“Serendipity” is the way to describe a recent interaction between myself and a colleague of mine. It produced several interesting photographic days for me.
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ser·en·dip·i·ty [ser-uhn-dip-i-tee]
n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
the occurrence and …

So I love my new Nikon P90, but I don’t love the fact that the battery and memory card are behind an ill designed battery/card door on the bottom of the camera.  Which has a …

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Ray Flash, a portable ring light for your Canon or Nikon DSLR camera system
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On User Manuals, Digital Books, Travel, The Importance of eBooks and The Foresight of Thom Hogan
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