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Another Brussels re-rub I'm afraid, been out of circulation for a bit so decided to bring the e numbers out of the bag for this one :)
GEARTALK: GOING TO INDONESIA - WHAT'S IN MY BAG.
I’ll be going to Indonesia in a couple of weeks, so it’s time for another “What’s in my bag” post.
Most of the stuff shown here is actually also part of my Every Day Carry pack (EDC). Let’s start from top left going left to right:
- Lowepro Card case with five SanDisk Extreme SDHC 16GB 45mb/s cards and a couple of “old” SanDisk Ultra 4GB cards
- Muji leather card case with my ID and a couple of cards that do not necessarily need to be inside my wallet
- Moleskin Reporterstyle Notebook
- couple of pens including a permanent marker for stickers and stuff
- small Muji netcase with extra batteries, lensshade and lenscap for my Fuji XE-1
- little small survival pack (in a sticky situation I probably would not have any idea how to use it though)
- eBay Noname flashlight (cheap but great LED flaashlight. Saving up for a Surefire or Fenix)
- Miltec Assault Pack (great value military style pack. Going to exchange it for a TAD Fast Litespeed pack in the future)
- a couple of business cards
- Jimi Wallet. Perfect slim frontpocket wallet. Protects my cards from getting bend and keeps everything organized.
- Leatherman Style CS Multitool. Nothing for the woods but in an urban environment the bottle opener, scissors and knife are essential.
- Keys
- OCZ ATV USB-Stick 4GB: This one is a great almost indestructible USB Stick. Not only does it write and read fast, but also you can actually wash it with your clothes or boil it in hot water if you like.
- Fuji XE-1 with 35mm. Check out the review at www.ISMONO.com/Blog
- iPhone wall charger
- Eneloop mobile booster. A small battery with two USB ports to fully charge an iPhone twice
- iPhone 5 cable
- headphone cable extension
- USB cable
- Firewire 800 to Firewire 400 adapter
- Firewire 400 to Firewire 800 adapter
- small screwdrivers
- Headphone splitter
- Flight headphone adapter. I hate using the inflight headphones.
- Kindle. Check out the review at www.ISMONO.com/Blog
- iPad 2 32GB. When I am working I’ll take my Macbook Pro instead. But for this trip I want to travel as light as possible.
- iPhone 5 32GB
- iPod Nano 16GB
- Urban Ears Platan headphones
Some things not on this photo:
- Nikon D7000 with 18-70mm and 35mm
- Rode VideoMic
- iPad Camera Connection Kit
- Lacie rugged Harddrive
So equipment wise that’s almost about it. This is what I will bring on my three week trip to Indonesia. I’ll probably wont use the Nikon that much. I’m on vacation and I just don’t want to bother with carrying too much of equipment.
So what’s in your bag? Especially for personal projects on vacation.
------ UPDATE ------
I got a new update of my EDC Backpack.
www.flickr.com/photos/youknowthebo/8712833807 /in/photostream
I also made a video if you're interested
Since my original desk picture is by far the most popular photo I've uploaded to Flickr, I thought it was time for an update.
The desk is an Ikea Galant with Signum cable trunking.
The Cinema Display is mounted on an Ergotron MX LCD arm with a set of Dioder LED lights stuck to the back for some bias lighting.
Also in the picture:
2011 15" MBP, Siemens Gigaset C300 phone, Logitech Z10 speakers, Apple wireless keyboard & Magic Trackpad, Habitat desk lamp, some ancient (and slightly dusty) FireWire drives, APC UPS, Microsoft LX-3000 headset (great for Skype), a thermometer/hygrometer, some kind of plant, lots of conference passes/lanyards and a rubber duck.
My question is: "How can I use fire to show duality?"
This photo shows duality through the blue and orange flames. Blue and orange are opposites on the color wheel, so the flames look appealing. The special part about this photo is that the blue is a result of chemicals, not Photoshop. I had to scrap my firewire idea because the chemicals would not change the color of the sparks as I had hoped.
Materials: I used my camera, my tripod, and materials to create a controlled fire, as well as chemicals.
Processes: I created fires in two vases, added chemicals to change the color of the flame, then took photos.
Size: 8" x 11"
This is my side of our home office (best viewed - large).... Almost exactly five years ago I took another photo of what my desk looked like and what kinds of technology I was using at home. Well it's been five years and I just retired most of what I was using... now I'm an Apple convert and my home setup is much simpler (it's amazing the cabling that was pulled out, and how quiet things are... will be interesting to see if the power bill drops).
Click Here to see a close up version of what's on my desk.
Basically I have two computers, a desktop, laptop and a third machine functioning as a storage server. They are networked together by an HP ProCurve 8 port gigabit ethernet switch, with a Linksys WRT54GS running Tomato and functioning as a dedicated firewall and router and an Airport Extreme serving up wireless internet access.
This is just a fantastic setup for doing just about any photographic related computer task one could think of... It's wonderful to edit with this hardware and setup. Aside from the Mac Pro which is lighting fast, the real treat is seeing images on the amazingly accurate and sharp 30" NEC display, this monitor is quite a bit above and beyond the Apple Cinema Display (as well as the Dell and HP offerings).
On Switching to Mac: I've been a Microsoft user since MS-DOS 3.3 and have worked professionally as a server engineer and systems designer for Microsoft Servers for approx. 15 years, and Microsoft has come a long way... some of their newest offerings are darn impressive. But the reality is for me, at home... I want something that is simple, powerful and is best geared for photography. Additionally I wanted something that was simpler and doesn't result in me having to rebuild the system once a year or so because of something silly happening.
I've been half switched for a bit more than three months and so far it's been fantastic... there is a bit of a learning curve and somethings are kind of annoying, but overall it's been wonderful and the most enjoyable computing experience of my life. Besides, if I really need to run Windows I have Windows 7 Ultimate running in side a VMWare virtual machine.
Desktop:
Mac Pro Hex Core Xeon 3.33Ghz. CPU
12GB RAM (OWC Upgrade)
2x50GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE Solid State Drives (SSD)
4x 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drives
NEC 30" LCD3090WQXi-BK LCD Monitor & SpectraView Calibration Software
NewerTech MAXPower 6G PCIe eSATA RAID Card
Vantec NexStar3 External Hard Drive Enclosure.
