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	<title>Alexander Kiel &#187; Photography</title>
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		<title>Silvester 2009 &#8211; Wunderkerzenfotos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erst einmal ein Frohes Neues Jahr von mir.

Silvester war ich bei Manja zu einem wundervollen Shabu-Shabu eingeladen. Um Mitternacht gingen wir wie üblich nach draußen um ein paar Raketen steigen zu lassen. Ich weiß nicht mehr wer auf die Idee gekommen ist mit Wunderkerzen kleine Botschaften in die Nacht zu schreiben, aber hier ein paar [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erst einmal ein Frohes Neues Jahr von mir.</p>

<p>Silvester war ich bei Manja zu einem wundervollen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabu-Shabu">Shabu-Shabu</a> eingeladen. Um Mitternacht gingen wir wie üblich nach draußen um ein paar Raketen steigen zu lassen. Ich weiß nicht mehr wer auf die Idee gekommen ist mit Wunderkerzen kleine Botschaften in die Nacht zu schreiben, aber hier ein paar Beispiele inkl. Making-Of:</p>

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<p class="image ar-16-9"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/4245330925/in/set-72157623146111062/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4245330925_3917f4a81a.jpg" alt="Happy New Year 2010" /></a></p>
<p class="postamble caption">Happy New Year 2010</p>
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<p>Da das hier ein Fotoblog ist, will ich ein paar Worte zur Entstehung der Aufnahmen verlieren. Ich hatte an dem Abend lediglich meine D700 mit einer 35 mm Festbrennweite dabei. Für mich die perfekte Kombination, wenn ich unkompliziert unterwegs sein möchte.</p>

<p>Wie ihr sehen könnt, sind solche Langzeitaufnahmen auch ohne Stativ möglich. Alle Fotos habe ich mit 3 Sekunden, Blende 4 und ISO 200 belichtet. Die Zeit von 3 Sekunden wählte ich, damit jeder genug Zeit hatte, seinen Buchstaben zu schreiben. Die Aufnahmen wirken nicht verwackelt, weil die Funken der Wunderkerzen ähnlich wie Blitzlich eine kurze Brenndauer haben. Zumindest die Ränder der Buchstaben sind durch diesen Funkenflug scharf gezeichnet. Der Hintergrund und selbst die Personen sind hingegen verwackelt. Meiner Meinung nach löst sich durch diese Unschärfe die Schrift gut vom Hintergrund.</p>

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<p class="image ar-16-9"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/4246157082/in/set-72157623146111062/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4246157082_ea9f5ea417.jpg" alt="Prosit" /></a></p>
<p class="postamble caption">Prosit</p>
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<p>Wir hatten jedenfalls viel Spaß bei dieser Aktion. Die Aufnahmen kamen völlig ohne Aufwand zustande. Wir haben jeden Schriftzug innerhalb der Brenndauer einer Wunderkerze zustande bekommen. Eine kurze Absprache bzgl. der Buchstabenverteilung und ein gemeinsames Anzünden der Wunderkerzen genügte um einen perfekten Schriftzug zu zeichnen.</p>

<p>Ich hatte die einfachste Aufgabe. Ich habe pro Schriftzug ca. drei Aufnahmen gemacht, um später die Beste auswählen zu können. Nach diesen ca. 10 Sekunden waren die Wunderkerzen dann auch abgebrannt. Die Kameraeinstellungen und meinen Standort habe ich während der Zeit gefunden, in der die anderen sich berieten.</p>

<p>In solchen Aufnahmesituationen empfiehlt es sich, auf manuelle Belichtungssteuerung zu setzen, da die Wunderkerzen jeden Belichtungsmesser verwirren würden. Ich habe zudem auf das Umgebungslicht ohne Wunderkerzen und nicht auf die Kerzen an sich belichtet, weil ich die Umgebung mit einbeziehen wollte.</p>

<p>Weiterhin habe ich auf die ungefähre Entfernung vorfokussiert, um später keine Autofokusüberraschung zu erleben. Seit einiger Zeit experimentiere ich mit der Trennung von Autofokusaktivierung und Auslöser, indem ich die erstere auf die separate AF-ON Taste gelegt habe. Diese Methode hat in solchen Situationen wirklich Vorteile. Ich kann mittels Autofokus fokussieren, wenn ich Zeit dafür habe und muss nicht auf manuelle Fokussierung umstellen, wenn ich den Autofokus nicht mehr gebrauchen kann.</p>

