Archive for March, 2006

Stuck here….

Going on my 8th hour in the Chicago OHare Airport.  My four hour layover has “extended” itself.  At least internet finally came back up. 

Still, these trashcans everywhere are starting to get to me.

I Swear, My Last Weather Related Post…

…but I just couldn’t resist. 

I’m going to a family wedding in Harrisburg this weekend.  Guess my only full day in Pennsylvannia?

Weather Again

 

Zion National Park

Spent 2 days hiking and exploring Zion National Park.  Stayed in a cabin in the middle of the park, at the base of ac anyon wall. It was an awesome way to wind down after the Mix06 conference in Vegas…

 

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New Camera!

Got my camera!!!  Here’s one of the first pictures.  I call it “Seattle - Partly Sunny.”

Clouds

Weather (AKA Murphy’s Law)

Next week is the Mix06 web conference in Vegas.  Guess when I’m leaving for Vegas?  (If you answered Saturday, you’re right.)

Bastards.

 (Yes, I really am blogging about the weather.)

Film, Digital, & Vacation Photos

Just got the last of my film developed (yes, developed :-) ) from Thailand/Cambodia.  This roll was b&w of Angkor.  I’ve posted the ones I liked.

On the camera front, some news:  I’ve just ordered my very first digital camera, a Fuji V10

This means I’m officially retiring my trusty 8 year old film point & shoot.  I’ll still be using my film SLR… but I suspect that once Nikon’s digital SLRs, like the D200, come down to a reasonable price (AKA not $1600) I will probably be swayed. 

The practicialities of digital are hard to deny…  Not carrying around a 10 lb SLR w/ a bag of film.  Preview capabilities.  Photoshop-ness.   

That being said, I still love the clarity, color, and crispness (I sound like I’m describing diamonds) of film prints.  I just finished my vacation scrapbook, and thumbing through it, you can tell which photos were film and which were digital prints…