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Firmware upgrade Canon EOS 7D

Upgrading firmware on a DSLR camera is a completely new experience for me. Canon has released new firmware for my Canon EOS 7D and today I will install it.

I prefer Canon’s USA website to visit and download software. Canon has created a special page dedicated for the new 2.x firmware where they summarize the new features and provide a comparison from the previous version.

I have no issues with the current version, but I generally prefer to keep my software up to date. The 7D has professional features and keeping up with the latest firmware ensures the best performance and stability.

Dwars Door Dordt 2012

De 65e editie van de Dwars door Dordt loop vond plaats op zondag 1 april 2012. Wederom was dit een mooie gelegenheid voor iso2010.nl om foto’s te maken.

Dwars door Dordt is een jaarlijkse hardloopwedstrijd in Dordrecht. De editie van 2012 was de 65e en trok weer veel deelnemers. Met mijn Canon 7D stond ik langs de route om de deelnemers vast te leggen.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

It took me a year to make the decision to buy an L lens from the Canon series. I bought the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM lens from one of the biggest stores (camera.nu) for photographers in the Netherlands.

I had one week off, and my wife and I planned to have quality time together close to the store, so I took the opportunity to get the lens directly instead of waiting.

Photo walk in my neighborhood

After watching some Canon 7D videos on YouTube, I learned a couple of new settings for my Canon 7D. I decided to go for a short photo-walk and seek out some images with these new settings. The results after 15 minutes were amazing. A nice sunset, colourful buildings and harbour poles in perspective.

AF point selection: Spot AF made a big difference in getting sharp, precisely focused shots. The golden hour light in Dordrecht is perfect for street photography.

Dwars door Dordt 2011

Op zondag 3 april 2011 werd de 64e editie van Dwars door Dordt gehouden. Voor iso2010.nl was dit een mooie gelegenheid om een aantal foto’s te gaan maken van de deelnemers.

Iets na 12.00 uur kwamen de eerste deelnemers langs. Mijn tweede foto was van Tim Pleijte, die later de winnaar werd van de 10 km-wedstrijdloop.

Mijn Flickr-album werd goed bezocht de dagen erna. Voor het clubblad van Hercules zal een van mijn foto’s worden gebruikt.

Faces of People's Republic of China – Forbidden City Beijing

Last month, while staying in China, I was able to combine business with pleasure and got the opportunity to visit the Forbidden City in Beijing. It took me almost 4 hours to complete the walk from the beginning to the end of the Forbidden City palace.

I was lucky that the weather conditions were perfect to enjoy the sight and take a nice walk to photograph. I borrowed my co-worker Micha Sulman’s 70-300mm lens and started to take some nice pictures. I captured faces of strangers and had a lot of fun doing that. The result is an amazing set of 15 pictures which I am sharing.

Great Wall of China – Badaling

Last month, while combining business with pleasure, I visited the Great Wall of China at Badaling. Before going to the wall, I visited the Ming Dynasty Tombs where I learned how cold it can be. The temperature was around -10 degrees and the wall was scheduled after lunch. During this time of year (January) it can be very cold.

The tour started at 1 pm and I had two hours to walk and explore the Great Wall. It was even colder than at the Ming Tombs with the cold mountain winds. I took some nice pictures and one panorama at the end. Thanks to Scott Kelby’s tips this time the panorama worked out perfectly.

SimpleViewer adds Universal Playback support

SimpleViewer has added support for iPhone, iPad and other Android mobile devices.

SimpleViewer now includes SimpleViewer Mobile, a HTML5 version of SimpleViewer specifically designed for mobile devices that do not support Flash. This includes iPhones, iPads and Android devices. SimpleViewer Mobile provides a minimal interface to better present images on a small screen. The mobile version of the gallery is automatically created and is displayed if the user’s device does not have the Flash plugin enabled. To see this in action, view any SimpleViewer demo using a mobile device.

