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Monday, November 25, 2013

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.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

walking around the world / npr

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

Monday, November 18, 2013

Gardening Tips, made in the shade...

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

on growing plants in the shade.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

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.