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<p class="image ar-16-9"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/4245387521/in/set-72157623146111062/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4245387521_f1ddabd28b.jpg" alt="Neujahr!" /></a></p>
<p class="postamble caption">Neujahr!</p>
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<p>Schlussendlich habe ich in der Nachbearbeitung kaum etwas geändert. Die Aufnahmen sind wie immer in RAW geschossen und wurden in Lightroom entwickelt. Ich habe mit einem korrekten Weißabgleich auf den Schnee experimentiert, fand aber, dass den Aufnahmen dadurch die gesamte Stimmung genommen wurde. Als S/W Version sah es ähnlich aus. Der ursprüngliche von der Kamera gewählte warme Weißabgleich transportiert die Stimmung einfach am besten.</p>

<p>Am Ende habe ich die Aufnahmen nur leicht zugeschnitten und in der Tonalität angepasst.</p>

<p>Im Flickr Pool <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sparklers/pool/">Sparklers</a> sind noch weitere Beispiele zu sehen.</p>

<p>Meine Empfehlung: <strong>nachmachen!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Avianai Cohen »Aurora«</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2009/08/30/avianai-cohen-%c2%bbaurora%c2%ab/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avianai Cohen at Opera Leipzig with his newest project Aurora.



Avianai Cohen


It was &#8211; not telling you &#8211; miraculous. Go for the next concert in your neighborhood. My pics are only trying to capture the impossible.










Best viewed as Slideshow.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avianai Cohen at Opera Leipzig with his newest project Aurora.</p>

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<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3871885734/in/set-72157622062694343/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3871885734_b87f0ae678.jpg" alt="Avianai Cohen" /></a></p>
<p class="postamble caption">Avianai Cohen</p>
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<p>It was &#8211; not telling you &#8211; miraculous. Go for the next concert in your neighborhood. My pics are only trying to capture the impossible.</p>

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<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3871950094/in/set-72157622062694343/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3871950094_2bd6874f89_s.jpg" alt="Shai Maestr" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3871159743/in/set-72157622062694343/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/3871159743_2bdff2b384_s.jpg" alt="Karen Malka / Avishai Cohen" /></a></li>
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<p>Best viewed as <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/sets/72157622062694343/show/">Slideshow</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Leipziger Jazztage &#8211; Wolfgang Haffner</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2009/08/27/leipziger-jazztage-wolfgang-haffner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jazz wie ich ihn mir vorstelle &#8211; bot Wolfgang Haffner mit seiner Band gestern Abend in der Moritzbastei anlässlich der Leipziger Jazztage. Meist melodisch schwingend, durchaus aber auch einmal gewaltig oder sogar quietschend.

Mit Hubert Nuss am Konzertflügel und Christian Diener am Kontrabass spielte das Trio auf sensationell hohem Niveau. Mich erreichte die ansteckende Laune der [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jazz wie ich ihn mir vorstelle &#8211; bot <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wolfganghaffner">Wolfgang Haffner</a> mit seiner Band gestern Abend in der Moritzbastei anlässlich der <a href="http://www.leipziger-jazztage.de">Leipziger Jazztage</a>. Meist melodisch schwingend, durchaus aber auch einmal gewaltig oder sogar quietschend.</p>

<p>Mit Hubert Nuss am Konzertflügel und Christian Diener am Kontrabass spielte das Trio auf sensationell hohem Niveau. Mich erreichte die ansteckende Laune der Drei sofort. Lange Soli offenbarten die Kunstfertigkeiten der Akteure im Besonderen. Hubert Nuss am Flügel musste sich dabei nicht im geringsten vor Wolfgang Haffner am Schlagzeug verstecken &#8211; vor allem nicht vor Quietschehämmerchen.</p>

