Shoot Nothing, Get Something?

Posted: March, 2009

It’s the wrong time of day, the lighting is all wrong, and I wasn’t even there to shoot but just incase I had my camera and apparently just incase isn’t a bad thing. The short of it, I was at Green Cay this afternoon, showing my grandmother around before she goes back home. 1100 to […]

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Finally Some Piece of Mind

Posted: February, 2009

I’m not <insert big name photographer here>, I don’t have the luxury of investing massive amounts of cash into protecting my digital photography. For the last 4 years or so I’ve relied on a 3-disk RAID 5 array to safeguard my data. Yes, I know RAID isn’t a backup nor will it protect me against […]

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Back from Sanibel

Posted: February, 2009

My Sanibel island trip was rather less than stellar due to fog, but produced some nice shorebird images. Ding Darling NWR wasn’t all that active, unless you count the people, though a Bald Eagle made an appearance.

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Quick Diffraction Test

Posted: January, 2009

A quick test of the practical implications of diffraction, at 1:1 and web resolutions.

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South Everglades, Flamingo Update

Posted: January, 2009

I was at the southern end of the Everglades (Flamingo, FL) yesterday, so here’s the wildlife update from the trip. There were Roseate Spoonbills in Eco Pond, a handful at least. As well as White Ibis, and a couple of Great Blue Herons. The Osprey population at Flamingo seems pretty healthy, there are several nests […]

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Northeast Everglades, and Green Cay

Posted: January, 2009

I just got back from both the Northeast corner of the everglades (via airboat launched from Everglades Holiday Park in Broward county) and Green Cay, and there’s not a whole lot going on out there. Water levels in the ‘glades are still pretty high, though I forgot to look at the reading on one of […]

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