Month: June 2016

This, my friends, is what state of the art camera gear allows even a weekend hack to capture: a dragonfly in mid-air.

I am selling my “wildlife” lens, my 80-400mm bazooka that I bought for our Yellowstone trip in 2004 and have gotten quite a bit of use out of over the years. This lens was introduced in 2000 — before the modern digital era — and both its autofocus speed and sharpness are no match for my new camera. Here is one last photo with this lens, a mourning dove at the feeder on this dim, cloudy day.

I’m sure I will buy a new wildlife lens someday, but probably not until we have scheduled another trip.

The downside to a fluffy cat. All the grey is (of course) from Gandalf; the tiny orange corner is from Ferrous.

I went to the BeerAdvocate Microbrew Invitational in Boston today. This is the Obstinate Goat American Strong Ale from Neighborhood Beer Co. from Exeter, NH.  I got the second glass from this keg, so it was super foamy. And yes, that’s Kat in the background (it’s hard to get subject isolation with a cellphone camera).

They announced my train this evening on Track 2. Here’s Track 2. Unless Wonder Woman is driving that’s a problem. (It did eventually show up.)

We love to spit a chicken for dinner this time of year.