Not my favourite shot; the b&w treatment was a crutch to try and distract you from the poor lighting and unfocused composition. Left it uncropped on purpose to demonstrate how not to fill a frame. Also, I need some adult diapers to handle all that blowout. Actually, neither of these were taken with the [...]
Why haven’t rent-a-bikes caught on in the US yet? 38 and 39 are what people look and feel like after trying to keep up with Grace on a full day of tourism. She draws energy from the space-time continuum itself and gets stronger with every sight she sees. I never thought keeping up with a [...]
Grace loves Steve Ricks. Or was it Rick Stevens? Avast! Leonard smiles! Teaching my mom how to tighten up a portrait, by running towards the lens. “Mom, you’re standing too far away. You gotta stand closer. Closer! CLOSER! Forget it, I’m coming to you!” Only a few hours from the new year here in Granada [...]
Did I mention that I love jamón ibérico? The red glasses contain a drink known as tinto de verano, which consists of ice cubes, red wine, and seltzer water. It’s actually much better than it sounds, and not to be confused with a kalimotxo.
Another 4/5 Chiang family vacation, along with honorary guest Joey Ferrari, this time in Spain. After two layovers in Portugal, we finally made it to Madrid. While most shops and sights are closed, the city doesn’t feel empty at all, as the Madrileños love their navidad paseos. Crowds were thronging and a-thrumming in the plazas [...]
Have a delightful $DEITYmas! Off to Spain tomorrow, back in the States on 5 January.
Computer folks, especially Linux hackers, are a little weird when it comes to vacation. A lot of them look forward to a large uninterrupted block of time so they can focus on their personal programming projects. The reason this is weird is because to the observer, the form of what the hacker is doing remains [...]
A new member of the family showed up today. I’ve been dreaming of the 10-22 in the middle for a long time now, but never pulled the trigger until now. This photo was taken with my kit lens. Travel itself isn’t so expensive, but ancillary photo gear purchases add up quick. And this is what [...]
not quite a viking Some things I’m thankful for: family, adopted family, turkey, euchre, math, mountains, vikings, stacked git, pizza, boom-pants, coffee, libraries, desert islands, down, hbo, my own bed, and everyone who cares enough to read this thing of mine.
I bought a 1000W halogen shop light from Home Depot today, and did some quick n’ dirty white balancing in Picasa for my second attempt, which I think went slightly better than the first. The lights only cost $20, so this is still a pretty cheap setup. Macro pictures of this type are best viewed [...]