Welcome to my blog! I will be posting my latest photos, as well as code snippets, useful tricks & techniques, and whatever else is on my mind on a particular day. Oh, and please pardon my occasional Russian, when I am at loss for words to express myself... Enjoy your stay, and I appreciate your feedback, as well as constructive criticism.

As an avid Canon 1D Mark III user, I was delighted to see rumors of the next step in 1D evolution. The camera is reported to have a 16 megapixel sensor. More impressive to me is the huge ISO range, from 50 to 26,500, apparently with very high quality. The camera is told to be announced in August.

I am surprised Canon included HD Video mode, taken from 5D mark II. I was really hoping it would keep the 1D series a true photo camera, instead of packing it with every feature imaginable.

Time will tell if these rumors are true. For now I’m off to the West coast with my trusty Mark III. Photo report will be posted upon my return.

Tags: camera, canon
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One of the cool new features in the upcoming release of TYPO3 4.3 is ability to overwrite some default backend templates. Here is a description of how to easily overwrite the default login page template.

1. Create a new extension
2. Create a file ext_tables.php, or modify existing one
3. Add a single line:
   $GLOBALS['TBE_STYLES']['htmlTemplates']['templates/login.html'] = ‘EXT:pb_belogin/res/login.html’;
   The value should reflect the location of your template.
4. Once you install the extension, your template will be used.

See attached extension for complete code: pb_belogin

Tags: typo3
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Memorial day @ Shenandoah National Park

Tags: butterfly, caterpillar, Shenandoah, snake
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Location: Bowman Hill Wildflower Preserve

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