Mozz Making

we've made it a couple of times, kind of a hassle but worth trying. additionally, my food pics often stink, and those were no exception. this dude's pic, on the other hand, is clearly awesome.

Good Eats / AVclub

very long, very good article on the Food Network show Good Eats.

walking around the world / npr

 great story. the above photo is admittedly a bit confusing, check out the caption

Gardening Tips, made in the shade...

My shady plot is always tricky to deal with, this could help:

on growing plants in the shade.

JTree Halloween 2013

The annual escape from IV trip. Fun; good photography, too. Full D600 album, full D200 album. Highlights were my first go at night photography / light painting, and star trails with the D600. I used the D600 on days 1 &3, the D200 on day 2 to save the D600 batteries. That's the limitation of digital, dead batteries = no love.

 the pink house near Barker Dam, 16mm

 backlit, 16mm

 shadows

head shot #1

 soon to be a s'more

 Sara carved this there, we even cooked up the trimmings

 View from our campsite at Belle. Satellite (or airplane...) trail + stationary stars, f8, ISO 6400, 30 sec

 headlamp, boulders lit with lights from opening the car trunk

 more from the satellites of love

 back to the rocks

 star trails, fire light, f8, ISO L 0.5, somewhere around 20 minutes

we were really looking forward to this, but they just changed their hours and are closed on Sundays. Boo. Sara eating an almond butter & jam.

To keep things neater the D200 highlights are in a separate post.

Jtree Halloween 2013 #2

Photos from Day 2 with the D200. Morning at Belle campground, a hike in the Wonderland of Rocks.

 Morning, Belle campground

 funky self portait

 cat's claw

 different macro flavors

 not a Sara bee

 wonderous rocks

head shot #2

 late summer rain --> wildflowers in the fall!

 mortar hole and pictograph

 white balance issues, c'est la vie

Quasi-Ethiopian

We had real Ethiopian food in LA a couple of months ago. Pretty good stuff. This is similar-ish. Yeasted pancakes as the base, some leftover roasted chicken, and some chile pickle. Good.