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<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3862705552/in/set-72157622035547297/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3862705552_823886a2b0_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Wolfgang Haffner - Moritzbastei" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3862710546/in/set-72157622035547297/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/3862710546_0c6ff42599_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Wolfgang Haffner - Moritzbastei" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3861934877/in/set-72157622035547297/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/3861934877_eb1be4e210_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Wolfgang Haffner - Moritzbastei" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3861936713/in/set-72157622035547297/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/3861936713_7ae97b62db_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Wolfgang Haffner - Moritzbastei" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3861940921/in/set-72157622035547297/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2531/3861940921_69c2110bef_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Wolfgang Haffner - Moritzbastei" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3861945639/in/set-72157622035547297/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/3861945639_34326ca327_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Wolfgang Haffner - Moritzbastei" /></a></li>
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<p>Die Quietschehämmerchen waren sicher nicht nur für mich ein Highlight. Wolfgang Haffner holte plötzlich ganz unvermittelt zwei quietschbunte Gummihämmerchen heraus, die er in einem langen Soli effektvoll auf seinem Schlagzeug tanzen ließ. Der Sound war überraschend gut. Ein Erlebnis, welches nur live zu erfahren ist.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Leipziger Jazztage &#8211; Micatone</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2009/08/24/leipziger-jazztage-micatone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zum Auftakt der 33. Leipziger Jazztage spielte die Berliner Nu-Jazz-Band Micatone im Werk II. Mit ihrer ausdrucksstarken Stimme rockte Lisa Bassenge die zahlreich erschienene Menge.



Lisa Bassenge


Der Andrang war derart hoch, dass ich ca. eine halbe Stunde anstehen durfte und die Veranstaltung erst ca. 22:30 Uhr starten konnte. In der Schlange sprach mich dann auch direkt [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zum Auftakt der 33. Leipziger Jazztage spielte die Berliner Nu-Jazz-Band Micatone im Werk II. Mit ihrer ausdrucksstarken Stimme rockte Lisa Bassenge die zahlreich erschienene Menge.</p>

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<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/sets/72157621997394793/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/3849877868_a69e030726.jpg" alt="Lisa Bassenge" /></a></p>
<p class="postamble caption">Lisa Bassenge</p>
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<p>Der Andrang war derart hoch, dass ich ca. eine halbe Stunde anstehen durfte und die Veranstaltung erst ca. 22:30 Uhr starten konnte. In der Schlange sprach mich dann auch direkt jemand an, was denn Besonderes los sein &#8211; er hätte so eine Schlange im Werk II noch nie erlebt. Andere fluchten direkt auf die Organisation, die es nicht fertig brächte dem Andrang angemessen Karten zu verkaufen.</p>

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<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3849252027/in/set-72157621997394793"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3849252027_15cf288355_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Micatone - Werk II" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3849224627/in/set-72157621997394793/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/3849224627_45ac252760_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Micatone - Werk II" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/3850109632/in/set-72157621997394793/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/3850109632_b7617e59a3_s.jpg" alt="Leipziger Jazztage - Micatone - Werk II" /></a></li>
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<p>Alle Fotos gibt es auf Flickr in meinem Fotoset <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/sets/72157621997394793/">Micatone &#8211; Leipziger Jazztage</a> oder gleich als <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/sets/72157621997394793/show/">Slideshow</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Konzert: Leipzig Courage zeigen</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2008/05/01/konzert-leipzig-courage-zeigen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 13:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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Am Vorabend zum 1. Mai findet in Leipzig traditionsgemäß ein Konzert gegen Rechte Gewalt statt. Dieses Jahr zeigten Leipziger Bürger bereits zum 11. Mal Courage und demonstrierten so gegen die oft am 1. Mai stattfindenden Demos rechter Gruppierungen.

Auf der Bühne sorgten wieder viele bekannte Künstler, wie Toni Krahl von CITY, Mitbegründer Sebastian Krumbiegel &#38; Les [...]]]></description>
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<p class="image"><a href="http://www.leipzig-courage-zeigen.de/"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/logo_leipzig_courage_zeigen.png" alt="Logo Leipzig Courage zeigen" /></a></p>
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<p>Am Vorabend zum 1. Mai findet in Leipzig traditionsgemäß ein Konzert gegen Rechte Gewalt statt. Dieses Jahr zeigten Leipziger Bürger bereits zum 11. Mal Courage und demonstrierten so gegen die oft am 1. Mai stattfindenden Demos rechter Gruppierungen.</p>

