tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32661631936532323852012-01-06T11:13:03.328-05:00A look into the mundane happenings that I call my life.Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927259429791393567noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266163193653232385.post-50275788869210336332011-11-15T21:28:00.000-05:002011-11-15T21:29:21.559-05:00

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So I wanted to go out today and just chillax and take it easy. Figured I'd take some pictures to convey the awesomeness of the terrain and the riding style we have here on the east coast. Simple nuff.The first half of the ride was pretty much a tempo ride, as I still wanted to get my heart rate up a little before I started taking it easy and snapping off some pictures. So here's my turn around

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Adding to the arsenal are a pair of RF-603's by Yongnuo. Here's a quick overview with a distance test.

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Here's my latest YouTube post about what's in my camera bags.For the boys at Digital Rev! Go Kai! Go Lok!

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Got bored because I couldn't sleep so I figured I'd take advantage of the darkness and lit some candles to set the mood. And here's the end result. A couple of candles spread out and a tripod and you to can take magazine quality pictures. Ok first attempt, but I'm getting better.

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Here's some pictures of Orion that I took last night. The images got kinda mushy when I re-sized them, but here goes.The constellation Orion, 5 second exposure f3.8 ISO 400The Orion Nebula, 6 second exposure f5.5 ISO 800.Enjoy!here are links to the full size(big files)OrionOrion Nebula

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Came home today and in the mailbox was all of this!4 out of the 5 parts ordered over the weekend. Still waiting on my UV filter but here's what I got so far.1) The KiwiFoto adapter2) 58/72 mm Step up Ring3) 72 mm Circular Polarizing Filter4) 72 mm lens capThe lens cap just looks huge but everything came in very very fast and I am just waiting on my UV filter which should be here by tomorrow. Then

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Just going to throw in a plug for this. I'm getting a special FujiFilm S1800 and want to be able to use filters and lens attachments, plus most of all I wanted it to look effin PRO! and with the help of the video(and a lot of searching) and led to an eBay buying spree. $43.00 later I have a 58mm/72mm lens filter adapter w 72mm UV filter, 72mm Circular Polarizing Filter, 72mm clip in lens cover,

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Took some vids tonight and here's what I came out with. Remembered after I put everything up that I had a barlow sitting in the case that I never even thought about using. Oh well, maybe next time. Still a productive night considering I got the big dob working with the webcam quite well.I have since touched up the image and here's the same picture enhanced.

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Thought I'd share some of my Jupiter pictures taken with my webcam at prime focus on a 1200mm fl 8" dobsonian *corrected* 1000mm fl F9 4.5" newtonian. enjoy.

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Long time since my last post, but since then I've gotten myself a Zhumell digiscoping adapter for 1.25" ep's. Used it tonight and had it shows promise. It is a bit on the heavy side and I'll try to find some magnets to handle it when I use it on the Zob. It's really easy to set up and works great. Here's some pictures I took.All shots taken afocal with a 32mm and 15mm eyepiece.

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Took the dob out last night for the first time and the images were amazing. Using the finder scope was a bit of a pain. No real way to 'lock it in place'. Maybe there is and I just don't know. Did manage to get the 4.5" collimated, finally, with the help of the laser. The images are the best yet the little scope has produced. I'm quite amazed at it's ability. Of course I have had to do a lot of

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Well I got the new scope almost 2 weeks ago but have only had it out 2 times. The weather has been bad or I've been away from the house. The one other night I brought it out the mirror fogged over and it was completely useless. Kinda sucks since I was really hoping to use it tonight. Well maybe I'll have better luck tomorrow.

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Along with the telescope I wanted to be able to take some pictures of the things I saw in the night sky. I'm not really worried about superb they would be, just would like to have some pictures. If I really get into astrophotography then I'd get a dedicated rig setup but for now this will do. I took a $15 Logitech webcam and removed the lens. Then I took an old pill bottle and cut it in half. The

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I got a nice Father's Day present this year, a Celestron Astromaster 114EQ. I've had it about 4 days now and still haven't been able to use it but I'm hoping that tonight will be better and I can go out. While it's a nice scope the red dot finder isn't that great, although I've only used it once and I really should give a second chance. Well I've added a sight rail to the scope and mounted a

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It's been almost a year and a lot has happened. Time to start adding stuff again. Time to get back running. Time to get back cycling. Time to get into my latest hobby, amateur astronomy. So I'll be updating more often now.

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&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Well it's been a really long time but I'm back to riding and running. The summer was pretty much a bust but it was worth it. I took a lot of time off and fixed a bunch of nagging pains I had in my body. I survived the fracture and am back to base building, again. I'm currently around 18-20mpw right now. I'm just glad to be back on the road running and riding again and

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While trying to remove a DVD player from a TV I managed to drop said TV on my foot. Seems I'm out of a lot of activities for a couple of months. Luckily it was just a small break and nothing serious. I guess I'll know better next time.. Newho.. here's a picture of the offending limb,So I guess I'm not gonna put up a whole lot until I get better...till then..