2 x Western Digital Studio Edition 500GB External Hard Drive
Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000
Microsoft LaserMouse
Wacom intuos3 4x6" Tablet
Klipsch promedia 2.1 Speakers
Running: OS-X Snow Leopard, Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Extended, Adobe Lightroom 3, VmWare Fusion w/ Windows 7 Ultimate, Apple iWork, Firefox, FileZilla, TweetDeck, Google Earth, PhotoLinker, Skype, TechTool Deluxe, Canon Digital Photo Professional (and other misc. Canon software for EOS camera's as well as Printer software)
Notebook:
Apple 15" MacBook Pro
Core i5 2.4Ghz. CPU (not worth spending the $$ on the Core i7, especially when this won't be my primary editing machine and especially when $300 only buys me 10% more performance)
8GB of RAM (OWC Upgrade)
500GB 7200RPM Segate Momentus XT Hard Drive (this is a great drive that comes with a 4GB SSD cache)
High Res Screen (but not the Anti-Glare screen, clients love looking at images on the glossy screen)
G-Tech G Drive mini 500GB Hard Drive
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro 1TB External Hard Drive
Apple Magic Mouse
Running: OS-X Snow Leopard, Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Extended, Adobe Lightroom 3, VmWare Fusion w/ Windows 7 Ultimate, Apple iWork, Firefox, FileZilla, TweetDeck, Google Earth, PhotoLinker, Skype, TechTool Deluxe, Canon Digital Photo Professional (and other misc. Canon software for EOS camera's as well as Printer software)
Storage Server:
AMD Athlon 3800+ X2 Dual Core
ASUS A8N-E 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Motherboard
2GB Corsair Memory
Cooler Master CMStacker Case (this thing can hold a LOT of hard drives)
Cooler Master Real Power RS-450-ACLX 450W Power Supply
Sony Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive
NEC DVD Burner Black ND-3540A
2 x 500GB Hitachi Deskstar Hard Drives (RAID Mirror)
2 x 320GB Hitachi Deskstar Hard Drives (RAID Mirror)
3 x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drives (RAID5 Array)
Running FreeNAS
Networking:
HP ProCurve 10/100/1000Mbps Switch 1800-8G
Linksys WRT54GS running Tomato firmware (this is just functioning as a firewall and router)
Apple Airport Extreme Wireless Access Point
Misc:
Apple iPhone 3G
Blackberry Tour 9630
Calumet UDMA Firewire CF Reader
Canon MX7600 Mulit-Function Printer (out of frame)
Garmin eTrex Summit HC
NEC SpectraView - Color Calibrator (basically a customized X-Rite Eye One Display 2 colorimeter for the NEC monitor)
APC SmartUPS 1400 UPS Power Backup
HumanScale 4G Ergonomic Keyboard Tray (designed to fit the Microsoft Natural Keyboards)
Herman Miller Mirra Office Chair (out of frame)
What's Next:
Next year I plan to add a few more things to the mix... including
Data Expansion - Adding a OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 quad bay external drive array with four 3TB Hard Drives. Will be used for data backup.
Second Monitor - Will be adding either a 22" or 24" secondary NEC monitor, which will make layout and album design work a bit nicer.
Software: I want to point out that 100% of the software that is run on these systems has been paid for and is all legal like. This wasn't always the case but I do like knowing that it's all legit ... I think it's highly hypocritical for photographers or other content creators to complain about someone stealing their images or using images without their permission if they use pirated or not properly licensed software.
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On January 7th I had to purchase a new laptop. The reason? The size of D800 files. To process one from start to finish it felt like I was passing a birthday every time I worked on one. Soooo I decided that it was time to suck it up and buy a new machine. The machine I decided on was the non Retina display 15 inch 2.7 Macbook pro with a 1TB hard drive. The reason? Glossy screens in the field do not work for me and a hard wired hard drive that I cannot replace should I need to (I have yet to own a laptop where I have not needed to) is not a prudent choice for someone who works his laptop as hard as I do. I get that this is the future, but for now I can still delay the inevitable. Also it has an Ethernet port, Firewire 800 USB 3 and Thunderbolt. SO everything I own today works.
This time I decided to suck it up and instead of doing the transfer of software from old to new, I would do a complete clean install of ALL of the software. Which is, on the very best day and by anyone's measure, not my idea of a good time. To compound this joyous experience I was leaving for Burma (Myanmar) first thing in the morning January 8th. So January 7th I had every computer I own download all of the software that I needed from the internet. The plan install on the airplane all software.
One of the things that happens is laptops, if you travel a lot and live on your laptop, become like the closet of a college student the night before the parents come to visit him the dorm; filled with EVERYTHING you have ever owned. The other thing is you take that for granted. You just accept that everything you need is just there 'cuz..well.. it's just there. I replace my laptop every three years and the one I was replacing was going on four years, so yeah it was time.
Well I did not think to actually BRING the old laptop....
So when I went to install all the software I did not have the any of the serial numbers. Because the folder that is in my Documents folder "ALL_SERIAL_NUMBERS" was not on my new laptop it was on my old laptop. Did I mention I was going to Burma? And did I mention where I was going in Burma was the Himalayas to photograph remote mountain tribes? To say the internet is slow in Burma would be to give slow internet a bad name, and to think that there would be internet access in the huts of remote mountain tribes in the Himalayas? So I was left as an option "demo mode" for all of my software.
Which worked! I had to click "demo" everytime I lauched anything, but I caused this issue so I had only me to blame (I hate that when that happens... yelling at yourself is only fun for those watching).
So yesterday I was in Florida ( I live in Los Angeles, I flew straight to Miami from Yangon Burma, or 31 hours, to teach). Well the demos timed out. Most importantly the demo for my beloved Niksoftware Color Efex Pro 4 timed out... It was not until that moment that I realized just how important and how much of my imaging relies of that technology. In the simplest of terms I cannot creat the images that I create without it. I was stopped cold. Did I know how to kinda work around it in Photoshop? Yeah I guess but why? I cannot achieve the quality of image enhancement. Not to sound like a commercial but if anyone form Niksoftware is listening thank you. Thank you for every image I have created in the past 13 years.
This is the image that I was stopped until late last night. This image was captured by a Nikon D800camera. 70-200 f4 Nano coated VR II lens in the Nikon Electronic Image File Formant (.NEF) file was post processed using Capture NX2 Photoshop CS6, Nik Color Efex 4.0 and Silver Efexpro.
For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
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Hello All!
My move is done, and that feels great. Hands are still aching, still dealing with all the car incident insurance crap (I am SO disliking that old biddy!), but feeling good about having a real home. Here's a sweet little beach shot just for you. Yes, you.
i love this game....love putting new life into every kind of scene like abandoned ruins in this case...
to lighting this capture i need flaslights from VARTA like:
-3 Watt LED High Optics Light 3AAA
- 4 Watt LED High Optics Light 3C
- 3 Watt LED High Optics Light 2AA
Warren, Connecticut. A few days ago, early in the morning, while walking with coffee in one hand and this computer in the other, I tripped over a box and went flying. You can read the gory details here if you like.
