Special Guests in
Canon-FN Gathering
Canon & Fotografer.net Gathering Series was held again on
October 9. The event took place at Galeri Café, Taman Ismail
Marzuki (TIM), Jakarta, and was attended by FNers (Fotografer.
net members) from various regions such as Palembang,
Sidoarjo, Balikpapan, and Manado. Senior and junior members,
all gathered in this event. Crossing Bridges (CB) 6 participants
who survived from earthquake in West Sumatra attended
the event as well. It was also attended by a well-known
photographer, Jerry Aurum.
The event started with dinner, followed by short greeting from
Fotografer.net's founder, Kristupa Saragih. The following session
was a testimonial from Tatang, one of the CB's participants.
He shared his experience while in Padang after the earthquake
happened. Afterward, Jerry Aurum presented his second book
"In My Room" which will be released soon. He shared his story
on the process, concept and execution of the book making.
One of Fotografer.net's members, Palty Osfred Silalahi, who
celebrated his birthday performed a song in the end of the
show. A happy birthday song performed that night ended the
event.  Wiwin Yulius
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Canon & Nikon for West Sumatera
In a different press release, Canon and Nikon expressed
their empathy to Indonesia and their deepest condolences to
the victim of 7.6SR earthquake attacking West Sumatera in
September 30, 2009. Canon Group made real of its concern
by donating 11 millions yen, or more or less US$ 123,000.
Ten millions yen was donated through Japan Platform and the
Japanese Red Cross Society, while another million through
the Singapore Red Cross Society. At the same time, Nikon
Corporation donated 3 millions yen through the Japanese Red
Cross, and Nikon Singapore Pte Ltd gave out S$15,000 through
the Singapore Red Cross. With this donation, they hope that
the region will soon be able to begin the rebuilding and healing
process. canon.com, nikon.com
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Denpasar's Epson Stylus Office
T1100 Launching
Epson Stylus Office T1100
was launched in Denpasar, Bali, on October 6. What is
so special with this printer?
According to Riswin Li, the
Product Manager for Retail
Product and Consumables
Epson Indonesia, the T1100
is using the Epson DURABrite
Ultra ink. Epson is very proud
of this technology, because
even you print on an ordinary paper, the ink will not easily fade by
water. Epson claimed that with this ink, the printing result will last up to 120 years. Besides, T1100's ink is bundled
into Epson's INKdividual cartridge system that allows you to
change one set of ink (B/W or color) if it runs out without
necessarily changing the other.
This device can print up to 30 pages of A4 paper per minute
for B/W printing, or 17 pages per minute for color printing.
Available at a retail price of more or less three millions rupiah,
this printer is ideal for you who have a big need to print large
posters, charts, diagrams or spreadsheet tables, for T1100
is created specially to present you present you a high-quality
printing on an A3+ (329 x 483 mm) paper.
tekno.kompas.com, channeltimes.com
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"Historical Legacy" Photo Contest
As an effort in encouraging history comprehension of young
generation, The Tourism Office of East Java Province is holding
a photo contest themed on historical legacy. The photo contest
is packed with tour and photo exhibition.
The objects are historical heritage in East Java include temple,
statue, monument, cemeteries, buildings and else. Participants
are allowed to take picture during the tour on October 12 to 14.
Participants are allowed to submit five photos with different
objects before October 23. The grand prize is a cash of Rp
3.000.000. Photos submitted will be on show at Tunjungan
Plaza II Surabaya on October 28 until November 1. The photo
contest is open for public. Slamet. R
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FNer's Photos on Show at
Japan Sakura Matsuri 2009
Photos by Nyoman Bayu Yudianala, a member of Fotografer.
net, were on show at Jakarta Sakura Matsuri 2009 and 4th
Indonesia-Japan Culture & Business Partnership Celebration.
Jakarta Sakura Matsuri lasted for 9 days from October 3 to 11
at hotel Nikko, Jakarta. Photos exhibited were displaying cherry
blossoms in Japan. The event itself aimed to introduce Japanese
culture through art performances and food. Nyoman also
presented photography workshop on October 7 to 8 and photo
clinic on October 5 to 8. Nyoman Bayu Yudianala
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Nikon's Sponsorship for
100 Young Photojournalists
Nikon was sponsoring 100
of young photojournalists in
Eddie Adams' Workshop held
in New York from October 9 to
12, 2009. In this workshop, namely Barnstorm XXII, Nikon gave them the
opportunity to use many of
its high-quality cameras, like
D300s with the capability of
recording a HD video, D3, D3X
and D700, and some lenses.
To the best participant chosen by the panel of judges, Nikon
gave a US$ 10,000 scholarship. This must used to make
further his or her education in the photographic arts field.