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I've taken the last few weeks off for the pain that I've been having in my rear. I had an interesting ride last week and found out that my saddle height has been plaguing me with this pain. Fixed that and guess what? no pain. Well the local beach run series started this week and I really wanted to get in a few of them. After running a few miles yesterday pain free I figured I'd at least go in and

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Well after getting everything put together on the bike I had the unfortunate realization that it just wouldn't work. It seems that the bags fall a little to low and I end up hitting them with my heel during the pedal stroke. So now I'm on the lookout for something else to use. I'm trying to figure out what I need since I'm not doing any touring, just need something small for my daily trips around

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&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It's been a while since I've posted anything. I've had to stop running for a while while I recover from a muscle/tendon/nerve issue. I'm still riding the bike but I just haven't been as focused. Seems that happens when I quit running for a while. I can't wait till May so I can hit the road again. Anyways. Last week my wife bought me a new bike. Nothing special, just a

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Last weeks workouts3/29 5 mile run / 15.77 mile ride (30 min)3/31 Bike in the shop4/1 3 mile run / 9.13 mile ride (30 min)4/2 8 mile run4/4 6.36 mile run&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp This week was a rather bad week. Didn't have much time to even get on the bike. Was busy on the weekends doing yard/house work. Hopefully I'll be able to get my time back in providing I don't get any new nags or pains

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Last weeks workouts3/23 8 mile run3/24 3 mile run / 8.78 mile ride (30 min easy)3/26 5 mile run / 15.62 mile intervals (3/7)3/27 3 mile run / 7.26 mile ride (30 min easy)I'm gonna end up missing 100 mile run this month by a few miles, but it's ok. I'll get my goal by the end of the year provided nothing catastrophic happens. On a side note I just got the Crank Brothers Premium cleats to see if

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      Well I decided to go out for a ride on Saturday and ending up doing my first metric century. That's 62 miles for those who are wondering. It wasn't so bad. It was a little cold for me, 45F, with a NNE wind of 20mph+. Unfortunately for the first half of the leg the wind was at my back. It was nice doing an 18+mph average but it would only turn around to bite me. The return leg was completely

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&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I've been battling the past few weeks with whether or not to keep the silver hardware on my bike. I really don't like it, but there's nothing wrong with it. Simply put, I just don't like it on my black bike. I've been thinking about replacing most of the hardware with red to go with the accent color but that seems more like a war and less like a battle so I figured why

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&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Well another month down. Horrible weather right now. Cold. Luckily it was nice enough this past Friday that I managed to get out for a ride. 32 or so miles in about 1:40. Nice to get out on the road. Followed it up with a 5 mile run and actually set a nice pace. Things are looking up! Can't wait till the weather gets nice enough to get out everyday before the family gets

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Well I haven't posted in a while, been kinda busy. Still training, exercising, or whatever you want to call it. Recently did the RBC 5k in Myrtle Beach, last weekend actually, and was overall pleased with my times. I set a new PR for myself finally breaking 24 minutes. I had a goal for sub 25 and went right on past 24. It was a good run. Lots of people, 772 to be exact. Only problem I had was the

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&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp So what is going on now? Nothing. Just trying to keep the lines of communication open. My 'training' is going well. I'm back up to 3 miles or so on a run. I wasn't able to run at all during December thanks to the half marathon I ran. Lots 'o pain. 6 miles in December but I'm already up to 26 or so for the month of January. Nice. Getting back on track. I've been on the

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&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Well it's a new year and I figure I'll try to put more up. So I guess I'll start with the latest venture, converting the group on my Trek over to full '09 Rival. I'll just go ahead and say that it was the best present my wife gave me this year for Christmas.&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It took about a day to get everything installed and set up only to find out that the left

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Yeah I bought one. What of it? The wife finally decided that she wanted some help getting a little more fit and figured since I was losing weight on my road bike, Trek 1.2, she'd like to have one. Few pre-requisites though,1)It had to be a woman's bike2)It has to be 'cute'Well I started setting back the money to try to get her one by Christmas but I soon had enough money to get a entry level

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A week ago me and my brother decided to do another ride and this time he was ready. After resting a few days we decided to set out last Wednesday around 7:00 or so. Here's how it went. the first 19 miles were nice. We had the wind to our back and managed to keep up a nice 16 mph pace. We passed so many other bikers! It was great. We stopped halfway to stretch and take in the scenery. Back on our

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I have a 31 mile ride coming up this weekend. More to follow after I'm done.Well my 31 miler turned in 18. My brother came along after our 5k race here. He struggled some but managed to keep up. We had to cut it short when he started to give out of steam. Oh yeah, it was the first time I rode in the rain. Not the greatest feeling in the world, but we survived and got home safe.

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Well yesterday morning I was out on my run when I noticed some people preparing for a yard sale. I was never really the type to check them out before but today was different. There was something there that caught my eye. I finished my run and headed back to yard sale. There it was standing there, a 70's something Fuji ten speed. I've spent the last few months looking for a 'project' bike to have

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Well a while ago I had been talking with my brother when he had mentioned something about doing a triathlon. All I could think was, 'Yes someone else that wants to do what I'm doing!" Well that began the long daunting task of researching the bike and where to go from there. That and getting permission from the wife. Long story short I finally found a bike, a Trek 1.2. Good starting place and my

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Well I'm just looking for a place to keep up with everything that I do, limited as it may be, and I figured why not. Just someplace for family and friends to know what's going on. More to come when I do more.

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