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28/03/2018

Fast aperture and manual focusing range selection – not all lenses will allow you to do either. There are some prime lenses with really fast aperture and a focus range selection option

A tripod – the quintessential item for Milky Way photography, and for that matter any type of landscape photography, is a tripod

28/03/2018

If you have ever been abroad, desperate to get online and tempted to splash out on data, first download WiFi Map. This ingenious app, which is available on iPhone and Android devices for free, helps you to connect to the Internet through 100 million+ hotspots globally.

There are oodles of travel apps out there, some of which are pure gimmickry. We have put together a selection of our favourite mobile and web apps that are actually useful: they’re easy to use and will help make travel seamless, enjoyable and even save you money.

28/03/2018

Not only do spices boast many health benefits, they also kick up the flavour in any dish. Try these meal ideas to make the most of healthy spices

Saffron is pricey, but you need only a tiny bit for big flavour. Its pretty red-orange colour also enhances dishes: Try it in paella, risotto or basmati pilaf.Combine salmon with green pepper, celery, onion, tomatoes, rice, mushroom soup, water, and soy sauce. Mix well, then turn into a lightly greased two qt. casserole dish. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Makes four to six servings.

28/03/2018

McGlarry said that what made Girardi attractive for his network was not only his success with the Yankees, whom he led to the 2009 World Series title,

After a decade as manager of the Yankees, Joe Girardi moved into a new role Wednesday as a studio analyst for MLB Network. It would seem to be a coup for the baseball channel: somebody who might provide uniquely keen insights on what is sure to be one of baseball’s most observed teams this season....

27/03/2018

Zverev wins another three-setter to reach Miami fourth round. Zverev, ranked fifth in the world, recovered from a rusty opening set to break Ferrer’s service three times in the second set and twice more in the decisive stanza.

27/03/2018

Stephens earned her biggest victory since winning last year's Open, beating No. 3-ranked Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-4 Monday to reach the quarterfinals at the Miami Open.

27/03/2018

Every two years, during the third week of August (next one will take place 16-19 August 2018), Belgian begonia cultivators decorate the Grand-Place with a beautiful flower carpet using around 750,000 begonias. Visitors are greeted with 3,200 square feet of amazing plant tapestry depicting a theme.

Brussels wears three impressive hats, as the capital of Flanders, Belgium and Europe. It started life as a fortress, then developed into a market square and eventually blossomed into the economic, political and social centre of the Flemish capital. There’s lots to see in the city from the bizarre comic strip to enjoying its café culture in the Grand-Place.

27/03/2018

The communal way of life is easy to observe but Samoa’s rich cultural heritage can also be explored through the Samoa Cultural Village.

Samoa is the place to go to fly and flop on powdery, blindingly white beaches with towering palm trees dripping into mirror calm turquoise tropical seas (your quintessential childhood image of the South Pacific) but also to discover a traditional way of life called Fa’a Samoa.

27/03/2018

Photographers routinely upgrade their gear. Like someone upgrading his D3 for a new D4S, that does not warrant an emotional meltdown and wouldn’t necessarily be considered normal. Things would be different though if the D3 in question was the photographer’s first camera.

My first camera ever was an Agfa Click IV, a medium format film camera. It seems like a dinosaur when I compare it with my digital SLR from the 21t century. But the thing is it still remains as one of my prized possessions ever. Speaking of possessions, a photographer often continues to cherish his older cameras even though he has long stopped shooting with them. This is one of the most identifiable attributes of a photographer.

26/03/2018

What greater gift than the love of a cat....! 😍🐈

23/03/2018

The long-term goal, the parties said, is to develop and promote soccer; the more pressing one is to improve the standard of the Saudi national team ahead of this summer’s World Cup in Russia.

After the website had crashed, but before the falcon arrived, Salem al-Dawsari was introduced by his new club. Inside the Estadio de la Cerámica, the banana-yellow-skinned home of the Spanish team Villarreal, a few dozen journalists had arrived to view Dawsari, a midfielder who had become something...

23/03/2018

The N.B.A. announced on Thursday that Kristaps Porzingis’s roster spot in this month’s All-Star game will be filled by Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets. In addition, Porzingis will be replaced in the skills challenge by Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons.

The Knicks made a three-way trade in the final minutes before the N.B.A. trade deadline on Thursday that brings Emmanuel Mudiay of the Denver Nuggets to New York. The 21-year-old guard was the most prominent piece of the trade that also sent small forward Doug McDermott to the Dallas Mavericks. As p...