Category: Photos
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2014-01-01 Skagit Preserve Apenglow [wide wallpaper]
I have never seen such amazing cloudscapes except in Skagit county. And luckily, even if they are not just quite as vivid as what I cook up, they offer me the inspiration of pre-visualisation. Another note I must add is that Hugin is now easier than ever to use. I really appreciate Hugin and every…
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2014-01-01 Skagit Perserve Flying Geese [wide wallpaper]
Snow Geese. Yearly tradition now to go and see them flocking in Skagit near LaConner at new years. 300mm lens 1/310 ~f/5
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2014-01-01 Skagit Preserve Heron [wide desktop]
Sometimes you just come away with all blurry photos. This is a shot to do properly I should have rigged a tripod with a 15lb weight with. However, I was just going with a monopod and leaning against a fence. Using a Pentax K10D, 300m 1/250@f/5 lens, this shot metered about ~2/3 stop under and…
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2014-01-01 LaConner Cold Storage
Here’s a picture of an abandoned cold storage plant. These are pipes wrapped in canvas and polystyrene. Bonus points if you tell me how I cooked it.
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Eagle 2013
I think this was my luckiest shot from 2013. Took this with Ellie riding on my shoulders, carrying a 200mm lens without tripod.
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Lionel Train Board
I assembled the planks with 3/8 screw-eyes and zip ties. I didn’t want to attempt sawing any tongue-in-grove joints (that would have taken forever).
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DIY Lionel Train Track Power
I could not find the O-gauge track clip that allows you to interface with the transformer, so I got some copper wire soldered on there. I later secured the leads with another zip tie down to the black plastic base and then wrapped the wire tabs with electrical tape. The wire tabs I made sure…
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