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Windmills @ Kinderdijk The Netherlands

On a sunny Saturday afternoon my wife and I enjoyed the November sunshine at Kinderdijk. Kinderdijk is one of those places in the Netherlands where most tourists come while visiting. It is a beautiful area and a perfect location to take some pictures during our walk.

Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Nieuw-Lekkerland, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands.

Autumn photowalk @ Frankfurt Germany

Last week my wife and I visited Frankfurt. We had a lot of rain that weekend. Even so, I was able to take some nice pictures with my Canon 7D.

Frankfurt am Main is Germany’s financial capital and home to the European Central Bank. Despite the rain, the autumn colours in the city parks and along the Main river made for some great photography opportunities. The wet cobblestones reflected the street lights beautifully.

Canon 7D – The first ten

A couple of days ago, I bought my Canon EOS 7D at Foka (Rotterdam). I was really excited and couldn’t wait to take my first photos with it. The camera produces amazing quality. It came with the standard 18-135mm lens and the quality is just perfect.

The Canon EOS 7D is a significant upgrade from my previous Canon 400D. The 18MP APS-C sensor, 8 fps burst mode and improved autofocus system make it a real workhorse for sports and action photography.

Villa Augustus Dordrecht

Villa Augustus is a hotel and restaurant with Market-Café and gardens located in Dordrecht. On a sunny Saturday afternoon I took my camera and enjoyed the walk to the gardens of Villa Augustus.

I had a nice blue sky and close to sun rising. Perfect conditions to take some beautiful pictures.

Pictures

How to manage your photo archive?

For the past ten years I used my digital cameras to take pictures. Each year I created a new folder and stored all my pictures in a subfolder, and named each folder after the import date. I had my pictures organized by year and a sub folder. Searching for a specific event or place became difficult.

So I decided to add at least places or events in the sub folder names some years ago. The solution worked for quite some time but I still organized my files by year and imported date.

Canon 7D – Taking the decision!

After the Canon 60D was released, I took more time to compare the new model with Canon 7D which was released last year. Based on the available specifications, making the decision was much easier for me before 60D was out.

Of course, price and new features are both important, but the AF system and camera body made me decide to go for the 7D model. 7D is quicker, viewfinder coverage is 100% and the 19-point cross-type autofocus system makes the camera a real upgrade from my 400D.

How to share your photos on the Internet?

In less than five minutes, you can have a powerful tool to share your favorite photos on the Internet. SimpleViewer allows you to create photo galleries and it works fine on Windows and Mac computers. For me, SimpleViewer is an important application to share my pictures. The installation is straightforward, and with a couple of steps you are up and running.

SimpleViewer is a free, customizable image gallery. It allows you to display your images on any web page in a professional and intuitive way. SimpleViewer now supports Universal Playback and can be viewed on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android. — Simpleviewer.net

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Canon EOS 60D released on 26 August 2010

For several months, I read various tweets and posts on the Internet about the new Canon EOS 60D. Officially it was not announced but many people already expected the launch on 26th of August. Last Thursday my Google Alerts started to show up in my Inbox on pages containing “canon 60d”. Finally, the specifications and first pictures of the 60D were available.

I am very excited to see this new model on the market. I hope the camera will soon be available in the Netherlands.

BlackRapid RS-7 Strap

How many times did you leave your camera at home or at the hotel room when being outside or traveling? It isn’t always convenient to take all your camera gear with you. I personally missed a lot of beautiful moments just because I did not take my camera with me. I don’t like carrying my camera suitcase, so I often end up taking only my iPhone.

The solution for me was to buy a camera strap from BlackRapid. I purchased the RS-7 which is extensible with their MODS system. The RS-7 fits perfectly around my shoulder and the camera is safe and secure. One important thing is to take care not to hit things while having the camera on the strap. A couple of times I almost hit some people with it but other than that a perfect solution for me and always having my camera with me! Check out the details and video below.