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    by Published on 02-07-2011 08:22 PM
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    Check out the Specs on this little guy, of special interest: angle of view equivalent to that of 22.5-810mm lens in 35mm

    Type
    Compact Digital Camera
    Effective Pixels
    12.1 million
    Image Sensor
    CMOS
    Sensor Size
    1/2.3 in.
    Total Pixels
    12.75 million (approx.)
    Lens
    36x optical Zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens
    Lens Focal Length
    4.0-144.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 22.5-810mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
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    Published on 12-28-2010 06:47 PM
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    here is an excerpt: I learned a lot about Artie the “man.” He is a wonderful father and grandfather. He loves his 2 daughters and his grandchildren very much. Seeing him run around with them makes me see the young boy inside of him. He always reminds me of a kid with his boyish charm. He has a devilish smile and grin. He loves to read and I love it more when he reads to me. He tells me stories about everything. He is a great storyteller.
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    Published on 12-28-2010 02:49 PM
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    James Shadle is an international award winning nature and wildlife photographer and Florida Master Naturalist, his work has been featured in numerous publications including: National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Outdoor Photographer Magazine, Audubon Magazine, National Wildlife Magazine, Pop Photographer Magazine, Shutterbug Magazine, and Visions Magazine, to name a few. He was born in Tampa, FL in 1958. He grew up in rural Hillsborough County. To this day he only lives a couple of miles from where he was raised.

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    by Published on 09-27-2010 10:24 AM
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    Steve Maxson, Ken Childs and Peter Kes to the BPN team.

    BPN is happy to announce the addition of Steve Maxson, Ken Childs and Peter Kes to our staff.

    Steve and Ken will be moderators and co-leaders in the Macro and Flora Forum, while Peter Kes will be moderating and co-leading the Photography Gear Forum.

    I am both pleased and proud to add these fine folks to the BPN team! ...
    by Published on 07-09-2010 02:34 AM
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    The forums are running smoothly with basic functionality. Over the next few days I will be installing the new features and member benefits mentioned earlier.

    VB 4.0 and the new features have been tested on our test server for over two months now. Unfortunately the test site is stand alone and it is necessary to build every forum, feature, plug-in and product from the ground up on the live site.

    I'm also working on offering multiple forum "skins" for members. The "look" of the old forum was not compatible with our new forum software. I will try to get one of the skins as close to the previous version as possible.

    Check the Home Page (click Home on navigation bar) periodically. That's where we we will announce the new features (with tutorials) as they come on-line.

    Thanks James
    by Published on 07-08-2010 12:22 PM   
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