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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 Manual
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 Digital Camera, size: 4.0 MB
Panasonic - 12.1 megapixel - Standard SD - SDHC - SDXC - 4 x optical zoom - ISO 6400 - Built-in Flash - 4.3 ounce
The DMC-FP1 features a 4x optical zoom Lumix DC VARIO lens. The folded optics technology makes it possible to fit the high performance lens in futuristic, flat body. The lens cover can be opened and closed with the touch of a finger, and also serves as a power switch. In iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, 4 detection functions work automatically and simultaneously to optimize your settings, making it easier than ever to take beautiful photos every time. To realize the sonic speed AF, a number of re-eng... Read more [ Report abuse or wrong photo | Share your Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 photo ]
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User reviews and opinions
|12:30pm on Saturday, October 9th, 2010
|Very easy to use. Slide the cover open and it turns on, close it and it turns off. Lots of good presets, point-and-shoot photos are easy.
|12:45pm on Saturday, August 28th, 2010
|Best camera by far Took this camera on recent cruise and used mainly the intelegent mode! perfection in all differant lacations and light conditions. Panasonic Lumix FP1 Digital Camera This camera is wonderful for the price.Great photos.
|9:00pm on Saturday, July 24th, 2010
|Nice Camera We used this camera on a recent trip to San Francisco and it worked great. The pictures were in focus.
|11:03pm on Sunday, July 11th, 2010
|Not too many cameras of this type and size out there that can beat this one .. for the price you pay with the name, it sets at the top with the best!
|9:42am on Monday, May 17th, 2010
|Pocket Camera Wanted a Camera for that quick snap,one that I could easily carry around with my D300.This fits the bill a treat. Panasonic Lumix FP1 camera Excellent camera for holiday snap shots. Good quality pictures and video.
|2:18pm on Sunday, March 21st, 2010
|Good little camera I bought this camera for my "tween" daughter and she has loved it. The picture quality is great (not awesome.
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Basic Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No.
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.
Please also refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied). You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Troubleshooting.
Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 (905) 624-5010 www.panasonic.ca Panasonic Corporation 2010 Printed in China
For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or send e-mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing Panasonic! You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, were sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take the time to fill in the information below. The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Camera information source. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted. Model No. Serial No.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units.
About the battery pack
CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)
Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack. Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit. Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals. Do not touch the plug terminals (+ and ) with metal objects. Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire.
A lithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.
If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off thoroughly with water. If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult a doctor. CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions. Do not heat or expose to flame. Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed. Warning Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 C (140 F) or incinerate.
Information for Your Safety
THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
About the battery charger
CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILTIN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS. Battery charger This battery charger operates on AC between 110 V and 240 V. But In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery charger must be connected to a 120 V AC power supply only. When connecting to an AC supply outside of the U.S.A. or Canada, use a plug adaptor to suit the AC outlet configuration.
-If you see this symbolInformation on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.
Cautions for Use
Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one. Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
Keep the camera as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.). If you use the camera on top of or near a TV, the pictures and sound on the camera may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation. Do not use the camera near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures and sound. Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors. Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera, disturbing the pictures and sound. If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly, turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional). Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on. Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines. If you record near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines, the recorded pictures and sound may be adversely affected.
Information for Your Safety.2
Standard accessories
Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. Part numbers are as of January 2010.
Before use
Standard accessories..7 Names of parts..8
Cursor button.9
Taking pictures with automatic settings [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode..16 Selecting the [REC] mode.18 Taking motion pictures [MOTION PICTURE] Mode.19. Viewing your pictures [NORMAL PLAY].20 Deleting pictures..20
Battery Pack DMW-BCH7PP Charge the battery before use. Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text. Battery Charger DE-A75B Battery Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text. Battery Carrying Case VGQ0J54
Hand Strap
VFC4297 USB Connection Cable K1HA08AD0002
Charging battery..10. Inserting and removing the card (optional)/the battery.. 12. Setting the clock..14. Setting the menu..15
AV Cable
K1HA08CD0028 CD-ROM VFF0588 Software: Use it to install the software on your PC. Operating Instructions
Picture save destination (cards and built-in memory).13
Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format).21 Specifications..23 Optional accessories.26
Cards are optional. You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not using a card. If any accessories are lost, customers should contact 99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) for further information about obtaining replacement parts. Please dispose of all packaging appropriately.
Names of parts
Zoom lever Shutter button Flash Lens Self-timer indicator/ AF assist lamp Lens cover Fully peel off the strip of tape from the lens cover before using the camera. When opening and closing the lens cover, make sure that liquid or foreign objects such as sand do not enter. Microphone Power button Playback button Speaker
The illustrations and screens in this manual may differ from the actual product. This manual uses the screens from DMC-FP1 as examples in its explanations.
Cursor button
[MENU/SET] (menu display/set/finish) Left cursor button () Self-timer Down cursor button () Macro mode In this manual, the button that is used is shaded or indicated by. Up cursor button () Exposure compensation Right cursor button () Flash
LCD monitor [MODE] button Cursor button [DISPLAY] button [Q.MENU]/delete button Release lever
Hand strap eyelet
We recommend using the supplied hand strap to avoid dropping the camera.
[AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket [DC IN] socket Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP: optional). If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor the power
Tripod receptacle Ensure that the tripod is stable. Card/Battery door We recommend you use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor when recording motion pictures.
supply is cut off due to a power cut or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc., the motion picture being recorded will not be recorded.
Charging battery
About batteries that you can use with this unit
The battery that can be used with this unit is DMW-BCH7PP.
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
Charging light ([CHARGE])
On: harging in progress C (approx. 110 min. if fully depleted) Off: Charging complete
It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets. Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards. There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion. Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack. To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used. Use the dedicated charger and battery. The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely. The dedicated battery (DMW-BCH7PP) supports this function. The only batteries suitable for use with this unit are genuine Panasonic products and batteries manufactured by other companies and certified by Panasonic. (Batteries which do not support this function cannot be used). Panasonic cannot in any way guarantee the quality, performance or safety of batteries which have been manufactured by other companies and are not genuine Panasonic products. The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery and set the clock before use. Charge the battery with the charger indoors (10 C - 35 C) (50 F - 95 F).
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Guidelines for number of recordable pictures and
recording time
Number of recordable pictures Recording time Playback time Approx. 300 pictures Approx. 150 min Approx. 260 min
Insert the battery terminals and attach the battery to the charger
Ensure [LUMIX] faces outwards.
Recording conditions by CIPA standard CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association]. [NORMAL PICTURE] Mode Temperature: 23 C (73.4 F)/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on. Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). Using the supplied battery. Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [AUTO].) Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording. Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording. Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases. he number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD T Mode and Power LCD Mode.
Inserting and removing the card (optional)/ the battery
Turn the camera off and slide the release lever ( A ) to [OPEN] before opening the lid Completely insert battery and card
(both click into place)
B Do not touch terminal C Check orientation A
The built-in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the [OPEN] [LOCK] card being used becomes full. for a card.
Picture save destination (cards and built-in memory) Built-in memory (approx. 40 MB)
The access time for the built-in memory may be longer than the access time
Compatible memory cards (optional)
Type of Card Capacity SD memory 8 MB 2 GB cards SDHC memory 4 GB 32 GB cards SDXC memory 48 GB 64 GB cards
The following SD standard-based cards (Panasonic brand recommended)
Close lid
Slide to the [LOCK] position.
o remove T
To remove battery: move lever in direction of arrow. Lever
To remove card: press down in center.
Notes Can be used with devices compatible with the respective formats. Before using SDXC memory cards, check that your computer and other devices support this type of card. http://panasonic.net/avc/ sdcard/information/SDXC. html Cards in capacities not listed at left are not supported.
Switch (LOCK)
If the write-protect switch is set to LOCK, the card cannot be used to Latest information: record or delete shots, and it cannot be formatted. http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/ (This Site is English only.)
Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BCH7PP). If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted. Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing. (ENG) VQT2K16 13 product.
Setting the clock
The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.
Setting the menu
Open the lens cover ( A )
The power is turned on.