I back up my computer every day with a great product called SuperDuper! and I had a backup of my computers hard disk which got jarred out of working alignment in the fall. Last night I used a second external hard disk to back up my backup again using SuperDuper! and while I wait for a new internal hard disk which I'll put in on Wednesday, at least I have a working machine and a backup of it's data. Life, while not perfect, is good.
While making the backup of the backup last night, a good luck ladybug landed on the bezel of the MacBook Pro screen and proceeded to walk up one side, across the top, down the other side, out onto the firewire cable and onto the working external hard disk, then back the same way onto the screen, as if to okay and bless this process. Eventually she just sat there looking at me, sort of like my old friend the jumping spider (who's around but shy these days).
Bottom line: my wife still loves me, I'm not hurt, and I have my data (although not my dignity). I even made a new friend (the ladybug). I can't complain.
I realize we’re halfway through the music festival season so I should have posted this sooner but here in Chicago where I’m from, we’re gearing up for Pitchfork Music Festival to start tomorrow and in less than a month Lollapooza will also be happening. This is my third summer shooting music festivals including Pitchfork Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Hideout Block Party, and Coachella. I wish someone had told me a few things three years ago to help prepare me. I thought I’d share the love.
First, a disclaimer….you know that part in Say Anything where John Cusack/Lloyd Dobler proclaims: “I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.” Well, I sort of loved him for that even more than when he was holding a large boombox over his head. That said, I’m going to recommend some products here not because I want to encourage materialism and consumerism but because these are the things that have worked for me. The reality is that there are a lot of products out there that are not well made or will let you down and ultimately waste your hard earned cash. As most of us are just scraping by and not making $1000 a photo, very few of us can afford to waste our money on stuff that doesn’t work or is poorly made and will cost us a great deal more overall.
Some obvious things first:
1.Unless you are meticulous and not scatter brained in the least, you will need some extras of everything. I recommend bringing extra lens caps, lens cleaning cloths, memory cards, batteries, and a couple extra pairs of ear plugs. You are going to be exposing your ears to some really massive amounts of input. I don’t find the foamy earplugs to be very helpful for me. First, it distorts the music so that it feels like you are sort of just listening under water. Second, it’s usually not enough protection when you are up against huge amps. I highly recommend: earlove.net/. They are worth the extra cost, trust me!
2.You know those pseudo benches in a lot of larger photopits where you can take a rest, especially if the stage/band you’re shooting is running behind schedule? You’re going to really want to do it but do NOT set your bag down while you’re shooting unless everything of any value is around your neck. Fans steal bags and (I hate to say it) other photographers steal bags. I know your bag is heavy and, in this case, my only recommendation is this: suck it up! I’m so sorry but no amount of temporary shoulder relief is worth thousands of dollars. Also, I recommend using these Chrome Messenger backpack bags: www.chromebagsstore.com/messenger-packs-ranchero.html Yes, it’s a bag that costs nearly $200 after taxes, shipping, etc. but the good news is that you will never have to buy another bag again. I cannot tell you how much I’ve pretty much beat the heck out of mine and there are no signs of wear and tear whatsoever. It has two nice shoulder pads, a cell phone holster, and is extremely waterproof. Basically, it’s worth the investment. Did I mention you’ll never have to buy another bag to haul all your stuff around again? That’s important.
3.Drink water, not beer. Oh wouldn’t the beer just take the edge off? Make you feel relaxed, etc.? Don’t do it!!! Take all the money you would have spent on overpriced festival beer throughout the weekend and put it aside. When you’re finally finished with all photoediting on that Sunday night or Monday morning, buy yourself a nice bottle of champagne or Belgian and drink up to celebrate surviving. Also, I highly recommend bringing your own more durable water bottle. Most music festivals have stopped giving out free water to press OR they will have one tent set up that’s destined to be far away from whatever bands you are assigned in the media area which is not very helpful. However, quite a few festivals have fountains or opportunities for free water of some sort. I also recommend supplementing your water with electrolytes. This one works quite well: www.rei.com/product/779683. Also, don’t forget your Ibuprofen/Aspirin and vitamins!
4.Sorry to be gross, but you should bring some tissue or toilet paper and a little bottle of hand sanitizer. You should not count on the porta potties to have these things in full supply, though I’ve been happily surprised the last couple of festivals I’ve gone to.
5.Have you ever sat around and wondered how China became such a national super power? It’s probably because of this: www.tigerbalm.com/. Buy yourself a jar of it and rub it into your shoulders, neck, and any other part of your body that aches every single night. Trust me, you’ll feel so much better the next day. It stings a little and there’s an after effect that goes on as it sinks into your muscle tissue that might actually hurt a bit but let it work it’s magic.
6.You need suncreen (duh!) I am so pale I’m ghostly. If I’m out in the sun for even a half hour without sunscreen, I burn. That said, I highly recommend this Kiss My Face spray SPF30 product: kissmyfacewebstore.com/detail/KMF+1800403 You can pick it up at some Whole Foods but, because it’s a natural product, it isn’t usually available commonly at most grocery or convenience stores in the US, which means you might end up having to order it online. Why I love this product is simple…it works! Also, it is a lot less greasy, you can spray it on your back (for your facial areas, spray it on your hands then rub on your face.) and you should be able to get away with spraying it on once in the morning before you leave and not having to worry about re-spraying for the rest of the day. That’s really important because the last thing you’ll be thinking about when you’re photographing beautiful Karen O doing a backbend is re-applying your sunscreen, trust me. On occasion, I have gotten minorly burned around my shoulder straps as the suncreen has rubbed off in those areas. However, I burn excessively easily so if you’re like 99% of the rest of the population, you don’t have to be worried.
7. If it’s going to be especially sunny, consider bringing a small compact umbrella to shield you while you’re waiting in the photopit or photopit line. ( I learned that one from excessively wise and experienced Robert Loerzel: www.flickr.com/photos/robertloerzel/ who graciously held one over our heads during the two hour wait for Iggy Pop when we were suffering through Amy Winehouse at Lolla 2007)
8.I recommend you start every day of the festival by having a large mocha with an extra shot of espresso and one-two bagels (depending on your metabolism.) You want a complex carbohydrate that your body is going to have to break down over time through the course of the day. Make sure to obviously give yourself enough time in the bathroom after eating before taking off to minimize porta potty usage..besides, you don’t have time to go to the bathroom…you have bands to shoot! For quick sugar intake when you’re running on low, pack a couple of energy or granola bars. Plan on eating more after you’re done and waiting for your 4,000 photos to transfer from your memory card to your hard drive. Did I mention to make sure to take your vitamins?
