Credits

• Special thanks to Simo-San (www.simoivanov.com) for hosting this web-site.
• The original header design (layout and colors, except for the logo and navigation images) was borrowed from the Knowledge Hub site at Schlumberger Ltd., my first post-uni employer in the US.
• The logo and navigation images were produced using Adobe Photoshop.
• The layout of the album covers in the gallery is derived from the original Ofoto service (now KodakGallery), a commercial site where many of my photographs are available for family, friends, and friends of friends to order royalty-free prints at their own will and risk.
• The phototographs appearing on this site, subject of at least one blog entry, are © 1996-2007 Alex Hristov and have been taken with various equipment, such as:
  • Canon Powershot SD550 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (I'm using the IXY700 equivalent sold in Japan)
  • Canon EOS Digital Rebel (discontinued; here is a link to the current XT model: Canon EOS Digital Rebel 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens)
    • Tamron Autofocus 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
    • Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical Macro Ultra Zoom Digital Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
    • Quantaray 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High Speed Auto Focus Zoom for EOS Canon
    • Canon Remote Switch RS60 E3
    • 62mm Circular Polarizer Filter
    • Tiffen 62mm UV Protection Filter
    • LOWEPRO 35mm SLR Camera and Accessory Case
    • Lexar 80x Professional Series CompactFlash Card Digital media storage 1GB
    • Digital Concepts Silver Mini Tripod with Extension Legs and Tilt Head
    • SLIK U-8000 Photo/Video Mid-Size Tripod
  • 2000/06-2003: Nikon Coolpix 990 3MP (2048x1536) (discontinued)
  • 1998/11-2000: Nikon Coolpix 900 1.3MP (1280x960) (discontinued)
  • 1997/12-1998: Kodak DC210 1MP (1152x864) (discontinued)
  • 1996-1998: Polaroid PDC-200 (1600x1200) (discontinued)
  • Books on photography:
    • John Hedgecoe's New Introductory Photography Course (Paperback) by John Hedgecoe
    • John Hedgecoe's The Art of Color Photography (Paperback) by John Hedgecoe
    • PCPhoto Digital SLR Handbook (Paperback) by Ron Sheppard
    • The Focal Easy Guide to Photoshop CS2: Image Editing for New User and Professionals (Paperback) by Brad Hinkel
    • Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) (Paperback) by Bryan Peterson
• The blog is and the following plugins:
  • calendar (by John Todd Larason)

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© 1996-2007 Alex Hristov (ahristov AT gmail.com)