Here is a look at a new Ricoh compact camera designed for heavy outdoor use. It even conforms to US Department of Defense standards. (what ever those are). It has a 28-140mm lens and 10 mega-pixels. It looks like fun!

Check it out:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0804/08042201ricohg600.asp

http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/g/g600/index.html

We had a great workshop over the weekend. Here a short video of some of the action.

Start:	Nov 3, '07 4:00p
End:	Nov 3, '07 8:30p
Location:	Santa Monica

NIGHT LIGHTS / PHOTO WORKSHOP / 11/3/07 Saturday 4pm – 8:30pm
Street lights, fluorescent signs, vehicle headlights – impart a very different quality and color to images, yielding unusual images with distinct “Mood”. In this hands on workshop discover how to take creative photographs after dark using just available “night lights”.
Register as soon as possible because this workshop fills up fast and there is a limited amount of participants so the instructors can be available to help all students.

Please register at Santa Monica College Community Services at 310-434-4300 or on-line: commed.smc.edu (This course also offered through Pasadena City College)

Start:	Oct 20, '07 12:00p
End:	Oct 21, '07
Location:	The Alabama Hills - Eastern Side Of The Sierra Nevada Range

Join Keith Skelton and Brian Leng on The Alabama Hills photo destination this coming October. The Eastern Sierra Nevada Range is a great destination especially in the Fall... "When the light is right" !

Stay tune for more information on this up coming event.

For those inclined to photograph "star trails", this is a nice description of the technique and experience by Alan Briot.