Sami Serola (inactive)'s favorite articles

Pictures that tell a story in situations that call for you to be like a fly on the wall.

In this day and age of technology you’ll never miss a picture of a rainbow. Digital cameras changed photography, and now smart phones are changing digital cameras. Yet, not too long ago my camera of choice was a Pentax and not an iPhone. But now the iPhone camera is becoming competitive, if not superior, to the DSLR or especially the Point and Shoot camera. I tried using Android phone cameras, and in my tests there is much more attention going into the iPhone camera by Apple than by Sams…

What makes Ipernity an online photo sharing community that works? Read my take on this important and timely subject.

This thank you has been a long time coming, but it comes straight from my heart. As most of you know I had a huge Brain Bleed/Stroke on Friday the 7th of September this year. On that evening my world changed beyond description. I was one of the lucky ones as Jay, my husband, came into my work room and knew the signs of a stroke. (I will come back to this later.) He called 911 and an ambulance came fast. It's a ride I do not remember! But it would be another 5 weeks before I came…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1 ) During the last two weeks Ipernity's performance was unfortunately not always as good as it should have been. The reasons were explained in the comments to the last Newsflash. In the meantime, various technical and organizational measures have been taken to recover the usual performance. 2.1 ) There are always requests about the warnings of modern browsers that ipernity is not safe. We would therefore like to point out again that ipern…

Hallo ehemalige Panoramio-User, nachdem im November 2016 unser damals geliebtes Panoramio von Google eingestellt wurde und uns als Nachfolge-Community Google+ empfohlen wurde, hat es jetzt auch diese Community erwischt: Sie wird im August 2019 von Google eingestellt, bis dahin können die User ihre Daten sichern. Näheres z.B. hier: www.borncity.com/blog/2018/10/09/datenpanne-google-wird-eingestellt Update v. 17.12.18: Google+ wird nach einer erneuten Datenpanne bereits im April 2019 einges…

Received this from my friend John (Stormlizard) A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from The Louvre Museum. After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied, "Monsieur that is the reason I stole the paintings. I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van…

J'attends à la rivière Je surveille le chemin Je n'ai rien d'autre à faire Mais rien ne vient J'attends le nez en l'air Je n'me tords pas les mains On gagne ou bien on perd Mais c'est plutôt bien Je m'en irai tout à l'heure Je reviendrai demain On n'sort pas du désert On tourne sans fin Le jour tombe et l'enfer N'est pas aussi lointain Mais je n'suis pas amer Toujours on en revient Et les blessures se ferment Et attendre n'est rien Et les larmes sont vaines…

La finalité de l'art n'est pas de produire DE L'ARGENT , mais de produire DE LA CONSCIENCE. Il est du devoir de l'auteur de favoriser la libre diffusion de cette conscience. (Francis LALANNE)

What colour has the word black and the word white in this image? The question brings your mind in a twist, a state of cognitive dissonance. You see black where the answer should be white and v.v. Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. This discomfort is triggered by a situation in which a belief of a person clashes with new evidence perceived by that person.…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) Due to a sudden serious disease, Pam Johnson can no longer perform her duties within the ima team - handling of spam and moderation of official requests (tickets) - until further notice. She will be temporarily represented at short notice by HelenaPF . We thank Helena for her spontaneous willingness to support us. 2) For the further prosperity of our community it is very helpful if ipernity occupies good positions in search engines and ra…

[EN] As a small community, ipernity does not have a budget for commercial advertising, but at least has the chance to be presented positively on Google and other relevant websites. You can help to increase the relevance there by rating ipernity with 5 stars and writing a few nice words about it. Thank you very much! Your ima team You can choose from (please click on):…

Die Frau Frau Heilpraktikerin hat gesagt: Herzenwünsche sollte man erfüllen. Darum ist auch schon ein neuer Trip nach Irland für den Sommer gebucht. Aber auch ein neues Ballonticket habe ich mir gegönnt - wird eben an anderen Enden wieder ein bißchen gespart. Im Leben hätte ich nicht gedacht, dass es diesmal so schnell geht. Bereits zum zweiten Termin war "Ballonwetter". Fast ein bißchen zu schnell für mich. Ich hätte noch mehr Vorfreude verkraften können. Und dann auch noch das: Ein Platz…

Stellt euch vor ihr seid Kapitän eines Segelschiffs aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Draußen stürmt es und die Wellen peitschen gegen die Planken. Die Mannschaft tut alles, um dem schrecklichen Sturm entgegenzutreten. Eure Männer wollen wissen, ob der Sturm bald vorbei ist. Da werft ihr einen Blick auf das Sturmglas auf eurem Schreibtisch in der Kajüte... Ein Sturmglas, auch FitzRoy-Sturmglas (nach dem Admiral Robert FitzRoy) oder Campherglas, ist ein mit Wasser, Ethanol, Campher, Kaliumnitrat un…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) After a well-deserved summer break, the ima team is back and would like to thank all users who have enriched ipernity with pictures and other contributions during the summer and holiday weeks. In addition, we would also like to thank those who have internally maintained operations and were available to help with any disruptions or questions. We would also like to thank our IT service provider Qwellcode, who quickly repaired another unforeseen s…

Truck Stop ------------------------- A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, "I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and pair of running boards." The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the kitchen and said to the cook, "This guy out there just ordered three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards. What does he think this place is, an auto parts store?" "No," the cook said. "Three flat…