<p>Auf der Bühne sorgten wieder viele bekannte Künstler, wie Toni Krahl von CITY, Mitbegründer Sebastian Krumbiegel &amp; Les Hommes Sauvages, Dirk Zöllner, IC Falkenberg, Sandow, Die Skeptiker, Gammalapagos, Die Tornados und Blossom für eine gute Show.</p>

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<li><a href="/photos/2457191760/in/set-72157604827054817/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2457191760_89af2f2d83_s.jpg" alt="Die Skeptiker at Courage zeigen in Leipzig" /></a></li>
<li><a href="/photos/2456421237/in/set-72157604827054817/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/2456421237_94a4c67486_s.jpg" alt="Dirk Zöllner / IC Falkenberg at Courage zeigen in Leipzig" /></a></li>
<li><a href="/photos/2456421259/in/set-72157604827054817/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2456421259_422254ed34_s.jpg" alt="Dirk Zöllner / IC Falkenberg at Courage zeigen in Leipzig" /></a></li>
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<p>Ich war nun bereits zum dritten Mal bei <a href="http://www.leipzig-courage-zeigen.de/">&#8220;Leipzig Courage zeigen&#8221;</a>, um für deren Webseite zu fotografieren. Meine Fotos findet ihr hier:</p>

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<li>Album: <a href="http://www.alexanderkiel.net/photos/sets/72157604827054817/">Leipzig Courage zeigen 2008</a> (alle Fotos)</li>
<li>Album: <a href="http://www.alexanderkiel.net/photos/sets/72157604827027383/">Toni Krahl</a></li>
<li>Album: <a href="http://www.alexanderkiel.net/photos/sets/72157604822316718/">Sandow</a></li>
<li>Album: <a href="http://www.alexanderkiel.net/photos/sets/72157604825015028/">Die Skeptiker</a></li>
<li>Album: <a href="http://www.alexanderkiel.net/photos/sets/72157604825630944/">Dirk Zöllner / IC Falkenberg</a></li>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November 2007 Adobe announced a Export SDK preview of there photo management application Lightroom. The Export SDK allows developers to write plugins for Lightroom which allow the user to export his photos to various places like Flickr, Smugmug or Picasa in an easy way.

On November 20th, 2007 Jeffrey Friedl announced its own Flickr Export [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In November 2007 Adobe <a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2007/11/lightroom_13_the_export_sdk_pr.html">announced a Export SDK preview</a> of there photo management application <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/">Lightroom</a>. The <a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroomsdk/">Export SDK</a> allows developers to write plugins for Lightroom which allow the user to export his photos to various places like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>, <a href="http://www.smugmug.com/">Smugmug</a> or <a href="http://picasa.google.com/">Picasa</a> in an easy way.</p>

<p>On November 20th, 2007 Jeffrey Friedl <a href="http://regex.info/blog/2007-11-20/640">announced</a> its own <a href="http://regex.info/blog/photo-tech/lightroom-flickr/">Flickr Export Plugin</a> and on November 26th RBerteig first <a href="http://regex.info/blog/photo-tech/lightroom-flickr/#comment-11610">commented about a FormatMessageW Error</a> which occurs on Jeffrey&#8217;s and on the original Adobe Flickr Export Plugin.</p>

<h2>A bit History of FormatMessageW Debugging</h2>

<p>I for my part did not try any Export Plugin before January 1st, 2008. But as I did my first upload to Flickr, I got the FormatMessageW Error. I got it every time, not at some occurrences as others. As I went back to Jeffrey&#8217;s plugin site, I saw a big FormatMessageW Error box which told, that no one knows the reason behind this meaningless error. This let me start to debug Jeffrey&#8217;s plugin in order to get it working.</p>

<p>As the error occurs after a certain amount of time, I began make my photo smaller and smaller with the build-in resize control. On the standard Flickr size of boxed 500 px x 500 px my photo uploaded fine without the error. First I thought that the problem has something to do with the file size, I investigated the limit which was at about 600 kb. But than as I had a download running at the same time, the error also occurred at the small size. This brought me back into the time domain and at the end I knew that the FormatMessageW Error comes up after exactly 30 seconds.</p>

