That there is Jupiter and its 4 major moons. Taken purely with the 40D and kit lens (EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM) at .5 seconds, f/5.6 and expanded ISO to 3200. Quite a bit of noise due to the non native ISO, but still, I’m shocked. Now if I could only get the [...]
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Not that kind, but rather the small feathery kind. Came in this morning to a rather large note on my case that simply said “Chicks on dock”. Much laughing was had at its ambiguity, but really it meant that instead of them chirping away at my case for the next 2 hours that [...]
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It has arrived… and it frightens me. I think I have to actually dig into the owner manual on this one as my fumbling through the menus and dials is getting me nowhere.
All I know so far is that image stabilization rocks. I can nearly hold a 1/6 second shot without even trying.
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I’ve been meaning to do this for quite some time, but I wanted to start a catalog of all the awesome names I’ve seen come through the mail. So here’s a backlog of ones I remember and some I’ve written down. More to come as I see them.
Zelda Klouda
Rommel Lightning
Maverick Crowder
Ellsworth “Elzy” Swingen
Knute [...]
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Just for reference so I can throw away this box I’ve had for a few years now:
Black and Tan
Guinness ~ Bass Ale
Half and Half
Guinness ~ Harp Lager
Snapper
Murphy’s ~ Redhook ESB
Black Velvet
Guinness ~ Champagne
Snakebite
Guinness ~ Hard Cider
Blacktop
Beamish ~ Fat Tire Amber Ale
Patriot
Guinness ~ Sam Adams Lager
Bohemian
Beamish ~ Pilsner Urquell
Big Easy
Beamish ~ Abita Amber Ale
Bumble Bee
Murphy’s ~ [...]
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