Refer to the procedure example below when operating the [SETUP] menu, [REC] menu and [PLAYBACK] menu. Example: etting [LCD MODE] from [OFF] to S in the [NORMAL PICTURE] Mode
Press [MENU/SET] ( B ) while the message is displayed Press to select the items (year, month, day, hour, minute, display order or time display format), and press to set
To cancel Press Do not touch the lens.
Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu
Switching to the [SETUP] menu
1Press. 2 ress to select the [SETUP] menu P icon [ ]. 3Press. Select a menu item next and set it.
Press [MENU/SET] Confirm the setting and press [MENU/SET]
To return to the previous screen, press Turn on power again and check time display.
Press to select [LCD MODE] and then press
Depending on the item, its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way.
Press to select and then press [MENU/SET] to set Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu
change time setting To
Select [CLOCK SET] from [REC] or [SETUP] menu, perform
Taking pictures with automatic settings
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as face, movement, brightness, and distance just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode
Recording mode:
Automatic scene detection
Camera identifies scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings automatically. The type of scene detected is indicated by a blue icon for two seconds.
[i PORTRAIT]: People are detected [i SCENERY]: Scenery is detected [i MACRO]: A close-up shot is detected [i NIGHT PORTRAIT]: People and night scenery are detected
Open the lens cover
(Only when
is selected)
[i NIGHT SCENERY]: Night scenery is detected [i SUNSET]: A sunset is detected
Take pictures
Press halfway Press fully (press lightly and focus) (press the button all the way to record) Shutter button
Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when scene does not correspond to any of the above. If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear as subjects in the picture or face detection is , activated, and the focus and exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces.
If jitter becomes noticeable, use both hands, keep your arms close to your body, and stand with your feet at shoulder width. Focus display ( B ) (In focus: lit / Not in focus: flashing) The AF area ( C ) is displayed around the subjects face by the face detection function. In other cases, it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus. Focus: Max. W: 10 cm (0.33 feet)/ Max. T: 50 cm (1.64 feet) and above
Selecting the [REC] mode
Taking motion pictures [MOTION PICTURE] Mode
Recording mode: Record motion picture with audio as follows. (Note that recording without audio is not possible.)
Press the [MODE] button ( A ) Press or to select the recording mode Press [MENU/SET] ( B )
[NORMAL PICTURE] Mode Take pictures with your own settings. [MY SCENE MODE] Take pictures in commonly used scene modes. [SCENE MODE] Take pictures according to scene. [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Take motion pictures.
Press the [MODE] button Press or to select [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Press [MENU/SET] Start recording
Hold down halfway (adjust the focus) Press fully (start recording) Remaining recording time (approx.)
End recording
Press fully Elapsed recording time (approx.)
The focus and zoom will remain as they were at the beginning of Immediately release the shutter button after pressing it all the way. When there is no space left to store the motion picture, recording Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2GB. To record automatically ends. more than 2 GB, press the shutter button again. (Remaining time for continuous recording is displayed on the screen.)
Viewing your pictures [NORMAL PLAY]
Playback mode:
Reading the Operating Instructions
(PDF format)
Press to select the picture
You have practised the basic operations introduced in these operating instructions and want to progress to advanced operations. You want to check the Troubleshooting. In these kinds of situations refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied).
To play back a motion picture, select an image with or , and then press to start playback.
For Windows Turn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied) Click the [Operating Instructions] Select the desired language and then click [Operating Instructions] to install
Deleting pictures
Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.
to delete displayed
A A To return to the install menu. S B ee next page.
picture ( A ) Press to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] ( B )
Double click the Operating Instructions shortcut icon on the desktop
(PDF format) (Continued)
Digital Camera: Information for your safety
When the Operating Instructions (PDF format) will not open
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later or Adobe Reader 7.0 or later to browse or print the Operating Instructions (PDF format). Insert the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied), click B and then follow the messages on the screen to install. Compatible OS: Windows 2000 SP4/Windows XP SP2 or SP3/ Windows Vista SP1 or SP2/Windows 7 You can download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following Web Site. http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions
uninstall the Operating Instructions (PDF format) To
Delete the PDF file from the Program Files\Panasonic\Lumix\ folder. When the contents in the Program Files folder cannot be displayed, click the [Show the contents of this folder] to display them.
Macintosh For
Turn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied) Open the Manual folder in the CD-ROM and then copy the PDF file with the desired language inside the folder Double click the PDF file to open it
DC 5.1 V When recording: .0 W 1 When playing back: 0.6 W 14,100,000 pixels (DMC-FP2) / 12,100,000 pixels (DMC-FP1) 1/2.33 CCD, total pixel number 14,500,000 pixels (DMC-FP2) / 12,700,000 pixels (DMC-FP1) Primary color filter Lens Optical 4 x zoom f=6.3 mm to 25.2 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 mm to 140 mm) / F3.5 to F5.9 Digital zoom Max. 4 x Extended optical Max. 8.4 x (DMC-FP2) / Max. 7.8 x (DMC-FP1) zoom Focus range Normal 50 cm (1.64 feet) to Macro / 10 cm (0.33 feet) (Wide) / 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Tele) Intelligent to Auto Scene mode There may be difference in above settings. Shutter system Electronic shutter + Mechanical shutter Burst recording Burst speed 1.5 pictures/second (DMC-FP2) 1.8 pictures/second (DMC-FP1) Number of Until card/built-in memory is full recordable pictures
Power Source Power Consumption Camera effective pixels Image sensor
Specifications (Continued)
Hi-speed burst Burst speed Approx. 4.6 pictures/second (DMC-FP2) Approx. 5.5 pictures/second (DMC-FP1) Number of Approx. 15 pictures (When using the built-in recordable memory, immediately after formatting) pictures Max. 100 pictures (When using a card, it may differ depending on the type of card and the recording conditions) Shutter speed 8 to 1/1600 th [STARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds Exposure (AE) AUTO (Program AE) Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, -2 EV to +2 EV) Multiple Metering mode LCD monitor 2.7 TFT LCD (Approx. 230,400 dots) (field of view ratio about 100 %) Flash Flash range: ISO ( ) Approx. 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 4.9 m (16.08 feet) (Wide) Microphone Monaural Speaker Monaural Recording media Built-in Memory (Approx. 40 MB) / SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / SDXC Memory Card Recording file format Still picture JPEG (based on Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard) / DPOF corresponding Motion QuickTime Motion JPEG pictures (motion pictures with audio) Interface Digital: USB 2.0 (Full Speed) Analog video / audio: NTSC Composit, Audio line output (Monaural) Terminal Dimensions Mass Operating temperature Operating humidity AV OUT / DIGITAL: Dedicated jack (8 pin) DC IN: Dedicated jack (2 pin) Approx. 98.6 mm (W) x 58.9 mm (H) x 18.6 mm (D) [3.88 (W) x 2.32 (H) x 0.73 (D)] (excluding the projection part) With card and battery: Approx. 141 (0.31 lb) Excluding card and battery: Approx. 121 (0.27 lb) 0 C to 40 C (32 F to 104 F) 10 % to 80 %
Battery charger (Panasonic DE-A75B): Information for your safety
Input Output
110 V to 240 V 50/60Hz, 0.2 A 4.2 V 0.65 A (Battery charging)
Equipment mobility: Movable Battery Pack (lithium-ion) (Panasonic DMW-BCH7PP): Information for your safety
3.7 V / 695 mAh
Optional accessories
Product name: Battery Pack Product no.: DMW-BCH7PP Performance identical to supplied battery pack. Recommended for taking on holiday, etc.
Product name: AC adaptor Product no.: DMW-AC5PP
Product name: SDXC Memory Card Product no.: 48GB: RP-SDW48GU1K 64GB: RP-SDW64GU1K Product name: SDHC Memory Card Product no.: 4GB: RP-SDW04GU1K 4GB: RP-SDP04GU1K 4GB: RP-SDR04GU1A 8GB: RP-SDW08GU1K 8GB: RP-SDP08GU1K 8GB: RP-SDR08GU1A 16GB: RP-SDW16GU1K 16GB: RP-SDP16GU1K 32GB: RP-SDW32GU1K Product name: SD Memory Card Product no.: 2 GB: RP-SDP02GU1K 2 GB: RP-SDR02GU1A
Product numbers are correct as of January 2010. These may be Accessories and/or model numbers may vary between countries. Consult your local dealer. subject to change.
