tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255541782024-03-07T06:05:10.990+01:00English in SpainMyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-54380005997191503542010-06-21T07:06:00.004+01:002010-06-24T09:48:26.768+01:00MyProfe YouTube ChannelI'm very excited about my new video channel in YouTube where learning English will be fun and where you will discover many things about the life of MyProfe. Each episode will include a lesson video where I will explain and give you ways to practice the vocabulary, structures, grammar etc. contained in the episode. Enjoy the videos!MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-8222310805619069582009-11-08T10:56:00.001+01:002009-11-08T10:59:03.534+01:00Profesora de inglés no habla inglés en clase<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Ayer me encontré con Daniel, de ocho años, y su padre en el parque donde suelen practicar skate los fines de semana. El padre me saludó con un "Hello" y le contesté con "English class in the park". Nos pusimos a hablar en inglés del fracaso del sistema educativo en España en cuanto a la enseñanza de idomas. En ese momento pregunté a Daniel, do you have English class in school? Y me contestó, yes, pero la profesora no nos habla en inglés. Solo nos pregunta, cómo se dice en inglés esto o cómo se dice ventana, cosas así. Lo único que dice en inglés es page 32.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Resulta que Daniel está en tercero y el año pasado tuvo la suerte de tener una profesora que les hablaba en inglés. Por eso le extrañaba mucho que la profesora de este curso no les hablara en inglés. Después de varios días de clase Daniel no podía aguantar más y le preguntó por qué no les hablaba en inglés y ella le contestó que ya hablaría en inglés.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-1120105763768499672009-10-05T16:57:00.001+01:002009-10-05T17:00:08.012+01:00La Niña de Ayer<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Muy de vez en cuando me encuentro con una oportunidad como la de <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe/3978420778/">"la niña de ayer"</a>. Puedo hacer mil fotos en "West Park" cada domingo y como mucho me quedo con un 5%. Y eso sí, después de recortarlas y editarlas. Y, con mucha suerte, entre esas mil fotos hay una muy buena, "a winner". Ayer, cuando esa niña venía hacia mí rodando tumbada encima de la tabla, chocando con el borde y muerta de sueño de tanto jugar, y se paró a unos metros de mí, ya sabía que me acababa de regalar la oportunidad que siempre estoy buscando. La foto estaba hecha. Solo tenía que disparar. </span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-83298729859054298602009-10-02T08:58:00.000+01:002009-10-02T09:00:02.198+01:00English Class in English - Teaching Second Languages in the Spanish Education SystemA few days ago I went to the home of a 10-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister to give them a 90 minute English class. In the end, the class lasted almost 2 hours and we all enjoyed it.<br /><br />A few days later the mother of the children told me that her son was very surprised by the fact that I had conducted the entire class in English.<br /><br />It's unbelievable that so many children in Spain are still being taught English in Spanish, which is the primary reason why very few Spaniards finish their education and begin their professional careers with a decent level of English.MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-43748619330363930462009-10-01T10:14:00.003+01:002009-10-01T10:24:01.716+01:00Spanish people don't understand English but they think they do!!According to Richard Vaughan, <a href="http://www.myprofe.com/audio/understanding.mp3">Spanish people</a> have a big problem. They don't understand English but they think they do. Spaniards only understand 30% of what they hear. Listen as Mr. Vaughan reprimands Sara, a girl from Venezuela, on his <a href="http://podcast.vaughanradio.com/cloverdale/20090921.mp3">radio program</a>.MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-73621738910133255772009-09-21T15:57:00.001+01:002009-09-21T15:59:32.543+01:00Correction is not Enough<div style="padding: 4px;"><span class="postbody"><span style="color: blue;">Correcting students' mistakes is perhaps the most important responsibility of a language teacher. Getting students to stop making mistakes should be every language teacher's ultimate goal. That's why I've written and continue to write these audio exercises.