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Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95 + GoPro hero H2
Wind : NE 12-15 knots
I was fortunate enough to fly a dual camera rig not to miss this session... when setting up the cameras, my finger probabaly changed the S 95 settings to "macro"... as a result all pictures made with the S95 went straight to the trash and I could only use the GoPro images.
for this session I was not on my "official" boat but boarded a local fishermen boat and we were just playing with the light, wind and speed, a rather challenging KAP session.
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Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95 + GoPro hero H2
Wind : NE 12-15 knots
I was fortunate enough to fly a dual camera rig not to miss this session... when setting up the cameras, my finger probabaly changed the S 95 settings to "macro"... as a result all pictures made with the S95 went straight to the trash and I could only use the GoPro images.
for this session I was not on my "official" boat but boarded a local fishermen boat and we were just playing with the light, wind and speed, a rather challenging KAP session.
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Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
===================
Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95 + GoPro hero H2
Wind : NE 12-15 knots
I was fortunate enough to fly a dual camera rig not to miss this session... when setting up the cameras, my finger probabaly changed the S 95 settings to "macro"... as a result all pictures made with the S95 went straight to the trash and I could only use the GoPro images.
for this session I was not on my "official" boat but boarded a local fishermen boat and we were just playing with the light, wind and speed, a rather challenging KAP session.
===================
Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95
Wind : NE 08-10 knots
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Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
===================
Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95 + GoPro hero H2
Wind : NE 12-15 knots
I was fortunate enough to fly a dual camera rig not to miss this session... when setting up the cameras, my finger probabaly changed the S 95 settings to "macro"... as a result all pictures made with the S95 went straight to the trash and I could only use the GoPro images.
for this session I was not on my "official" boat but boarded a local fishermen boat and we were just playing with the light, wind and speed, a rather challenging KAP session.
===================
Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
===================
Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95 + GoPro hero H2
Wind : NE 12-15 knots
I was fortunate enough to fly a dual camera rig not to miss this session... when setting up the cameras, my finger probabaly changed the S 95 settings to "macro"... as a result all pictures made with the S95 went straight to the trash and I could only use the GoPro images.
for this session I was not on my "official" boat but boarded a local fishermen boat and we were just playing with the light, wind and speed, a rather challenging KAP session.
===================
Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
===================
Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95 + GoPro hero H2
Wind : NE 12-15 knots
I was fortunate enough to fly a dual camera rig not to miss this session... when setting up the cameras, my finger probabaly changed the S 95 settings to "macro"... as a result all pictures made with the S95 went straight to the trash and I could only use the GoPro images.
for this session I was not on my "official" boat but boarded a local fishermen boat and we were just playing with the light, wind and speed, a rather challenging KAP session.
===================
Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
===================
Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95
Wind : NE 08-10 knots
===================
Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95
Wind : NE 08-10 knots
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Sure, I saved a few bucks on a new haircut by going to a cosmetology school, but the FIVE FREAKIN HOURS it took in the chair made me want to scream! Loudly. Lots.
Ugh, I have patience up the wazoo (not literally, not my style...), but I was bawling inside, wishing the sweet, fresh-faced girl would hurry the hell up and just cut more than a fraction of an inch each time she snipped. I'd heard a 2 hr cut was standard here, based on the fact that they're students and obviously have a bit (or a ton) of healthy hesitation. They also have to go over their plan of attack with one of the roaming teachers at the institute, making sure their planned cut will work out.
Presuming to know myself quite well, I figured I'd be a very chill head of hair for the student to handle, but I quickly discovered I was *very* worried when my stylist had to consult her notebook that laid out the 6 standard steps to cut a bob style, Sharpied out in her curly, girly script.
I've always known I'd *never* be willing to have any work done in my mouth at a dental school and now I know the same holds true for for my hair.
When the most important things in our life happen we quite often do not know, at the moment, what is going on. - C. S. Lewis
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Slave to the heat lamp
Salsa hides what I must fear
I take my chances
Haiku written by me, Scott Henderson
Sunday March 30th, 2025
This haiku reminds me of a road trip I took to southeastern Iowa back in 2008. My wife was spending a week in Memphis Tennessee, and I had a week with nothing on my calendar.