9.If you are traveling to this music festival, I would recommend the following portable external drive: Smartdisk 160GB FireWire Portable Hard Drive …it worked very well for me when I went to Coachella. Don’t forget to bring your battery charger!
10. As Margarita Gonzalez stated below, make sure you wear your most comfortable pair of shoes! As Paige K. Parsons below added: Remember there's a BIG difference between shoes that are comfortable to stand in for eight hours vs shoes that are comfortable to walk four miles in. Most likely you will need the latter at a festival.
11.)Also by Paige K. Parsons: www.flickr.com/photos/paigekparsons/ Know not just the distances between stages, but the time it takes to move between them with large crowds of people about. You've got to plan your schedule with plenty of tolerances for travel.
12.)Also by Paige K. Parsons: www.flickr.com/photos/paigekparsons/ Scope out *all* the stages early. Talk with the security guys and/or festival coordinators and confirm which side has access to the photopit. Often it's different from stage to stage, sometimes it's different than you were told in your media info. If you arrive on the wrong side it can take an entire song to get from one side to the other if the crowd is large.
13.If you are lucky enough to have “scored” your pass without actually knowing anything about photography because your dad’s a CEO of a company sponsoring the festival or something, do us all a favor and actually try to learn as much as you can on your own. There are photographers who would give up alot for this opportunity so take it as a serious gift. Besides, the last thing I want to hear in the pit five minute before Daft Punk take the stage is “Hey, you have the same camera as me! Can you teach me how to use mine?” And yes, that actually did happen to me at Lolla 2007.
Now, some non-obvious things…..
1.Camera gear recommendations: I can only recommend what I know and I’m a Canon vs. Nikon user..that doesn’t mean Nikon is inferior at all, though! I use the 5dMkII with the Canon IS 2.8 70-200mm lens most often during music festivals. If this lens is too expensive, consider renting one, especially if you are planning on photographing bands you may never have the opportunity to photograph again (i.e. Leonard Cohen.) I should warn that this lens is excessively heavy. I actually prepared myself after its purchase by lifting weights while jogging on the treadmill. The Canon 15mm fisheye lens is also great for smaller stages and crowd shots. Paige K. Parsons has some great fisheye crowd shots with her Nikon D700 as well. Here’s a good example: www.flickr.com/photos/paigekparsons/3620173399/ If possible, bring an extra base as backup. Nikon recommendations by NickD: www.flickr.com/photos/_nickd/ : As nikon goes i'd recommend a d300 or (if you want full-frame) d700 with a 70-200 f/2.8 vr if you can get it, and a 50 f/1.4 for smaller intimate venues.
2.We’re unfortunately in a troublesome age in terms of photographer’s rights and what that means is that you may not be given full information about what restrictions bands are giving until the day of, even if you received a press release from the festival organizers detailing these restrictions…it doesn’t matter. Artists/musicians change their minds at the last minute about photography and unfortunately festival organizers don’t consider the idea that some photogs have actually made a huge financial investment to shoot that particular band on the basis that they’d *gasp* be allowed to. (Such was the case last year when Kanye West decided on the same day of his performance he wouldn’t allow photography from the pit even though the concert was taking place in his own city and he had allowed it previously at Lolla.) In addition, some bands/musicians may limit the photopit to only Wire service photographers. However, the trend I have seen (with Pearl Jam and Radiohead specifically) is to not allow any Wire service photographers into the pits. Another thing I have seen is a band decided to only let his buddy, a barely competent photographer, to shoot and bars every other photographer. It completely sucks and it’s extremely difficult to get a good shot from the crowd. The only thing you can do to prepare yourself for this is to read all press information and check in at the media tent of the festival every single day.
3.If you absolutely have to sign a contract that takes away all your copyrights, sign and date it so that you can argue it was signed under duress. Also, give your publication the exact number of photos requested and keep the others private/friends only if you use them. If you are not assigned that band and do not have to take photos but want to, strongly consider not signing because your rights as a photographer are way more important, trust me.
4.Some festivals, particularly Lollapalooza have “caps” on their photopits. In other words, they won’t allow past a certain number (in Lolla’s case, 50) of photographers to be in the pit. What that means is, for the larger bands, make sure to keep an eye on the pit and make practical decisions about time management. It’s a lot better to be #3 in a photopit for a larger band and miss out on shooting a smaller band you can easily photograph again than to shoot the smaller band, be #51 and not get into the pit for the larger band. Also, be aware for that more aggressive bands where there is an issue with crowd control, the festival could potentially lower the amount of photographers they are going to allow in the pit. Arrive extra early if you are assigned these bands. By extra early, I mean, check in atleast 2 hours in advance. Yes, I’m serious.
5.Make a special effort to photograph bands that typically play in darker conditions. (Pretty much every band I love fits this description.) If you know this may only be the only time you’ll ever be able to shoot this band without them being behind a heavy gush of smoke playing in what looks like the pit of despair, go for it! Also, make an extra effort to photograph international bands you know won’t come around very often.
6.If you’re like me, your deadlines are pretty immediate and you have to bike home like mad and start photo-editing as soon as possible so that you’re up until 4am or 5am working on your assignment. You are bound to grow really tired doing this and be all sleepy. What usually helps me stay up is re-watching the ending of Twin Peaks: (If you can fall asleep right after watching this, you’re a much braver soul than I am!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ0qHLAsS2w
7.Feel free to run like mad and shoot as many bands as your body and time will allow. If you have limited time to get across a crowded park and you are exhausted with way less adrenalin than you’d expected, it might be helpful to use a visualization technique. Usually, I picture a younger version of Hannibal Lecter in a sweaty Kings of Leon shirt running after me with a vicious look in his eyes…that often does the trick! However, with age I am realizing more and more it’s also important to listen to your body. Take rest breaks when possible and keep hydrated. Have I mentioned vitamins yet? ;)
8.Make friends! It is great to have a few people you can trust to update you when you are across the field to know how fast a photopit line is growing or if a band cancels or is running late. Texting is amazing in these cases and make sure to return the favor to your friend as well. In this age of concert photography when we are slowly losing our rights, it’s important to really stick together with the people who won’t let you down. I've been lucky to have a few good friends on my side at music festivals, like Sei Jin who texted me when he saw Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav was cutting hair at last year's Pitchfork Music Festival.
9.Play nice! Be fair! Everyone knows of that 300 pound behemoth (usually male, sorry men!) that always cuts everyone off in line and tends to have about 42 elbows while in the photopit. Shooting a festival with strict deadlines is stressful enough without these types of people but you’re bound to run into a couple. Feel free to be extra snarky when they hit on you later. I usually find, “I don’t have a name” does the trick.
