Archive for date: August 30th, 2009

Kihnu Island in the Baltic

30 August, 2009 (22:54) | Uncategorized | By: Hot Harry

Kihnu lies 12 km (7 mi) off the coast of Estonia and is the largest of more than a dozen islands in the reefs and shallows of the Gulf of Riga. It is 16 sq km (6 sq mi) in area with a low ridge running down the middle and only 9 m (30 ft) [...]

Using a Flash Indoors

30 August, 2009 (02:09) | Uncategorized | By: Hot Harry

Over the years, you’ve probably seen plenty of indoor flash pictures that have a pitch black background and a washed-out, overexposed foreground. Many factors conspire to produce these stark, unflattering shots, but one of the major contributors is, once again, your camera thinking on its own. You’re letting it decide when to turn on the [...]