In this 22nd annual workshop, the participants were pleasingly
guided by some professional mentors, like Bill Eppridge, Stacy
Pearsall and Tim Rasmussen, also by the representatives of
National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times,
The Washington Post, Getty Images and The Associated Press.
They were divided into ten groups. Each is paired to one photographer, editor and researcher. Every day, they
were shooting and editing, and taken deeper into the world of
journalism, fine art photography, studio portraiture, underwater
photography, long-term project and conflict photography. press.nikonusa.com
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Digital Photo Frame with Printer
Mimo unveils its latest iMo
Foto Frame Printer. The
innovative device combines
the functionality of a photo
printer and a Digital Photo
Frame. The iMo is an 8-inch
DPF which renders images
from CD, SD, MS, MMC and
xD cards on its 800×600
LCD Screen. Moreover, it also
features a USB port for your
flash drives.
The Mimo iMo Foto Frame printer generates 4-inch x 6-inch
photos at 300×300dpi resolution. The device utilizes a special
printer cartridge which contains ink and paper. The cartridge
lasts up to 36 prints. The Mimo iMo Foto Frame is available now
for US$ 229 only. image-acquire.com
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One Single Step to Rotate
Hundreds of Photos
In Windows Explorer, when we
are about to rotate photos from
landscape to portrait or vice
versa, there is only one photo
that can be rotated in a single
step (right click, then Rotate).
This will be very boring if there
are hundreds of photos to be
rotated, after you transfer
your hunting shots from your
camera to your computer.
BatchPhoto v. 2.6 was released
by Bits&Coffee , a software
company in Craiova, Romania,
to take you away from your
bore. With this software,
you can automatically rotate
hundreds of your photos in
one single step in Windows
Explorer - right click and choose Rotate. Moreover, this software
is brought about to handle some other commands, like to
annotate, touch up, transform, apply effects, convert and
rename hundreds of pictures in a single operation.
This photo converter software is also capable of reading more
than 130 picture formats. Some of them are JPEG, TIFF, PDF,
PNG, GIF, BMP, EPS, TGA and PSD, and it can also work in your
PC running all Windows version, including the latest Windows
7, Vista and Server 2008. You would also have 40 graphic
filters grouped into four major categories: Annotate, Touch Up,
Transform and Effects. Visit www.batchphoto.com for online
order - the Home edition can be purchased at US$ 29.95, while
the Pro edition is at US$ 59.95. The 30 days trial version can
also be downloaded on the same site. imaging-resource.com
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Minox Announces DC1211 & DC1044 
Minox announces two new digital cameras, Minox DC1211
and Minox DC1044. The compact Minox DC 1211 features
a resolution of 12MP, 5x optical zoom, a 3.0 inch display,
electronic face recognition, smile detection, optical image
stabilization as well as a panorama and continuous shooting
function. Measuring 9.87 x 5.97 x 2.34 cm and weighing in at
just 128 grams, the Minox DC 1211 is compact and lightweight,
and sports a multicoated, 34-170mm equivalent Minoctar lens.
The camera has the ability to shoot standard-definition VGA
video clips.The maximum ISO sensitivity setting is limited to
a sensible ISO 800. The Minox DC 1211 records photos and
videos on SD cards, with 32MB of internal memory provided
to fall back on, should your card fill up. A PictBridge interface
makes it possible to connect the DC 1211 directly to peripheral
equipment and print out pictures without requiring a computer.
The camera is becoming available from specialist dealers this
month, at a suggested retail price of € 199.
Minox DC 1044, a ten-megapixel digital camera featuring a 35-
105mm equivalent Minoctar zoom lens and a large, 3-inch rear
screen. Other features include electronic image stabilisation,
face recognition and smile detection. Photos are stored on SD
cards or in the 32MB internal memory. With its dimensions
of 9.5 x 5.8 x 1.88 cm the Minox DC 1044 also weighs just
116 grams. The camera will become available in October at a
recommended retail price of € 119. photographyblog.com
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Print Your Facebook Photos Freely 
No one would say "no" if Facebook offers you to print your photos for free. Not only that you can download the PDF
version, there is a 16 pages printed photo album that you can
order freely and make a request to send it to any place all
around the world. This photo album is sponsored by Facebook,
thus HotPrints, as the creator of the application, will print and
send it without charging you any fees – unless you want it
without any ads attached.
How to make and order it? What you need to do is login to
Facebook and then open the HotPrints Photo Book application.
Next, Facebook will take you to a flash-based page, where you
can design your own photo album. First, you need to choose
the photos. You can grab it from your own photo album or
from your friends'. After that, you can choose the background,
layout, cover and border from the available menu.