I stopped for gas at a gas station and truck stop south of Cedar Rapids Iowa. After fueling up and paying for my gas I took a look at the food being served at the hot food counter in the store.
I noticed this spicy beef and bean burrito and it had obviously been sitting under the heat lamp for a while. All the grease, red in color had flowed to the bottom of the burrito leaving a bit of a soggy red hue.
Being I had been on the road for about 4 and a half hours and was starving, I purchased the offending burrito, loaded it up with sour cream and salsa and scarfed it down at the tables the store provided.
Luckily, I had made it to my final destination before the deep-fried belly buster reared its ugly head, but I learned a valuable lesson that day.
Beware the Below Par Beef Burrito
I believe that this Doritaenopsis is a stunningly beautiful moth orchid. That something this beautiful would bloom in my home is amazing and humbling. The blooms last for months.
Sometimes the names can be tongue-twisters; in this case, for instance, the name is Doritaenopsis (Dtps.) Tzeng-Wen Sentra 'Jia-Ho'. For me, that's a mouthful. However, the beauty of each flower is so easy on my eyes that I don't let it both me if I can't pronounce the names perfectly.
The "AM" and "AOS" designations tacked on at the end are abbreviations identifying an official award received by this variety and the award-granting organization. The AM or Award of Merit is given to a plant scoring from 80 to 89 points on a scale of 100 during judging. AOS stands for the American Orchid Society.
The spotted varieties are commonly known as harlequins, and each plant has it own unique pattern and coloration. The combinations are seemingly endless, much to the delight of both buyers and sellers.
The Phalaenopsis and Doritaenopsis orchids are amazingly resilient and forgiving in the home environment; however, without proper care, they can suffer and even die. Unfortunately, this plant fell victim to a summer and fall schedule that left me spread too thin to cover all of my responsibilities.
On top of my normal crazy busy schedule, I preached my first wedding, graduated from a Dale Carnegie course offered in a neighboring community and grieved and celebrated wonderful lives as our family experienced a series of five deaths on my dad's side. While caring for the people in my life, some of the plants got neglected.
I've learned from this experience to live a little more lightly on this earth ... to appreciate more beautiful things without having to own them ... to enjoy a smaller group of plants that I can care for properly, even when my schedule goes into unexpected overdrive.
My priorities were tested this past year, and I'm proud of the decisions I made. Next time, however, there will be a happier ending ... including a small, thriving collection of orchids ... properly cared for ... gracing my long, busy days with beautiful blooms. And, of course, that's why I purchased them in the first place.
Lesson learned.
I'm glad I took the photo. I hope you enjoy it.
~s
Tahiti Pearl Regatta
From May 16, 2012 to May 20, 2012
The most important regatta of the Pacific island is organised each year to be an exceptionally unique event combining regattas, sailing and canoes, human encounters as well as discoveries of charm. It’s the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. It is certainly the annual meeting point for those truly passionate about sailing from Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
An exceptional location
The 2012 edition of the route allows the discovery of the islands of Raiatea and Taha’a, which share a lagoon, and of course Bora Bora.
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta is - and always has been - open to all types of sailing boats (monohull, catamarans, trimarans, private or chartered, even trans-pacific boats) with no size limits.
Each year between 40 and 50 boats from many different nationalities face off over three days, stopping the competition each night on one of the mythical French Polynesian islands.
The festivities begin from the 15th of May to the sound of Toere drums, Tahitian ukuleles and traditional song and dance.
===================
Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan leigh Delta R8
Rig : autokap rig designed by Brooks Leffler
Cameras : Canon S 95
Wind : NE 08-10 knots
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This is a screen recording of my iPhone running the dji GO 4 app as I fly a Mavic 2 Zoom drone.
The tranquility that preceeded this: www.flickr.com/photos/jmschneid/49426909361
I had this Mavic 2 drone for two weeks. My previous drone experience was a few weeks with a TELLO EDU drone. I have always been more of a visual and experience learner, and class is about to start.
