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Photo 365 – 1/8/2010
All last year after I put in the wider driveway, I had a problem with water from this gutter while the snow melted.
The snow would melt, come down the gutter, hit the piece of flagstone I had under it and then run down the driveway where it would end up freezing in a very nice sheet of ice.
In case you were wondering what the driveway looks like in general, it can be found here, where you can see how the water would just flow down, and create an ice skating rink on a hill, a combination of 2 things that probably makes it more like a luge than an ice rink.
Photo 365 – 1/7/2010
I mean, I have seen some interesting things over the years, but this puzzles me. I have not a single clue why my roommates have taken glasses that I assume they used to drink from, put them in the sink and filled them with water, then just left them there.
The plate is mine, I grabbed the camera after I put it in there and saw the glasses.
Photo 365 – 1/6/2010
The poinsettia are dying now, they were so pretty, but as it happens every year a few weeks after Christmas.
They are always so pretty with their red or white leaves as they spruce up offices, homes, and wherever else during the holiday season, but then they fade quickly afterward due to getting too much light on a regular basis.
Photo 365 – 1/5/2010
1/5/2010 – Everyone has seen this before, just not like this.
This is the pitcher’s mound at Fenway Park. I was standing right by it while taking pictures at the St’ Sebastian’s vs Belmont Hill game at Fenway Park. I was going to walk onto it to take a photo looking at home plate, but I chose not to since I thought I might get tackled by security for doing so.
The game was awesome, I thought that St. Sebastian’s had it locked up, but they haad a couple of bad penalties while up 5-2, which led to 2 goals making it 5-4. Then Belmont Hill tied it up with 5 seconds remaining in the 3rd period to send the game into overtime where they would score another goal less than 30 seconds into overtime.
Their side of the crowd loved it, the taunting was loud.
I will say that I was a bit disappointed with the St. Seb’s crowd, they were not nearly as loud, and didn’t do anywhere near the same level of taunting as the Belmont Hill crowd.
Gotta get them to know how to do better trash talking…
Photo 365 – 1/4/2010
I decided to get motivated after yesterday’s photo. It was kind of a disgrace so I decided to do some cleaning… it took me 2.5 hours… I cleaned so much I actually washed the window there, and cleaned the sugar that had embedded itself into the counter top because my roommate can’t seem to put sugar in his coffee without spilling an equal amount on the counter, and then not clean it up…
Photo 365 – 1/3/2010
Not a good start to the new year and new decade(no arguments, I go by whatever digit is in the 10’s place in terms of decades).
This is also one reason why roommates are starting to frustrate the hell out of me.
So this is what my kitchen looks like on the 3rd of January… I really need to get motivated and get it all cleaned up so I am actually able to use the kitchen, although I am going on a month now with no oven, and the part to fix the oven is back-ordered and it’s going to be another 3-4 weeks til it arrives at the repair place… GRRR
I WANNA COOK IN MY OVEN!!!
In contrast, I have been pretty inventive in regards to cooking, and using the BBQ to roast a couple large pieces of meat like a roast beef or a nice leg of lamb… delicious…
Photo 365 – 1/2/2010
Day 2 of this project, and hopefully I can keep it going.
This is looking up my street at dusk towards the end of the snowfall for the day, the purple glow from the street light and the flashing light of a sanding truck at the top of the street as it travels past my street, completely ignoring my street, just like they always do…
I like the snow since it helps cover up and not show exactly how terrible my yard is, the lack of quality grass, and all the random bits of wood and stone that are strewn about because of the construction of the retaining walls this past year.
Photo 365 – 1/1/2010
My first photo in my attempt to do a photo365, this is the out building at a house in Marlboro. We strolled by and we kinda sketchy looking while we checked out the house. We had no appointment to see the inside, we just wanted to check out the outside and see what the neighborhood and area was like.
Overall, a nice area and even though one side of the house was on a fairly busy road, the height of the property above the road seems to cut out most noise. The house is also on a corner, but it seems like most headlights aren’t a problem either due to the property height.
I think this garage/workshop is probably one of the coolest features of the house which already has several cool features to it. I can just imagine the possibilities of this for storage of stuff, along with a nice area to work on projects without having to worry about being all cleaned up to make dinner or use the area for something else.
We are only starting the search process, and it’s highly unlikely that we would ever actually end up at this house, but you need to start somewhere!
Super Duper Camera Fun!!
So I was trying to do a couple things with my camera over the weekend and I realized that I really can’t do them without a remote control. So to the fabulous World Wide Web I went to seek out just the right remote for what I needed, or possibly not that I needed, but might be really cool to have.
I had a feeling it wasn’t going to go well and I figured I would just look around and probably not buy anything.
