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The Lady in Blue

The Lady in Blue, written by the Spanish author Javier Sierra, is an extraordinary novel embodying many different aspects of the modern day history and its links with the middle ages and the Reneissance. Among the other works of the author is the famous novel The Secret Supper which reached the top rates in the US charts. The author also researches different scientific enigmas and is personally affected by styding the history of Egypt.

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Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts

Shantaram is a book which can be approached from two angles. You could treat it as an autobiographical account of a thrilling and adventurous ten years in the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts, or you could treat it as a meditative work on the nature of right and wrong.

Roberts escaped from Australia’s highest security prison, where he was serving a long sentence for committing a string of armed robberies to pay for his heroin addiction. While on More

Digital SLR Cameras within Your Means

There was a time when shooting a good digital picture would mean spending a handsome amount of money ranging from $400 to $700. However, today you can buy a Digital SLR Camera with the same amount, though you cannot find a professional model or the best model having the most up to date technology. But, for those who are on a budget and photo enthusiast or a photographer who shoots only family pictures, owning a Digital SLR Camera can be a great deal.

These cameras are equipped with large sensors and are usually faster in performance than the ordinary ones, which make them ideal for action shoots, I shot the entire val thorens ski campaign with one of these babies! There are also provided with plenty of tools which are an added advantage for those photographers who like something unique. If you spend some extra money, you can get additional lens and other accessories which will enable you to click fantastic images. Performance wise the best models are as follows:

The Pentax K-x gives the best overall performance with its amazing low light photo quality and is also the cheapest DSLR Camera that has video capture facility. It is not so perfect so far as the video quality is concerned as it is mediocre in this respect, though the automatic white balance is quite cool. This camera is actually not meant for the new photographer. However, it is solidly built and runs on AA batteries.

Those who are first timers, the Nikon D3000 will be ideal choice, as it is user friendly and also provides a guided shooting mode that helps in speed. But, it has very limited features and has no exposure or flash exposure bracketing as provided in some other products.

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 is quite cheap and is good in performance, quality photos can be taken and is also flexible than the other models which offer only point and shoot and thus have their equal share of users and fans. Though the A330 is identical to the A230, still it is more expensive. However, this model has the Live View shooting capability and the tilting LCD.