Crash Course In D-SLR Optics

This post is for Jared and anyone else who needs help digesting my posts. Aperture – Size of opening for light to enter. It is controlled by a combination of physical limitations of the lens tube, as well as aperture blades which can tighten or open at the photographer’s command. Apertures are measured in an […]

Anticipation

Sometimes I feel very childlike. I ordered my new 70-300mm lens yesterday and I am so anxious for it to arrive. It was originally supposed to arrive today, but Amazon Prime One-day has failed me this time. My camera is instead scheduled to arrive here tomorrow by UPS Next Day. I have been thinking about […]

Aesthetically Picking A Flash

I argued the point a few posts back about which flash I should consider for my D-60. I kept reading about “Camera/Light separation” values, so I went looking to see if I could find pictures of the SB-400 and SB-600 mounted on the D-60. The 600 is below on the left and the 400 on […]

Boring

Looking over my old blog posts, I feel like I used to be more interesting, or at the least, more expressive. Now I barely blog about things that anyone else would actually care about. My blog posts recently have read more like weather reports than like a public journal. Perhaps it is just the way […]

Hard Decisions in Equipment Selection

I have been considering the concept of obtaining a 70-300mm AF-S lens for my D60 to extend my range for several weeks. Adding the lens to my system would extend my range out an additional 150mm (since 300mm is equivalent to 450mm for me), allowing for a wide variety of coverage of situations. Recently I […]

HP DeskJet 6940

So far, if I were to review the HP DeskJet 6940, I would have to say that I am not impressed. The printing speed is no where near what HP claims, the driver is a bear to install (and also WILL NOT install on Windows Server 2003 with the CD provided) and its paper detection […]

Fuzzy Camera Math

I have been attempting to understand the way that zoom factors are determined for cameras. Have you ever noticed that compact cameras never share their lens focal in a prominent way and on an SLR you won’t find an zoom factor? That is because of two things, first, the size of the sensor on a […]

Bacon Fried Chicken and Gravy

4 Breasts Chicken, boneless 6 Ounces Bacon, chopped 10 Stems Chives, 6 inch 2 Tbsp Corn Starch 14 Ounces Chicken Stock Black Pepper, to taste Fry bacon in large non-stick skillet or fryer. Fry until crisp and fat pools. Remove remaining bacon solids, set aside to cool. Split chicken breasts to divide mass in half, […]

Bought A Printer

I just bought a printer. Its the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Printer. I bought it for photo printing primarily. The only color printing that my Dell 3100cn sucks at is color, and I was able to get this printer for $40 from NewEgg. This isn’t exactly an Epson photo printer, but I suspect for my […]

Biopsychology Off To An Interesting Start

My correct Biopsychology textbook arrived today, via US Mail, so I got started on the course. The first quiz, due on Tuesday, has been finished, so now I can relax and work on getting ahead in the course. The instructor who wrote the course is not the same as the instructor who is teaching the […]