Technical specifications
Full description
The DMC-FP1 features a 4x optical zoom Lumix DC VARIO lens. The folded optics technology makes it possible to fit the high performance lens in futuristic, flat body. The lens cover can be opened and closed with the touch of a finger, and also serves as a power switch. In iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, 4 detection functions work automatically and simultaneously to optimize your settings, making it easier than ever to take beautiful photos every time. To realize the sonic speed AF, a number of re-engineering and improvements are made including the adaptation of higher-speed actuator, the optimization of algorithms and the parallelization of software processing element. The result is ultra high speed yet accurate AF performance for users to enjoy the airy shooting that has experienced never before. Panasonic also replaced its linear program processing with parallel processing to achieve an ultra high-speed start-up time. The DMC-FP1 can record motion pictures in high-definition. The pixel mixed readout method enables bright motion-picture recording even in low-light settings. The DMC-FP1's large 2.7-inch LCD features high 230,000-dot resolution Intelligent LCD. It automatically adjusts the brightness in 11 steps according to shooting conditions. This LCD provides sharp, clear images in virtually all shooting situations, ranging from nighttime to bright daylight scenes. In addition, the high-angle mode makes the display extremely easy to view from a low angle, for example, when taking photos by raising your hand upward to capture the subject over the crowd.
|Product Type
|Digital camera - compact
|3.9 in
|0.7 in
|2.3 in
|4.3 oz
|Enclosure Color
|Main Features
|12.1 Megapixel
|Color Support
|Optical Sensor Type
|Total Pixels
|12,700,000 pixels
|Effective Sensor Resolution
|12,100,000 pixels
|Optical Sensor Size
|Light Sensitivity
|ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO auto (1600-6400)
|Digital Zoom
|4 x
|Shooting Modes
|Frame movie mode
|Shooting Programs
|Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, self-portrait, pet, scenery, food, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, beach, transform, snow, high sensitivity, starry sky, soft skin, baby1, baby2, photo frame, aerial photo, hi-speed burst, film grain, flash-burst
|Special Effects
|Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Natural
|Image Stabilizer
|Optical (MEGA O.I.S.)
|Max Shutter Speed
|1/1600 sec
|Min Shutter Speed
|60 sec
|Exposure Metering
|Exposure Modes
|Program, automatic
|Exposure Compensation
|±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
|Face Detection
|White Balance
|Custom, automatic, presets
|White Balance Presets
|Cloudy, daylight, halogen, shade
|Digital Video Format
|QuickTime, MJPEG
|Still Image Format
|Continuous Shooting Speed
|1.8 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second
|Video Capture
|QuickTime - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps QuickTime - 848 x 480 - 30 fps QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 30 fps QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
|Memory / Storage
|Supported Flash Memory
|SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
|Integrated Memory
|Image Storage
|JPEG 4000 x 3000 JPEG 4000 x 2672 JPEG 4000 x 2248 JPEG 3264 x 2448 JPEG 2560 x 1920 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 640 x 480
|Camera Flash
|Camera Flash
|Built-in flash
|Flash Modes
|Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
|Red Eye Reduction
|Effective Flash Range
|1 ft - 16 ft
|AF illuminator
|Lens System
|Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 25.2 mm - f/3.5-5.9
|Focal Length
|6.3 mm - 25.2 mm
|Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
|35 - 140mm
|Focus Adjustment
|Auto Focus
|TTL contrast detection
|Auto Focus Points (Zones)
|Min Focus Range
|19.7 in
|Macro Focus Range
|4 in
|Lens Aperture
|Optical Zoom
|4 x
|Zoom Adjustment
|Motorized drive
|Lens Construction
|10 group(s) / 11 element(s)
|Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
|Additional Features
|Self Timer
|Self Timer Delay
|10 sec, 2 sec
|Additional Features
|Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, RGB primary color filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, DPOF support, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Face Detection AF/AE, 720p HD movie recording, Intelligent Scene Selector, text input to Exif header, built-in help guide, Exif Print support, Motion Detection Technology, automatic display brightness adjustment
|LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7" - color
|Display Form Factor
|Display Format
|230,000 pixels
|Microphone - built-in
|Microphone Technology
|Electret condenser
|Microphone Operation Mode
|Connector Type
|1 x USB 1 x composite video/audio output 1 x DC power input
|Expansion Slot(s)
|1 x SD Memory Card
|Drivers & Utilities, Apple QuickTime, Adobe Reader, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0
|System Requirements for PC Connection
|Peripheral Devices
|USB port, CD-ROM drive
|Compatible with Windows 7
|"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
|Included Accessories
|Battery case, hand strap
|Cables Included
|USB cable A/V cable
|Power Device
|Battery charger - external
|Supported Battery Details
|1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 695 mAh ( included )
|Environmental Parameters
|Min Operating Temperature
|Max Operating Temperature
|Universal Product Identifiers
|Part Number
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About this cartoon, Bob says ...
I don't know any cartoonist who would not be tempted to draw a caricature of Muhammad as the project was presented.
The editor of the Danish newspaper basically said, "I think you guys are censoring yourselves. I think you're chicken," and then he paid money for it. Whew. Tough one to turn down. It's not very often the gatekeeper throws open the gate and says, "Knock yourself out."
I wanted to draw a cartoon that attacked the cause of all the troubles. It's not the cartoonists who are burning and looting and killing, but the extremists. I immediately thought of the burqa, to my Western eyes, the symbol of religious extremism.
So,I thought about changing the burqa to protect the hypersensitive soul of the extremist Muslim and the eye hole-less burqa forced its way into my American brain. It's cultural, I know. But to change the culture, we don't need more laws, as the radical imams suggest. We need thicker skins. Or burqas without eye-holes.

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Lawrence R. Ernst, Christopher J. Guciardo, Yoel Izsak, Jonathan J. Lisic and Chester H. Ponikowski (2008) "Implementation of Controlled Selection in the National Compensation Survey Redesign"
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Sacred Books of the Buddhists
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Mahâ Satipatthâna Suttanta; Introduction (Discussion of the title); Text; Pâyâsi Suttanta; Introduction (Teaching of the Community after the Buddha's death. Doctrine of Dâna); Text; Index of Principal Subjects and Proper Names; Index of Pali Woris
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Fuji x100 :: Review
Let me get this out of the way… The Fuji x100 is the greatest digital camera ever made and may just be the greatest camera I have ever owned. You'll have a hard damn time convincing me otherwise. I can state with confidence that this is my favorite camera I have ever owned. Period. End of story. Done. Best. Camera. EVAR. OMG. Etc. Note that I am not sponsored by Fuji, I have no relationship with Fuji, and I paid for this camera with my own money. I have nothing to gain in services, advertising, affiliations, or monetary value by writing this review.
I'll break this down after the jump …
de_VICE :: Streets of NYC with the Fuji X100
In case you haven't read my 1,000 something tweets about how much I love the new Fuji x100, then I need to let you know that I love the Fuji x100. I'm working on a full review of the thing right now. It will NOT be a pixel peeping, button counting, megapixel masturbation fest of flowers and cats. It will be more of a review about how it fits in the life of a working photographer and how to work around the number of "quirks" the thing has.
I'm in New York this week getting my book looked at and stuff. It's a fantastic process and I'm meeting some fantastic people. The brand is done. The site is 98% complete. I'm having some issues with the portfolio PDF download. Working on it.
Here are a few more from the streets of NYC. It's a little series I'm calling #de_VICE. We are tethered to our devices to the point they may be a vice. I know I struggle with it. Once you are in the iWorld it's amazing how unaware you become of your surroundings. Like, some guy taking your picture of you doing whatever it is you are doing there on your device.
More images to come with the review. It's an awesome camera and a total pain in the a** at the same time. I absolutely love it.
Modifiers :: From Day 03 of My creativeLIVE Class
Ok. Are you ready to get your nerd on? Calling all pixel peepers! Here are the images for the modifier run down we went through on Day 03 of the creativeLIVE studio lighting class. I'm not sure which took me longer… Shooting all of these images during the class or prepping them for the web.