10.Be nice to your security guards! They are working long hours in the hot sun for probably about as much pay as you are. The ones that seem the strictest are also the ones most on the ball that are going to end up protecting you if the fans get crazy and out of control.
11.Have you ever been at a music festival when it started to rain? I’ll exercise the words of legendary author Douglas Adams with this one: Don’t Panic! Especially if you have a waterproof bag! It’s good to keep some heavy duty plastic bags to wrap around your camera base and the contacts with the lens when this happens. Just exercise good common sense…shoot as little as possible in these cases in the rain with some heavier duty plastic bags wrapped around your camera then put your camera back safely in your bag. This is one reason, however, that I would recommend buying camera equipments with warranties. I usually request, “I would like the kind of warranty where I could basically go fishing with my camera and as long as I can pull it out of the water and return it, it will be replaced.” That said, I treat my camera bases and lenses with huge amounts of respect and don’t do anything stupid but it’s great when you don’t have that sense of anxiety over a freak accident or storm looming over you. Also, I know there are a lot of rain gear protections out on the market…this is one thing I have yet to try so if someone has a good recommendation, feel free to put that in the comments section.
12. Don’t forget to shoot the drummer! They really like it when you remember them! ☺
Above: the drummer for Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Aaron Sperske, at Coachella 2009.
Out for a bit of Lp with Mr Whitaker this evening found a couple of tunnels near where i used to live, first one covered in mud,but the second we tried was a gem, downwards sloping and filled with water at one end....result!! Will be back to this place to shoot some more.....
Slightly Straightened in camera.
Jpeg Sooc
This is the IKEA EXPEDIT bookshelf in my home office (you can find more details about my office setup HERE).
In the top right shelf are two Stockholm Project Cases purchased from The Container Store. The two top baskets were purchased from Michael's Arts & Crafts and act as inboxes for our mail. The bottom two baskets/boxes are IKEA BRANAS baskets that have been spray painted to better match the top two baskets. The BRANAS hold all cell phone chargers, USB and Firewire cords, microphones, and other miscellaneous office items that are used often.
This EXPEDIT and a second IKEA bookshelf made it possible to completely clear off my office desk as seen HERE.
I'm in the process of switching from using Microsoft Windows and I'm headed to Apple land... We have replaced our over four year old HP nc8320 laptop, and will be replacing our desktop in the coming months (waiting for Apple to update the Mac Pro).
I've used Microsoft product since MS-DOS 3.3, and have been a career IT person for over fifteen years (mostly as a server systems engineer designing mostly Microsoft systems), and while I will continue to keep up on MSFT stuff and continue to use them for the technology side of my work life, at home... I'm pretty much finished with Microsoft. While OS-X has some issues, it's a far nicer system to use (all the power of UNIX with the best UI I've ever seen) especially if you want to do photo or video editing.
Gear in the Frame:
Apple 15" MacBook Pro
Core i5 2.4Ghz. CPU (not worth spending the $$ on the Core i7, especially when this won't be my primary editing machine and especially when $300 only buys me 10% more performance)
4GB of RAM (going to 8GB pretty quick)
500GB 7200RPM Segate Momentus XT Hard Drive (this is a great drive that comes with a 4GB SSD cache)
High Res Screen (but not the Anti-Glare screen, clients love looking at images on the glossy screen)
G-Tech G Drive mini 500GB Hard Drive
Wacom Intuos 3 4" x 6" Tablet
Gretagmacbeth Eye-One Display 2 Colorimeter
Calumet UDMA Firewire CF Reader
Apple Magic Mouse
Garmin eTrex Summit HC
Software:
OS-X 10.6.4
Windows 7 Ultimate (running inside of VMWare Fusion)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe CS5 Design Extended
RoboGeo (Run under Windows 7 for geotagging)
First generation iPod, in all its 10GB, FireWire, mechanical scrollwheel glory. Still works like a charm.
My mac desk setup.
*New I have now got a Griffin elevator,
nobody ever adds notes to my pics so please add notes xD
Ive been looking at pictures of people spinning steel wool and throwing sparks for months and months, and really really wanted to try it. I tried it out a few weeks ago, but never got a shot I liked. So Bluey and I decided to spin some fire in Death Valley, its got some amazing locations and its a desert, so you dont have to worry about any of the surroundings catching on fire....or so we thought :)
So armed a ton of steel wool and my cable we did some after sunset in Bad Water. It was alot of fun, and looked incredbily cool. I want to thank Bluey for releasing my shutter...and for pointing and laughing when I realized that I had caught my self on fire.
*no cacti, joshua trees, or fluffly desert animals were harmed in the making of this picture
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I always find it humorous when those close to me make references to my ego. "oh, mike… how big is your head today?" or "perhaps you should work on deflating it a bit so we can all have space" Honestly, I'm my worst critic and often the hardest on myself. I typically don't feel like my work is "good enough". I feel that a small amount of self doubt can be healthy unless you let that doubt dictate your ambition and actions. Doubt should drive you to exceed your current abilities. I consistently look at other peoples work, people that I consider, above my level. I look to them for inspiration, guidance and that little kick in the ass I need sometimes.
Can my head get big? Sure, who doesn't get a big head from time to time. However, no matter how big it may appear to get… it always seems to get deflated. So, it all depends on what day of the week it is and whether or not I did a cool picture the night before. My dad supports my work. Now more than before since I'm making money at it. But he has always been my next biggest critic after myself. He never is afraid to kick me off the high horse. Hell, he doesn't even have to speak to do it. Just a look is all that matters. Funny thing is, just when I think he doesn't pay any attention… he busts out with a list of the good shots I did over the last month. I'd say he is a closet Michael Herb Fan. But then again… isn't he required to be by blood?
So, tonights picture is in dedication to the ones around me most and to those of you who joke and sometimes seriously call me Mr. Bighead!
In other news: the city of Ft. Pierce cleared us to shoot on any beach of our choosing as long as were not setting up massive canopies and have 100s of people. I was also able to get all 3 cyber sync triggers working an I also got the tethered capture with the 5d working smoothly. Next up is locating a 2TB firewire 800 raid setup hard drive for monday. I'm not to keen on spending 350 plus overnight shipping but I'll do what I have to do since the video shoot will take approximately 500 gigs of storage.
I now have to relax and try to let my stomach settle as I went a little overboard with snacking. I had 7 parogies (polish ravioli). There about 5 to 6 inches long and stuffed with cheese. I should never have eaten 7 of them and this massive stomach ache is proof of that. I really don't know why I do some of the stupid shit I do. If I was going to be stupid, I might as well of went all the way and washed it down with 2 beers and maybe a few shots of hot sauce. If I could watch myself from outside my body I'd be shaking my head in disappointment.