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.myprofe.com/wiki/index.php?title=Audio_Exercises" target="_blank">http://www.myprofe.com/wiki/index.php?title=Audio_Exercises</a></span></div>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-71983911126632475232009-03-11T13:27:00.000+01:002009-03-11T13:28:35.188+01:00Linking Sounds<span class="postbody"><span style="color: blue;">Native English speakers link words together by connecting sounds. The more words you manage to group together the more natural your English will sound and the harder it will be for people to detect your mother tongue. When a word ends in a consonant sound and is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound, the consonant moves to the beginning of the second word. If we have two similar sounding consonants we pronounce them as a single consonant. Adjacent vowel sounds are joined with a 'y', as in 'I am', or a 'w', as in 'you are'. Recognizing these linked words will help you understand native speakers more easily. And, conversely, if you link words when you talk, native speakers will understand you better. Finally, dividing whole sentences into phrases or thought groups will make it easier to understand those who we repeatedly accuse of speaking too fast. </span></span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-25910864831762206742009-01-18T09:13:00.003+01:002009-01-18T09:20:30.770+01:00Connecting the Classroom<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Computers and the internet are connecting classrooms to the real world at an ever accelerating pace, eliminating books and fundamentally changing the role of the teacher. Learning is no longer limited to the content of your books, the knowledge of your teacher or the size of the local library, but to your own imagination and desire to learn. After 25 years as an ESL teacher I can't imagine now, giving class without my laptop. Working with video and audio of current events, aside from being entertaining, exposes students to words, expressions and accents that they would most likely never hear from me. Recording students and letting them listen to themselves provide an opportunity to work on pronunciation while improving confidence in public speaking. As for the business world, the fact that your teacher is available 24/7 means that you can get that document or email proofread before sending it off.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-56087118152350754062008-11-09T17:14:00.002+01:002008-11-09T17:18:10.625+01:00Logical<span style="color:#3333ff;">For a long time, I had falsely assumed that the common mistakes that every Spanish speaker makes when speaking English resulted from their inability to disconnect from their mother tongue when learning and communicating in the second language. But I've recently discovered another type of mistake, which has nothing to do with one's first language. It comes from trying to apply logic to the English language. If the opposite of popular is unpopular and pleasant changes to unpleasant , why can't we say that someone is unpolite? The past of peak is peaked and the past of leak is leaked. So what's the problem with saying speaked? If we say yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon and yesterday evening then why don't we say yesterday night? If I like to play then I enjoy to play, right? If what I'm saying makes sense to you then I can conclude that you're understanding, right?</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-5344686674522819782008-10-07T12:39:00.002+01:002008-10-07T12:46:14.913+01:00Announcing WikiProfe!The latest addition to MyProfe is WikiProfe! Now, it will be easier and faster to get the information you're looking for no matter where it is located on MyProfe website. Don't take my word for it. Go and take a look for yourself.<br /><a href="http://www.myprofe.com/wiki">http://www.myprofe.com/wiki</a>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-90332024648492154892008-04-12T06:36:00.001+01:002008-04-12T06:39:30.341+01:00I can't live without my....<span style="color:#000099;">During the last few years, accept for my cell phone and mp3 player, I have been pretty much on the fence with respect to all those portable computer and communications gadgets. I never got a laptop, a PDA, a pocket PC or a GPS navigator. So when I started giving classes to my new client, Research in Motion, it was pretty obvious what was gonna happen next. These are the people who make the Blackberry cell phones. It took them less than two weeks to convince me that I needed one of their phones to organise my life and, I have to admit, they were right! Now I don't have to look for a computer to check my email. It comes directly to my phone. I can store all my music, audio and text files. It has a nice camera for those unexpected photo opportunities. It has voice recognition and hands free so that I can talk while I'm driving and GPS for when I get lost. As far as I can tell, I have everything I could possibly need, from my calendar and agenda to my flickr pictures, all in my pocket!</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-76647400971528867232008-04-11T19:41:00.001+01:002008-04-11T19:44:58.154+01:00Basics<span style="color:#000099;">Language teaching, more than any other subject, provides an unlimited choice of subject matter, methods and materials. It is perhaps the only classroom where a discussion of the weather or the latest news would not be considered unprofessional or irresponsible. And therein lies the danger, both on the part of the student and of the teacher, of losing sight of the objectives of the class. The teacher, first and foremost, has to make sure that the students are called upon to use all four language skills at some point during each class. The teacher must take to the class on a regular basis a variety of reading and listening materials to avoid that the students become accustomed to and therefore limited to the teacher's voice and way of speaking. The students, on the other hand, must filter what is presented in each class and take what is useful for them.