So walking around today, I got caught at one point at the Courthouse waiting out a storm.
The rain gutters were throwing tons of water down on one tree branch in the midst of the storm, and I spent my time trying to catch some of the splash. With my camera. And consequently myself. 
Went on down to Juniper Valley Park with Oshi and her family — the winds were strong and the kite went flying. The rig held up well this time, and having an assistant to hold the kite while rigging the camera helped. Camera still didn’t grab everything I wanted, but I’m getting a hang of rigging it now. I will probably build or purchase a more workable KAP setup soon.
Of particular note – a falcon went and buzzed the camera rig this time around. Unfortunately, the camera had decided to turn off on its own during that run. It was great though!
Have you been feeling a little down? Need a treat that perks you up? Try this.
How do you get there? First off, if you don’t know about it, read up on Black Blood of the Earth – the wonderful result of what happens when a mad scientist decides to make his own concentrated brew of coffee.. Then pop on over to the gallery for the recipe in a series of pictures. 
Black Blood of the Earth flavored Ice Cream, a set on Flickr.
Scott was curious as to what kind of work Noise Ninja has on photos. Sample photos under the cut.
Hey look, its a photo with flash as the only source of light, closeup, at f/1.4 and its NOT harsh or overexposed!
So I went and finished up the “Do It Yourself” Beauty Dish – based partially on instructions over here. Its basically a slick way to diffuse light for closeups — and a fun little project to jam together over a few days with parts laying around. Anyway, did some test shots just to play with it. Shots of the Dish, along with notes and some more photos after the cut.
New 85mm f1.8 says HBW!
Originally uploaded by Doc Stampede
Just got my new 85mm f1.8.
*drool* *drool* *DROOL*
I cannot wait to take this on a full shoot.
Happy Bokeh Wednesday! XD
Sorry for not posting much this past week or two. Have been alternately busy with real life job, some Bioshock, and getting my rear end spanked at the poker table. But mostly dealing with the day job. I’ll post some fun stuff soon!
Digital age, Paper technique
Originally uploaded by Doc Stampede
My improvised “Film Scanner”… 
Okay. This is definitely a post aimed square at the Camera Geeks.
If you’re a modern camera geek, you might not know about Split Prism focusing screens. By a simple rule of optics, these screens are an almost ideal focusing aid — and it shames me that they are no longer seen in most modern cameras.
More geekery and photos under the cut.
Read more…
Originally uploaded by Doc Stampede
This was a “Faked HDR” from the raw files — since this was the tightest shot of the set.
BACHOOOOOOM!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/docstampede/sets/72157621956533273/ for the rest of the photos. XD
So I was cleaning out my shelves this past weekend, and found a big black binder full of photos from Otakon 1999…
So here I give you, AHHHH FLASHBACK! XD
In several flavors, both my own hosted Gallery and Flickr as well. Enjoy!
(Keep an eye out for alot of very familiar faces, just… younger.
