San Miguel Random #117, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. Now, for this week's photo. I retook a picture of the same dog before he moved. But this time, zoomed in at 400mm to show a close-up. Both of these photos were shot in the course of a few seconds, which really highlights the wonderful... Continue Reading →
100-400mm at 100mm
San Miguel Random #116, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. One of the lenses in my bag that rarely gets used is my 100-400mm lens. While walking the streets of San Miguel, I discovered this dog at rest. This week's shot shows the lens when used at 100mm.
The San Miguel Photo Set
San Miguel Architecture 2011 #181, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. I have the first round of photos edited and uploaded. Whoa - there is a lot to do here...everything will ultimately be posted in this Flickr set. So you can start looking now at this URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdonovan/collections/72157626351549717/ And check back often as I'll be updating... Continue Reading →
Back with Photos – now the processing begins…
I am back. Had a wonderful time. Took several thousand photos. Some of the highlights included dusk, the downtown skyline, walking around downtown, the churches at Antonilco, and the botanical garden. It will take me some time to process it all and upload - especially given that my DSL is too slow (thank you Bell... Continue Reading →
First Vacation in 5 Years
It's overdue. Today, I'm off to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico - for the first vacation in 5 years. The camera is armed and ready.
Preparing for the Next Photography Project
Over this past year, I have considerably retooled my photographic tools repertoire. The goal of this has been to highly improve the quality and ability to take pictures versus where I started at five years ago. First, the hardware has now been rationalized to: Canon EOS 1D Mark IV - The low-light and 48-point auto-focus... Continue Reading →
Commerce Server Blog Migration Finished
All of my historical articles from http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/ have now been migrated here. You can conveniently view them by clicking on http://rdonovan.com/category/commerce-server/. Enjoy!
San Francisco 2011
San Francisco 2011 #72 a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. My pictures are back from my trip to San Francisco and Napa 2011. This journey was the first trip with the 1D Mark IV. Overall, it has proven to be absolutely worth it in every respect. The biggest letdown is the lack of sharpness in... Continue Reading →
Demo Hell – thank you SharePoint 2010
I just built a demo system for presenting Commerce Server 2009 R2 CTP on top of SharePoint 2010 at the Microsoft MVP Summit. The experience was NOT fun, hampered by two major gotchas: SP2010 will not configure unless you are connected to the network. And the domain controller of the domain to which the machine... Continue Reading →
Memories
Tonight, I find myself back in San Francisco. After a little re-orientation, I can find my away around almost as effectively as I have never left. And the same restaurants still are good - a decade later. The major change, however, is how upmarket Geary Street and the area around Union Square have become -... Continue Reading →