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-72636114560979837982008-01-27T14:36:00.000+01:002008-01-27T14:39:18.168+01:00Video Language Class<span style="color:#3333ff;">The portable cassette player had an important impact on the traditional language class back in the early 70’s. This invention made it possible, for the first time, to bring voices other than that of the teacher into the classroom. Exposure to a wide variety of accents is the best way to prepare students for the real world of English speakers. Not long after the introduction of the cassette player, came the videocassette recorder or VCR, which was also incorporated into the language class but to a lesser degree and, some would argue, with less success. Over the years, the quality and capacity of these recording devices have improved greatly and are now considered an integral part of any language class. However, the challenge of how best to use these devices is the same today as it was in the days of the cassette player. Simply watching the film is not enough.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-7481373284099083802007-12-10T19:30:00.000+01:002007-12-10T19:32:13.008+01:00Less Bad<span style="color:#3333ff;">People feel good when they smoke fewer cigarettes, eat less junk food and drive cars that release fewer toxic fumes into our atmosphere. Everywhere you go you see people, companies, factories, governments and entire countries trying to live, act and conduct business in supposedly better ways. </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">But what are we so happy about? Since when is less of a bad thing good? Less bad is not a double negative. Killing fewer whales is not good. Building a factory that releases less toxic waste into the environment is not good. Making bombs that kill fewer people is not good. All of these things are bad. Instead of doing bad things less often we should be looking for ways to do good things. </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">So, let’s stop fooling ourselves into thinking that less selfish is generous, less fat is thin and less violence on children’s TV is good. Less bad is still bad.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-58107093901391530552007-11-25T23:25:00.000+01:002007-11-25T23:28:25.814+01:00The Ultimate ChallengeConducting business in a foreign language that you are not fluent in is challenging to say the least. Nevertheless, the benefits of doing business on an international scale far outweigh the occasional problems caused by inaccurate and confusing communication. Some will argue that these communications go better in face-to-face meetings while others prefer written correspondence. However, everyone agrees that the most difficult form of communication is the phone, with the poor sound quality of hands free devices making things considerably worse. If, on top of that, you add more people to the same call you end up with the most difficult challenge facing workers nowadays, the conference call. Conference calls are vital in today’s fast-paced global market place in which the difference between success and failure often depends on how quickly we can gather information and make decisions. Obviously, it’s time to bone up on our listening and speaking skills.MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-89355626195943365122007-10-25T19:26:00.000+01:002007-10-25T19:28:48.921+01:00LAD<span style="color:#000099;">LAD stands for Language Acquisition Device. This is an area, present at birth in the human brain, which makes the process of learning languages possible. This innate facility provides children with the capacity to learn up to three languages simultaneously. Of course, if you have tried or are trying to learn a second language as an adult, you are well aware of the fact that this area of your brain has long since shut down. This window of opportunity, to acquire second and third languages naturally, closes by the age of twelve or around puberty. In fact, it closes much sooner in schools where the second language is taught in the student’s first language. The message is very clear. In today’s multilingual world, we must expose our children to second and third languages as early as possible.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-44542907874942624412007-10-23T09:52:00.000+01:002007-10-23T09:53:53.685+01:00SLOW LEARNERS<span style="color:#000099;">I have long been of the opinion that there is no such thing as a stupid child. Children who consistently do poorly in school are, in my opinion, the victims of a bad education system. It’s not that the students can’t learn but rather that the teachers don’t know how to teach. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">We all learn in different ways. All of us are born with eight different types of intelligence that we use to understand the world we live in. However, by the time we start school many of us develop some of these intelligences more than others. Consequently, it is the responsibility of the instructors to identify the more highly developed intelligences of their pupils and adapt their teaching methods accordingly. