Archive for April 2008

Photo of the Day: In his crib

Apr 30th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Photo of the Day

Note:
He looks so restful



A new photo standard?

Apr 30th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Commentary

Some time ago, I made the break in taking photos as JPEGs in favour of the superior RAW format. Through using the Lightroom tool, i found my photos becoming much more superior in their tonality and colour ranges. The only caveat I had was that if anyone wanted to see my photos, they had to [...]



Sometimes it is worth the hesitation…

Apr 30th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Mac Life

With all of the going ons in my life, one thing that has been put on the back burner has been my oft-discussed move to the new iMac computers. As a priority in my life, it has been downgraded quite a bit. But like many other things in life, sometimes waiting for something may prove [...]



Photo of the day: Mother and Son

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Commentary

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Part of the collection of photos taken by Idlewild photography as we shared our last moments with our son Nicholas.
The photographer is part of the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep organisation to record images of families and their passed children.
When visiting their website, please see all of the good work they do [...]



Driving with the down top

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Home Life

Ah spring.
Daffodils bloom, dogwoods spread their blossoms and the air warms under a bright sun.
For some people, spring signifies a change, an opportunity to do things you have not done since the autumn’s cold creeping embrace.
For me, this means that I can now drive with the top down on my Eclipse Spyder.
With the sun on [...]



Photo of the Day: Holding his Daddy’s finger

Apr 28th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Photo of the Day

Note
Part of the collection of photos taken by Idlewild photography as we shared our last moments with our son Nicholas.
The photographer is part of the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep organisation to record images of families and their passed children.
When visiting their website, please see all of the good work they do [...]



Our disposable society

Apr 28th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Commentary, Politics and Economy

Well, nearly lost another one the other night. Christen’s television was acting up and started to block part of the screen with a black video box. Could not figure out what was the problem. It was a relatively older television which barely functioned when everything seemed to be working. Given this situation what were we [...]



Obama comes to town

Apr 27th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Commentary

Barack Obama is coming to Winston-Salem to campaign for the North Carolina Primary. The particulars of the event is :
Town Hall with Barack Obama
Joel Coliseum Annex
300 Deacon Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Tuesday, April 29th
Doors Open: 9:30 a.m.
Ticket quantity is set at 2500 but they are expected to go fast. This may be his only stop in Winston [...]