HDR Bandwagon

Now that HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is everywhere, I decided to give it a go. These are my first attempts, and I tried to not make them look too cartoonish as that is not my style. I tend to lose the detail of the sky in my pics, and finally with HDR can bring [...]

Hans Knows!

To end a busy week,
“The noble art of losing face.. will one day save the human race.”
- Hans Blix (United Nations former chief weapons inspector)

Mmmm… Meat

Do you want to know more about where your meat comes from and how it’s slaughtered? A new series called Kill It, Cook It, Eat It explores this on BBC3 and allows volunteer participants to see live how their soon to be meals are prepared. Is it me or does BBC3 have all these [...]

The Big Brown Machine

Yesterday, I shipped a package by UPS from Woodinville, WA to Huntington Beach, CA by Next Day Air. If the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, then WTF is UPS doing?
It flew to Portland, OR, then to Des Moines IA, swinging by Louisville, KY and finally now going in the right direction [...]

Itch to Stitch

I found a nice little Canon utility that came with my digital camera called PhotoStitch. It was just sitting there being unused for years and I decided to give it a try with very good results. It allows you to “stitch” or merge several pictures together to form a panorama or wide-screen image. I tested [...]

59 MPG in a beater

Now that spring and summer are on the way, at least in most parts of the country.. we can expect gas prices to jump! I thought about getting a hybrid car before purchasing my trusty Subie, but didn’t want to sacrifice performance.
Wayne finally makes the turn. It’s not the death turn of the previous night; [...]