Before we get started with the images there are some things I want to go ahead and cover with you before you check these out.
This isn't the most comprehensive light modifier test in the world. It isn't even half way scientific in approach. There are real issues with comparing modifiers like this. I'm telling you right now that this isn't the true proper nerded out way of doing this kind of thing. While we strove for consistency and Dan and I spent some time in the morning before the broadcast testing things out, remember there can be variations 1/3 of a stop from pop to pop with those Alien Bees. That's why they are affordable. With all that said let me now say… if you run through some modifiers in this way you'll learn a lot. I do this kind of stuff when I'm checking out a new modifier.
Why do I feel the need to give this big disclaimer? To ward off the measurebators that are about to descend on this post. The guys who look at photos on the photon level and lose all the soul of this craft. I like to nerd out from time to time and discuss CMOS vs. CCD but never at the cost of losing the soul of the craft. So… enjoy this comparison. There are things to learn.
Things to look for ::
• Take a look at how the modifier effects the exposure on the subject and the background. • Watch the transition from highlight to shadow. How hard is that line? • Take a look at the catchlights in the eyes. • How effecient is the modifier in terms of lost light from the standard? • Look at the difference in the quality of light when some of them are moved closer than the standard shooting point. • Moving the light closer to the subject changes exposure so I didn't list the change in aperture for those images since they deviated from standard position.
I've highlighted a few areas here to watch in the photos below… Look at this crop between the 7′ and 4′ Octabanks…
Notice how the transition from highlight to shadow is much more gradual with the larger 7′ Octa. Notice how the shadows are more open with the 7′ as compared to the 4′. Notice the 4′ Octa has a brighter catchlight. Notice they have about the same effect on the exposure of the background. The background is important to watch with these. There are times I pick a modifier based on how it is going to throw light on or flag light off of the background. Here is the same image without the circles. From modifier to modifier some areas will change dramatically and some will barely be noticeable.
The following image is the "standard" for this test. It is an Alien Bee with its standard 7″ silver reflector in place. The standard exposure for this at this distance is f13. We then paraded different modifiers off of the same light stand position. At times I moved the stand to demonstrate a distance I would more likely be using that particular modifer.
Here is a crop of the 7′ Octa (our largest modifier) in comparison to the standard 7″ reflector. Notice how light from the Octa wraps all the way around to her ear.
Want to pixel peep? Here you go!
If you look at a few of these and say "I can't really tell any difference between the $30 modifier and the $800 modifier!" then note the disclaimers above. There are ways of shooting a shoot through umbrella in this kind of situation and make it look a whole lot like the Octabank. Then there are times that one will absolutely run circles around the other and the difference is night and day. To walk through each of these drastic and subtle usage changes would have taken the entire three days of teaching. Your goal is to get to know YOUR modifiers and be educated about the basic differences between different kinds so you can make educated choices the next time you go buy one of these.
As Bill, one of the creativeLIVE crew members, said so well… "There's no morality in choosing a light modifier." Let that sink in. Sometimes I pick a modifier based on… "Ummmm. How about…. Uh. This one." Other times I walk in a room and I know that I want my 28″ Westcott Apollo and there is no other modifier in the world that will do the job. Sometimes I pick a modifier because it is more efficient with light than another that is similar to it in look. Note how the reflective umbrella lost 2 stops of light as opposed to the 4′ Octa. Sometimes that stop is a make or break situation on a job.
At times there's "just something" about one modifier over another. You can't quite put your finger on it but you just like "that thing" about that modifier. That's how I feel about the 22″ beauty dish. I could get a very similar look from the 28″ Apollo or a small silver umbrella but there is just "something" about how the light feathers and falls off with the beauty dish that makes me pull that out over a small softbox. Sometimes I just like the catchlight more.
I like circles.
Other times I like rectangles.
There's not a moral issue on the table here.
Another issue with this test is we aren't shooting full length. You'd see a BIG difference between a 60″ umbrella and a 7′ Octa when shooting full length. I tested that out and went back and forth on it. The reason I decided against it was our awesome subject, Lou, would have been standing in one spot for a long time. That little stool she was on was bad enough. I felt standing for as long as we needed to run through this would have been too much to ask. Remember, we are in the service industry. Serve your clients. Make them as comfortable as possible. I guess I could have had her lean on something. That would have been a light stand or a broom handle. Neither make for the best props.
My last caveat to all of this… Go shoot your own lighting tests! Seriously. You'll learn so much doing this. Change the distance, the angle, the height, etc. Watch what your modifiers do full length vs. head and shoulders. LEARN YOUR GEAR!!!
All the images and download links after the jump….
"I need a rooftop. In Manhattan. Tonight. With a garden hose."
I just finished editing my first music video this week. I shot this in New York last fall thanks to the help of friends, twitter, and Kmart. Read a little story about it after the jump.
I had a few extra days in New York last fall and I spent those days shooting as much personal work as I could. I was in the area to shoot a wedding with Marc. Assistant and intern extraordinaire Brian Hall was along for the ride as well. I reached out to as many people I knew with connections in NYC to find musicians to shoot. It turned out that Snowden frontman, Jordan, was in the city at the same time. Snowden is one of my favorite bands in the world and I'm blessed that they are from Atlanta and I've been able to work with them a few times.
Jordan and I decided we would meet up Sunday night and shoot some new promos for him. He sent me a few of his new songs for me to listen to before our shoot. I heard this song Lemon Peel and loved it right away. Saturday night I'm riding the train and I decided we should shoot a music video instead of portraits. I sent Jordan a text and he was down for whatever. Sunday morning I put out a message on Twitter that read something like,
"I need a rooftop. In Manhattan. Tonight. With a garden hose."
Ten minutes later I get a message from Neil at Nomadic by Design. He had access to a rooftop on the upper west side and it most definitely had a water hose we could use. The only caveat was we couldn't make a lot of noise because we would be standing over his friend's apartment and their two year old would be asleep. So no screaming, jumping, playing loud music. Ok. No worries. I thank Neil for helping me out and we plan to meet at his place later that evening.
Now then, I had flashes for portrait work but I sure didn't have any video lights with me. The 5d MkII does pretty well in low light but not in no light. I knew that I wanted to build off of the water references in the song and I knew that water looks best if it can be back-lit. I also had to do this on a budget of "not much". Like, less than $50. I went to the Kmart at Penn Station and bought six flashlights. I would have bought some more but that was all they had and I still had another band to shoot AND take 10 portraits of 10 strangers so I didn't have a lot of time hitting up the entire city looking for more flashlights. On a tech note, these are those focused LED beam lights and they were making odd patterns of light on the roof behind Jordan. I needed to diffuse them to get rid of the pattern so I used the white plastic Kmart bag they came in to do that. I ripped the bag up and put pieces of the plastic over the front of the flashlights and that got rid of the patterns. Ghetto Video Dot Com!
Marc and Brian came along for the evening. Marc was on the flashlight lighting Jordan. Brian was on the water hose. Everything and everybody was soaked by the end of the sixth take. The wind was really unpredictable and we just had to deal with it. Jordan's MacBook playing the song was wet, the 5d was dripping wet, and Brian turned out to be just as soaked holding the hose as Jordan did getting hit by it. All in all… it was a great night.
So why did it take me so long to edit? Because the idea I had for the edit sucked and I couldn't re-envision the project. I had it set in my head that it was going to be one way but that way turned out like crap and I couldn't "see" anything different. That happens to me a lot. I get an idea for a shot. I see it in my head. I pick up the camera. I take a photo. The photo sucks. It is nowhere close to what I see in my head. In photography I have learned to let those things go until another day. I couldn't let this one go until one evening this week. I've been editing images for a new portfolio and this Snowden video was bugging the hell out of me. Jordan froze his ass off for this video and I still haven't pulled anything out of it. I divorced myself from my first plan and just started fresh and new without a plan and I knocked it out in one night. Seriously. One night. Done. WTH? It's like doing taxes. No, no it's not.
So yes… my first music video. I'm happy with it. I'll hate it soon enough but for now I'm really glad I dropped my first idea for the edit and went in a different direction with it. Am I going to sell my self as a music video director? Nope. Do I want to do more of these? Absolutely. Yes. Just spoke with a past client last night about another one of these. Hip to the hippity hop!
