Sunday’s Outing
It’s been a rough fall. Sunday marked our first serious falconry outing of the season. Between colds for Diane and
Read morePhotography
Photography practice and techniques
Social Networking
I have signed up on a number of social networking sites. I don’t know that I’ve gotten the hang of
Read moreInside the Trailer, Doing a 360
A panorama, that is. Given the pitiful wages that postdocs and adjunct faculty earn, the debt accrued through grad school
Read moreGood News on Equipment Malfunction
Early in the summer, I noted a problem with my Canon S2 IS camera. It would intermittently show a black
Read moreNikon and DIY
Back in college, I used to take long exposures of things at night. Using my trusty Nikon F2, I could
Read moreGeorgia Aquarium
Here’s photos from the trip that I, Laura, and PZ took to the Georgia Aquarium back on July 15th. They
Read moreEquipment Malfunction
I’ve had two items malfunction on me recently. I have a Canon S2 IS camera, and was surprised to be
Read moreUS Air Force Museum
A few panoramic collages from our visit last week to the US AIr Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton,
Read moreExpanded Horizons and Hugin
Over the past weekend, I got acquainted with the Hugin panorama program. This is an open source free application that
Read morePhotos on the Server
I have a FreeBSD-based box acting as a file server. One thing digital photography does is allow one to accumulate
Read moreMore Minerals
I celebrated my 48th birthday a little over a week ago. I got a package from Jeff Shallit, whose avocation
Read moreJPEGs and Rotation
My Nikon D2Xs has an orientation sensor, so if I take a vertically-oriented photo, that information gets placed in the
Read moreWeekly Raptor
These photos are from an outing on October 28th, when we headed down to the Dansville area to check out
Read moreRestarting Weekly Raptor
I’m hoping that things are getting back into a groove where I can put up pictures of raptors on a
Read moreThe New Nikon Hotness
Nikon has announced two new digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. One of the things promised in their press materials is
Read moreLunar Eclipse
I’ve just come inside from watching the lunar eclipse. It was approaching totality as my sightline dropped below the treeline.
Read moreFraptorday: Weekly Raptor
In 2003, we went out for a walk with Rusty, Beater, and Biter at Tierra Santa near San Diego. Fuji
Read moreLegalities
Over at Seed Media’s Scienceblogs, PZ Myers of the immensely popular Pharyngula weblog has been named as a defendant with
Read moreFraptorday: Weekly Raptor
Here’s a falcon on a block perch in the weathering yard at the 2001 California Hawking Club meet in Bakersfield.
Read moreBackyard Wildlife
Here’s another view of the mantis from a couple of weeks ago: And here is a picture taken yesterday down
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