That didn’t work so well for me. I ended up finding a couple of different remotes for my Canon 40D.
I had 2 main options, wired or wireless.
I came across one accessory that was really really cool, it was a Canon WFT-E3A. This is an attachment that goes onto the bottom of the camera. It has a whole bunch of features, the most obvious is that it gives you the ability to grip the camera vertically without needing to hold your hand strange. Then it’s other features include adding GPS information to the EXIF data with a Garmin or other external GPS, it also allows for wireless transmission of photos to the computer, as well as USB transfer directly to a hard drive, or even transfer through a standard RJ-45 network cable. You are also able to control the shutter from a computer externally from the camera. This accessory has it’s own battery which is identical to the battery in my camera, and it doesn’t share power with the camera, but on the downside it does cover the battery door on the camera, so it can be a pain in the ass to remove and put back on if you need to change your camera battery.
While this is probably one of the coolest toys, it isn’t really what I was looking for since I want a remote shutter button, and well, the $900 price tag isn’t exactly something I can afford for a hobby right now. Maybe when I will that Mega Millions jackpot though.
On to my other options…
I am slightly picky with my choices for camera accessories as well as with most accessories with almost anything I buy. If I can buy OEM, I will normally go with that just because I figure anything made by the same company who made the camera is probably going to work better than anything made by a third party company. Whether this is actually true or not is irrelevant, this is how I think, and I really don’t want to get into re-wiring my brain right now, or anytime for that matter.
So in looking at Canon’s products, they do make 1 wireless remote that will work with the 40D. The Wireless Controller LC-5 but it runs about $600, so yeah, that’s not going to happen.
On to the wired remote switches!
The first one I came across was the Remote Switch 60-T3. It’s a simple remote switch which controls the shutter of the camera. It ranges from $20 on ebay to $65 on the Canon site. This would totally work and suit my needs with no problem, but it does require an adapter. Hmm, an adapter, another piece of equipment to keep track of. I think I need to look further for what I want.
The next one I came across was the Remote Switch RS-80N3. This is a simple remote as well, and the reviews I was reading about it were quite good. It works exactly the same as the actual shutter button, but it’s at the end of a 2.6 foot cord. It runs for anywhere from $45 to $70 depending on where you buy it from. Definitely within the range I was looking to spend, the cord was a little short, but I am sure I can buy an extension cord without too much trouble.
I was all set to buy the RS-80N3 when I stumbled onto another remote while Googling the RS-80N3, the TC-80N3. Now this was an additional toy for the camera that I fell in love with immediately upon reading about the features it has.
First and foremost, it is a remote shutter which is what I was looking for, and it has the same cord length as the RS-80N3. It is a tad more expensive running from $110 to $160 depending where you buy it, but I found it for $120 at newegg.com, and I trust them so I went with it.
Some of the other features of this remote control.
All of these are customizable at 1 second increments from 0:0:1 up to 99:99:99(H:M:S).
Self Timer: How much time will pass between clicking the shutter button and the picture being taken.
Interval Timer: How long in between multiple shots.
Long Exposure Timer: How long the shutter will be open for a photo.
Then there is the option to set the number of photos to take, from 1-99.
Now just having these options is nice, but you can combine these options as well, so if I wanted to, I can take 15 photos at 10 second increments with an exposure of 3 seconds each; or I can set the timer to wait 15 seconds while I go run in front of it and then take 10 photos at 3 second intervals so I could change poses or facial expressions in between shots.
Also, you don’t have to put a time or frame limit on how long it will shoot, it can run indefinitely until it either runs out of battery, or there is no more storage space on the card in the camera.
So if I wanted to, I could set up this camera pointing out a window or someplace and just let it take a time lapse photo scene all day long, every 5 minutes or some other time frame.
Pretty cool if you ask me, now I just need to make some use of it, maybe the next lunar eclipse or just some night shots in general.
My Friendly Neighborhood Cardinal
This is my neighborhood cardinal, he has some great color and him showing up is a good sign that the birdfeeder on my kitchen window is finally starting to get some business. I like seeing the birds fly up and away, the only trouble right now is that they can see through the glass to where I am in the kitchen when I am at the sink, or anywhere in the kitchen.
I think I am going to go and look for a nice piece of film I can put over the inside of the window, that way the birds can’t see me through it, and that should allow me to enjoy watching them and also get some photos without having them fly away so quickly on me. I only managed to get these photos because I stood for 10 minutes on the other side of my kitchen with my super zoom lens!
I also have discovered that the best way to clear out the dust bits that the birds won’t eat is by using some canned air and just blowing it out, although a bunch does end up in my hair because of it.