So how was the weather in your area last night? Was it cloudy? It was perfect here in Jersey City. As opposed to prior weather forecast, we didn't have a cloud in the sky making it easier to take advantage of the rare event. In this post, you'll see few pictures of the eclipse taken by the local residents.

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If you are worried about spending too much money on one these gadgets and electronic gizmos, than the Polaroid t730 compact 7mp digital camera could be what you are looking for because it is priced to sell and has great features. Good resolution, standard amount of optical zoom, and even digital video recording. The only disadv

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Have you ever taken a photo of something only to realize later that you missed that perfect shot by a split second? You know, Aunt Betty was the only one with her eyes closed during the family reunion.

What about another event where everything

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A lot of people come to WordPlay looking for avatar resources, so I've aggregated all our free avatar tips and online tools in one place.

Avatar Central contains everything you need to make an icon that’s uniquely yours: tips for creating a compelling avatar, sources for free clip art and free photos, and three free image

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Does your blog look bland? Then it's time to Be-Funky-fy it. Read our review and see our image gallery for a variety of ways you can use the free BeFunky online image application to enhance your blog.

It’s easy to create stunning images for your blog’s header, avatar or posts. All you need is a photo or clip art and a few clicks to create

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If you've been putting off creating a distinctive avatar for your blog, wait no more. This free online application will let you create one in a snap.

This is a great tool if you don't have a lot of graphics skills -- or even if you do. It's fun to play with the various features and the only restriction is that you can only manipulate .

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I'm always running across funny images or having funny images sent to me so I decided to share some of my favorite random images that made me laugh over the past week or so. There's really no way to explain what you'll be seeing so you'll just have to click through and check them out for yourself. Be warned, though, my sense of humor ha

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Recently, since switching to a magazine style theme, I've been using a lot of graphical elements in my articles. Several people have contacted me asking about where I got them. In this post, I cover the main sources of pictures that I've used. This includes both free and paid sources and sources both on and off the Internet. If you've wond

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You now know that using images on your blog is a good thing. You’ve probably heard about it before or even tried out using images from Google, but this isn’t a very good method to practice - images you find via Google and other search engines are most likely copyrighted, which means that they belong to someone else and you don’t have the righ

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I ran across this site by deputydog that had a really cool article showing incredible photos taken from space which illustrate a few of earth’s fascinating geographical features and nature’s frightening unpredictability.

These 11 images are all very unique and are all incredibly cool. I don't think I've ever seen them anywhere

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Last night's Lost: The Beginning of the End season 4 premiere episode gave us a lot more questions than answers it seems, but there was on looming question that apparerntly DID have an answer.

That's right, we saw a pretty good shot of Jacob and who he might be, and now thanks to some web geeks out there, the screen

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I received these in an e-mail and laughed so hard, I just had to share them. For parents of older children, these photos will bring memories of similar experiences. For those of you with little ones, they might be painful reminders of very recent incidents! Let them serve as a cautionary tale for those of you contemplating parenthood! Enjoy

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An unexpected Smurf-snatching caught on film! Sunbather Smurf is innocently catching some rays at the beach when he is violently abducted by a small human! This is a post from "The Blue Dudes" photo blog... constantly seeking to answer that burning question: what do Smurfs do all day? Check out the archive to see all the Smurfs' latest a

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Thinking about some family photos when everyone is together for Thanksgiving?
For many families, it is the time to take the annual Christmas card photo. For other families, it is a time to get a photo of family members that are normally out of town.
I have five tips that can help you get better family photos this Thanksgiving. I did not fol

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The new Star Trek movie is in full production and we already have the first shot of the USS Enterprise under construction for the first time ever.

The movie is out this summer and this first photo of the Enterprise, while pretty tame, is a nice taste of things to come.

To check it out and discuss more things Trek, visit A Mike Life.....

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A video showing how to crop and resize photos in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
If your are going to email a digital photo to a friend you should not send them the whole file. Unless you think they are likely to get a print made from it, sending them a screen sized version of the digital photo will save a lot of time uploading and downl

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I think it's safe to say that "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" could be one of the most anticipated movies ever. Well, I'm officially letting myself get excited about it now.

These 3 new pictures are helping. They were leaked on the internet a few days ago and pulled by LucasFilm or someone but now they

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