<p>After a bit of goggling, I found the Microsoft KnowledgeBase Article <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q181050/">Internet Explorer error &#8220;connection timed out&#8221; when server does not respond within five minutes</a> in which you can read:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>By design, Internet Explorer imposes a time-out limit for the server to return data. The
  time-out limit is five minutes for versions 4.0 and 4.01 and is 60 minutes for versions 5.x and
  6. Also, the time-out limit is 30 seconds for Windows Internet Explorer 7.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>After reading a post on microsoft.public.inetsdk.programming.wininet called <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.inetsdk.programming.wininet/browse_thread/thread/814785b124a8aac3">Increase timeout values. WinInet</a> where Saju Paul says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I have IE7 installed and I am using the WinInet library for http requests.
  There is a peculiar requirement in my app where I have to wait for a long
  time to get the response for the request I make calling HttpSendRequest. But
  the call times out after 30 seconds or so.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I came to the conclusion, that the timeout might be the problem. The reason is, that both the Internet Explorer and Lightroom use the same WinInet API for <acronym title="Hypertext Transfer Protocol">HTTP</acronym> requests. If you read the not so helpful error message from Lightroom carefully,</p>

<ol class="code"><li class="alt"><code>An internal error has occurred: Win32 API error (unknown error --</code></li><li><code>FormatMessageW failed) when calling HttpSendRequest from</code></li><li class="alt"><code>private_AgHttpClient_post_L</code></li></ol>

<p>you can see that Ligthroom is calling <code>HttpSendRequest</code>. The same API method as Saju Paul called and obviously the <acronym title="Internet Explorer">IE</acronym> too.</p>

<h2>A Workaround to FormatMessageW</h2>

<p>The KnowledgeBase Article suggests a solution for the timeout problem which consists of setting a non-standard timeout in the Windows Registry. I tried it setting the timeout to 60 seconds and whoops the FormatMessageW Error occurred after 60 seconds. So setting it to any value you need can be considered as an first workaround to the problem.</p>

<p>But I would <em>not recommend</em> you to do this unless you need a solution today and you know what you are doing if you edit your registry. Note that Adobe is aware of this bug. Please read the thread <a href="http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=72&amp;catid=664&amp;threadid=1326270">FormatMessageW failed error &#8211; Solution in sight?</a> on the Lightroom SDK forum where Eric Scouten says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>To be a little more clear about this, we have seen this happen occasionally, but not reliably.
  Only this morning did Alexander add the clue that it seems to be timeout related. (Thanks,
  Alex!) This might explain why we had less luck reproducing it using our internal LAN than
  some of you might have had using slower connections.</p>
  
  <p>Before the holiday break, we did attempt a fix internally, but we&#8217;re not rushing to release it
  since we&#8217;re not convinced that we fully understand the cause of the bug.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>That means that Adobe is aware of this bug until before the holidays and that they have my hint now to work on a solution. So I would guess that this problem will be solved in the next release of Lightroom.</p>

<p>For that folks of you who want set the timeout value to a non-standard value, please follow these  steps:</p>

<ul>
<li>Be sure that you have WinXP SP2 with IE7 as I don&#8217;t be able to test this for Vista</li>
<li>Shut down Lightroom and any application which uses the Internet Explorer </li>
<li>Download the file <a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/formatmessagew-60.reg">formatmessagew-60.reg</a></li>
<li>Double-click on this file in order to invoke it</li>
<li>Answer the question &#8220;Are you sure you want to add the information in path of .reg file to the registry?&#8221; with yes</li>
<li>Reboot your computer</li>
</ul>

<p>Please note that this instruction is provided <em>WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY</em>. I can&#8217;t take any responsibility for any problem you might have because of this registry update.</p>

<p>To uninstall the registry patch, please download and execute the file <a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/formatmessagew-uninstall.reg">formatmessagew-uninstall.reg</a>.</p>

<p>What did the .REG file change in the registry? It adds a single DWORD value with the name <code>ReceiveTimeout</code> and a value of 60000 (one minute) into the key <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings</code>. This is the same as described in this <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q181050/">KnowledgeBase Article</a>.</p>

