Sunset

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Snow in the Great White North

We had a snow storm early yesterday evening - larger High Res
  

Ode to being young, out and enjoying the snow
          

 Allot of snow to enjoy assuming you do enjoy the snow!

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Setting Sun

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ALIGN TRex 450

ALIGN TRex 450SA in Fancy Dress, CanoMod Custom Canopy

Artistic License with Paintshop Pro X4 Ultimate (Corel)

Related SHOT of my PRÔTOS 500

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A Really Cold DAY Over the Lake

~ BURRRR ~
 

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Dark and Moody Sunset

.::  DARK and MOODY  :.
With a preoccupation of adding artsy borders to ALL my images.
Safe to say an idiosyncrasy I was soon to grew out of.

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The Lighter

The Lighter

Skyline

Mississauga, Ontario Skyline, approximately 10 mile as the bird flies
   

A week later and with less post-processing, less ART

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Apartment Blocks

Playing with the Photo-editor

Pleasing colours?
 

Black & White:
Moiré Pattern Removal and Vignette with Local Contrast Enhancements       

*** HTML Editor Cheat ***

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LSD-NiMH Rechargeable Batteries

Low Self Discharge (LSD) are an improved type of NiMH rechargeable battery introduced in 2005 and are the only type of battery I will use. Here's why, given the self discharge rate of conventional NiMH Batteries (let's call them old tech) being unacceptable I've found the following brands will meet my needs. Therefor needing batteries that are ready to go at a moments notice I found on average LSDs will have a longer shelf life as they will retain most of their stored capacity by year end giving approximately 1500 re-charge cycles or more. The 'eneloop' brand are claimed to hold their charge for 5 years with 1,800 cycles. LSD rechargables are also available in Triple-A (AAA) sizes.

According to a battery tutorial from photo tuts+ "Conventional NiMH batteries at the approximate capacity loss of 10% after the first 24hrs and 1% per day after will loose just over ½ of their capacity by month's end." This is why Conventional NiMH rechargeable batteries are unsuitable for powering clocks, TV remotes or any device where it's batteries are expected to last a long time. Conventional (old tech) NiMH rechargeable batteries simply self-drain too fast.

Quote: Low Self Discharge (Wikipedia) NiMH are "a new type of nickel–metal hydride cell (the low self-discharge nickel-metal hydride battery, LSD NiMH) was introduced in 2005 that reduces self-discharge and therefore lengthens shelf life. By using an improved electrode separator and improved positive electrode, manufacturers claim the cells retain 70% to 85% of their capacity after one year when stored at 20 °C (68 °F). These cells are marketed as "hybrid", "ready-to-use" or "pre-charged" rechargeables. Standard NiMH batteries may lose half their charge in the same time period. Retention of charge depends a lot on the battery's impedance or internal resistance (the lower the better), and on the size of the battery as well as the mAh rating. Besides the longer shelf life, they are otherwise similar to traditional NiMH batteries of equivalent capacity and can be charged in typical NiMH chargers"  

Longer storage with LSD rechargables
  

    
Four popular Low Self Discharge (LSD) Rechargeable Batteries
... in order of appearance 

• SANYO eneloop XX: AA, NiMH, 2500 mAh
• Panasonic EVOLTA: AA, NiMH, 2050 mAh
• SANYO eneloop: AA, NiMH, 1900 mAh
• SONY CycleEnergy: AA, NiMH, 2000 mAh
      

 

SONY CycleEnergy: AA, NiMH, 2000 mAh

Reference

• Batteries: Learning to buy and use them wisely ~ photo tuts+
• The Best AA Battery for Flash ~ slrlounge.com
• NiMH Low-Self-Discharge - Wikipedia
    

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