Ok, time to quit for the night.
Lighting:
AB800 Med Gridded Softbox at both 10:00 and 2:00. 3/4 power
AB800 Beauty Dish Boomed overhead at 6:00 1/4 power
Triggered Via Cyber Syncs and Commander.
I’m a touring musician and also teach music production across Australia, so I’m travelling constantly – This kit is constantly evolving and has already had some recent changes, but here is what it looked like just after my recent mission to the United States:
1. Adventure Medical Kits - Ultralight / Watertight .7
2. Maxpedition Fatty Pocket Organizer - Audio Fix S**t Kit (See load out below)
3. ATH-M50s Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Ragged Edge Carbon Fiber Velcroless Portfolio
5. Black Fishing Tackle Vest - Laptop and iPad fit in rear zippered pouch, hard drives and other heavy items in pockets – in case I have any problems being overweight when taking bag on a plane as my carry-on
6. Cables: Belkin Lightning & 30-pin to USB & HDMI cable for the Laptop
7. Apple 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter
8. Apple 12W USB Power Adapter
9. Powermonkey Extreme 9000mAh Battery - Can charge an iPhone four times and an iPad twice when fully charged via a wall outlet or the included solar panel
10. 1TB LaCie Hard Drive USB 2.0 & FireWire 800 – Installers and Drivers
11. 2TB WD My Passport Studio Hard Drive – Audio Drive and Backup
12. Tiger Balm
13. Gorilla Tape - Handy 1" Roll – Best gaffer on the planet in a super compact roll
14. Jackson PT2USB 2x 240V Power Outlets 2x USB charging outlets – so useful when travelling to keep everything charged
15. a-JAYS Four iPhone Headphones – Reasonable audio quality, three-button remote for iPhone and flat tangle-free cables
16. Boo-boo kit in a waterproof aLOKSAK bag – Bandaids and cotton wool
17. Ibuprofen – I don’t like to take pharmaceutical drugs often, but this stuff works if myself or someone else really needs it
18. Tea Tee Oil – Great for removing ticks & disinfecting
19. Lavender Oil – Great for calming & healing wounds
20. Sea To Summit Ultra-Sil Pack Cover
21. Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Soundcard
22. Portable Adjustable Laptop Stand Holder For iPad + Audio and USB Cables
23. Apple iPad 3 32gb Wifi running a custom TouchOSC template as my main control surface for performances
24. 15" Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display – 2.6 Ghz i7, 16Gb RAM, 512Gb SSD – Best laptop on the planet
25. Tom Bihn Vertical Brain Cell Hard-sided laptop case – Clips into my backpack
26. Tom Bihn Smart Alec Backpack – I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect backpack for over 15 years, this was pretty pricey once I kitted it out with the Vertical Brain Cell, a bunch of pouches and stuff sacks plus shipping to Australia – but goddam is it a sweet pack – really comfy to wear - fully loaded the whole kit weighs in at about 15kg and the straps don’t even feel like they’re under strain – and when unpacking it feels like Mary Poppin’s bag – where the hell does it all go?
Audio Fix S**t Kit (See other photo)
1. Various audio and computer cables
2. LCD Screen cleaning kit
3. Batteries: 2 x Lithium 14500 3.7v for the Torch
2 x Powerex Imedion 2400mAh AA for the Zoom Recorder
4. Sharpening stone
5. Dr Bronners Lip Balm
6. Bic Lighter
7. Corsair Survivor USB 3.0 64GB USB Flash Drive – Contains all my important documents, scans of passport, licence etc, a few Gb of my favourite photos all encrypted with password access, a library of over 3000 eBooks covering: Permaculture, Sustainable Living & Building with Natural Materials, Survival, Bushcraft & Bush Tucker, Natural Medicine & First aid & HUGE Esoteric library plus Over 40GB of instructional videos and documents split into 7 categories: Growing Food, Permaculture & Organic Gardening, First Aid, Making Your Own Electricity, Pure Water For Life, Self Defence & Survival Skills – you know, just in case….
8. A bunch of audio adaptors
9. Spare guitar picks
10. Thom Bihn Mesh Ballistic Organizer Pouch – for all the adaptors and cables
11. ThruNite T10 115Lumen Cree XP-G LED (R5) - 350 Lumens when used with Lithium 14500 3.7v batteries – damn bright torch!
12. Tweezerman Folding Nail Clippers
13. Quantum capsule with spare battery for Veleno Designs Quantum D2 (My keychain torch)
14. Zoom H1 Recorder – for recording gigs and foley etc.
15. CRKT Eat'N Tool
16. Flat USB wall charger
17. Computer screwdrivers
18. Black Sharpie
Take a moment to check out my music here: lubdub.fm/
"How to adapt micro-USB to mini-DisplayPort, Firewire 800, and 30-pin iPhone connector"
Umm. Yeah, for some reason it doesn't work, even though every individual adapter has a legitimate use and works with the correct hardware…
Beacon 600LE By IMG Light LED DESK LAMP
Beacon 600LE by IMG Lighting is 600 lumen, limited edition series LED desk lamp. Beacon 600LE upgrades over the standard Beacon 600 includes special backlighting LEDs for the the lamp’s controls and a semi-opaque shell that improved ambient glow lighting. Beacon 600LE is available only in special semi-opaque Arctic White.
Beacon by IMG Lighting employs clean, stress free LED lighting technology that eliminates the harsh whites of fluorescent and the yellow glare of incandescent bulbs. Beacon Desk Lamps improves worker productivity with clear, crisp, ultra bright illumination that is ideal for reading, computer lighting and office tasks. Employing power saving technology, Beacon is an environmental friendly lamp that uses premium OSRAM 50,000 hour LEDs. These ultra long lasting LEDs require a fraction of energy that traditional lamps use. Beacon is a lamp that pays for itself many times over with the money saved from reduced energy costs and no more bulbs to replace.
Beacon contains dual cool white and warm white LEDs for a superior temperature color range, and a proprietary iris that focuses light to the work surface. Moreover, we exclusively use premium OSRAM LEDs in our products to ensure the highest quality color rendering and lighting sharpness. Our high-efficiency and ultra-bright LED lamps are affordably priced to bring environmentally friendly LED lighting products to the mainstream market. We are absolutely certain there are no other LED Table Lamp on the market today that can match our performance specifications at our price.
