Daily Photos 2008
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December 27, 2008 Real Hot Chocolate! A friend of mine gave me some discs of chocolate that were designed for grinding up and melting in hot milk. I was skeptical at first, but decided to try it. The first try was a little bland because I had too much milk in it, but the second try was absolutely the best hot chocolate I ever had. Here's the website of the chocolate company: Taza Chocolate I also had some of their regular chocolate bars which are quite outstanding. It's a different texture, but very delicious.
December 25, 2008 Merry Christmas This is my nephew Anderson. He eats, sleeps, and bathes with Thomas... He set up the trains there, not me... Here's a Link to More.
December 24, 2008 I'm Screwed Up... After 4 Doctor Appointments, 5 X-Rays, and an MRI of my hip, the doctor thinks I might have a screw sticking out through the back of my bone, into the hip joint. If that's what happening, I can understand why I'm in pain. Unfortunately, the metal screws really mess with the MRI images, and it's impossible to position my leg on an ordinary x-ray machine in order to get the full image of the screw. So, now I have to have a fluoroscopy at the hospital in a few weeks, with the possibility of screw removal.
December 23, 2008 The Usual Expression I'm so behind in daily photos, and I have no excuse. Photo By: Jamie Pugh (I think...) Post processing by me, though.
December 9, 2008 My Screws Hurt I've been having a lot of pain in my hip over the past few weeks, and it's to the point where I can't walk without pain. Here's an x-ray that was taken last Friday. You can see the difference in the joints, but apparently that's just degeneration that's probably not causing the sudden onset of pain. I have an appointment with an orthopedist, but the earliest he could see me is Dec 17th. At what point should I just go to the emergency room? Photo by: Princeton Radiology
December 8, 2008 Here's another shot from the DiSiac gallery. I've been taking a few days off, thanks to the pain in my right hip (photo to follow). The texture on the blue scrim/cyc looks like grain from a high ISO. While this shot was taken with ISO 800, that graininess is just from the scrim.
December 3, 2008 Form and Grace Two things I don't have. I'm also too lazy to photoshop the random hand out of the shot. It's kind of awkward because it looks like the hand is pointing at something on the girl.
December 3, 2008 (1 of 2) Freaky dancers in masks. I've been working many hours this week, so I missed a few days of photos. I had the opportunity photograph a Princeton Univ. Dance show. Everyone is wearing these masks in one of the pieces. I think the masks are supposed to glow in the dark, but they aren't working...
November 29, 2008 Jury Duty I got my first ever Jury Duty notice yesterday. It's not scheduled until January, but hopefully I'll be able to get out of it... I don't have a problem doing my civic duty, but does it have to be a time when I'm busy with work?
November 28, 2008 I put out some Christmas decorations today. Dynamo helped...
November 27, 2008 (2 of 2) Blair's Beautiful Tulips.
November 27, 2008 (1 of 2) Anderson and Melanie playing in the kitchen on Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2008 The Cock Chandelier.
November 25, 2008 Mia's wondering why the wide angle lens is so close to her face.
November 24, 2008 Cats like Pork Chops, too. Dynamo was trying to steal my pork chop last night. I was shocked that I managed to grab a picture of it. I ended up with quite a few succesful shots. I had my camera sitting beside with the macro lens on it, so that explains the shallow DoF.
November 23, 2008 Daily Monkey Business Everyday, Dynamo has the routine of taking his stuffed monkey into my bathroom. He tries to hide it under the bathroom carpet and then meows and scratches the carpet for up to 20 mins. I have no idea what his objective is. I finally caught him and decided to share the odd behavior. A few months ago, Hillary asked how the monkey was, so this is also an update for her. The monkey has had to have both legs and both arms reattached. Both of his ears are missing; believed to be eaten by a dog...
November 22, 2008 York Central Market House This was a spur of the moment shot without a tripod. I was unaware of the street light behind me that cast my shadow onto the sidewalk. I could've photoshopped it out, but I decided to be lazy and leave it in there. I really loved the wide angle lens I rented.
November 21, 2008 The Video of the Production Express Moving Light Time Code Demo. Make sure you turn your volume up before pressing play! I know I said that I wouldn't post any more shots of the expo, but guess what, I sorta lied. Here's a video of the moving light show, designed and programmed by Matt DeMascolo. I did press the record button on the camera, so I guess you could say I took the photo... If you're interested, HERE IS A LINK to the time lapse load-in video. If you look closely, you'll see me taking photos, as well as fixing some stuff towards the end of the video. It's only 3 mins long, so watch it! http://www.proexp.com
November 19, 2008 CMY Color Mixing Module This is the last shot I'm going to post of the expo, I swear! I thought this macro was too cool not to share. For those who have been following my expo shots, here's a link to the whole gallery: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/6600844_Wa9eD
November 18, 2008 (3 of 3) It's not all about lights! This is a shot of one side of a speaker array that's here. There's 24 speakers total, plus 4 huge subs. Basically, after today, I'll be blind and deaf.
November 18, 2008 (2 of 3) Bird's Eye View While I'm here to take pictures of the event, I'm also doubling as an electrician and stage hand. A lamp blew in a light on the perch in the house, so I multi tasked and took my camera up to the perch with me.
November 18, 2008 (1 of 3) Inside a moving light. We have an open Martin Mac 700 at the expo for people to take a peek at the inner workings. It's some pretty cool stuff and a haven for my macro lens. The light in this shot is coming from a RBG LED fixture running off of a Hog 500 lighting console. Questions?
November 17, 2008 (2 of 2) The hazy world I'm currently living in... So this is the dark, hazy, and occasionally loud and noisy (when the sound guys are here) that I've been working in yesterday and today. Tomorrow is the big expo, where about 100 of Production Express's customers are coming to see, sample, play with, and just be in awe of all the awesome new lighting and sound technology. It's pretty quite here today, but about every 60 seconds I get blinded by one of the 40 moving lights on stage. It makes it tough to manual focus my camera when I'm seeing spots.