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">While the majority of the class may be able to understand a simple verbal explanation, others may be lost if not provided with a visual representation of the concept.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-19737584053644572532007-10-19T18:30:00.000+01:002007-10-19T18:34:33.439+01:00On The Lake<span style="color:#000099;">It was very peaceful at the lake in the Casa de Campo the other day. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.myprofe.com/flickr/bird-sit.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.myprofe.com/flickr/bird-sit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.myprofe.com/flickr/reflections.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.myprofe.com/flickr/reflections.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myprofe.com/flickr/whiteball01.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.myprofe.com/flickr/whiteball01.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-73921831757867451392007-10-13T09:43:00.000+01:002007-10-13T09:49:16.552+01:00Spain's July 4th<a href="http://www.myprofe.com/fotos/blog-oct.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.myprofe.com/fotos/blog-oct.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Yesterday Spain celebrated its national holiday with a military parade down the main streets of the capital accompanied by an assortment of aircraft flying overhead. Since there are a number of vantage points in the Casa de Campo with unobstructed views of the city I decided to take the camera with me on my morning bike ride.</div><br /><div>The first thing I noticed when I arrived was that the angle of light was really bad. I knew the pictures wouldn't be very good but I stayed just in case. In the end I was able to get a couple of decent pictures. You can see all of them at: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe">http://www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe</a>.</div><br /><div></div>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-34074180940504535872007-10-08T12:20:00.000+01:002007-10-08T12:26:37.469+01:00Company Language Classes - The Truth<span style="color:#3333ff;">About this time last year, I enquired at a local language academy to see if they were looking for teachers. At the time, I was free in the middle of the day. Somewhat to my surprise, they set me up with a couple of midday classes in a company, that works for the government, to start that very same week. The pay was very low but I was free to conduct the class as I please.<br /><br />As my relationship with the students developed, I discovered that I had been their first “real” teacher – someone with experience. Not only that but they had never even had the “luxury” of having the same teacher for an entire course. One of them confessed that it was the first time that he had arranged his appointments in such a way so as not to miss the class.<br /><br />At the end of the course, we all thought that it would be interesting if we could continue together the following year but without having to go through the language academy. We agreed to keep in touch and they promised to bring the matter to the attention of Human Resources. We were quite optimistic that something could be worked out.<br /><br />I called Human Resources last week and they confessed that their hands were tied. Since the language academy in question, having made the lowest offer for the umpteenth consecutive year, had won the contract for the classes, only their teachers would be allowed in the company.</span>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-84941331692092180812007-09-20T19:35:00.000+01:002007-09-20T19:58:41.726+01:00El Popo<a href="http://www.myprofe.com/popo-blog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.myprofe.com/popo-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> I spent most of the month of August near a town called Atlixco, in the state of Puebla to the south east of Mexico City. I had a wonderful time and took lots of pictures. I was most fascinated with this volcano, which everyone refers to as "El Popo". You can see the rest of my Popo pictures on my Flickr page: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe/sets/72157601635260839/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe/sets/72157601635260839/</a>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-12198895856853465562007-07-29T19:13:00.000+01:002007-07-29T19:19:26.607+01:00Lucky Duck<div>This morning I made one final attempt to get a decent picture of the ducks in the pond along the bike trail in the Casa de Campo but even with my 75 - 300 mm zoom lens, it was impossible.<br /><br />On my way out of the park, I decided to pass by the boating lake. I saw some birds in the water quite close to the bank and decided to try my luck. When I approached the water’s edge, they swam out a short distance from the shore but stayed close enough for me to take pictures.