I'm making this post public, but it will likely only be interesting to me and whatever other photographers happen to come across it. Feel free to take the position of "Nothing To See Here. Move Along, Move Along." Long story short: This is the walk-through of how I built a shot about lighting a room.



I may be an amateur, but I'm trying to (re-)learn the trade, having been removed from it for 20 years, and not having off camera light capability even then. This was my journey through this shot.

( More Behind The Cut )

At least I found the process interesting, which is sort of the point. We now return you to your regularly scheduled chaos and mayhem already in progress.

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now (even if we don't speak often or ever) please post a comment with a completely made up, fictional memory of you and me. It can be anything you want - good or bad - but it has to be fake. When you're finished, post this little paragraph in your LJ and see what your friends come up with!

Quoting from an article I came across today:

Video! Video! Video! ... We’re thrilled to introduce video on Flickr. If you’re a pro member, you can now share videos up to 90 seconds in your photostream....

The rest can be found at http://blog.flickr.net/en/2008/04/09/video-on-flickr-2/

I know some of the other photo sites have been able to host some video for some time. Now, the photo service I use also has that ability, it would seem.

Most of you already know about E-Waste Events, like the ones that occasionally happen in Contra Costa County or Alameda County, but Guildmistress pointed me to one coming up next weekend which will benefit Los Medanos College in Pittsburg.

( Details are behind the cut )

Over the past several days, Guildmistress and I had some time on our hands. It occured to us that it was the perfect time to do a full backup of our computers. For those of you who haven't done one in a while, this might be a good time for it, since most of the year has finished anyway.

Just an idea. Done now.

Hello, Everyone

Sorry for the soliciting feel of this post, but we're giving it away, not selling it. We have something that we hope might be wanted by someone.

This past Summer, we bought Kidlet furniture for her room. Why this is potentially good for you is that we are giving away the long twin bed that was in that room to anyone who wants it. It has an adjustable frame that can expand to fit a queen, and comes with a long twin frame, a long twin mattress, a mattress pad, and a twin sheet set.

Depending on your situation, you can come and get it, or we can deliver.

Questions? Interested? Let me know.

I am so lucky to have certain people in my life. I was fortunate enough to be in good company over the weekend, giving it their all in a situation that so easily could have flopped. We took 13 people to Truckee Faire, three of them not dancers (including me). They danced their little hearts out, and I thank them for it!

Then, last night, I went to the Alameda Ceili, and by the end of the night, the TiVo Faerie had visited me. She bestowed a 40 Hr. TiVo Box upon me, with the understanding that Sesame Street, Blues Clues, or Dora the Explorer could be ready at a moment's notice for Kidlet, so that we are not having to watch the same episodes over and over and over... [grin]

Thank you, TiVo Faerie!!! I'll try to set it up tomorrow, since I got home late (Staff Meeting until 4 PM) and went to get Kidlet from daycare, and now I am prepping to leave for Pryankster Practice in San Ramon tonight.

Happy Birthday wishes to ifonlyuntil9. Enjoy!

Hello, Intrepid Readers

Herein lies the tale of the Trip to Hawaii that Guildmistress, Kidlet, and I took last week. It is a tale I hope to tell well, in such a way that you will enjoy. For the rest of you, there are LJ Cut Tags to skip over. [*grin*]

( Sunday and Monday (Arrival, Beach, Getting Kicked Out of a Bar) )

( Tuesday (Diamondhead Hike, Sea Turtle(!), and Making Two Irish Ladies' Evening) )

( Wednesday and Thursday (Polynesian Cultural Center, Desserts, Arizona Memorial, Bachelor Party) )

( Friday (Free day, try to find a beach, good food, find a beach) )

( Saturday and Sunday (The Wedding and the Flight Home) )

We came home, and Guildmistress got ready for her first day of school on Monday. I finished the Garage Knotwork across the next couple of days, posted the pictures from the garage and Hawaii, and did this writeup.

If you're still reading this, thanks for listening.

Hope it's a good one for you!

Happy Birthday to both agengrgal and tsgeisel!!!

(and now, back to the garage...)

Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

HUGS!

"...You know: The teacher they hope they don't get?" - Indiana Jones, about his father

Guildmistress just got the word that she's been hired as a full-timer in the job she's been doing part-time for 7 years. Yay!!! She'll be teaching the same classes, Anatomy and Physiology at CCC, but more of them.

This has been a good news update. Thank you for listening. We now return you to your regularly scheduled chaos and mayhem.

For those of you who haven't heard, I'm not quite hanging around on the internet because I am painting the inside of the garage. It's needed it since we moved in (3 years ago), and I have the time to do it. It's been an OK project so far. Phase 1 is now completed. All of the walls and ceiliing have been (off)white-washed. That was last week up through yesterday.

Phase 2 can now begin. Those of you who have been to my place can picture what's coming. The rest of you, come on over. I'll cook. I have a hot tub, I digress fairly easily... Right, Phase 2 is a Celtic Knotwork that is twice as long as the knotwork in the loft, and twice as complicated (4 colors) as the knotwork in the front room. This could be interesting. This could be a complete failure. I have the knotwork layed out on the posterboard, and the stencil (posterboard) is cut out. Now, I'm going to pencil it onto the garage walls, then paint them.

This will probably take me through next weekk. Wish me luck. Yes, I will eventually put up progrss pictures, likely at the end.

Why bother with that kind of project in a garage? Because, as many of you know, that's where many of the parties around here take place, at least partially. Also, because I can!

I have a fourth different knotwork, also 4 colors, that I would like to put around the support pole between the kitchen and the back room. That should be a day project. For later.

Right now, back to it. Have a good day, everyone.

i just posted this as a comment in noirem's journal.

We just got back from seeing it. I liked it. Not nearly as much as, say, 1 or 3, but I liked it.

( Thoughts on omissions which might be considered spoilers )

Happy Birthday, flonkbob!!!

We miss you, and want you both back here!

create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.

Much of this was due to a trip I took right out of high school. We had family in places, so I drove from California to Montana, to Maryland, to Florida, and back across the middle (I had a diving competition in Nebraska on the way back that I didn't qualify for, but I went anyway).

I once had a bowling competition in Hawaii. I am very much looking forward to going back in August. I also had conventions for various groups (separate from each other, but they were flights in and out) to: Boston, Phoenix, and New Orleans.

I found this picture fascinating:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/tahoe_fire.html

It's not a closeup. You can see from the coast into the Nevada desert, but I still found it interesting. My thoughts are still with those in the area.

Happy Birthday, laviolinista!

Guildmistress, Kitten, and I all went to the Pirate Faire on Saturday.

( Arriving, and an unsuspecting populace )

( In Sea Dogs' Welcoming Camp )

( Tall Ship Cannon Battle, the Weather, and the Sea Dogs' Show )

( Game's Day )

It was a really good day for us, and Kitten was amazingly good all day. We've got a good kid there. Thank you, waltzingmatthea, for having us in your home. We will happily return the favor!

Has anyone else noticed that we went from 28 degrees and snowing (Tahoe) to 103 (home) in a week? Ouch!

The washing machine decided that today was a good day to pee all over our laundry room floor... You know, that machine that was cleaning up all of the Tahoe clothes.

Grrrrr... Sears is coming Monday afternoon.
(*grumble, grouse, gripe*)

They're gone. Weeee!

Tomorrow is the Staff v. 5th Grade Softball Game. Should be fun. It's a short day (kids go at 11:45), but we still have to work contract hours. Not so bad, really. It gives us time to clean up our rooms before deep cleaning happens over the summer.

Thursday is our Last Day. Should be an easy couple of days. I am so glad Concert Season is over.