one-liter bottles.

Actually, I'm also assuming that the FIFA sooner or later because of reports published photos of the Friday games. I earn a penny to my web pages (on the contrary, for my own server I pay every month), but that does not matter. Even if I try to make advertisement for a sport that gets far too little attention, as long as that is not sanctioned by the association, which is prohibited.

The second game of the day I'll look equally comfortable via live stream from my couch. This then has the advantage that I did not hear the comments of some dimwitted would-be fans, and there is no smoking then.

Ah yes, the tickets are now of course. Thus, the 40 € are not set entirely in the sand:
  • quarter-finals, Saturday, 24.07, 11.30 clock, Block H
  • semifinals, Thursday, 29/07, 18:30 clock, Block H
  • place match.. 3 and finals, Sunday, 1.8. Report, 12:00 clock and 15:00 clock, Block J right
If you are interested in me.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Feeling Sick In My Stomach And Headache

After the game before the game

UPDATE: After I was made to the Terms of FIFA, I've decided to remove the photos shown in this article. I believe the rules but for absolute Schwachfug, but I have no desire to mess with me an organization of alterssenilen officials, an entire armada of lawyers involved. Pity about the advertisement for the sport ...

said some time ago a colleague, he would read my blog so well, because if I would show something else than only photos of stupid birds. So I waited for an opportunity ...

And that calls itself " FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 . Bielefeld had lost after the award of the venues for the "great" World Cup next year be held as a consolation prize a number of games of "small" WM on the Alm. In addition to some group games you can here a quarter-final, a semi-final, the match for third place and the final See . And all at great prices bargains, if two games take place in one day, you can visit both with a single ticket. Yesterday I had the group games, "Brazil - Sweden" - in the stadium and "New Zealand DPR Korea". And of course, photographs.

In the first game, the Brazilians went on pretty much from start pressure:



scored the first goal but then something of a surprise the Swedes. In the second half Brazil was offset by a foul penalty - after the Swedish A rather clumsy goalkeeper striker outlined. Stupid, I was able to photograph almost anything that took place in the shadow (ie the southern end of the field), so I refer to the times official FIFA video .

splashed in all the game will be so to himself, without great game combinations, but some fierce duels. Even a few impressions:




applied here to three players for the Nigel de Jong Memorial Cup :



For entertainment off the field was also provided. I do not know if this dragon fly by looking at every game, in any case he was not accidental in the air and sympathized completely clear, with a team:



for the right Brazilian flair this Samba band saw on the East Tribune:



The Swedish team had brought along a bigger fan block - even if I do as a football layman find confusing is that they wore the same colors as the Brazilian players ...



true South American Football magic had to admire every time Brazil won a throw at the height of the Swedish penalty area. These have always come from where the player with the number 2, Leah Fortune . In Landesstudio Bielefeld the current session was launched on Monday a preliminary report , so I was prepared for the play and had the camera at the ready:



Here is the whole again in the film. And as you can see, this is not a gimmick, but may well take a goal:



the trick they can use a few times yesterday. Who knows, maybe next year they played in the A-team and we can marvel at the great World Cup. At the end of the way, the Swedish player Kristin Karlsson of the fuss was probably so fed up that they themselves showed a handspring throw-in.

went after a good hour-long break, with the game "Democratic People's Republic of Korea (popularly known as North Korea) to" New Zealand "more. Actually I had hoped to also get a Haka shown, but this tradition is well reserved until further the rugby team .

In the stands showed the fans to their sympathy for the one or the other team:



where this man had, however, run apparently:



Wales play at all in the entire tournament with ...

The game from the beginning was much more agile than the previous game, on both sides were playing good attacks. Because of the progressive shading of the playing field but I could make only a few usable photos:




In the second half was the pace a bit lower, but we were again entertained by the samba troupe, which now gain from the newly crowned mascot of the 2011er World Cup, had Karla will kick ,:



outstanding player in New Zealand was crew leader Anna Green sitting here slightly injured in the defense work:



At free kicks, they brought the ball several times dangerous enemy outside the gate. Hopefully we will see in the future more often.

The game ended 2-1 to North Korea, bringing the team already qualified for the quarter-finals added. New Zealand, however, has reached after the second defeat unfortunately no way to the final round.

As the light for me was not bright enough, I moved myself in the second half of the game on a seat higher up. From that time had not only a better understanding of the game, but I could also watch my professional competitors at work. Those with large bags:



and those with somewhat smaller lenses:



Since then I can keep up well ...

The next two games are on Wednesday, and I in Moment I leave, I might look at me too. At least I know now, where are good places to photograph, and what may be otherwise and can remain. The day began with one that is exciting for me at the entrance into the stadium: It could be taken any drinks bottles of more than 0.5 liters. That would have been perhaps even earlier mention somewhere, then I would not throw the bottle in the trash need ... I assume that this measure is intended merely to sell the food at the stadium boost. If it has been thought that the safety of spectators, a ban on smoking in the stadium would be much more helpful. If

I look at other games, the photos to be published at Picasa .