Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 10, 2009, 10:18 pm
Packt Publishing approached me once again to review their upcoming book “ModSecurity 2.5” after my last review of their “Qmail Quickstarter” book. It is supposed to be a detail...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 10, 2009, 12:32 am
Nikon has just released an update to the superb Nikon 300mm f/2.8 lens, along with an update to the TC-20E teleconverter. The new lens is now called “AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II” and...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 9, 2009, 12:49 am
Crazy December – it is freaking minus 10 Fahrenheit (-23C) outside right now! Weather.com says that it will get better by the end of the week and I very much hope it does! If it is so cold now,...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 8, 2009, 12:29 am
Now that I explained you what EXIF Data is and showed you how you can view EXIF on JPEG files, I will now show you how to remove EXIF Data completely or partially from JPEG files. 1) EXIF Data and XM...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 7, 2009, 1:04 am
Here are some shots from the Mojave National Preserve. I went there only for a couple of hours while the sun was directly above me, so I converted some of the images to black and white. Joshua Trees:...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 6, 2009, 7:47 pm
“Palov”, also known as “Osh” is a classical main dish of Central Asian countries. It is rich, filling and very tasty if prepared right. Nowadays there are many ingredients like...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 5, 2009, 2:29 am
As promised, this is Part 2 of the trip. The first part of the Death Valley trip is covered right here. As I later found out, apparently, having water in Badwater Basin is a rare occasion. Although t...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 4, 2009, 10:49 pm
... photographs. Back in the film days, photographers were forced to carry a pen and a notepad with them to record important information such as shutter speed, aperture and date. They ... looks l...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 3, 2009, 11:54 pm
I won’t go too much into what Death Valley is, since you can read all about it right here. This was my first time in Death Valley and I absolutely loved it! It was only a single day trip, but de...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 3, 2009, 12:25 am
If you own a DSLR or a point and shoot with an optical zoom, I’m sure that every once in a while you see a beautiful moon and you think about taking a picture of it, especially when the moon is ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Dec 2, 2009, 12:58 am
We were invited for a dinner last week and I decided to take on another challenge by baking this amazing cheesecake. I will be honest, I was scared. While I plan to take on this recipe over and over ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 30, 2009, 11:04 pm
Recipe of Lahmacun or Turkish Pizza This pizza-like, thin, round dish, topped with herbs and minced meat (also known as Turkish Pizza, Lahmajun and Lahmajoon) is very famous in Turkey. In fact, that&...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 29, 2009, 2:03 am
This image of the Harris’s Hawk is so far my favorite raptor picture of the year. It is very challenging to take pictures of birds in flight and this one actually came out pretty well – th...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 28, 2009, 4:53 pm
I have been experimenting with frames in Photoshop lately and decided to post a quick tutorial or howto on adding frames to your photos very quickly. Although there are many ways to frame images, this...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 28, 2009, 12:19 am
Texture Photography or How to Photograph Textures Texture Photography can sometimes be challenging, since composition, light and depth work differently than in, for example, landscape photography. In...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 26, 2009, 1:34 pm
I was going through some of my images from last year and found this photograph of the Black Canyon that I really liked: If you look closely, you will see a rainbow on the left side of the image. The ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 25, 2009, 4:11 pm
Went to watch “2012″ and “Ninja Assassin” last night with Sergey. We watched 2012 first, which was overall pretty good, but still had too much “Hollywood” feel to i...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 25, 2009, 12:21 am
Are you serious? 40% off this piece of shit lovely book? Is this a Thanksgiving special or what? :) I wouldn’t want it for FREE! Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" - 40% off! Makes me wonder who ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 24, 2009, 2:58 pm
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 24, 2009, 12:50 am
If you are running a 64 bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7, you cannot use Nikon’s NEF codec, because it is only compatible with 32 bit operating systems. It is unfortunate that Nikon has...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 23, 2009, 10:54 pm
After many hours of stitching and tweaking panoramas, I’m finally able to post some of the best ones from the Great Sand Dunes National Park. I had to resize and cut the below images, because so...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 22, 2009, 11:01 pm
I am the type of person who likes to sit and go through some old boxes and check out the contents. I get excited like a baby when I find something very memorable and interesting. It can be anything fr...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 18, 2009, 2:12 am
Sergey just sent these shots that he took of me while we were hiking and taking pictures at the Great Sand Dunes: Walking up I was primarily shooting hand-held because it was very windy and setting ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 17, 2009, 11:57 pm
My favorite little buddies Uma and her little brother Maslin visited us today for a short photo shoot. We initially planned to have it outside but the cold and shortage of time didn’t make it a ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 16, 2009, 11:28 pm
I have finally finished sorting through the photographs of the Great Sand Dunes National Park that Sergey and I visited a couple of weeks ago. Although it was very windy and rather cold, the weather w...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 16, 2009, 12:45 am
