21 November 2010

Memory card specifications for digital cameras

The printer we will bring to Mexico accepts the following memory cards:
XD, MS/Duo, CF, SD, SD-HC.

Students should not attempt to use other cards as it may not only ruin the card but damage the printer.

Also, only the paper we specified should be used, as other paper may also damage the printer.  In addition, I have noticed that other papers used with HP printers result in prints that fade very quickly.

If the printer breaks down, students will be expected to have their prints made elsewhere.  The photo portion of the class is worth 35% of the grade (25 points in travelogue; 10 points in quizzes).

07 November 2010

The Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal


The temple at the top of the pyramid is an example of a technique the architect used to widen the walls of a building slightly as it rose in order to compensate for the effects of perspective.  The goal was to make the building look perfectly rectangular to someone viewing from ground level.