BlogBloghttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2011-03-20T22:30:33ZSquarespaceCanvas gallery wraps from Costcohttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2011/3/20/canvas-gallery-wraps-from-costco.htmlDave Brinda2011-03-20T20:55:32Z2011-03-20T20:55:32Z

I just tried out the new Canvas gallery wrap printing option at Costco, and am very impressed with the quality and affordability. If you have images you've always wanted to display larger, this is a great option. From what I gather, the canvas prints are not actually printed in your local warehouse store, but rather fullfilled via a company in LA called "YPOC - Your photos on canvas™". It's worth noting that your Costco membership gives you substantial savings on printing. The 24x32 is lists for $134.95 at YPOC, but is only $79.99 thru Costco.

]]>Canon 16-35 L II vs. Zeiss 18 vs. Canon 20-35 L vs. Canon 24-105 Lhttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2010/6/16/canon-16-35-l-ii-vs-zeiss-18-vs-canon-20-35-l-vs-canon-24-10.htmlDave Brinda2010-06-17T03:56:40Z2010-06-17T03:56:40Z

My continuing quest for a replacement ultra wide angle for my Canon 5DmkII is focusing in on two contenders. The Canon 16-35mm L II and the Zeiss 18mm. The informal field test below compares these lenses against my current wide angles; an older Canon 20-35mm f/2.8 L, and a current 24-105mm f/4 IS L.

]]>Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 vs. Zeiss 21mm f/2.8http://www.brinda.com/blog/2010/6/7/zeiss-18mm-f35-vs-zeiss-21mm-f28.htmlDave Brinda2010-06-08T05:41:55Z2010-06-08T05:41:55Z
This is a quick follow up to the previous Zeiss 18mm lens test. Since I am seriously considering replacing my Canon L series wide angle zooms with a Zeiss manual focus prime, I needed to compare the extremely similar 18mm f/3.5 and the 21mm f/2.8.
While returning the 18mm rental today, the great folks at Borrowlenses.com were cool enough to let me do a quick test shot out their front door comparing the 18mm with the 21mm.
]]>Zeiss 18mm vs. Canon 20-35mm f/2.8 L vs. Canon 24-105mm f/4 Lhttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2010/6/5/zeiss-18mm-vs-canon-20-35mm-f28-l-vs-canon-24-105mm-f4-l.htmlDave Brinda2010-06-05T23:46:14Z2010-06-05T23:46:14Z

I recently rented a Zeiss 18mm super wide angle, and wanted to do a quick informal 'field test' too see how it compared to my current collection of Canon L series wide angle zooms. I wanted to see for myself if the legendary Zeiss optics we're indeed superior to Canon's top of the line pro glass. If so, it might be time to unload the zooms and pick up one of these legendary manual focus primes. I will be posting sample shots shortly, but in the meantime, I wanted to share the results of my informal shootout.

]]>Taiwan Sky Lantern Festivalhttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2010/3/10/taiwan-sky-lantern-festival.htmlDave Brinda2010-03-11T05:42:26Z2010-03-11T05:42:26Z

This personal project was created from a collection of fun shots taken over the weekend during a business trip to Taiwan. All footage was shot on a Canon 5D mark II with a 50mm f/1.4 lens, and represents my first attempt at DSLR filmmaking. Special thanks to my good friends in Taiwan for taking me to the Sky Lantern Festival.

]]>HTC Hero wins "Best Mobile Handset or Device" of 2009http://www.brinda.com/blog/2010/2/18/htc-hero-wins-best-mobile-handset-or-device-of-2009.htmlDave Brinda2010-02-18T21:38:17Z2010-02-18T21:38:17Z

The GSMA announced the winners of the coveted Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — and the HTC Hero was selected as the 'Best Mobile Handset' of 2009. Read more »

]]>Boxee breathes new life into my AppleTVhttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2009/12/19/boxee-breathes-new-life-into-my-appletv.htmlDave Brinda2009-12-20T06:07:44Z2009-12-20T06:07:44ZI recently hacked my AppleTV to run Boxee, and it's amazing. I actually have new content on it for the first time in ages. My biggest complaint on AppleTV had been the lack of fresh content, and the lack of DRM free content. Everytime I fired up the AppleTV it only had movies I'd seen, or it was advertising movies that were only available to buy and weren't yet released for rental. Lame.

Since installing the Boxee hack, it's opened up the entire world of content normally only available on your computer. Anyway, I'm pretty impressed so far and look forward to new content channels coming online. I only wish you could access your NetFlix account on AppleTV, like you can on the Boxee desktop client. Maybe I'll have to kick down for a Roku player and ditch the AppleTV.

Lear more about Boxee here.

Or if you already have an account and an AppleTV, here are the instructions I followed.

 

]]>Morgan Territory Panoramahttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2009/12/7/morgan-territory-panorama.htmlDave Brinda2009-12-07T05:36:50Z2009-12-07T05:36:50Z
Morgan Territory Panorama, originally uploaded by Dave Brinda.

Grabbed this panorama while scouting landscape locations in the Morgan Territory, Northern California.

]]>StarTrails Test 01http://www.brinda.com/blog/2009/12/4/startrails-test-01.htmlDave Brinda2009-12-04T19:16:53Z2009-12-04T19:16:53Z  StarTrails 01, originally uploaded by Dave Brinda.

My first attempt at long exposure 'star trails' night photography. Just working out the details of the timelapse stacking method and playing with the 5Dmk2 low light capabilities. (Which are amazing by the way).

Next up...find some more cool locations to try this some more. (and buy a warm scarf...it's really COLD at night these days :)

]]>HTC Hero announcedhttp://www.brinda.com/blog/2009/7/1/htc-hero-announced.htmlDave Brinda2009-07-01T17:14:52Z2009-07-01T17:14:52ZThe product I've been working on has finally been publicly announced — introducing HTC Hero.]]>