After you finish the design, you can share this album to your
friends, and they can also download the PDF version. While
for the printed version, Facebook users are given a chance to
print one album for free per month. Moreover, if you refer this
application to 10 friends, you will get one additional album
completely for free. For more information, please visit www.
hotprints.com, or open HotPrints' fan page on Facebook.
photographyblog.com
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Canon-FN Hunting Series
in Vietnam
  Photo by Beng Harianto
Sapa is a small village located on a high
land on Hoang Lien Son's mountain
range. It is at the borderland of China
and Vietnam. The village, namely "the
Tonkinese Alps," is one of UNESCO's World
Heritage Sites. Modernization has not yet
visited some of the mountain tribes, such as
Taphin and Laochai. Meanwhile, Hanoi, as
the capital city and the second biggest city,
has approximately 6.2 million inhabitants
(according to 2008 database). The city
architectures are mostly influenced by
French, who colonized Vietnam during the
mid of 19th century.
The exploration of those attractive spots in
Vietnam is now establishing, and attended
by the participants of Canon & Fotografer.
net Hunting Series #4, began on October
13. This hunting is the last one held in
2009. These participants will be exploring
Ha Long Bay, Titop Beach, Tuan Chau
Island, Hong Gai city, Bat Trang ceramic
city, Hochiminh Mausoleum, House on Stills,
One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature,
Duong Lam village and many more. They
will be back to Indonesia on the 8th day; on
October 20, 2009. Dodi Sandradi
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Free Three-day Workshop
by Olympus
Olympus Customer Care Indonesia (OCCI)
will conduct a free three-day photography
workshop in Surabaya. Digital Photography
Workshop will be held on October 16 to 18
during the Surabaya Computer Expo. The
event will take place at Gramedia Expo,
Surabaya.
Makarios Soekojo will present "Underwater
Photography" on October 16. The following
day will be filled with workshop, photo
contest, and photo hunting with model. The
workshop will be divided into two sessions.
The first session will be "The Secrets
of Outdoor Photography I" by Makarios
Soekojo. Second session will be "Simple
Equipment for Beauty Shot" by Hary
Subastian. Makarios Soekojo will be once
again presenting "The Secrets of Outdoor
Photography II" on the third day. Following
to the workshop, participants will be invited
to a photo session with models.
Agung Surya Widjaya
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FNers Explored Baduy
 
Photo by Setyo Bagyo
Fotografer.net's members (FNers) from
Jakarta, Sidoarjo, and Lampung made a trip
to Baduy Luar and Baduy Dalam villages on
October 10 to 11. This wasn't an ordinary
photo hunting as it was an effort to study
the simple life of Baduy community. The
route was Nangerang - Cibeo - Ciboleger.
On their way to the villages, participants
had to forbear themselves in photographing
some objects because some objects are not
allowed to be captured.
Besides enjoying the nature of Baduy
villages, the participants were also attracted
to their daily activity. The team spent their
night at Baduy Dalam village in Cibeo. The
next morning, they walked around the
village and observing the villagers morning
activity. They also experienced the villagers'
life such as bathing in the river. Setyo B.
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Nobel Prize for Inventors
of the CCD Image Sensor
Two physicists who co-invented the CCD
image sensor have been rewarded with a
share of this year's Nobel Prize for Physics.
Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith
developed the charge-coupled device in
1969 while working at Bell Laboratories,
producing the world's first solid-state video
camera just a year later. Besides both
of them, The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences has also decided to award the
Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 to Charles
K. Kao for his groundbreaking achievements
concerning the transmission of light in fibers
for optical communication. It means both
Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith only
receives a quarter share in the US$ 1.4
million prize. dpreview.com
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Sigma DP1s: An Upgrade
Version of DP1
Sigma has
announced the
DP1s digital
compact camera,
a slightly revised
version of its
DP1 large-sensor
compact camera.
Featuring the
same sensor
and processor
as the DP1, it
assigns the QS
(Quick set) function from Sigma's DP2 to
its digital zoom button and the ability to
simultaneously shoot separate RAW and
JPEG images. Sigma DP1s compact digital
camera featuring a 14 MP (2,652 × 1,768 ×
3 layers) Foveon X3 direct image sensor.
The DP1s is enhanced further by improved
performance when shooting backlit
subjects, aiding the cameras characteristics
of superb resolution and richly graduated
tones with a natural, three-dimensional
feel. DP1s features True Image Processing
Engine and 16.6mm F4 lens. The Sigma
DP1s has a release date of November, with
pricing to be announced. dpreview.com
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Yashica EZ F521:
It's not a Toy!
Looks can be
deceiving but if you
take a look at the
Yashica EZ F521,
it does look like a
camera made for
kids to play with.
However, take a
look closer and you may be surprised that
this camera packs some alluring stuff which
includes a 5 megapixel sensor, 2.4" LCD and
an automatic ISO setting. It also has video
recording capabilities VGA-resolution videos
(640×480).
