I decided to straighten things up in my website and the first is to separate the content from the style, which means that I am going to use Cascade Style Sheets (CSS). This will allow me to manege the style without affecting the content. And I would have to do it only once, the whole website then would change it appearance. Isn't it cool?
Well I started with the articles and now I am making them nicer and be compatible with handheld devices, such as palm pilots, pocket PC and simial stuff. While I am doing it here is the list with a few interesting things to learn about design:

• StopDesign.com Articles
• A List Apart Articles
• CSS Zen Garden - where I started with CSS redesign

And if you long for more, here is a great page with many many links to other sources. Meanwhile I am back to cleaning up the mess under the pages of my website.

You already probably know those few parameters that are used to compare lenses and define their performance. But not many people know about bokeh. It is an interesting aspect of the lens and can tell something new about the optics and their design.
Bokeh is a Japanese word - the transliteration of a Japanese word for "blur" - describing the subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.
Here are a couple of articles that can explain this in details:

• "What is Bokeh?" by Ken Rockwell
• Understanding Bokeh by Harold M. Merklinger

A few interesting topics at Zuga forum.
In this first thread Mark Hamilton explains how he approaches portrait photography of a young lady on a beach under the direct sun. Read more detail in Zuga.net Forums - Lets Hit The Beach! More Photographing In Mid-day Sun.
Another thread started by Mark is about Formal Bridal Portrait - Getting The Exposure Perfect. In this thread he describes the setup he used for lighting a wedding couple in the church.
In thread Wedding Image: Outdoor Double Profile Mark describes how he managed to take a nice photograph of another wedidng couple outdoors in direct sun.

Just to provide another source of information on basic studio lighting - Zuga forum. In this thread you will see examples of light patterns and interesting details which you should pay attention to. If you are interested I covered similar topic in one of my articles here.

While browsing forums on the Net, I stumbled an interesting discussion on which lens are better for taking photographs of baby's parts: hands, fingers, toes and feet. The discussion came to the arguments about right exposure without handshake. And among other arguments I would like to mention versatility of the macro lens - you can better use the space (it's easier to manoeuvre and choose the right spot), you need less light (because your are closer to the subject), it's easier to control the subject and the environment (while holding the camera with one hand, you can use your other hand to correct the position of the subject or wipe the drool). But you can see the full discussion at Zuga.net Forums - Which Lens

One of the issues we all encounter is the power sources that make our digital gear alive. There are many types of sources and many variables that affect their work. In the article posted at SmartShooter.com I found about a new rechargable batteries that can could solve most of your problems and save you a great deal of money. I have to note that to read this article you have to regitster on the website.
These batteries could replace your AA alcaline batteries, but it may not be the solution for some of other issues. Such as power for your external flash, your professional camera or laptop on the go. But there is another manufacturer, which produces great (but somewhat expensive) solution to these kind of issues. And the name of the manufacturer Digital Camera Battery. For my 550EX flash I purchased 40W battery, pro-cable and the case with the belt clip. The cable allows the flash to burst almost every second - recharge time is a bit more than one second.
To learn more about various types of batteries - read the article written by Ken Rockwell.
You may want to look as well at one of the previous posts here - Initial conditioning for NiMH battery (Thursday, October 14, 2004)