I had just begun recording my iPhone screen when I fly my Mavic 2. I saw this recommended in an article on the internet that told of its usefulness in case of an incident. I am lucky that I started this practice because this was a major incident.
This video shows the last few minutes of the recording beginning with the LOW BATTERY WARNING. An RTH (return to home) is initiated because of the low battery. Shortly after the RTH begins, I see something of interest and cancel the RTH. I fool around long enough that the battery becomes critically low which results in an immediate landing. In this case, an immediate landing in the middle of the Portland Canal.
3 min - I get a message that the battery is severely low and the aircraft is going to land at its current position. This is when the adrenaline begins to rise because the current position is 650 feet away and in the middle of the Portland Canal.
3-5:25 min - The aircraft is descending, and I am frantically searching with the camera for landmarks that I can use to get it home. Looking straight down, its all water. There are several messages about the unsuitable landing area, which luckily I answered with an OK instead of accidentally hitting "Force landing".
5:25 min - I realize that I can use the map to guide me home. I turn the craft toward home and climb.
5:40 min - The camera shows the boat ramp where it would have landed had I not canceled the landing at about the 6 min mark. I started to select the land option then canceled.
6:06 min - I start climbing and turning. At the 6:16 - 6:17 mark, a chain-link fence with the back of my white SUV in the distance can be seen then it crashes into a bush.
The screen recording continues for another 1 3/4 min. That portion begins with me trying to figure out where it crashed. In looking at this recording now everything appears so obvious.
The map shows water as pea green and land as mustard yellow. So easy to interpret now, it is on land, 138' from where it took off.
I finally locate the drone, only because the lights on the drone were still flashing, but it was behind a tall chain-link fence:
Just do right…Right may not be expedient, it may not be profitable, but it will satisfy your soul. - Maya Angelou
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The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one’s real life… - C. S. Lewis
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A Local’s Insight: 5 Marvelous Floating Markets near Bangkok
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As far as I am concerned I wish to be out on the high seas. I wish to take my chances with wind, and wave, and star. - Robert G. Ingersoll
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People of Earth! If you choose to machine-applique, use a zigzag stitch that overlaps the circle and main fabric! I like the way this one looks better than my bubbles.
Work in progress.
I recently, painstakingly, transferred all my pastels to a wooden chest of drawers, each drawer a colour family. This included a supply of full stick pastels I hadn't yet started to use because they were in their original boxes and I tended to forget about them when choosing pastels for a painting. I got really excited seeing what a wonderful collection I actually have. And motivated to start using them all! Unfortunately, the drawers don't have a stopper on them.
I was setting up a painting, selecting the hues and values I wanted, when Paul came out to the studio to talk to me. While we were talking I pulled out a drawer to return a stick I didn't want to use, and, you guessed it, I pulled it too far and the entire drawer, full of pastels, crashed to floor.
After I stopped weeping and wailing and gnashing my teeth, I picked up the mess. Surprisingly, the damage wasn't as bad as I feared. There were even a few unbroken sticks. And many that are still the size of many of my used sticks. Those all went back in the drawer separated into hues/values. I put the really small bits and pieces in one container, swept up all the dust into another container, and then started to breath normally again.
This painting uses a little of the bits and pieces and dust I recovered.
I'm going to let it rest for a while and then see what I want to do to finish it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Soft Pastel, Art Spectrum Pastel Surface, 9"x12"
(and lots of bits and pieces and dust)
Real learning happens when things go wrong or when we screw up. - Simon Sinek
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What to Do in Bangkok: 5 Insider’s Tips by Local Experts
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No matter what life had served you, you could find a way to shape it, and in so doing make a difference for others too. - Chris Anderson
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One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious. - Abraham Maslow
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In life, nothing happens by chance. Life proceeds out of your intentions for it. - Neale Donald Walsch
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Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself. - Joseph Campbell
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Cassia Phuket Pet-Friendly Hotel with Full Facilities
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So I told myself . . . "Why edit an image, afterwards if you can shoot it properly, the first time!" That is my lesson learned here. I let the computer adjust for brightness and contrast . . . and it's a bit too bright now!
