Sendmehome describes itself as a free tool that lets you assign a unique code to anything.
In essence you can generate a unique ID for anything - Camera, Iphone, pet dog etc - and if that item is lost the finder can enter the ID at sendmehome.com and see the information you've decided to share about it. If you want you can order custom labels at $3.99 a pack, or just make your own.
If you find the item you can then add to the item's story online. As an example, someone left a disposable camera secured to a bench in Santa Barbara asking for people to take a few shots. There's also a frying pan doing...
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D700, 70-200 f/2.8 @ 160mm, 1/200th @ f/5.6
The fine weather this last weekend brought out all the kids from the street on to the patch of grass we call the green. A perfect opportunity when they're such willing models too!
The autofocus combination works really well between the D700 and 70-200, I had the continuous mode set for when the kids were on their bikes and hurtling towards me with no sense of fear (or lens cost). The majority of the shots were shot on single point AF, in shutter priority set to 1/200th sec to avoid camera shake. I know the VR should save me a couple of stops as well - force...
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D700 and 24-70 @ 66mm, 1/60th @ f/4, ISO 250
I'm convinced that having a second child is more difficult than the first - you may know what to expect yourself, but your other kid needs so much more from you in this time. It's tiring but you wouldn't swap anything for it. Except possibly sleep.
It's fascinating to look at other people's reactions to your child, even when they're not directly related to you. The shot above is Tom being held by Susannah, my brother's better half. Broody? I'd be worried if I was him!
Some updates to catch up on:
Highly recommended - check out Joe McNally's guest...
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Interesting bit of viral marketing on Twitter - an Australian photographer called Cameron Laird (@cammo) is giving away his Nikon D2H body to one of the people who follows him on Twitter.
It's a great way to get more followers, how many will abandon him after the draw I wonder - especially as this is on April Fools day! To be in with a chance of winning you'll need to follow the instructions for the competition here. Good luck!
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D700, 24-70 f/2.8 at 70mm, 1/50th at f/3.5, ISO 250
D700, 24-70 f/2.8 at 55mm, 1/30th at f/2.8, ISO 320
D700, 24-70 f/2.8 at 70mm, 1/30th at f/2.8, ISO 720
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