Happy fourth of July, America.
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Friday, July 4, 2008
stars and stripes and drops
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Clever pick up lines
- How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice. My name is _________.- My boys over there bet that I wouldn't be able to start a conversation with the most beautiful girl in the room. Want to buy some drinks with their money?
- Excuse me. My friend over there is a little embarrassed. He'd like your phone number. He wants to know where he can get a hold of me in the morning.
via
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Digiscoping Setup
This is my new digiscoping setup, it's a Canon Powershot connected to a Kowa TSN-1 Scope. This was/is a really cool project and I'm really excited about the possibilities...
The biggest challenge was getting the camera lens to be the *perfect* distance away from the scope lens, the next was to have it be mounted so I didn't have to hold the camera all the time.
The solution? I used a soap bubble plastic tube that I stole from the girls, cut a slit all the way up the side and fitted it over the scope eye and taped it so it was snug. The top (where the lid screwed on) is luckily exactly the same size as the lens of the Canon, so when I insert it into the top it's held perfectly tight. In addition, the black duct tape blocks the ambient light to help avid aberrations in the pictures.
The results? I'll let you decide.
P.S. When the Canon is inserted into the bubble tube, I need to zoom it 3.8x before it will block out enough of the tube to just see the light at the end.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digiscoping
Sunday, June 29, 2008
This is my new favorite picture of Becky!
Click on the picture to be whisked away to my flickr set of Andrew and Asha's wedding this weekend.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Digiscoping
Dad Storholt introduced me to a new term, called Digiscoping.
Basically, you use your digital camera and a scope to create one hell of a long lens for taking pictures. After about 5 minutes of playing around, I came up with these shots tonight. They were all taken from inside the living room (with the deck slider open) How cool, huh?
Basically, you use your digital camera and a scope to create one hell of a long lens for taking pictures. After about 5 minutes of playing around, I came up with these shots tonight. They were all taken from inside the living room (with the deck slider open) How cool, huh?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Caption This
Lets see who can come up with a good caption for this photo of me and Andrew "the artist" Kish III.
Lifehacker Lawn Tip: Don't bag or rake your grass clippings, BLOW THEM AWAY!
I made this little video for one of my favorite sites, Lifehacker.com. They have a flickr pool of user contributions hoping that their tip makes it to the site. Cross your fingers for me!
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I see my neighbors either bagging or raking their grass clippings. Bagging is a lot of work (especially when the lawn is high) and raking just plan stinks.
I learned this tip when I was a landscaper (read: lawn cutter) for a summer. It works great, makes for a healthier lawn, and is easier than bagging or raking.
People always want to know if I blow them off of the lawn, and if so where do they go? They aren't blown off of the lawn, rather they are spread evenly so that you just don't see them, really!
I love me some NASCAR
This is Jamie McMurray's show car that was on display in downtown Bethlehem a week ago.
It was really cool to see the COT in person and get a get a good look at the splitter in the front.
Isn't she perty? (Becky, I mean)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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