</div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtezt1Zh8GCvKafMI-fGWtR4brg3uF6hMMiGpGRuzmtWQeoVAFQ2jlCSBBQcjIp7-GnfHHqVUBTX9l_OGoPvYR95b3dGjgb8nfPpOx-HEESZBHN-V7HHY4RPBrX64DENaumjuaQ/s1600-h/duck01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092684692540130722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtezt1Zh8GCvKafMI-fGWtR4brg3uF6hMMiGpGRuzmtWQeoVAFQ2jlCSBBQcjIp7-GnfHHqVUBTX9l_OGoPvYR95b3dGjgb8nfPpOx-HEESZBHN-V7HHY4RPBrX64DENaumjuaQ/s400/duck01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />You can see the rest of the pictures at: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe">www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe</a></div>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-46750052144617939912007-07-24T07:15:00.000+01:002007-07-24T07:30:04.298+01:00Elusive Duck<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KfHtQlirGPi66QYWBnORwOrOpxC54SjuqSeMPwYJcwIVXMIWPw-bP2sGafSo71-bs-zafinEQo2z-a6udSJcjMsdEhWPGOFtDuNlu_vsfrb8sb0oDaT2XlPGZsWaNFTm1ncvfw/s1600-h/duck-02s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090643457793099154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KfHtQlirGPi66QYWBnORwOrOpxC54SjuqSeMPwYJcwIVXMIWPw-bP2sGafSo71-bs-zafinEQo2z-a6udSJcjMsdEhWPGOFtDuNlu_vsfrb8sb0oDaT2XlPGZsWaNFTm1ncvfw/s400/duck-02s.jpg" border="0" /></a> There is a small river running through the Casa de Campo. Many times when I ride through the park I notice some ducks in a small pond along this river. Several times I had tried to get a picture of them but they would always swim away or hide when I approached. Last Sunday I decided to insist. I found several spots around the pond where I could sit and hide. It was a beautiful day and I was prepared to wait as long as necessary to get a nice picture. I chose my spot put my camera in silent mode and sat down to wait. It was not long before I realized that the ducks were totally aware of my presence and refused to parade in front of me. The best I could do was the picture you see above. This guy was the lookout.<br /><br /><div></div>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-50813342383605547342007-05-28T11:43:00.000+01:002007-06-04T16:54:02.746+01:00flickr<a href="http://www.myprofe.com/csi01.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.myprofe.com/csi01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.myprofe.com/csi-01.jpg"></a><div><div>I've decided to open a flickr account to share my pictures with friends and family and to display my best pictures with everybody. For me, one of the best ways to get ideas and improve the quality of your pictures is to look at other peoples' photos.</div><br /><div>Here's one of my latest pictures. You can see the rest at: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe">www.flickr.com/photos/myprofe</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div>MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554178.post-1190294391823277832007-04-05T18:37:00.000+01:002007-04-05T19:17:30.097+01:00It's Not The Camera!As an avid photographer I really like my Sony DSC-R1 10.3 megapixel digital camera. It combines all the features of my old reflex cameras with the advances in digital technology. But it doesn't take better pictures than my film cameras, not yet.<br /><br />What it does do is make it cheaper and easier. But the quality of the picture depends on the photographer not the camera.<br /><br />We have 3 tulips in a pot on the window sill. I can't get a good picture from the street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5udExJizBHKJB3qaSodMu4ch8YGQgP0kDtLeg8jgFIW-frGDoRn-2-r5CTNLKsPeHJp_67Qi3a_gMhVS3eUE5V6YNuY6X8AcdOquDKWkQN8tDu4e7oLMlCG2HNEqmPHgU74HYlg/s1600-h/Tulip-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5udExJizBHKJB3qaSodMu4ch8YGQgP0kDtLeg8jgFIW-frGDoRn-2-r5CTNLKsPeHJp_67Qi3a_gMhVS3eUE5V6YNuY6X8AcdOquDKWkQN8tDu4e7oLMlCG2HNEqmPHgU74HYlg/s320/Tulip-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050007829390579650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />It doesn't look like there's any way to get a good picture from inside the house either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQJuGPVBzCdS1nQniOeWcW3lNXiAJdjf8PyRG-EZ8mvlBFL5lhxMWp3NgDJLo0zYfflaLCJqzpa23NWn9zLEHKaakWuZozGVFKb664q11L55MRMNia-fYxsqK5WDGtqhWOcTZzA/s1600-h/Tulip-04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQJuGPVBzCdS1nQniOeWcW3lNXiAJdjf8PyRG-EZ8mvlBFL5lhxMWp3NgDJLo0zYfflaLCJqzpa23NWn9zLEHKaakWuZozGVFKb664q11L55MRMNia-fYxsqK5WDGtqhWOcTZzA/s320/Tulip-04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050008800053188562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But if I move the pot to the left and shoot from a low angle I can get a decent picture with the sky in the background.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnC_oouFTuvL0lnBC7ZIvvWRC7H5rONNgmjfTibk3BfDJQ_RsftfWht464L37DABZiXYYFe9om4xtmaCsBZI9E7I7EuNSHbGsU5_XXPy5FvUy0jS4_5WpmZwEUfPAEd8zWrYgvw/s1600-h/Tulip-07-big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnC_oouFTuvL0lnBC7ZIvvWRC7H5rONNgmjfTibk3BfDJQ_RsftfWht464L37DABZiXYYFe9om4xtmaCsBZI9E7I7EuNSHbGsU5_XXPy5FvUy0jS4_5WpmZwEUfPAEd8zWrYgvw/s320/Tulip-07-big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050009405643577314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's not the camera!MyProfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575637319662321608noreply@blogger.com0