What an incredibly powerful message.
I couldn't have said it better myself. Watch till the end and you will know what I am talking about. Will you do something to change the world today? It takes just one person to cause a ripple that has the potential to reach far and wide. Would you be that one person?
This is the next prosumer non-DSLR camera to look out for. The soon to be released Nikon Coolpix P80. To me, this is what makes a great do-it-all camera - Exceptional zoom, manual controls, image stabiliser, super macro mode at 1cm and low noise at high ISO sensitivity. If Nikon can somehow bring some of the magic they did for the D3 and D300 with respect to noise into this little baby, this is going to be one heck of a camera. Oh, and did I mention that it has wide angle (27-486mm, that's 18x!), a large 2.7 inch monitor and video capture at 30fps? Throw in Nikon's proprietary Face-Priority AF, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix and D-Lighting, together with 52Mb of internal storage and you have one of the most comprehensive camera ever built. Seven years ago when I was first introduced into the world of digital photography, I dream of such a beast. It has finally come into being. Now, if only Canon could come up with a similar make but with an extra swivel screen. That would certainly be the icing on an already very sweet cake.
Minichamps specializes in making miniature replicas of real cars. They are a company which I believe was started in Germany but now is also in the UK. I've always been amazed at the level of detail that goes into one of these miniatures. The level of precision just speaks volumes of the passion this people have for what they do. I like how this print ad for them is both a little cheeky yet endearing at the same time. You can never go wrong using little kitties can you? Think Shrek 2 etc. You can find more variations of this theme after the break but personally, I think the Jaguar one brings out the idea the best! Great stuff!
Life's too short to dwell on the what ifs and how longs and should Is and why mes. Do you have a dream? Run with it. You never know till you try. What if you don't succeed? Do it anyway. What if you are the only one who believes in it? Do it anyway. What if it matters to no one except yourself? Do it anyway. The reason is simple. There is someone who knows, who cares, who is rooting for you, who is running with you. His name is Jesus. Do it anyway. I'm feeling a little like the "what if I had"s and "why didn't I"s these few days. The lyrics of this song encouraged me and lifted my spirit in a very special way. May it speak to you too. Lyrics after the break.
ANYWAY
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You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
(Chorus)
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This world's gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
And in a moment they can choose to walk away
Love 'em anyway
(Repeat Chorus)
You can pour your soul out singin'
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah sing it anyway
I sing
I dream
I love anyway
One of the joys I find in photography is being able to capture candid moments of life that we would otherwise miss or forget. Frozen in time, these snap shots capture the essence of a moment of joy, sadness, goofiness, determination, or simple mundaneness made extraordinary just by looking at it differently. Of course, it helps to have crazy friends.