IMG Lighting’s exceptional attention to appealing design, superior performance, technical innovation, reliability and durability ensure that our products always meet the highest standards. IMG Lighting lamps are Underwriters Laboratories Listed LED Desk Lamp and conforms to rigorous industry standards as verified by Underwriters Laboratories third-party testing.
Beacon 600LE Specifications
Underwriters Laboratories Listed
LED back lit controls
Semi-opaque shell for ambient glow
Dual warm and cool white LED
Lumens: 600 Lumens
Source Life: Rated for over 50,000 hours
Weight: 2000 grams / 4.4 pounds
Dimension: 240mm × 240mm × 544mm
9.5in x 9.5in x 21.5in
Color Temperature: 3500k - 6000k
Fixture Efficacy: 70-80 Lm/W +/- 5Lm/W
Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Headphones
Artists and producers spend countless hours fine-tuning and mixing music to get it exactly how they want their fans to hear it. But the vast majority of headphones can’t accurately reproduce the intricacies produced in the studio. Simply put,Studios can. With precision-engineered, advanced speaker design, powered amplification, and powered noise cancellation, you hear music the way today’s top artists and producers want you to hear.
Macbook Pro
2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
LaCie FireWire Speakers
LaCie FireWire Speakers take advantage of FireWire 400's inherent superiority as an audio connection. Conventional speakers attached to a headphone jack must contend with noise distortion from the circuitry within the computer. USB speakers vie for limited bandwidth and power, having to share the bus with the keyboard, mouse and other peripherals. And while other portable speaker manufacturers increase treble or bass to simulate better sound, LaCie FireWire Speakers rely on 8-watt minimum audio output for true sound fidelity. Sound can be tuned to individual preference within iTunes®, Winamp or whatever the user’s chosen audio/video application.
Beacon 600LE By IMG Light LED DESK LAMP
Beacon 600LE by IMG Lighting is 600 lumen, limited edition series LED desk lamp. Beacon 600LE upgrades over the standard Beacon 600 includes special backlighting LEDs for the the lamp’s controls and a semi-opaque shell that improved ambient glow lighting. Beacon 600LE is available only in special semi-opaque Arctic White.
Beacon by IMG Lighting employs clean, stress free LED lighting technology that eliminates the harsh whites of fluorescent and the yellow glare of incandescent bulbs. Beacon Desk Lamps improves worker productivity with clear, crisp, ultra bright illumination that is ideal for reading, computer lighting and office tasks. Employing power saving technology, Beacon is an environmental friendly lamp that uses premium OSRAM 50,000 hour LEDs. These ultra long lasting LEDs require a fraction of energy that traditional lamps use. Beacon is a lamp that pays for itself many times over with the money saved from reduced energy costs and no more bulbs to replace.
Beacon contains dual cool white and warm white LEDs for a superior temperature color range, and a proprietary iris that focuses light to the work surface. Moreover, we exclusively use premium OSRAM LEDs in our products to ensure the highest quality color rendering and lighting sharpness. Our high-efficiency and ultra-bright LED lamps are affordably priced to bring environmentally friendly LED lighting products to the mainstream market. We are absolutely certain there are no other LED Table Lamp on the market today that can match our performance specifications at our price.
IMG Lighting’s exceptional attention to appealing design, superior performance, technical innovation, reliability and durability ensure that our products always meet the highest standards. IMG Lighting lamps are Underwriters Laboratories Listed LED Desk Lamp and conforms to rigorous industry standards as verified by Underwriters Laboratories third-party testing.
Beacon 600LE Specifications
Underwriters Laboratories Listed
LED back lit controls
Semi-opaque shell for ambient glow
Dual warm and cool white LED
Lumens: 600 Lumens
Source Life: Rated for over 50,000 hours
Weight: 2000 grams / 4.4 pounds
Dimension: 240mm × 240mm × 544mm
9.5in x 9.5in x 21.5in
Color Temperature: 3500k - 6000k
Fixture Efficacy: 70-80 Lm/W +/- 5Lm/W
Macbook Pro
2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
LaCie FireWire Speakers
LaCie FireWire Speakers take advantage of FireWire 400's inherent superiority as an audio connection. Conventional speakers attached to a headphone jack must contend with noise distortion from the circuitry within the computer. USB speakers vie for limited bandwidth and power, having to share the bus with the keyboard, mouse and other peripherals. And while other portable speaker manufacturers increase treble or bass to simulate better sound, LaCie FireWire Speakers rely on 8-watt minimum audio output for true sound fidelity. Sound can be tuned to individual preference within iTunes®, Winamp or whatever the user’s chosen audio/video application.
This home office of mine has been evolving for about six years, with a list of equipment that currently includes:
• 3 printers (HP LaserJet, HP portable inkjet & Dymo label)
• 2 LaCie backup drives (USB & Firewire)
• LightScribe CD/DVD Burner/Player
• 2 scanners (ScanSnap & Epson)
• tape deck, turntable & sound system (connected into the computer)
• EyeTV digital television tuner
• 2 Belkin 7-port USB hubs
• 20" Dell monitor
• MacBook
• Plantronics USB headset for dictation/Skype
• Panasonic wireless phone
• chargers for cell phone, Bluetooth headset & Palm
My challenge has been how to arrange so much essential gear in a small space without all of it getting in my way, both physically and aesthetically.
At last count there are 21 electrical connections, along with about 18 other kinds of cables (USB, Firewire, coaxial, speakers, phone & chargers) so I spent a lot of time figuring out how to hid all those cords. (Click on the other photos in my "Office Makeover" set to see how I hid the cables.)
We back up the 4k footage from the RED compact flash cards and the RED DRIVE on to two external firewire hard drives and an LTO 3 cartridge.
Number 67 of my 365 photo challenge - A black and white, macro image of a group of cable connectors from above.
This is the first time I have ever posted one of my graphic design projects on Flickr. I always figured Flickr was not really the venue for it.
That said, I couldn't find my firewire cable for my external drive today, so I figured I'd find something hidden away on my laptop to post. And so, here we have this project. I think I will miss the open-ended, imaginary-project coolness of school assignments.
Warren, Connecticut. A few days ago, early in the morning, while walking with coffee in one hand and this computer in the other, I tripped over a box and went flying. You can read the gory details here if you like.
I back up my computer every day with a great product called SuperDuper! and I had a backup of my computers hard disk which got jarred out of working alignment in the fall. Last night I used a second external hard disk to back up my backup again using SuperDuper! and while I wait for a new internal hard disk which I'll put in on Wednesday, at least I have a working machine and a backup of it's data. Life, while not perfect, is good.
