Monthly Archives: August 2008

Columbine Falls 1983

This is the last two chapters of the DVD my mother had made at Costco, from Lake Mead in July 1983. I believe this is Columbine Falls, which is now a 1/2 mile or more walk from the river. This … Continue reading

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Hoover Dam, July 16, 1983

In 1983, we took the annual family vacation/boat trip to Lake Mead. There was a state of the art VHS camera on that trip, and my mother recently had Costco convert the VHS to DVD. Here’s the first 2 chapters … Continue reading

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What happens when warranties expire?

That’s right, things break.   Before the June 2006 raft trip, I bought an HD Camcorder, along with what turns out was a 2 year warranty from Fry’s. I know have someone who wants to buy it for about 60% of original … Continue reading

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The stars do come out

    I recently read that the in the continental United States, farthest one can get from a road is about 20 miles. (I’ll fact check later today about it). In California, it can be very difficult to see any … Continue reading

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Canon EOS 50D

One year ago, I bought my current camera, a Canon 40D. Today, it’s replacement is announced, the Canon EOS 50D Why is this a big deal? Because Canon bumped their schedule by 18 months. For the past few years the XXD line was … Continue reading

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Lake Powell Panoramas

  At Lake Powell, I decided to experiment with several panoramic photos. Here are a select few:     Wahweap Marina on the afternoon we arrived. A decent sized thunderstorm had just passed us by, leaving the rainbow in the middle … Continue reading

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Go Kim!

A fellow Cal Poly Pomona student, Kimberly Rhodes, won the silver medal in skeet shooting at the Beijing Olympics. Kimberly Rhode takes silver in skeet shooting – Los Angeles Times I’ve met her a few times, mostly on shooting trips organized … Continue reading

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Family Get Togther

  With so many people in town, all the family had to get together.  So for those of you who could not attend, here’s a photo of us all! Many had just arrived in town the day before, from such … Continue reading

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More Sierra Photos

Just to clear the decks, other people have photos from the Sierra Trip. Professor Phil Rosenkrantz David Hodgeman Ladyhiker

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Selling photos online

I’m  giving a little bit of thought to start selling photos online for a profit (hopefully). Several sites offer such services, such as Smugmug, Zenfolio, and Exposure Manager. Those three are the ones I’m looking at. Smugmug seems the most … Continue reading

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