Cheers, Zack
PS – I won the last GOYA shoot out! I really thought it was going to be Robin (photographer E). I'll do another post later.
Workflow :: Photo Mechanic to Lightroom to Photoshop to Delivery
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I. Love. Photo Mechanic. End of story. This one program has saved hours and hours of my post production time in the last six months that I've been using it. How do I use it? Well, as I state in the screencast above, I only scratch the surface of what it can do but just watch how fast this program is. I can not say enough great things about it. It is available for Mac and PC.
Read below for a $10 discount code on Photo Mechanic!
In this screencast I walk you through my process from start to finish. I have recorded, encoded, uploaded, and ditched this project three times this weekend with the third attempt being my final. Workflow and post production is far from being the funnest and coolest part of our jobs. There is only so much you can say or do to make it the least bit interesting yet it is crucial to our day to day jobs. The more efficient we can be in post production the more time is added to our lives.
Please note that I am not the end all be all workflow guru. Far from it. I do what I do and it works for me. I'm sure many of you are going to leave some comments here teaching me a thing or three about workflow and how I might skim a few more minutes here or there off of my time working with my images. I welcome that. Let this be a conversation about workflow instead of a teaching lesson coming from me.
I want to mention that the Lexar UDMA FW800 card reader I refer to in the video is currently on sale at B&H for $53.99. That sale ends March 6th. That is more than $20 off the retail price! Do yourself a favor and pick up a few of these. You can daisy chain up to four of them per firewire port. I avoided these for a long time due to the price point but now that I'm using them I don't know how I lived without them. I wish I would have bought them a long, long, time ago.
I also mention my tutorial on shooting on white seamless on this blog post. You can find the begining of that tutorial here if you have not already seen that.
Many of you asked on Twitter about my thoughts on LR 3, Aperture, and archiving. I can answer that quickly here. I have not really looked at LR 3 yet. I've read Kelby's ongoing posts about new features and I'm excited to see it once it goes public … and … a few months after that since there are always bugs to figure out once a large update is released. I'm too busy to test new software, deal with glitches, and throw up my hands to only go back to what I know and wait for the glitches to disappear. I am interested in the new Aperture 3.0 since it can sync libraries between multiple computers. Aperture has always been a resource hog though. Not that LR is anything but 100% efficient but I only have one editing machine I feel could make the most of Aperture and I'm not convinced that I need to convert from LR to Aperture just yet. I know plenty of you use it and love it with a capital LOVE. I get that. Their brushes look far more intuitive than LR's brushes. I typically can not afford to jump from application to application when I'm not convinced it is what I need. I was happy in bridge until I sat in a two hour workshop covering LR. Once I saw what it was capable of I switched from Bridge to LR. Maybe the same would happen if I attended an Aperture workshop.
As for archiving, I have decided that should be a post of its own.
For more information about the deeper features of Photo Mechanic, check out the great tutorials on PhotoMetaData.org.
I hope you enjoy this screencast more than I did making it. Actually, it was a fun process until I watched the final, uploaded, ready to go versions before this and decided they were far, far, far too boring. I decided it needed 100% more hip hop and down tempo. Side note – I'm now using Affix Music for my soundtrack needs. They are a new music licensing company who specialize in urban and electronic music. Their catalouge is growing and growing. Check them out. Would you all be interested in a discount code with them? Let me know and I'll see if I can swing one. They are an amazing service!
BTW – Caleb sat next to me on this one and he wants you to tell me in the comment section if it was boring or not.
Photo Mechanic Discount Code ::
All you have to do is ask…. I called the good folks at Camera Bits, makers of Photo Mechanic, and told them I was doing a screencast based on PM and asked if there was some sort of discount they could offer all of you. They were more than willing to give me a code that is good for $10 off the price. You get to pay less than I did! In the name of full disclosure… I'm not getting anything from Camera Bits. This is not an advertisement. I pay for my software.
Call 1 503 547 2800 or email (sales @ camerabits [dot] com) to order and use the code PMzarias. This code is only good for emailed and phoned in orders. They currently do not have a promo code box when simply ordering online. This code is good until March 15th, 2010. (EXPIRED)
Cheers, Zack
PS – I know curves are a great way of dealing with exposure issues but at times, brightness and fill does the job for me. As with all things post production, there are 10 different ways to do the same thing.
Where Umbrellas Dare Not Go :: Flying Silks
Do you ever need something larger than an umbrella or softbox? Not quite sure if you are wanting to deal with a massive Octabank? Try a 12×12′ silk! Tie it up to some stands like these Matthews Tall Boys and presto! Gorgeous light.
Did you click on the links? Expensive aren't they? Not to rent!
PITA to carry around, set up, and use? Absolutely. Worth the pain in the ass it is to carry around, set up, and use? Absolutely. Want to do it on your own? Absolutely not. Bring a friend or two.
Silk's are great because they cut ambient light, you can blow flash into them, you can use them as background material, they look cool blowing around in videos, etc, etc, etc. Octa's are cool because you can blow flash into them. (crickets) No etc, etc, etc. after talking about big octa's. Don't get me wrong, octabanks are amazing light modifiers. LOVE them! But if you need something that is just as much a pain in the a$$ to set up, sand bag, and move around as a large octa is, then consider using a silk. I prefer the 12×12′ as it is really versatile at that size. I think we are paying about $25 a day to rent two silks. That's an affordable solution to a modifier that can do a number of things.
I can't show the goods from today's shoot but here is one that I really like from today showing the silk flying in the air like it just don't care.
Cheers, Zack
Black Rob :: An Audio Experiment
As we get deeper into video production I know that one skill I really need to work on is audio capture and editing. I headed out this evening with a Sennheiser ME-67 and an Edirol audio recorder. Big thanks to Marc for letting me borrow the recorder. The recording comes after the story.
Meg was in Little Five Points to purchase some props and wardrobe for a shoot we have next week. I met her there and walked around recording sounds of cars, people, etc. Someone called out to me;
"What in the hell is that thing? Is that a gun or something?"
The ME-67 is about 14 inches long and is kind of menacing looking in the dark. Black Rob (as he's known on the streets) was just making sure nothing crazy was about to go down. He started asking me about recording equipment and I started asking about his life.
I recorded Rob without the aid of headphones. I scurried out of the studio too quickly today and left my headphones behind. Always a great thing to do when trying to learn how to capture audio. Luckily the Edirol recorder has a nice level readout so I just kept my eye on that while recording.
I came home needing some music to lay under the recording I had made. Meg disappeared into Loretta (her recording studio) to create an original song just for me. She reappeared at 5am. I had cut all the parts out of the recording that I wanted and got to work in Apple's Soundtrack Pro. This is the first time I've used the program and it was the first time Meg used ProTools. We've both been sliding down a steep learning curve.
I'm sure you audio guys and gals would have some opinions on this. I would love to hear them.
Listen to the final project for the day.
Cheers, Zack
I'm freaking motivated! :: Drew Gardner DVD Review
Well I'm freaking motivated now. Meg and I just watched London based photographer Drew Gardner's DVD entitled "Location Lighting with Drew Gardner." I picked it up from Midewst Photo Exchange for $24.95. That is a grand theft video right there and it is an introductory offer. I think it is going to sell normally for $34.95 or $40. For UK readers you can purchase it from the Flash Centre for 20 pounds.
Synopsis of this DVD :: You follow Drew on two big location shoots. He walks you through the location, the lighting, the thought process, and finishes each section with a quick look at the post production. The reason the post production is a "quick look" is because he does as much as he can at the time of shooting instead of relying on Photoshop. Granted, these images "require" some compositing. I mean, where are you going to find five perfectly trained badgers? The following images are the final images from these two shoots…
These are big production shoots with a station wagon full of gear. Drew uses a Phase One medium format back, Elinchrom Ranger lights, the beautiful and remarkable Red Wing boom (I really want one of these), grids, Chimera softboxes, a smoke machine, and assistants to help him get all of this together. Here is the thing though… Do not think that you HAVE to have this gear to get something out of this video. I don't have any where near the type of gear he uses for this and I'm completely inspired to get off my arse and step up my game.
