Aleksandr and Victoria Gallery

Switching Image Gallery for Wordpress

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:53:46 +0000

Looks like Gallery2 is getting obsolete. Actually WPG2 plugin is getting out of date and sometimes pain to work with, as it was not updated in long time and has definite compatibility issues with Wordpress 2.7. And, frankly, Gallery2 is way too slow, though it’s one of the most flexible and powerful gallery scripts out there. It’s time to try out alternatives. Here’s a good start point, post about gallery plugins for Wordpress:
http://www.blogohblog.com/wordpress-gallery-plugins/

What do you think?

New Sony A7XX and Some Lenses were Revealed at PMA

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:11:10 +0000

Sony finally showed a successor of popular and highly regarded (according to dpreview) A700. David Kilpatrick as always has a good insight on new gear from Sony. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCLZ9Z3gJQ8&feature=player_embedded

Besides A7XX and A5XX Sony showed mockups of a new compact equipped with either APS-C or 4:3 lense mount. 2 more DSLR lenses were shown as well.

24mm/f2
500mm/f4 G

Victoria’s Portfolio Site is Up

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:45:10 +0000

Victoria’s site with Animation Demo Reel and Art Gallery is finally up. Check it out!

iPhone Game AppleFun Released in Apple App Store!

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:03:23 +0000

Hey!

You would ask how this news is related to this site? The answer is simple, this game is our baby where Aleksandr was a programmer, Victoria – a designer and animator and Diana – tester. We’re proud and happy to announce its release in the App Store.

Our family studio website is www.fruitbyte.com

We have a limited number of iTunes promocodes. So if you want to try this game out, let us know.

Here’s few screen shots from the game.

Another Ocean Sunset

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:39:18 +0000

That’s probably my favorite subject – Ocean Sunset. This picture was actually taken this evening at Rodeo Beach near San Francisco. Gallen Rowell made it even popular with his famous pictures of rock formation on the north part of the beach. This beach is also famous for its black sands. Surprisingly enough this November evening was very warm and windless, though morning was really windy and uncomfortable. Sunset was not as spectacular when after rain horizon got painted in all shades of red, vanilla red and magenta. And today sky was clear. That was my first try to take pictures of famous rocks. I did not try to copy Gallen’s work. In his picture he used very long exposure to wash out waves and water. Also his picture was taken at low tides, so he was able to create interesting foreground with small rocks which were hidden today.

I must admit, my composition is simpler and somewhat boring. But in my picture I was able to capture last rays of sunlight and unique color of sands at Rodeo Beach. Yes, sand there is black! Hope you like this picture.

I can’t give a direct link to Gallen’s picture, but you can easily find it yourself by clicking on Coastal California folder on his website:

http://mountainlight.com/gallery.coastal/images.html

RSS Feed

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:04:27 +0000

I’ve been asked about how to follow updates in our gallery. That’s right, we have RSS feed here and you can easily subscribe to it. Just click RSS icon in the right upper corner. That’s it! We don’t use twitter much to post updates, so RSS is the best way to get updates right to your favorite RSS reader.

Little Photo Award

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:21:06 +0000

My picture of Santa Cruz Natural Bridge, which is also currently a title banner of this blog, won a Honorable mention at Foster City Photo Contest in Landscape division.

Thanks!

Fall Colors 2009

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:22:46 +0000

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Autumn came to theses part of the world! Time to go and take some fall colors pictures. Again, check out Carol Leigh’s blog if you’re looking for best place and time to take your fall season masterpiece.

70 Years of Minolta

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:06:02 +0000

Very ineresting article about 70 years history of Minolta and its cameras on Photoclub Alpha:

http://www.photoclubalpha.com/useful-and-vital-links/minolta-history-seven-decades/

Foggy Time in California Bay Area

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:35:31 +0000

Fog came to the city. Usually July-August are the most foggy months in Bay Area. That’s when photographers rush to local mountains and Golden Gate area to shoot pictures of the city and bridges blanketed with fog. Combinations of light and fog are unlimited and unique. If you’re lucky you may catch one of those moments that nobody shot before. I’ve not been lucky yet, but hunt is on and camera is ready.

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