Yashica EZ F521 has a 1/2.5" type
5-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 2.4" TFT LCD
screen, a 43mm equivalent f/3 lens with
two focus settings, 1.5m to infinity and a
"macro" setting for subjects between 20-
40cm from the sensor plane. The electronic
shutter offers shutter speeds ranging from
1/2 second to 1/500 second. As for internal
memory, it has 32MB of internal memory
which can be expanded thanks to the usual
SD/SDHC card slot. The Yashica EZ F521
camera costs only US$ 89.
image-acquire.com
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Enjoy Photoshop from
Your iPhone
 
So many applications are built to tease
iPhone users, along with the increase of
the number of its consumers. In October 9,
Adobe Systems Inc., released Photoshop.
com Mobile for iPhone application that is
provided freely at the Apple's App Store.
What can you do with this app? Briefly,
you can do editing, apply effects and share
photos, also back-up your data if you have
an account at Photoshop.com. The editing
features include crop, rotate and flip. You
can also set the saturation, tint, exposure
and vibrancy, also convert photos to black
and white. You can do drawing with Sketch
Tool and giving a blur effect with Soft
Focus. Moreover, with a single click, you
can enjoy some other effects, like Warm
Vintage, Vignette and Pop. You need not
to worry whether you would lose your
original file, because it is featured with
"undone" and "redone" button. Visit mobile.
photoshop.com/iphone for more detail.
imaging-resource.com
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A Complete Guide
to Digital Panoramic
Photography
The unusual
perspective of a
panoramic image
creates a unique
and intriguing visual
experience for the
viewer. Skillfully
executed, panoramic
photography can
realize scenes that
could otherwise
never be captured in an image or seen
with the naked eye. In Mastering Digital
Panoramic Photography book released by
Rocky Nook, you will find everything you
need to know to create amazing panoramic
images. Author Harald Woeste takes
the reader on a tour from the basics of
capturing panoramas, all the way through
stitching, editing, and printing panoramic
images. He provides a detailed description
of the necessary equipment and materials,
as well as the various software tools that
can be used in the workflow.
The latter half of the book illustrates the
making of panoramas through a number
of example projects. Topics covered
include a history of panoramas and
panoramic cameras, shooting technique
and equipment, stitching methods and
software, output methods and case studies
of indoor and outdoor panoramas. The 160-
page book, Mastering Digital Panoramic
Photography, is available for US$ 34.95/£
26.99. photographyblog.com
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Military-Standard GPS
Receiver with Digital
Camera
A mini GPS receiver
with digital camera
will start shipping
in January 2010.
This attached digital
camera is aimed to
shoot the location of
a particular battle for
a further review and
analysis. Moreover,
someone with this
receiver in his/her
hand would be able
to listen to the key
phrases or commands translation of foreign
languages, and if he/she is about to be
moving closely to a dangerous area, the
alarm will vibrate.
This device was launched by Rockwell
Collins to meet the standards of the
military. Besides of the features above,
MicroDAGR - this is how the device named - can display a real-time position, navigation,
moving map and timing information
through its full-color touch screen. With a
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM)-based anti-jamming software,
this receiver will be distributed firstly to
the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF)
by the Rockwell Collins - a pioneer in the
development of communication and aviation
solutions in New York. gadgetlegend.com
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Fuji Finepix F72EXR with
Fuji's EXR Technology
Jessops, the
UK's leading
photographic
retailer
announced the
launch of the
new Fuji Finepix
F72EXR camera. The Fuji F72EXR is a
10 megapixel, 10x optical zoom camera
featuring Fuji's intelligent EXR technology.
Fuji's EXR technology has been previously
featured in F200EXR, and uses the sensor in
three different ways to optimise resolution,
dynamic range or low-light performance.
This ensures advanced reproduction in
imaging with exceptionally balanced quality - creating amazing pictures.
The Fuji's EXR Auto technology not only
automatically recognises scenes and selects
the ideal shooting mode; it also sets the
sensor to optimise shooting. In EXR Mode,
the photographer can choose which sensor
setting is preferable for the subject to be
photographed by choosing High Resolution
Priority (HR) to maximise resolution, High
ISO and Low Noise Priority (SN) for high
quality low-light work or D-Range Priority
(DR) for the best detail with contrast
subjects.
In addition, the new pro-focus mode allows
you to create images with a shallow depth
of field. F72EXR features face detection and
unique shooting modes such as Multi Frame
function, Film Simulation Mode, and Super
Intelligent Flash to deliver professional class
photo quality. The Fuji Finepix F72EXR is
priced at £ 279 and is available now at your
local Jessops. photographyblog.com
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