I have tried many recipes to make those perfect home-made blueberry muffins. After trying this recipe of Flo Braker, I am 100% sure that I will never try another recipe! This is it! This is the real d...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 14, 2009, 2:44 am
One of the questions that I continuously get from some of my friends and blog readers that just got into photography is "How can I take great photographs with what I have, without spending too much mo...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 13, 2009, 3:57 pm
I didn’t have much time to explore the strip, so there is nothing spectacular, just some architectural stuff. There is a lot to explore in Vegas and there are definitely plenty of opportunities ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 9, 2009, 1:54 pm
We arrived to Vegas yesterday and I already managed to lose my phone :) Don't ask how, but I left my phone in a bathroom of Ceaser's Palace and realized that I don't have it shortly therea...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 5, 2009, 11:47 pm
Haven't had much time to work on the pics from the last trip to Great Sand Dunes NP, but I'm slowly getting there :) If everything works out, I'll visit Death Valley next week and come bac...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 4, 2009, 5:43 pm
A polarizing filter is one of the most essential tools in a landscape photographer's bag. It is typically the first filter landscape photographers buy to instantly improve their pictures and and a...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 3, 2009, 11:19 pm
Have been busy at work during the last two weeks and haven't had much time to work on the latest pictures and panoramas from sand dunes that Sergey and I visited several weeks ago. At the same tim...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 1, 2009, 11:13 pm
A couple of days ago, we thought about taking pictures of people on Halloween. We first decided to go to Denver downtown, but then changed our mind and decided to check out the Pearl Street Mall in Bo...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 31, 2009, 11:58 pm
Uma and Maz are a sister and a brother. I am delighted to have the chance to photograph such adorable children. I know that their mother is fantabulous! So, no wonder we had so much fun with Uma and M...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 30, 2009, 10:40 pm
This eggplant salad is a tribute to my imagination. I'd better call it Lola's signature eggplant salad :D All-time favorite, irresistible, very eggplanty and delicious :) Although I did not ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 30, 2009, 12:55 am
It is cold outside and it has been snowing for the last three days now, almost non-stop. I went out after 9 PM today to see if I could get some interesting shots, but came back with crap, which I deci...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 26, 2009, 11:08 pm
I first tasted this dessert at our favorite Indian restaurant after my husband insisted that it was very good. I immediately liked it since the taste reminds me of Turkish desserts like baklava, revan...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 24, 2009, 4:30 pm
How to Photograph Lightning Photographing a lightning is a dangerous hobby. What most people do not understand, is that lightnings are unpredictable and they could strike down any time, anywhere. At ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 22, 2009, 11:03 pm
Why do I love Colorado? Because it can transform from this: Into this: And this: All, in a matter of hours. And today was full of sunshine again !
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 20, 2009, 2:12 am
While driving with my kids to a local park for birding, I saw this hawk flying around very low. I was slowly making a turn and continued watching the bird to see what happens next. All of a sudden, th...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 20, 2009, 1:00 am
Yup, just like I thought, Canon couldn't wait after the Nikon D3s was announced and rushed to announce the new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV -- a direct competitor to the Nikon D3s. Just like the D3s, the ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 19, 2009, 9:40 pm
I was going through some of the popular wordpress plugins on wordpress.org the other day and found a plugin called "flash clock widget" that I kind of liked. I installed it and really liked the functi...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 19, 2009, 2:57 pm
Nikon has just announced the new Nikon D3s, so I decided to post a quick comparison between the Nikon D3x and the new Nikon D3s in this "Nikon D3s vs D3x" article. Both Nikon D3s and D3x are top o...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 18, 2009, 12:36 pm
I photographed this little blue heron eating fish in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. I was lucky to capture the whole sequence of the heron catching the fish and then swallowing it...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 17, 2009, 11:27 pm
Went for a short hike to Barr Lake State Park late today and found this: Looks like even state parks are prepping for Halloween!
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 17, 2009, 12:35 am
The rain was intensifying, putting lots of water drops on my camera. I was right about to leave the location after photographing a bird and as I looked around to see what else was worth a shot, I spot...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 15, 2009, 2:32 pm
This is absolutely crazy! A guy in Fort Collins, CO made a custom balloon, put his 6 year old into it and let it slip into the air. With the current winds of 15-20 miles per hour, the boy is almost in...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 15, 2009, 1:15 am
Nikon has just announced the new Nikon D3s, so I decided to post a quick comparison between the old Nikon D3 and the new Nikon D3s in this "Nikon D3 vs D3s" article. Nikon D3s (image courtesy of Niko...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 15, 2009, 12:20 am
Spinach Saag is a curried spinach which is very delicious and pleasantly creamy. It is an excellent side dish for almost anything. I mainly make it as a side to my Curry Chicken. It is very easy to m...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 14, 2009, 1:25 am
For those who are interested in the latest and greatest from Nikon, the new D3s has just been announced, along with a new 85mm F3.5G VR DX lens! Nikon D3s (image courtesy of Nikon) Here is the offi...
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