Sep 24
This picture was taken (with my phone) at Steve’s new house (in progress) … clearly she’s planning on getting a walk-on part for a Doctor Who episode.
Sep 04
I found this modem in my dad’s den today … it’s an Everex EV-941 …. I think it’s a 1200 baud modem.
Yeah, you’re right, my dad is a packrat.
But I love him anyway.
[tags]hardware, modem, antique[/tags]
Aug 25
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Aug 05
Well, as you can probably guess, Ginny and I went to the Brookfield Zoo today. It was a really nice day … not too hot, a bit cloudy (but not too bad).
Of course, one of the major reasons I wanted to go was to work with my new camera some more. It’s fairly different than the old one and I still need to get used to it.
One of the things I really wanted to check out is the frame rate (number of frames you can shoot in a second). Now it’s not entirely normal to refer to a frame rate for a SLR cameras, but in this case it’s applies. Actually, the proper term is probably ‘Drive mode’. As I have mentioned before, the frame rate on my old camera was quite low … 3 frames per second with a 4 frame buffer. The frame rate on the new camera is quite nice … as illustrated with this picture of a dolphin jumping out of the water. I was able to set the film on it’s fastest drive mode with the auto-focus in “AI Servo” mode (which means the auto-focus is constantly adjusting itself instead of trying to determine if the subject is moving), and I was able to catch a LOT of action.
I had to increase the light levels on the dolphin pictures, as I was using a pretty fast shutter speed, and the light in the “Seven Seas” exhibit was kind of low, but I’m pretty pleased with the result.
[tags]Zoo, Brookfield, dolphin, Canon 30D[/tags]
Jul 29
Ok, this picture isn’t all that exciting … what is interesting about it is the fact that it was posted directly to my camera phone via Flickr.
FWIW: The picture is of a banner from the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Sep 20
Ok, so this picture isn’t all that good (it came from my phone) … but you might be able to detect a small bundle of fur in Ginny’s arms. No, we didn’t get a cat … yet.
Ginny has been in a serious funk when it comes to furry four legged friends lately. We were contemplating getting a dog, but the amount of work required for canine maintenance just doesn’t seem like something we are willing to deal with.
So, after some discussions the last few days, we’ve decided to get another cat. We’ll probably adopt from PACT Humane Society in the next week or so.
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