Just got back from Wildflower – it was a busy, but fun weekend! Since last year, i’ve been shooting pics for Tri-California Events, Inc. (the company that puts on the event) and its a ton of fun. And I get a Media pass! It definitely helps having worked on the Wildflower Committee for so …
More of a Balloon Gathering than Festival, there weren’t all THAT many balloons out.. but it was still cool to go and see. Maybe next year there will be more. We rolled out of bed at 6am-ish and walked over to the River Oaks ampitheater area (a nice 5 minute walk for us) and some …
Recently got this beast of a lens, once you go L – its hard to want to shoot anything else! Image clarity is superb although this lens adds another 2 pounds to the weight of the camera. No Image Stabilizer, but with f/2.8 its all good – wouldn’t want this lens to get any heavier …
Drove up Hwy 1 on the way home from work last night and stopped in Morro Bay to watch the sun set. It sure does suck living here, with views like this:
Got my BG-E2N battery grip for my camera this afternoon – stoked! It came with two extra batteries and a charger. Canon says you should get 2000 shots from two batteries installed in the grip, and I really doubt that i’ll hit 4000 shots before being able to recharge, but we’ll see. Now I just have to …
Figured i’d try and get all the good pics together in one spot… the slide scans didn’t come across entirely well though. Its liked on the sidebar, or at http://photo.chorpie.net
Oh yeah!
Basically a glorified cloth strap that velcroes to itself with fuzzy zide velcro on the outside… You can use it to wrap around your flash head and attach accessories to the top/sides, like earrings, mustaches, etc. Saved me $10 and cost less that $1 to make!
I made a DIY ringflash the other day, it took quite a while longer than originally anticipated. Parts used were: plastic pie saver – $8 4″ PVC pipe – $1 aluminum bar – $3.50 foil tape – $5 L-brackets – $0.90 assorted screws, nuts, and bolts – $5 total cost: $23.40 and this is …