Oh, well. Lesson learned.
…Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardour and attended to with diligence. - Abigail Adams
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Be sure to check your receipt BEFORE you leave The Grand Food Center in Winnetka, IL.
In this instance, Lays Lightly Salted Potato Chips are shown as being sold for 2/$5.00 when in fact they
ring up for $4.29 each. Keep the green in your pocketbook where it belongs.
The Grand Food Center
606 Green Bay Road
Winnetka, IL. 60093
We did a demonstration this afternoon for some teens involved with Tellurian, a local nonprofit.
During a randori demonstration, I managed to dodge under a strike and smack into a partner's outstretched hand as they were reaching for a grab. Totally my fault.
It's periodically tearing up, which is a drag, but I don't think there's any substantive damage.
Looks like hell, though. We'll see in the morning whether or not it decides to turn into a black eye.
Brooke Gravitt
Moving to the cloud doesn’t always go as smoothly as you’d hope it to. At the 2015 AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, attendees shared their deployment mistakes.
For more tales of woe, and some sound advice, check out this video from the expo floor:
Life is like a poem or a story; the most important thing about it is not that it should be long, but that it should be beautiful and interesting. - Helen Rowland
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"The biggest mistake that we made is that we always assumed we could ask for increases on every limit and at some point we asked for a bump on security groups and they said 'Oh, good God, no.' and we had to do a lot of refactoring and that was painful. There are apparently limits to the cloud. The sky's the limit but there is a limit."
- R. Scott Buchanan (@RSYBuchanan)
Moving to the cloud doesn’t always go as smoothly as you’d hope it to. At the 2015 AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, attendees shared their deployment mistakes.
For more tales of woe, and some sound advice, check out this video from the expo floor:
Denver Maddux (@DenverMaddux)
Moving to the cloud doesn’t always go as smoothly as you’d hope it to. At the 2015 AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, attendees shared their deployment mistakes.
For more tales of woe, and some sound advice, check out this video from the expo floor:
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. - Lydia Maria Child
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So, I went up to the Caprock tonight to shoot the moon and I had an hour to kill.
I thought I'd use my 50mm to get some shots for my photography class assignment "Shallow depth of field". I had my camera on the tripod, and was setting one of my Paparazzi figures up for a shot.
It was really windy up there, and my tripod fell - lens first, and crashed to the ground. It was sliding towards the cliff! I managed to catch it before it went off. Weird that one of my contacts posted a photo this morning and mentioned that her tripod rolled off a cliff in the Sandia mountains. I guess Karma got me back for teasing her, huh?
I learned a valuable lesson from my friend Andy after he dropped an expensive lens, and luckily his UV filter saved him - only the filter was broken. I put filters on almost all my lenses after that. I hope that's the case here; I can't get the filter off to see. It still focuses -- I'm pretty sure it's going to be ok. I'm just glad I didn't have one of my NEW lenses on at the time or I'd be much more upset. THANKS ANDY!
I think I'm going to use this photo for my class project -- I did use a shallow depth of field after all.
Fun story time! The power was out in my old home town after a bad storm the previous night. I went out for a photo walk. School was called off, so there were kids all over town having fun.
Several boys were fishing on the old train trestle (the tracks have been removed now). I shot a few pictures from a distance and then walked over to the trestle. One of the boys immediately walked up to me and said "why were you taking pictures of us!" "Uh oh", I thought, they think I'm some creepy guy and they're going to go tell their parents. I said something like, "I'm an amateur photographer and I'm taking pictures of everything, not just you". One of the other boys said "cool, take a picture of me with my fishing rod!" Another one shouted "you just missed the HUGE fish I caught! Didn't you see him jump back in?" I spent about 5 minutes talking to these awesome kids.
I was glad to know that my initial impression was completely wrong. Maybe the first boy was a bit suspicious of me. Perhaps he was glad to know that his initial impression of me was completely wrong. A good lesson that we can all take home.