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IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

In the Countess Angela Dandini Garden, Reno, Nevada.

michael bloomberg would not be welcomed in lake havasu arizona.

Two geese resting on a shed on our ranch in Bieber, California.

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

Here's a few signs that were displayed by the estimated 0.8 million people at the rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018.

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

This is a handy little lathe, made by Sieg of China and sold in the USA under several brand names. Mine was purchased from Cummins Industrial Tools (hah!) as a slightly damaged display model.

 

Here the lathe is shown set up to face and bevel a large machine bolt, which was held in a three-jaw chuck and a steady rest.

 

Nine exposure HDR image.

 

Sorry about all the lens flare. I think it may have been caused by dust on my lens.

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IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

March for Our Lives, Seattle. March 24, 2018.

Nikon D50 DSLR

Nikon 35mm F/1.8 lens at F/2.8

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

March for Our Lives, Seattle. March 24, 2018.

The huge and heavy power table feed can be seen at the right end of the table.

This is the biking and hiking trail along the Truckee River in Reno, under the Kuenzli Street and East Second Street bridges.

 

Shot at night, five exposures at different values, then combined into this tone-mapped HDR image.

Longest exposure was two minutes at ISO200 and f/8

michael bloomberg would not be welcomed in lake havasu arizona.

Three portholes

 

The current owner Willie Shepherd, who is well into his eighties, originally traded two sacks of potatoes for this sweet (at the time) ride.

March for Our Lives, Seattle. March 24, 2018.

michael bloomberg would not be welcomed in lake havasu arizona.

I bought a radio flash trigger set from Deal Extreme. Range, maximum sync speed and reliability using only the antenna trace on the transmitter's PCB was OK, but I knew it could be better. So I added the telescoping antenna shown here.

 

The antenna was salvaged from an old and no longer legal wideband AristoCraft R/C transmitter. The R/C radio operated on 75MHz, so the antenna is quite long. The flash trigger set operates on 433MHz, necessitating a much shorter wavelength antenna. With the telescoping feature of this antenna, tuning is a snap (or a yank?).

 

I quickly found that extending about two inches from the fully collapsed condition shown here gave awesome range and reliability. I was able to get 100% reliability at about 600 feet! And maximum sync speed can go as high as 1/800 sec., with marginal reliability at that speed. 100% reliable maximum sync is still at 1/400th.

 

See the next photo in the set for more info.

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

IGOLD 2018. Copyright 2018, Big Dog Productions, David K. Hobby, Photographer

The Farney's ACE hardware store in Carthage, New York.

 

Three-exposure HDR-processed image (EV0,EV-2,EV+2).

March for Our Lives, Seattle. March 24, 2018.

I used a single PowerGenix PGX-4AAZiNc 1.6v Nickel Zinc Rechargeable AA cell in each of two AA to C adapters, inside a vertical handle Argus C-3 flashgun. These cells are rated at 1.6V, but measure well over 1.8V when fully charged. They have very low internal resistance, and can dump more power into a strobe or flashbulb than any other AA cell. The NiZn AA cells are WAY more powerful than the Carbon C-cells that this flashgun was designed for. I don't know if this materially affects the brightness curve of the bulb "pop".

 

The flashbulb was blue coated, which I believe means it was designed to match the sensitivity curve of daylight-balanced color film.

 

Nikon D600 with a Tokina 100mm macro lens.

Camera on tripod, exposure equal on both shots:

5 seconds

f/2.8

ISO100

 

To fire the flashgun, I merely triggered the 5-second exposure, and used a screwdriver to short the two pins protruding from the handle of the flashgun. I was hand-holding the flashgun a few feet from the camera, casually pointing it in about the same direction as the lens. I think the flashgun's reflector has a much wider angle than most strobes.

Model 1871 - 45-70 Govt

Fuel for the long, cold Winter.

 

Three-shot HDR processed image.

In the Countess Angela Dandini Garden, Reno, Nevada.

Earlier today, I noticed that the trees are producing a bumper crop of walnuts!

 

They may have done so in previous years, and we never noticed.

 

We'll put them out in the sun to dry them out, then enjoy the tasty bounty within.

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