Month: December 2011

  • Last few landscapes of 2011:

    Last few landscapes of 2011:

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    Been shooting a bit since I got back from the delivery w/o much time to post.  Sorry for the mass post, but I felt it was better to wrap up 2011 with ONE good post instead of three lesser posts from 3 different locations all at once…  The first few part of this set is…

  • Oben Tripods reviewed:

    Oben Tripods reviewed:

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    This review is meant to be a bit of an introduction to tripods as well as a review of three Oben tripod kits.  It has some tips on what to look for when shopping, what features you might want or “need” and to help guide you to making the right choice in your next (or…

  • Bahama Scapes

    Bahama Scapes

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    While in the Bahamas after the trip south, I was able to shoot both the sunset the day we arrived and the sunrise the next morning (before I left).  Leo and Peter were nice enough to come with me, which was crucial as you really need to pay attention to get the dinghy in and…

  • Trip South 2011

    Trip South 2011

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    I was lucky enough to get to join my parents and sail their boat from Myrtle Beach down to the Bahamas over this past weekend.  This trip was pretty amazing.  It was my first trip in a tad over 4 years.  I hadn’t had a chance to do a trip in a tad over 4…

  • IJJ Update 32

    IJJ Update 32

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    Sorry I haven’t posted much in the last few weeks.  I’ve been slammed with work and holiday priorities, then I got to get away and sail avalanche to the Bahamas (that post is coming right after this one).  Isabella has been struggling though a cold for a few weeks now.  She’s getting much better and…

  • Tuckermans with SNOW!!!

    Tuckermans with SNOW!!!

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    yeah, but still not enough to ski… Dave and I went up to Tuckermans Ravine Saturday the 10th.  We had great plans of an epic sunrise over the ravine as well as hermit lake.  We left RI at midnight and Dave drove us “through the night” getting there at 4am.  We then hiked in in…

  • F-stop Loka Video Review

    F-stop Loka Video Review

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    The f-stop loka is a hell of a backpack. That’s ignoring it’s ability to haul cameras. This is just one hell of a great backpack first, then it has this awesome system to add inserts into it specifically designed for cameras (f-stop calls these “ICU”s or internal camera units). I’ll get to that more in…

  • Boyd’s Grist Mill 12.4.2011

    Boyd’s Grist Mill 12.4.2011

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    I found out about this place Saturday afternoon.  It’s in Middletown and ~1/2 mile from second beach.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven right by and never seen it, but after learning about it I had to go shoot it.  So I set out Sunday morning for my sunrise with a clear…

  • IJJ update 31:

    IJJ update 31:

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    Well, we’ve had a long week with 2 sick kids this week.  Elias has had a cough and cold that ended in him having an ear infection Saturday night.  He had something similar a few months ago and we think it’s his tubes working their way out finally.  Isabella went to the Drs last week…