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 is near the top of Lake Mead Recreational Area, almost next to Grand Canyon National [...]
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 of that trip, as we watched the water go over the over flow spill gates [...]
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 cost, and guess what? The MiniDV cassette door will retract! I get an error C:32:11, which is [...]
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 stars, so much so that many people grow up with out seeing the Milky Way at all!
While [...]
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 a new camera every 18 months, and I felt secure in that.
Now, my formerly good top [...]
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 center of the photo in the distance.
San Juan River with the Rising Moon.
Hole in the Rock, looking east and [...]
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 by the Cal Poly Pomona IME department and related clubs. She’s had an in with the [...]
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 strange and far off places as Washington State, Virginia, Italy, and Japan! Those last two are [...]
Just to clear the decks, other people have photos from the Sierra Trip.
Professor Phil Rosenkrantz
David
Hodgeman
Ladyhiker
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 full featured, but the pro set up is 150 a year (but if you use the [...]
