It’s pretty cool when you see your photo being used by other people on their sites.
@cliveleung pointed out that one of my photos of UBC was used on Hello Vancity’s blog today, talking about UBC ranking 25th in the top 100 universities worldwide.
Here’s the original photo:
I just got this email today:
:: Schmap: Vancouver Photo Short-list
Hi Dennis,
I am writing to let you know that one of your photos has been short-listed for inclusion in the fourth edition of our Schmap Vancouver Guide, to be published mid-November 2007.
http://www.schmap.com/ (URL snipped)
Clicking this link will take you to a page where you can:
i) See which of your photos has been short-listed.
ii) Submit or withdraw your photo from our final selection phase.
iii) Learn how we credit photos in our Schmap Guides.
iv) Browse online or download the second edition of our Schmap Vancouver Guide.While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and link to high-resolution originals at Flickr.
Our submission deadline is Sunday, November 11. If you happen to be reading this message after this date, please still click on the link above (our Schmap Guides are updated frequently – photos submitted after this deadline will be considered for later releases).
Best regards,
Emma Williams,
Managing Editor, Schmap Guides
The photo that was short-listed was one of the SeaBus:
I don’t think it’s one of my best photos, but I guess it does look decent.
Maybe I will start to post more of my photos on Flickr 
In August of this year, some pressure from an unknown source cracked my LCD screen, and since then I have been using it without an LCD screen (quite difficult, but still usable). A week ago, I ordered a replacement LCD from Foto Geeks and I received it today (coincidentally the day I was home). Following Andy’s LCD replacement tutorial I successfully replaced the cracked LCD screen I have had almost for half a year. Wondering what the cracked LCD looks like?
Cracked LCD Screen
The replacement was without problem except I made two scratches on the backlight, and nearly damaged the backlight ribbon cable, but hey at least I can see the camera settings without trying to guess whether the flash is on or off.
So while I was running a couple of errands, I quickly went out to UBC to see how the snow is over there. Along the way I took some photos. Presenting…snowy Vancouver (and its buses):
Guess I should go back to studying now =)
I found out today that the LCD screen on my digital camera had cracked. Now all that shows up are blobs of black and purple on a white background. *sigh* I’ve learned my lesson: Protect the LCD screen with more than a piece of plastic and carry it in a case. Perhaps one from ‘da Products will work better in the future. I read a thread about people complaining about the delicate nature of the LCD on Canon digital cameras. On the model I have, there is no built-in hard protector between the LCD and the environment. In my opinion, it should come with one as the LCD is fragile and an expensive part to be replaced. Canon probably makes a lot of money replacing screens for people as it seems to be quite a common issue. Anyone have past experience with Canon or cracked LCDs?
As for my provincial exam results…heh…let’s just say I made a stupid choice of exams to write.