As frankps sees the world!

Facebook Home got a lot of attention before being released. And in general media wrote a lot of positive things about it, so I was eager to try it! There was just one problem, it is only available in the U.S. But there is at least one way to get around that, just that I’m not to tell… Why do I like it? Facebook Home is for me a layer on top of the Facebook app and Facebook Messenger app on Android phones. It gives me quick information about my friends are up to and with a […] Continue reading →

Well, I am not really using Google+. It is an uninteresting social network as long as none of my friends are using it. But I do follow changes that are implemented in the network and it’s clients. And I can’t say that I like recent changes. Why do photos have to be processed through retro filters? Good photos shouldn’t be messed with! Only a very few of the photos can be said to be artistic. I have long closed my Instagram account. It is now bought by Facebook. Google […] Continue reading →

As many of you know, I am a hobby photographer mainly focusing on birds. I don’t do photoshop, but I process my pictures with Lightroom. Sharpening them and adjusting color and light. The state of the art tools for this kind of work have till now been to expensive for me. Yesterday Google adjusted the price, offering the six-plugin Nik Collection for $149, down 70 percent from its previous price of $499.95. The package includes everything from Viveza 2 for making selective color […] Continue reading →

Bence Máté is an award winning wildlife photographer and a dear friend of mine. He is the one who had the patience to teach me the basics when it comes to bird photography. Bence is soon out with the book The Handbook of Bird Photography (Rocky Nook), co-authored with Markus Varesvuo and Jari Peltomaki. The book covers equipment, shooting techniques (exposure, focus, how to show movement and freeze action, etc.), bird behavior, hides, how to attract birds, use light, compose and crop […] Continue reading →

Yesterday I passed the girl on the photo. I asked if I was allowed to take a picture of her and I was. When leaving her she said I should use the photo in a contest and nothing more. Home I started the search for a contest, and after using various combinations of words, I found Catureiceland.com. So here I am asking YOU to press like on my photo! It is on page 81 and has the sign Til Island on it. Why my photo? The photo is taken in Oslo, Norway, and not Iceland, but it’s original and […] Continue reading →