WordPress post by email
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On the rare occasion I post via iphone, I use flickr, but since I pay to host www.lunamania.org I figured I might as well make the most of the server space and post pictures and whatnot by email. Then again, my host ipowerweb is the lamest host ever so I’m tempting fate here.I tried Postie first because the installation instructions are easier and it came bundled with a cron job plug-in (sumthin’ that checks for email updates regularly.) But despite my diligent configurmatation, I kept getting an error message about an unauthorized post attempt:
Connecting to XXXXXXXX.com:110 (pop3))
Mission complete, message 1 deleted.
memory at start of e-mail processing:16131876
Confirming Access For my.mail@goes.here
Invalid sender: my.mail@goes.here! Not adding email!
A copy of the message has been forwarded to the administrator.Ignoring email – not authorized.
memory at end of e-mail processing:16158964
Apparently this is a known error. Being known is nice, but it does me no good if It Doesn’t Work, so I turned to PostMaster. Like other tutorials advise, I’m all for setting up a spam evading email account. Using this plug-in (and Postie) requires running the wp-mail.php script to check email and update/load the post. I used u-cronto schedule regular check-ins with the mail account and it seems to be working.
I’m still playing around with maintaining aspect ratio when resizing vertical images, but for the most part everything is working.
So, my vote for posting images by email on WordPress goes to Post Master at least until Postie upgrades and fixes the “minor” unauthorized post thang.
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Mac conference
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Delightful afternoon of friendship and geekery.
Sample shots: Nikkor 35mm, f/1.8
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I noticed that my lens quandary post generates the most traffic here. Something like oh…2 visits a day. Hey, I’m proud of Lunamania’s “exclusive” following.Anyhow, I thought I’d link to the long promised “sample shots” from the Nikon 35mm, f/1.8 lens.
In my humble experience, this lens works as advertised: fast, warm, light and captures well in low light and indoor settings.
A fixed focal length/prime lens demands nominal physical movement: moving in and out, round and about, up and down to capture optimal light and perspective on a subject. It’s occasionally frustrating, but mostly a rewarding challenge. Since it’s no fun to ask your friends and family to freeze indefinitely as you twiddle with manual settings, until you figure things out, I do suggest carrying back-up point and shoot to capture quick Must-Have moments.
As for the much anticipated focal length/”cool depth of field”/bokeh factor of this lens, it’s good times all the way. The lens delivers on shallow DOF for portraits and street shots. That said, methinks f/1.8 is too shallow for portraits and most landscape/cityscape pictures, but nice for macro-esque shots. The sweet spot is a slightly bigger aperture and of course, a subject willing to hold a smile or suspend blur inducing motions.
I was too cheap to shoot with anything other than the stock Nikon D70 DSLR lens for nearly 6 years and invested in a 18mm-250mmlens about 2.5 years ago. If the Older and Wiser Lunamania could say one thing it’d be…frakkin’ drop the ~$200 for this lens.
I’m curious to know if others have found the tones to lean a bit towards the warm side? The orange and red tones in tungsten light are quite saturated. Then again, that could be about the processor/camera?
As always, I recommend photo gear purchases from reliable vendors like: B&H and Adorama.
