A lot has been made of Apple's decision not to support Flash on the iPad lately so it is no surprise that it was big news when Google announced that the next version of its Android OS would support Flash as a downloadable add-on. You can argue the issue from either side. Apple has good …
Sometimes You Just Need To Do What's in Your Heart
Even if others don't agree. I am in a situation right now where I want to do something but others are "advising" me to make a different decision. I can see where they are coming from and I can see the logic behind their view, but I also fully believe in my view. I've basically …
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Updates, Updates
I told you I'd updated the content on this site over time and I want to deliver. I just updated my About section (see the menu), specifically my profile, auto biography, and about this site pages. I realized that I have a really old (circa 2004) photo of myself on my profile page. I need …
Welcome to Relatively Ambitious!
Welcome to the next generation of my weblog! This site looks pretty different from the old version. It also has a new URL (jasontaylor.ath.cx). I haven't updated all of my content and I'm not sure if I ever will, but keep checking for new stuff. If you want to see my old site, you can …
Mowed The Lawn
Woo hoo, I mowed the lawn! Fantastic, right? Well it kind of is, for me at least. This is the first time that I've ever mowed our entire lawn. I mowed the front yard and back yard (which is normal) as well as the side yard and our lower back yard. Those are areas that …
Water Droplets!!!
Gizmodo has what they call Shooting Challenges every couple of weeks or so. They post a description of a photographic topic or technique, rules, and a due date. Readers take pictures and submit them. Gizmodo posts them and picks winners the next week. Last week's challenge was to photograph water droplets. They provided some instructions …
First Images from My 7D
I've had my 7D for almost a week now and have already had 3 major photo taking opportunities. Below is a sample of the first photos that I took with the camera. The photos are from two excursions that I took with Asher last week in Portsmouth. I got some really great ones of the …
7D Has Arrived
It's HERE!!!
New Photos
I just added new photos to the slideshow at the top of my site. Check them out. As I work through my photos and rate them, my best photos will be displayed on this page.
Ordered My 7D
I ordered a new camera tonight: a Canon EOS 7D. It's a great upgrade to my 50D (which I sold to Asher). It has an 18 MP sensor, 19 autofocus points, a 63 zone metering system, takes 1080P HD video, and shoots 8 frames per second. It's a great upgrade to my 50D that I …
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