So what does that mean? That means I pick this information apart and retrofit the techniques Drew uses with the gear I currently own. That means I shoot 35mm based digital instead of medium format digital. It means I use my Alien Bees with a Vagabond battery in addition to my used Nikon flashes. The Rangers are incredibly wonderful and powerful lights but I can't yet justify the cost of them and chances are you can't either. It basically means I step up my skill set with whatever gear I have. I work within my limitations and that is going to make me a better photographer.
Another thing I think about is I can rent bigger lights if needed! I can rent a Ranger and a head for $55 a day here in Atlanta. Plan your shoots well and you can sometimes pick up rental gear on a Friday afternoon, return it on Monday and only pay for one day of rental. That gives you 2 1/2 days to shoot.
Some of you may be saying, "But I'm a wedding / portrait photographer. Why would I go to these lengths for my shoots?"
Because you could absolutely separate yourself from the pack of competition if you slowed down and thought through sessions with the detail Drew goes into. When you show up with something completely different than the standard you attract a client base looking for something different. You also attract better rates for your services because you put more into it than the new kid on the block with the camera from Best Buy.
Slowing down is something I have to be doing these days. I'm the kind of photographer who feels he must shoot, shoot, shoot and get this angle and that angle and the other angle. A lot of times this is great and keeps me on my toes but I know that I'm not getting exactly what I want because I feel some sort of internal pressure to move on to the next scenario BEFORE I get the best I can get from what is in front of me. I'm really attracted to tethered medium format digital right now because it makes you slow down and really think through the shot in front of you.
Seriously, exchange the girl on the water buffalo with a bride and you have a John Michael Cooper meets Drew Gardner kind of thing.
This DVD is NOT a down and dirty, nuts and bolts technical video. If you are new to lighting and photography in general then this one is going to go a bit over your head. This is best suited for those of you who are comfortable with lighting or at least you have the knowledge and understanding of f-stops and shutter speeds. If you are new to lighting then check out the OneLight DVD and/or the Strobist DVD for the foundations of lighting and gear.
It is currently being offered at MPEX in the US for $25 and that's a steal. I suggest picking one up before the introductory price is up.
Find out more about Drew on his blog at www.TheDarkArt.com. And here is a quick trailer for the DVD…
Cheers, Zack
PS – Yes… I taught with Drew in Dubai. NO… I'm not getting any kind of commission / kickback for posting this review! I really do love this DVD as does Meg. Yep! Even Meg got excited about photography after watching this and she isn't a photographer!
The DarkSphere + "What's In My Bag" ::
Many of you have asked about my DarkSphere that I used in the GPP group shot photo. It is pictured above attached to a Nikon SB-25. It is painted silver on the inside and black on the outside. I do not suggest painting it silver on the inside because it took about 18 months for the silver paint to dry on the inside. Paint it white instead or don't paint it at all. This is for the soft squishy model of the Lightsphere. That is a Speedotron 10 degree grid bunjeed to the flash.
Why did I do this? I like for grids to be placed a little bit off of the face of the flash head. I find that it gives a cleaner circle of light and it is much easier to bunjee to a small hotshoe flash. So I took a Lightsphere that someone gave me and painted it black to act as a sort of parabolic reflector like you find on 120j's and Q-flashes. It works exactly as I want it to work! The problem with painting one of these is that you can no longer use it as a food storage container or a cocktail glass. Oh well.
While we are nerding out and talking about gear, I thought I would do one of those "what's in your bag" blog posts that were popular a few years ago.
For my bag I use the ThinkTank Airport Security roller bag. This is THE best camera bag I have ever owned and it has more miles on it than I can count and every stitch is still in place. I love that I can lock the main compartments as well as lock the tethered cable to something so someone can't simply roll off with it. They have to show up with bolt cutters to take off with this thing.
I'm off to shoot a big Indian wedding in the morning and here is how it is packed.
In addition to my Speedo grids, I also keep two Honl Photo grids and a snoot in my bag. They are nice to just have something to slap on to a flash quickly. Here is the front flap compartments.
Yes, I'm packing both systems tomorrow. @Steve_Gray asked on twitter, "Isn't that like packing matter and anti-matter?" Hahaha! So true. Notice I had to separate them or else they would be fighting to the death!
Which one do I love more? Can't say. Can't say at all. I will tell you this though… when it comes time to shoot the reception tomorrow night I bet you the 5d goes back in the bag because the auto focus is useless in low light. You'd think they could do something about that. The D3 can focus in just about any dark environment I find myself in. The 5d requires you to be standing on the surface of the sun to have enough light to focus. Ok, maybe not right on the surface but pretty close. The AF system on the Canon can not even be compared to the Nikon. In this area Canon sucks and Nikon rocks. The rest seems to be up for debate.
I've been shooting with them side by side for the past few weeks and I'm confident I can keep them straight now as far as the vast difference in controls on each one. If you have any questions about gear and such hit me up in the comment section.
Cheers, Zack
GPP Group Shot = Pressure That Can Make Diamonds
On the next to the last day of Gulf Photo Plus I was informed by GPP organizer, Mohamed Somji, that I had the "privilege" of shooting the group shot of all the GPP staff and photographers. I would be given 15 minutes to set up and execute the shot with 25 to 40 people.I have done countless group shots in my young career but never one that had folks like Joe McNally, Drew Gardner, David Hobby, Chase Jarvis, David Nightingale, and on and on and on. No pressure.
Last year David Hobby shot the group photo. He did it available light and had the photo posted on the web in 30 minutes. He was smart. David kept it simple. I however had could not leave "well enough" alone. I wanted to make a picture that was a tribute to some of the photographers in the photo and I wanted to keep with the OneLight theme so I decided I would get everyone in the auditorium and light them individually with one light and then comp them together in post. I have "painted with strobes" a few times in my life but never on this scale. It isn't the most technically brilliant photograph I've ever made in my life but I had fun doing it. Everyone in the room had fun bustin' my chops for taking this on. Hobby had a GRAND time playing with his wizard in his pocket while I was setting this up too.
How I did it = Pretty simple
• I set my camera up on a tripod so that each shot would align in the final image to be created.
• I had my studio manager, Erik, walk around the room with a Nikon SB-25 mounted on a tripod. On the SB I placed a Lightsphere that I have painted black. I call it my Darksphere. I then bunjee'd a 20º grid on the front of that. I like to have my grids placed off of the flash tube to get a cleaner circle of light.
• I exposed somewhere around 5.6 at 250th of a second to kill the ambient light in the room. I just needed the light on each person. There are 29 people in the final shot and I used 28 frames to capture them all. Chase and his wife, Kate, were lit together for one shot.
• I tried a quick multiple exposure shot on the back of the D3 to see if my idea was going to work. In this you can see Erik holding the light on the stick.
This is what each individual shot looked like…
This is what the group shot looks like without the auditorium showing through…
Here is the auditorium. I would use this image to mask parts of the ambient back into the group shot.
Once the people were together I could then bring in the image above and again, using layer masking, I painted in just enough of the ambient light to mix in with the lit shots. The final shot was 34 layers tall. 28 layers of people and 6 layers of ambient light and details like the the strobe painting on the back wall panels. Here it is again…
So…To Joe McNally – I know you eat 30 Speedlights for breakfast every morning so excuse me while I meagerly try to pull it off with one.
To David Hobby – My light rig for this shot not only has a bunjee cord on it, but it has a LightSphere that I spray painted black to keep with the DIY / Modify philosophy you preach so well.
To David Nightingale – 30+ exposures to make one final image! How do you do it so well? You can see how much of a hack I am.
To Drew Gardner – If only I had a water buffalo and 300 gallons of strawberry jam then you too would have a tribute here. Maybe next year I'll shoot it on a Phase One. Oh wait! I don't have to shoot it next year! Some other light monkey will have to do it!
To Chase Jarvis – You talk about pushing yourself. Well… I pushed myself on this one!
I could have done this or that or the other to make this shot better but I had no time to really think it through. It was a good exercise for me though. I'm glad I did it this way.
I have one more Dubai post to make this week and then we are back to regularly scheduled blogramming.
Cheers, Zack
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The interior department held a public hearing in Tallahassee Thursday on its plan to allow oil and gas drilling in another two million acres off the gulf coast.