<p>The file <a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/formatmessagew-60.reg">formatmessagew-60.reg</a> sets a timeout of only one minute. I provide it as an default, because higher values do not always work for me. But here comes a list of alternatives which sets a timeout as specified in the filename:</p>

<ul>
<li>120 seconds: <a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/formatmessagew-120.reg">formatmessagew-120.reg</a></li>
<li>180 seconds: <a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/formatmessagew-180.reg">formatmessagew-180.reg</a></li>
<li>300 seconds: <a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/formatmessagew-300.reg">formatmessagew-300.reg</a></li>
<li>600 seconds: <a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/formatmessagew-600.reg">formatmessagew-600.reg</a></li>
</ul>

<p>If you have any questions regarding the FormatMessageW and its workaround, please be free to ask here in the comments or in the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=72&amp;catid=664&amp;threadid=1326270">SDK forum thread</a>.</p>

<h2>At the End</h2>

<p>At the end of the day I thank Adobe for a great peace of software namely Lightroom and Jeffrey Friedl for his effort in rolling out a feature rich Flickr Export Plugin. I&#8217;m sure that Adobe will fix this bug and I&#8217;m looking forward for the full-fledged SDK.</p>

<div class="update">

<h2>Update</h2>

<p>I decided to provide an .REG file for the registry update. I hope that it makes it easier for you to apply the little patch.</p>

</div>

<div class="update">

<h2>Update2</h2>

<p>I added an uninstall .REG file.</p>

</div>

<div class="update">

<h2>Update3 (04.04.2008)</h2>

<p>The problem is still present in <acronym title="Adobe Photoshop Lightroom">LR</acronym> 2 beta with an other error message, with says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>An internal error has occurred: ?:0: attempt to index a nil value</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And it seems to not honor my registry patch. I tried the 60 second one but the error pops up after 30 seconds in <acronym title="Adobe Photoshop Lightroom">LR</acronym> 2 beta where <acronym title="Adobe Photoshop Lightroom">LR</acronym> 1.3.1 gets up to the 60 second barrier.</p>

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		<title>Lights Out Germany &#8211; what&#8217;s up?</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2007/12/08/lights-out-germany-whats-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Hour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Licht aus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s up with the Völkerschlachtdenkmal (English: Monument of the Battle of the Nations) in Leipzig, Germany?



Völkerschlachtdenkmal during Lights Out


According the official list on lichtaus.info the Völkerschlachtdenkmal should contribute to the 5 minute Lights Out. But unfortunately the lights didn&#8217;t go out!

I stood there in the cold with a photojournalist which tried to sell his picture [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s up with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lkerschlachtdenkmal">Völkerschlachtdenkmal</a> (English: Monument of the Battle of the Nations) in Leipzig, Germany?</p>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image portrait lines-27"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/2095465903/" title="Lights Out Germany - what's up? by Alexander Kiel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2095465903_6a6bc3b130.jpg" alt="Lights Out Germany - what's up?" /></a></p>
<p class="postamble caption">Völkerschlachtdenkmal during Lights Out</p>
</div>

<p>According the <a href="http://www.lichtaus.info/">official list on lichtaus.info</a> the Völkerschlachtdenkmal should contribute to the 5 minute Lights Out. But unfortunately the lights didn&#8217;t go out!</p>

<p>I stood there in the cold with a photojournalist which tried to sell his picture to the <a href="http://www.bild.de/">BILD Zeitung</a>, but now he has another story :-) If I hear something of why the lights stayed on &#8212; I will write it here.</p>

<h2>Sources claiming Lights Out on Völkerschlachtdenkmal</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.lichtaus.info/">official list on lichtaus.info</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lvz.de/aktuell/content/48224.html">LVZ: &#8220;Licht aus&#8221; auch bei Frauenkirche und am Völkerschlachtdenkmal</a> (05.12.2007)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lvz.de/aktuell/content/48674.html">LVZ: An Leipziger Sehenswürdigkeiten geht am Sonnabend das Licht aus</a> (08.12.2007)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rp-online.de/public/bildershowinline/aktuelles/panorama/29372?skip=11&amp;refback=/%7Chomeneu">RP Online: &#8220;Licht aus&#8221; &#8211; einige der Teilnehmer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.leipzig.de/de/buerger/news/10658.shtml">Stadt Leipzig: Stadtverwaltung beteiligt an &#8220;Licht aus!&#8221; &#8211; Aktion</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bild.de/BTO/news/2007/12/08/licht-aus/hg-1-teilnehmer/liste.html">BILD: Licht aus! &#8211; Von A bis Z – alle Teilnehmer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/artikel.asp?id=1678316">sz-online: &#8220;Licht aus&#8221; auch bei der Frauenkirche</a> (02.12.2007)</li>
</ul>

