Cobus Theunissen

I live in Napa, CA with my wife Maureen and sons Daniel and Colin. Frommel.net became a way to capture and share my experiences and pictures with my family and friends, many of whom are in South Africa and Thailand.

The tools I use

Cameras Canon Digital Rebel XT (current)
Canon SD300 (for a very short while... now it is Maureen's)
Nikon Coolpix 4500 (great camera, now my dad's)
Nikon Coolpix 950 (great first digital camera... my brother inherited it
Lenses Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM (my favorite! It is heavy, but the image stabilization is awesome.)
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 (The stock lens that came with the camera. It is light and small.)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II (Fast and great for party shots at night)
Computers Lenovo Thinkpad T60p
Lenovo S10 Netbook
DELL UltraSharp 2405FPW 24-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Apple iMac - for video editing
Software Windows Live Photo Gallery - a light-weight photo organizer for the PC
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 - for touch-ups
Pivot (blogging and content engine)
Gallery 1.5 (photo album - heavily customized)

Gallery Customization

Many people have asked me how I customized my photo gallery to look the way it does. Especially the multi-column layout of my main album page. I have been loath to publish it, since I like having a unique site and I am also not keen on supporting it. But I decided to publish it in any case.

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