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Nature Is Beautiful

by up10ad | Sat Aug 1, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Unless otherwise noted, all photos are taken with my iPhone and post-processed with iPhone applications. I seldom carry my Canon 20D anymore except in situations where I need to use the big 400mm telephoto lens.

Watermelon 5K – Independence Day

by Rick | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Got up early and drove north of downtown to the City of Winter Park for the Hunter Vision Watermelon 5K. There were over 3,300 runners and we all got free watermelon! I increased my run/walk interval to 3min/1min and it felt great. Beat my previous 5K time...

Surgery for Carpal Tunnel

by Rick | Tue Apr 10, 2018 | All (Home), Health, Me! | 0 Comments

Over the past year I have noticed a steadily increasing numbness in my right hand, primarily affecting my thumb and middle finger. A trip to an orthopedist confirmed a carpal tunnel constriction diagnosis. In addition to the numbness the doctor pointed out a...

Update

by up10ad | Sat Jan 22, 2005 | All (Home), Health | 0 Comments

Not much news recently. As if you wanted to know, I had hernia surgery, all went well. We have had a very mild winter so far, we're in the middle of the second warm spell which is melting all previous snow causing a 2nd mid-winter 'mud season'. The...

Ice crystal on the outside frame of window glass but inside the screen. #frost #ice

by Rick | Sat Jan 5, 2013 | All (Home), Photography, Seasonal, Weather | 0 Comments

c.1970 Baltimore, MD

by Rick | Wed Feb 1, 2012 | All (Home), Your Host | 0 Comments

Rest In Peace Bauer

by up10ad | Tue Jan 19, 2010 | All (Home), Dogs | 0 Comments

Today after more than 13 years we had to say goodbye to the 3rd of the original 3blackdogs. Skansen's JA Bauer was a big, lovable brute that never seemed to grow up. He was always the low man on the totem pole but took it all in stride. A bit goofy, he often...

A Day at Lake Eola and Fireworks!

by Rick | Mon Jul 6, 2015 | All (Home), Landscape, Photography, Seasonal, Wildlife | 0 Comments

A few weeks ago I was re-reading Tony Northrup's great DSLR guide, How to Create Stunning Digital Photography. In the section on night photography he discusses his technique for getting pictures of fireworks and I decided to try it this year. His method is simple;...

Bette discovered TV

by up10ad | Sun Sep 26, 2010 | All (Home), Dogs | 0 Comments

After 6 years Bette has decided that she likes watching NatGeo and Animal Planet.

Night shot iPhone 6 Plus, grainy but nailed the shot.

by Rick | Fri May 15, 2015 | All (Home), Lifestyle, Photography | 0 Comments

I really like ProCamera. It is easy to use but has depth, allowing lots of control including separate exposure and focus points, shutter or ISO priority and bracketing. I'll be trying some even darker night shpts soon. Adjustments in Lightroom 5 include crop,...

St. John’s River Arts Festival (Sanford)

by Rick | Sat May 2, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Lots of regional artists showing everything from photography to interactive art. Here is a example: There was also a human statue water fountain: http://youtu.be/eIgPoW6wcjI

IP Change Completed

by up10ad | Tue Mar 3, 2009 | All (Home), Web/Tech, Work | 0 Comments

...and not a day too soon. We spent the last half of the month replacing cards in our Alcatel and Cisco hardware and finally established a stable DS3 circuit on February 25th. Bryan spent every night for the next 5 days updating routers while I handled the customer...

Almost May; snow in Meeker

by up10ad | Sun May 1, 2011 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

I'm really happy we don't live there any longer. Delta is much more temperate.

c.1971 White Plains, MD

by Rick | Wed Feb 1, 2012 | All (Home), Your Host | 0 Comments

Got a new camera

by up10ad | Fri Oct 22, 2004 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

After 10 years or so without a good 35mm SLR I finally bought a Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR. I'm having a lot of fun taking more photos, especially with the Canon 100-400L USM IS telephoto lens.

Just fruit.

by up10ad | Sat Feb 4, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

An Early Birthday Present

by up10ad | Thu Apr 1, 2010 | All (Home), Dogs | 0 Comments

Just a quick post to put up a picture of our newest family additions. Please meet Sherman and Panzer, our new 9 week old puppies! They are just adorable! Soft and cuddly and they get along with Bette just fine. Oh, and they're standard Poodles. [snicker]

Christmas Tree Trimming

by up10ad | Sun Dec 14, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Sandi and I got the tree up this afternoon. We skipped a few years recently and it was a lot of fun unwrapping ornaments we haven't seen in a while. Here are some pics, all from the iPhone:

WOOT! Celebrate! Today is National Weatherperson’s Day

by up10ad | Fri Feb 5, 2010 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Thursday, February 5, 2009 is National Weatherperson Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first (hot air) balloon...