<h2>News about the Lights Out in Germany</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/0,1518,522215,00.html">Spiegel Online: Orgie des Lichts</a> (08.12.2007)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,522221,00.html">Spiegel Online: Fünf Minuten Halbdunkel</a> (08.12.2007)</li>
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		<title>Hands-on D300 with ISO Test</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2007/11/26/hands-on-d300-with-iso-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I had the opportunity to put my hands on the new Nikon D300. Our local photo store here in Leipzig, Germany had some Nikon reps along with two D300 and a AF-S 14-24 f/2.8. Sadly they had no D3.

I had about 15 minutes with the D300. I did not take many shots. All was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I had the opportunity to put my hands on the new Nikon D300. Our local photo store here in Leipzig, Germany had some Nikon reps along with two D300 and a AF-S 14-24 f/2.8. Sadly they had no D3.</p>

<p>I had about 15 minutes with the D300. I did not take many shots. All was inside the small store with bad light. As the 14-24 is nice &#8212; I don&#8217;t think it makes much sense on a D300. I wounder why they had this with them. As for the D300, the finder is really great. It is a clear step upwards from my D70s as is the LCD. It is <em>huge</em>. You have to take a step backwards to see it fully :-)<span id="more-50"></span></p>

<h2>ISO Test</h2>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2059408397_649ca6ae43.jpg" alt="Scene Overview" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">Scene Overview</p>
</div>

<p>This is a uncropped version of the whole scene. The ISO samples are 100% crop from the center. They are all shoot in RAW mode with the new AF-S 14-24 f/2.8 @ f/2.8 aperture priority on a tripod. <em>I converted the RAW files in Lightroom 1.3 with standard settings</em>, manual white balance and 35 sharpening. All where converted with the same settings. Here they are:</p>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2086/2060188178_136a60ff13_o.jpg" alt="ISO 100" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 100</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/2060188472_dfb8cdd11e_o.jpg" alt="ISO 125" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 125</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2414/2060188812_3bb539e78e_o.jpg" alt="ISO 160" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 160</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/2059401533_037d2bc101_o.jpg" alt="ISO 200" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 200</p>
</div>

<p>Unfortunately this one is a big shacky, because of my hand firing. There was no cable release available.</p>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/2060183494_ccad0cc7ba_o.jpg" alt="ISO 400" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 400</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2029/2059402385_d29ec74ee4_o.jpg" alt="ISO 800" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 800</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2374/2060184486_5c04bea9ba_o.jpg" alt="ISO 1600" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 1600</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/2059403321_f11bcc3b67_o.jpg" alt="ISO 2000" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 2000</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2060185334_b4637fbe1f_o.jpg" alt="ISO 2500" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 2500</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2279/2059404399_608b8492c0_o.jpg" alt="ISO 3200" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 3200</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/2059404927_21425612cf_o.jpg" alt="ISO 4000" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 4000</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2060187042_e05f226ffd_o.jpg" alt="ISO 5000" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 5000</p>
</div>

<div class="figure">
<p class="image ar-3-2"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/2060187802_c7c8875eb6_o.jpg" alt="ISO 6400" /></p>
<p class="postamble caption">ISO 6400</p>
</div>

<p>Some last words: I think the test is in a pretty worst case scenario. The samples are taken in bad light and the crop is from a shadow area. I don&#8217;t know how good Lightroom/<acronym title="Adobe Camera Raw">ACR</acronym> handles noise at the D300 in comparison to Nikon Capture NX and if this will improve. Nor do I know for sure, if this was a final D300. But I don&#8217;t think they handed me a preproduction one.</p>

<p>Personally I find there is to much color noise. And to much noise at all. I hoped for a bit fewer noise. But lets wait for some good comparison noise test between the 40D, A700 and D300.</p>

<div class="update">

<h2>Update</h2>

<p>You can find some good noise comparison between a D300, D2X, D3, 40D and 5D in a article of <a href="http://www.hugorodriguez.com/articulos/batalla_12_mp_01.htm">Hugo Rodríguez</a>.</p>

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		<title>Lightroom 1.2 is out</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2007/09/14/lightroom-12-is-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lightroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Adobe today releases a bug fix update of here professional workflow solution for photographers Lightroom 1.2. You can download it at the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Product Page.

