Fishy

I came across this montage in my photo archives. It would make a nice print to mount and put on a kitchen wall and it is a big enough file to make a sizeable print. The original photos were all taken in the Tokyo Fish Market by me using my Canon G7 in 2008 before I acquired the Leica X1. The Canon G7 and the G9 were in their day brilliant little cameras and very big sellers.They are compact with robust metal bodies,nice accessible controls,an optical viewfinder and a surprisingly good lens but of course now the sensor and in camera processing software are superseeded technology although still capable of turning out surprisingly good results.
The later G12 is a particularly good edition of the line and now they are upto the G16. You don't read much about it and the other new G series cameras which are apparently very good but not "cool" and fashionable. They really are worth considering if you are in the market for that class of camera.
I do not know which piece of software I used to create the montage but I cannot find it on my computer today. I suspect it was the original Picasa editing program developed by Picasa which was discontinued when Google bought Picasa a few years ago. Why do Google buy great little photo software developers such as Picasa and Nik for substantial sums and then do nothing with them? Is it a simple case of it seemed like a good idea at the time?

Rennsport overload

Rennsport Reunion has just been held at Laguna Seca in California.If you are a Porsche fan you will know all about Rennsport.If you are not by way of explanation it is a massive gathering of racing and other Porsches held every 4 years on either the east or west coast of the US. It is the premier event for Porsche enthusiasts worldwide.
As always a large contingent went from Australia -a few to race and most to spectate and soak up the atmosphere.
I did not go.Two trips to the US already this year combined with the sad state of the A$ against the US$ meant that I stayed at home.
There is no shortage of photos of the event all over the many Porsche sites on the web and the Instagram servers must be groaning from Porsche photo overload. Pelican Parts ,a major Porsche parts seller in the US, has posted 2500 Rennsport photos on their site.Gulp. A little editing would have gone down well there. Even the most dedicated Porsche fan must be suffering from Rennsport Reunion photograph overload by now .
Anyway friend Justin went and he has shared some of his Rennsport photos with me. Fortunately they are less numerous and I have picked just a few for a less Porsche view of the Reunion. Even the dog seems to be saying-"not another damn Porsche,please".
One photos - the first one -is a standout shot for me. Beautiful light and a delightful setting and atmosphere. Definitely the best Rennsport photo I have seen.Thanks Justin.

Justin uses a Canon G12 for his photos.The Canon G cameras are great little cameras.When I was looking for a high spec travel camera in 2006 I bought  a Canon G7 which served me well and I bought a G9 a few years later.Canon are upto the G16 now and there are also GX models with bigger sensors which by all accounts are very good indeed.