The Florida Public Interest Research Group says the plan is a threat to Florida's beaches and its tourist-driven economy.
Holly Binns of the Florida Public Interest Research Group says, "Our message to the interior department today is simple. Floridians urge you: don't rig Florida's future. And we stand firmly opposed to new offshore oil and gas drilling off of our coast. The bottom line is this: offshore drilling is dirty, it's dangerous and it doesn't deliver."
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Parking, Business and Economic Leaders Headline NPA Convention and Expo 2013
The 62nd annual National Parking Association (NPA) Convention & Expo, Oct. 7-10 in Chicago, will focus on peak performance, parking best practices and cutting-edge technology. Its theme is "Leading Teams, Technology & Real-Time Results."
Wim Elfrink, Cisco Executive Vice President, Industry Solutions, and Chief Globalisation Officer, will deliver the keynote address. Elfrink will speak on "The Internet of Things: Parking, the Next Killer App," at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 8.
"The parking industry is changing rapidly. Big data, technology infrastructure and 'smart' transportation, along with Internet marketing, and mobile pay and marketing, are changing how parking does business," said NPA President Christine Banning, CAE, in announcing Wilfrink's selection. "Our keynote will cover the new trends ... and what they mean to the parking industry."
Also on Oct. 8, William T. Krouch, President of Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, will present "2014 Economic Forecast: Real Estate, Financing and Mixed-Use Development." Key takeaways from his General Sessions talk include a commercial development and construction outlook; understanding the future of financing and commercial development; and how mixed-use trends affect you and
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The NPA Convention & Expo 2013 also features six tracks of targeted education: peak performance, finance, management and operations, technology, university, and Certified Parking Professional (CPP) certification.
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"NPA's convention is focused on the future, strategic opportunity, best practices and performance results," Banning said. "The NPA is the fastest-growing trade association in North America," she added, "with double digit growth, groundbreaking parking research, best practices and business processes.
Other events taking place during the four-day event, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, include the 2013 National Valet Olympics, CPP Day and NPA's biggest-ever Expo. For more information on the 2013 NPA convention, go to www.npaconvention.org/2013.
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Peoria, IL (October 22, 2012) The combined voices of the Bradley Community Chorus and the Bradley Chorale, aided by the Bradley Symphony Orchestra, will present the stirring German Requiem by Johannes Brahms on Sunday, November 18, at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, located at 607 N.E. Madison in Peoria.
Brahms wrote the German Requiem as a response to the deaths of several people close to him, including his mother. He compiled the text himself, choosing Biblical passages of comfort and promise: his intention was to write a "Requiem for the living" rather than a lament for the dead. The music is extraordinarily moving, and the work propelled Brahms to fame.
Soloists will be Kerry Walters, soprano, of the Bradley Music Department, and Gerard Sundburg from the Wheaton College Conservatory. Sundburg appeared frequently as a soloist for Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony. John Jost, professor of music and director of choral activities at Bradley, will conduct.
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How can I start a home-based business so I can be with my child?
I'd like to stay home with my child, but I can't afford it. Does anyone have advice about how to start a reliable home-based business without much money? I want to be able to watch my child grow up.
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People are getting mad at the people who are getting mad. The truth is, those who are infuriated have every right to be. I was once naive and thought that all these home-based business opportunities sounded great, but once I did the research I began to realize that most of them are scams. It is sad that these companies are willing to target single parents and families just in order to make money. A few things things to look out for: If you go to a business website and they will not tell you anything about what you have to do without a phone call, there is a big red flag right there. Why wouldn't they just put the info on the website? Also, most jobs do not charge a start up cost, unless you are selling a product. You shouldn't pay money for anything else! If you want more information on how these companies rip you off, visit friendsinbusiness.com. The creator of this site gives detailed information on how these scams work. And remember to do a lot of research before you get suckered in to anything!posted 01/04/2007 by hellokitty91985
Hi Dixie, You have a lot of choices when wanting to work for someone from home or owning your own home based business. First, do your research! My advice would be to choose something that you enjoy doing so it won't be like work. Pampered Chef , Mary Kay, Avon etc are all really good companies. I have friends who work from home with those companies and they love the time and freedom that they have working for themselves. I currently have a home based business that has proven to be very profitable for me. I have partnered with a company called YTB. You can view my site at http://drltravel.vacationmedia.net or www.drltravel.com. I love this business because It allows me to set my own hours and travel for discounted prices. As for your search for the best...there is no best home based business. You will have to find something that you are passionate about. People have previously posted a lot of helpful information.You have a lot of options. Follow your heart and find your passion! Good Luck!posted 06/17/2007 by Rozdrl1
To All Dixies, be very careful with the information you are recieving or will recieve in your quest. I too am in the process of looking for a way to make a life for my children and myself, after my baby is born, (due April 24th). Trust only what you are 100% of, and still question it. I have been searching for the past five months for a lead to help me develop a stay at home income. The closest I came up to was a job posting I found that offered me the opportunity to learn a trade at home. The only information given to me after paying the "one time fee" was information on how to trick other people as desperate as myself. From one mom to another, be careful. That fee of $18.95 could have went towards diapers for my new baby, or lunch money for my children now. Good luck, and stay alert.posted 03/03/2007 by email@example.com
Dear Dixie (and other moms in the same boat): Hi! My name is Shantell and I too, felt the need to come up with some way to make money and stay home with my child. I feared that we lacked the finances to start a business, but had to remind myself that everything started small at some point. I looked at my world around my daughter and thought of services that I wished were there for me. I realized that photography is very scarce in our area, and I am always getting compliments on the stuff I shoot at home. So, I borrowed money from my dad and bought a great camera. For props, I used what we had at home and a little imagination. This was in April of this year. Well, it is now July and we just signed a lease for a building and moved in, and business is booming! I have a shoot a day and two weddings booked next Saturday! Best of all, my daughter, Cheridynn, comes with me to work every day and I have a playpen, a lazyboy chair for breastfeeding, and foam squares on the studio floor for her safety. I love that I am with her constantly, and customers love the baby-friendly environment here. All of our stuff we bought for cheap on ebay as we could afford it. (like the $16 changing table). My advice to you is this: You are a professional in being a mom. What services do you, or could you do, that others like you would appreciate? Figure that out, and run with it. Remember, start small, but treat everyone like a million bucks and they'll come back, with friends in tow. If you, (or anyone) would like to talk further, my email is email@example.com. I won't sell you anything, I promise! Got to go play with Cheridynn now. Catch your dreams!posted 07/31/2006 by ShantellMom
For those of you that are certified teachers, educate online is always looking for great teachers. I am not a stay at home mom, but I just use this as an extra income. Starting pay is $10 hourly. It works out to be about $400 extra a month.posted 06/13/2007 by Melissamontes
I'm trying to do the same thing! I am pregnant and would like to work from home. My advice? Rather than starting a completely new business, which could be stressful in addition to unstable, I agree with the reader who suggested you use skills you already have. I'm not sure what your former job was, but I am currently a paralegal and know there are a lot of firms who hire contract paralegals to work from home. I also have been looking into medical transcription work. This is where you take a 3-6mo course costing anywhere from $300-800 to learn medical terminology and pathology that would enable you to transcribe medical records for hospitals. The upside is it isn't an unstable or commission-based line of work, and the health care industry is definitely booming. What I am going to do is search or ask around for employment opportunities at hospitals in my area. Who doesn't leave near a hospital? I am most wary of home business/sales opportunities as they don't seem to guarantee any sort of income, and stable income is important. Good luck!posted 04/08/2006 by natasha00705
Beware out there moms, there are scammers on this board who are promoting working at home for a company called themomteam. They don't say the name of the company on this board, but when you click on the link they put in their posts, it takes you there. If you want to know how the scam works, go to: http://www.babycrowd.com/forums/stay_at_home/WOW_LOOK_AT_THIS_THINKING_OF_WORKING_AT_HOME/posted 09/13/2007 by erin8993
I choose to stay home with my son and to make ends meet, I babysit another baby. It's not easy, but for now I am home. And after searching for months, I found a job I can do from home working as an independant travel agent for a locally based company. I still babysit until I get completely started with that. I found it on craigslist.com. So look in a variety of places, there are options out there. Be patient and if you truly want to stay home, be willing to do whatever you are able to attain that goal. Good luck!!posted 03/13/2007 by shmorgan
I got a Start a Childcare Business DVD Guide which might help someone to take a step in that direction. www.childcareonly.com/StartChildCareBusiness.htmlposted 06/13/2007 by fsylz
I would strongly consider that you research any business opportunity seriously, both traditional and home based which are basically MLM or drop shipments. If you really want time with your child you have no choice but to leverage your time in MLM format. Any other option is just a JOB at home. Why am I so sure? Simple answer: experience. I have over 12 years in the workforce development environment helping diverse populations find employment, hold an MBA, operate a family daycare along with my wife, have commercial and residential rentals, and have started up traditional capital and employee intensive business. I started investigating (researching) MLMs a few years ago and came across one that is trending upwards with current needs and supported by technology so it can be expanded from home. My first year I increased my income by 10% above and beyond all my combined incomes listed above. This year, my second year of activity, I am track to double my first years increase. We just bought a $407,000 home, without selling any of our previous properties. After nine years; my wife and I plan you shut down the family day care in a few months since we are replaceing that income with one that has: less liability (lawsuit potential) less hours (ten to 15 hours per week), less stress (no external child influences with different value structures) no inventory, no employees, and a sound residual income. We also want to enjoy our last child, a three year old. They say that the proof is in the pudding. Well, I may have the flavor you may like. As so far as the naysayer of MLMs, well I notice they signoff as Anonymous. I will just leave it at that. My MBA concentration is in Marketing, so I believe in numbers and research, not opinions. Feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information on how to stay at home and build a business. I have done it all ways: Traditional capital intensive storefronts, service home based business, and through home based MLMs which are now taught as an emerging business trend along with the home based business market at all major universities. Like any experienced business person will tell you: Do a market research study and then make a decision. I am available for any business advice you would like both traditional and non-traditional. Wishing you all the success you will allow yourself and your child,posted 10/24/2006 by Bobs_name
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TUPELO – Max Holman of Tupelo, an Ole Miss cross country runner, won the annual Running with the King 5K on Saturday morning.