I installed it right now at my desktop and my notebook under Windows XP. The only problem I had is the user interface language of Lightroom. It is now [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adobe today releases a bug fix update of here professional workflow solution for photographers Lightroom 1.2. You can download it at the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/">Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Product Page</a>.</p>

<p>I installed it right now at my desktop and my notebook under Windows XP. The only problem I had is the user interface language of Lightroom. It is now bounded to the regional settings of Windows XP. If you have a German Windows but want a English Lightroom like me, you have to switch the regional settings to English.</p>

<p>If you use Photoshop <acronym title="Creative Suite 3">CS3</acronym>, you should update <acronym title="Adobe Camera Raw">ACR</acronym> to 4.2 in order to stay in sync with the <acronym title="Adobe Photoshop Lightroom">LR</acronym> RAW Converter. You can use the Adobe Updater from the help menu in <acronym title="Creative Suite 3">CS3</acronym>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Eye (The City is Watching You) on flickr</title>
		<link>http://www.alexanderkiel.net/2007/08/31/eye-the-city-is-watching-you-on-flickr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Kiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Eye&#8230;


Recently I posted this photo on flickr. It gained quite a lot attention especially because of its socio-critical topic. 

Some Comments

 
George Orwell was wrong it&#8217;s Big Sister who&#8217;s watching you.
Abu Yotam



1984? :))Cool!
Salamander462



Excellent photo!!! Where finish the reality and begin the fantasy? I keep in my favs, ok? Bye.
perfectdayjosep


As I toke this photograph, I didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="figure">
<p class="image lines-25">
<a href="http://alexk.homeip.net/photos/photo/1175306420/" title="See this photo in my gallery."><img src="http://alexk.homeip.net/photos/image/1175306420/" alt="Eye..." /></a>
</p>
<p class="postamble caption">Eye&#8230;</p>
</div>

<p>Recently I posted this photo on <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/1175306420/">flickr</a>. It gained quite a lot attention especially because of its socio-critical topic. <span id="more-9"></span></p>

<h2>Some Comments</h2>

<blockquote> 
<p>George Orwell was wrong it&#8217;s Big Sister who&#8217;s watching you.</p>
<p><cite><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/1175306420/comment72157601601247727/">Abu Yotam</a></cite></p>
</blockquote>

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<p>1984? :))<br />Cool!</p>
<p><cite><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/1175306420/comment72157601704501191/">Salamander462</a></cite></p>
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<p>Excellent photo!!! Where finish the reality and begin the fantasy? I keep in my favs, ok? Bye.</p>
<p><cite><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alexanderkiel/1175306420/comment72157601607241860/">perfectdayjosep</a></cite></p>
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<p>As I toke this photograph, I didn&#8217;t think about surveillance state appendages or related things. I just saw this poster and was impressed the first time. Than I thought it must look good if there are some people walking across. In my imagine the people would be watched by this really big eye.</p>

<p>After I processed the file on my computer it was clear that the message of this image could be rather strong. I only give it the short byline &#8220;The City is Watching You&#8221; to let the interpretation open.</p>

<p>Here in Germany we have currently a big discussion about personal computer searching by the government. Our minister of the interior want to get informations from criminals by breaking into there personal computers. They work on a so called &#8220;Bundestrojaner&#8221; which is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_%28computing%29">Trojan horse</a>. For me the imagination that our government could develop such viruses is unbelievable. Surely telephone communication is supervised and new communication techniques have to be covered. But infiltration in personal computers <em>without notice</em> is like breaking into a flat without notice and that is not allowed by our constitution.</p>

<p>So at the end, our politicians try to protect our society against an enemy which they did support herself in the past. The only solution will be a rethinking in all societies of our world.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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