The Closing

    This was one the most interesting classes or courses that i have taken till today.  As one of the first classes taken under the American system it has been a very interesting class, not only for the things I have learn but also for the people I have met. How many things have I learn, is a question that I made myself a few times, and the answer is always the same: to many to count.  Probably one of the most important things that I have got out this experience is a friend, for me a friendship is a thing that just like knowledge is forever.  But if I talk about the most valuable that is a difficult question since both are almost as valuable. In a way I wish this course would last more time since the atmosphere is so different and it is more of camaraderie and happy atmosphere something that in my way of thinking is the right combination, needed to learn easy and fast. Finally I want to stress that was a great experience, and if I could I would have this atmosphere every I go, that would make many things easier, I am sure.  Thank You for Everything.   

Passive Voice

      The day was a scary one for Harry, it was the first day in the new job.  He had heard so many different things; this is a great place to work!  No this is a horrible place to work! you are so lucky! and the worst part was that all this comments were made by very credible people.  What to believe and what not to believe was the problem, of course that he was in the best place to work was what Harry wanted to believe. For him that time when he worked at his parents farm had been the best job ever.  But all that had been changed by time and modern technology, farms were a thing of the past now. One more thing has change the possibility of working long days out in the sun, and that reason were his kids.  Now he had to available for them, they are the most important thing for him, after God of course.  But now the door has closed behind him and it was time to embrace a new challenge.

Active Voice

What art?

     I have found that sometimes is hard to find art even if it is in front of me, the problem is that not all people consider art the same way.  Some people may think that few color line stroked in a blank sheets are art, while someone else may think the opposite. I have found that the solution, is to sample art from other artist, just to see what is consider art by a certain group of people.  For example if I want to take pictures of building or flowers, I go see samples of pictures taken by recognized artists and find out what they consider art or beautiful.  My friends have also recommended different website where I can find comment from people that see the pictures on-line and leave their opinion about what they see. I have found this to be very useful and it certainty has help me improve the quality of my art as well.  The good thing is that photography is a kind of art that is present everywhere, so I have plenty of possibilities.

How to store your pictures

     I have worked with pictures for many years by now and until a few years back I still encounter people that think that memory cards for digital cameras are like films that you could only use one time and once filled they have to buy a new memory card, that is not true but the question of how to store this pictures is still in the air. There are many storage options, one of them is to burn them in a CD or DVD if you choose this you can fit many pictures it has limits you can only fit a certain amount of pictures in them and they also have limited lifetime though is not a short period of time it is a limiting feature, as a second option we have our computer itself we can store many thousands of pictures in them and don't have to worry about space, but in this case we have what could be maybe the worst situation and that is that our computers can be affected by almost anything out of the ordinary that happens to them, things like virus or spyware can damage our computers and make us loose those precious pictures stored in them.  Finally we have external hard drives, this devices have also an almost infinite capability, they are also cheap and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and this also make portable.  Saving your pictures in a safe place is just as important as capturing that important moment of our lives.

Definition

    Shutter Lag

      Have you ever had to wait for a few seconds for your camera to take a picture?  This is called shutter lag.  Shutter lag is one of the most annoying things that a camera can have. What it causes it is that the camera needs a few second to get ready to take the next picture after it has taken one.  Many companies have taken various steps to try to prevent this deficiency on their cameras.  Some cameras can take up to a 2 seconds to be ready for the next picture. As a amateur photographer I have feel the effects of the two second lagging, which has cause many special moments to be lost forever.  Sadly one you have a camera that has this problem there is nothing that you can do to fix, except buy another camera that doesn't have this problem.  Modern new digital cameras have gotten away from this problem, yet if you are buying a new camera make sure it doesn't have shutter lagging.