Holman, a rising sophomore for the Rebels, won in 16:13. Geno Phillips, 39, was second in 16:26.
In the past year, Holman – who won multiple track and cross country titles at Tupelo High School – has also won the Jingle Bell Jog 5K and the Green Street Mile in his hometown.
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Multi-fruited river moss (Cryphaea lamyana)
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Spore size: 18 µm
Classified as Vulnerable in Great Britain and fully protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1).
Multi-fruited river moss has a creeping stem from which short branches arise (1). It is not as highly branched as the similar species C. heteromalla, and has blunter and shorter leaf tips (1). Mosses are broadly divided into two main types, called 'acrocarpous' and 'pleurocarpous' mosses (4). This species is a 'pleurocarp' (1); the female sex organs (archegonia) are produced on short side branches, and not at the tips of stems and branches. These species tend to grow as spreading carpets rather than as erect tufts (5).
In Britain, multi-fruited river moss occurs only in south-west England and south-west Wales (2). Good populations are known in East Cornwall and South Devon along the River Tamar, and in North and South Devon on the Bovey (1), but the main stronghold occurs along the Afon Teifi in Cardiganshire (2). Elsewhere this moss occurs on the Atlantic coast of continental Europe reaching south to Portugal, and in the western Mediterranean (1).
Occurs in the flood zone of rivers, growing on exposed roots, tree trunks, overhanging branches and rock faces (1), and occasionally on stone bridges (2). It tends to avoid very shaded areas, possibly as a result of increased competition from other mosses (3).
Mosses, hornworts and liverworts form a group of simple plants called bryophytes (1). Bryophytes lack many of the more complex structures of the higher plants, such as a vascular system, and flowers. They do not have roots, instead they have structures called 'rhizoids' which absorb water and anchor the plant to the substrate. All bryophytes have an interesting life cycle consisting of two main parts, called the gametophyte and sporophyte generations (4). Plants that are in the gametophyte stage can reproduce sexually. Male organs (antheridia) produce male sex cells or gametes called antherozoids, which actually move to the female sex organs (archegonia) (4) through water droplets (7). Fertilisation occurs and a plant develops called a 'sporophyte', which remains attached to the plant. The sporophyte releases spores from within a capsule; the spores disperse and develop into a new gametophyte stage plant (4).
Although there is no evidence that this moss has declined in Great Britain, it is vulnerable because it depends on a small number of trees at each site; these trees must be protected (1). Possible threats include river engineering works such as bank straightening, and removal of boulders and trees from the banks, as well as pollution of the water, shading from trees and dredging activities in which the silt is dumped upon or dragged across the habitat of this moss (2).
Multi-fruited river moss is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species, and is afforded special protection under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (2). The Species Action Plan aims to maintain the current range of this moss and extend it where possible, and establish
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The UK Biodiversity Action Plan Species Action Plan, available on-line at:
Plantlife Species Dossier:
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Information authenticated by Plantlife, the wild plant conservation charity:
- Acrocarpous: type of moss, which tend to grow in erect tufts, that display very little or no branching, and have the female sex organs (archegonia) situated at the tips of stems or branches.
- Ex-situ: measures to conserve a species or habitat that occur outside of the natural range of the species. E.g. in zoos or botanical gardens.
- Gametophyte: a life cycle stage in plants, which has one set of chromosomes (threads of DNA protein) in the cell nucleus (a condition known as 'haploid'), which arises from a spore (which is also haploid). Sex cells (gametes) are produced during the gametophyte stage. This is the dominant life-cycle stage in liverworts and mosses.
- Pleurocarpous: mosses are broadly divided into two main types, called 'acrocarpous' and 'pleurocarpous' mosses. Pleurocarpous mosses tend to develop as spreading carpets rather than as upright tufts, in which the female sex organs (archegonia) are not situated at the tips of stems or branches, but are produced on short lateral branches.
- Rhizoids: thread-like structures that help to anchor the plant to the substrate, and absorb minerals and water. In liverworts they consist of a single cell, in mosses they are multi-cellular.
- Spores: microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction. They comprise a single or group of unspecialised cells and do not contain an embryo, as do seeds.
- Sporophyte: the stage of a plant life cycle that produces spores (microscopic particles used in dispersal and reproduction). This stage is diploid (in the cell nucleus there are two sets of chromosomes - threads of DNA protein) and is dominant in 'higher' plants such as flowering plants.
- Vascular system: in plants, the system that allows water and nutrients to move around.
National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (September, 2002)
- Church, J.M., Hodgetts, N.G., Preston, C.D. and Stewart, N.F. (2001) British Red Data Books: mosses and liverworts. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough.
Mosses and Liverworts in Wales (September, 2002)
- Allaby, M. (1998) Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
UK BAP (September, 2002)
The Environment Agency: Focus on Biodiversity. (September, 2000)
- Egerton, H. and Jones, F. (1998) Nature Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley, London.


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The project was supposed to be done by December 1st. It was on hiatus several weeks while the corps and contractor regrouped and built a new plan. Crews will employ winter construction techniques to deal with ice and frozen ground.
Port Director Peter Williams says the change in seasons has made it possible to work, with the water dropping about 3 feet in a week.
"Now that everything's frozen up around it, they won't have as much water, there will be water to pump out, but they won't have the continual problem of tide and this real bad weather we've had the last part of the season hampering them," said Williams.
Crews will lay down gravel beneath ramps that has to be warm to be able to compact it. Crews will first put down wood planks and then large precast concrete planks on top. Williams says things should move quickly as work resumes.
"They should be able to get it pumped out, dried out, and then were told on the coffer dam itself, they were going to come up with a new approach, and exactly what that is, we'll have to wait and see what they do," said Williams.
The contractor did not have time to build a coffer dam on the north launch. The Corps of Engineers declined all comment, except to say that quote "there are unexpected challenges with every project. In this case, we're working with the contractor to resolve some key issues and ensure that the requirements of the contract are met. Ultimately, our goal is to provide the community with a quality project that is built to last."
The ramps will complete phase one of work. Phase two includes stabilizing embankments and working on the entrance channel.