While making the backup of the backup last night, a good luck ladybug landed on the bezel of the MacBook Pro screen and proceeded to walk up one side, across the top, down the other side, out onto the firewire cable and onto the working external hard disk, then back the same way onto the screen, as if to okay and bless this process. Eventually she just sat there looking at me, sort of like my old friend the jumping spider (who's around but shy these days).
Bottom line: my wife still loves me, I'm not hurt, and I have my data (although not my dignity). I even made a new friend (the ladybug). I can't complain.
Testing a Coolscan 4000 I found in the trash with a Firewire PCIE card hacked to a laptop and modded drivers for Windows 10. The only adjustment is some unsharp masking, though that's likely just because I was hitting the limitations of the lens in the first place.
Oh, Shot on an F6, probably using an 18-55 lens meant for DX, Probably Velvia of some sort
The new setup, finalized. 13" MacBook Pro and the 27" iMac Core i7, with storage provided by Drobo and LaCie external firewire drives. Networking is behind the MBP screen: Juniper SSG 5 firewall/router and gigabit Apple Airport Extreme.
So ... I won a Canon Canonscan FS4000US on ebay. It's an early 2000s 4000dpi scanner, which unlike others from that era, features a USB (1.1) interface, as opposed to Firewire or SCSSI, neither of which are supported on Windows 10.
It arrived last night, and I realized there was a problem - I have virtually no 35mm film to scan with it (The bulk is still in storage at the ex wife's place in Falls Church). I do have this one slide, taken on the way to a Barbecue place in the Catskills, with, I'm guessing, my Nikon FE2 and Series E 75-150 zoom (which was phenomenally sharp ... wish I still had it).
This looks better than my 6x9 scans with the Epson V600 ... not by just a little bit, either. The slide is 5338x3588, with 14 bit color. Dust removal looks good. I scanned some Fujicolor 400 stuff I shot with my Canon 7; the scanning was fine, but the film is super grainy, esp in the skies.
So, now to order Ektar 100 35mm....
I paid 170ish for this, plus shipping. I'd previously tried a Pacific Imaging scanner with higher res, but it arrived DOA and got returned, and reading reviews, this seems to be a common occurrence for both it, and the similarly priced competitors.
Of course now I'll be looking for a bargain-priced 120 capable scanner, so the savings may prove illusory....
I'm pretty happy, so far. So ... who made the best lenses for 35mm film? I owned a bunch of Leicas, but never got the "look" ... I'd guess it's the Contax G or G2 stuff, but your guesses are welcome.
down at the shed are some of my babies......
for the surfers (L-R)
5'10 spider murphy twin - uber fun
6'2" swallow tail Weber - my go to board www.flickr.com/photos/7139710@N04/2440197929/in/set-72157...
6'6" donald takayama egg - on loan from Lance Slabbert.....super fun
5'11" Tripp Turner twin - plent fun, thanks Tripp
6'4" bushman - not quite right, for sale
6'4" spowy - Tanja's
5'9" spider murphy "spider bomb" - super duper fun
6'4" al merrick "black beauty" - great big clean wave board, thanks Scott
6'2" firewire direct drive - my current all round board
5'6" al merrick "biscuit" - just so much fun...too easy, thanks Scott
6'2" Al Brown/Mikey Meyer widowmaker - aaaaah....one of the best www.flickr.com/photos/7139710@N04/2326423202/in/set-72157...
6'2" firewire alternator - has been so good to me this board www.flickr.com/photos/7139710@N04/2924378883/in/set-72157...
6'0" Al Brown quad....jury out
6'0" bushman experiment - bit under bouyant for me, thanks Dave Nixon
Beacon 600LE By IMG Light LED DESK LAMP
Beacon 600LE by IMG Lighting is 600 lumen, limited edition series LED desk lamp. Beacon 600LE upgrades over the standard Beacon 600 includes special backlighting LEDs for the the lamp’s controls and a semi-opaque shell that improved ambient glow lighting. Beacon 600LE is available only in special semi-opaque Arctic White.
Beacon by IMG Lighting employs clean, stress free LED lighting technology that eliminates the harsh whites of fluorescent and the yellow glare of incandescent bulbs. Beacon Desk Lamps improves worker productivity with clear, crisp, ultra bright illumination that is ideal for reading, computer lighting and office tasks. Employing power saving technology, Beacon is an environmental friendly lamp that uses premium OSRAM 50,000 hour LEDs. These ultra long lasting LEDs require a fraction of energy that traditional lamps use. Beacon is a lamp that pays for itself many times over with the money saved from reduced energy costs and no more bulbs to replace.
Beacon contains dual cool white and warm white LEDs for a superior temperature color range, and a proprietary iris that focuses light to the work surface. Moreover, we exclusively use premium OSRAM LEDs in our products to ensure the highest quality color rendering and lighting sharpness. Our high-efficiency and ultra-bright LED lamps are affordably priced to bring environmentally friendly LED lighting products to the mainstream market. We are absolutely certain there are no other LED Table Lamp on the market today that can match our performance specifications at our price.
IMG Lighting’s exceptional attention to appealing design, superior performance, technical innovation, reliability and durability ensure that our products always meet the highest standards. IMG Lighting lamps are Underwriters Laboratories Listed LED Desk Lamp and conforms to rigorous industry standards as verified by Underwriters Laboratories third-party testing.
Beacon 600LE Specifications
Underwriters Laboratories Listed
LED back lit controls
Semi-opaque shell for ambient glow
Dual warm and cool white LED
Lumens: 600 Lumens
Source Life: Rated for over 50,000 hours
Weight: 2000 grams / 4.4 pounds
Dimension: 240mm × 240mm × 544mm
9.5in x 9.5in x 21.5in
Color Temperature: 3500k - 6000k
Fixture Efficacy: 70-80 Lm/W +/- 5Lm/W
Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Headphones
Artists and producers spend countless hours fine-tuning and mixing music to get it exactly how they want their fans to hear it. But the vast majority of headphones can’t accurately reproduce the intricacies produced in the studio. Simply put,Studios can. With precision-engineered, advanced speaker design, powered amplification, and powered noise cancellation, you hear music the way today’s top artists and producers want you to hear.
Macbook Pro
2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
LaCie FireWire Speakers
LaCie FireWire Speakers take advantage of FireWire 400's inherent superiority as an audio connection. Conventional speakers attached to a headphone jack must contend with noise distortion from the circuitry within the computer. USB speakers vie for limited bandwidth and power, having to share the bus with the keyboard, mouse and other peripherals. And while other portable speaker manufacturers increase treble or bass to simulate better sound, LaCie FireWire Speakers rely on 8-watt minimum audio output for true sound fidelity. Sound can be tuned to individual preference within iTunes®, Winamp or whatever the user’s chosen audio/video application.