Prohibition Ends Dec 5th 1933

Prohibition Take 2, originally uploaded by mikemilton.

Make up some martinis today and celebrate an anniversary

Snow Birds

Snow Birds, originally uploaded by mikemilton.

Snow Birds

Yesterday was our first big snow (and our first power outage).

So we unstepped the mast on the sailboat, moved the generator into place and, importantly, put out lots of seed!

One segment of the video was shot at 720P60 and slowed down.

Uploaded by mikemilton on 2 Dec 10, 7.27AM EST.

Meanwhile, Mike Adams dock is enjoying the benefit of the 60mms of rain that preceded the snowfall

Evening, Still Water

Evening, Still Water, originally uploaded by mikemilton.

Every now and then one gets a perfect evening. The steaks were on the BBQ and I just took a moment to walk to the bottom of the rock steps by our side door to take this shot. Moments later it was dark and we settled in for dinner

Sailing

Well, no pictures, but I managed to get out on the Hobie for a brief sail today. 'Guess that makes for the latest sail of the year (so far anyway hehehe)

Hope had a *long* day

Hope had a *long* day, originally uploaded by mikemilton.

... and is resting hard on the couch.

She never really settles when one of us is away but with everyong home she takes a needed rest. I guess the new couch is to her liking

Moon and Clouds

Moon and Clouds, originally uploaded by mikemilton.


Just in time for Halloween?


This is just a little test of using manual exposure (and auto ISO) on the 1DmIV. The camera was set to F1.2 and 1/30. This shot focusses on the moon and strikes me as more interesting than the one which focussed on the trees. 


It was shot in 1080P30 and transcoded down to 720p - who knows what flickr did to it but it looks fairly good

New Camera Body Update

My venerable EOS1DmII has a new younger brother, the MkIV.

I skipped a few versions and also got the full frame 5D but wanted the focussing performance of the 1D line.

So, I'll keep the wide angle lenses on the 5D and shoot the 'slow' stuff while I go after fast, distant stuff with the new body.