Category: Photography

Canon R8 +

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Another cyclical pattern of my like back into photography. My Dad and sister inspired me along time ago to get into the hobby and its always more meaningful when you have a subject or interest which draws you in. In this cycle, it’s the girls Volleyball and sporting events/matches which have me intrigued along with capturing some shots for their social media accounts. I quickly learned shooting VB indoors requires a really good low light lens and the 70-200 2.8 seemed like a good choice. I have not shot video with it yet but hopefully soon (which was my primary motivation for the T2i years ago).

Nice comparison between the lens speeds for similar shots/situations: read more

Epic Photo: Richard Lasher – Mt. St. Helens 1980

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An interesting and memorable photo I came across on Instagram and looked into the story behind it. Fascinating read.

Photograph of a pinto with Mount St. Helens erupting in the background.

Story Source:

The Eruption and the PintoAn epic tale of survival, a viral photo, and the disappearance of Dick Lasher.

Days after the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, Cliff Smith heard a remarkable story he’d never forget. 

Smith was working for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, pitching vending machine companies on carrying their cigarettes. Smith was riding shotgun with a “routeman,” restocking vending machines with Camels, when he started talking about his close call with the eruption. The man’s name was Richard “Dick” Lasher. 

On the morning of May 18, 1980, Lasher, who was also a freelance photographer, headed towards Mount St. Helens in his bright red Ford Pinto. Lasher told Smith that his plan was to drive his Pinto as far as he could, then take his motorcycle, precariously hitched to the bumper, even closer. “He tried to get as close as possible,” Smith recalled. “I don’t think at the time he knew just how close he was.”  read more

List: Favorite Motocross Photos

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These some of my most memorable photos from my motocross days.

My dad and a couple of his mates in Port Alfred
1986 CR125 – First Bike @ 13
First ride out at the West Bank in East London
The East London MX Track on the West Bank
This was at the Transkei Enduro in around 1999
First national event in Hammarsdale
Second National Event in Cape Town
Port Elizabeth National in 1999 or so
Local Newspaper picture from a Border Motocross Race
Some of my first races in the US were with the JMX Series, this was at Parker Valley in Belwood, NC
Spent a ton of time practicing at TNT in Chester, SC
Andrews MX in Concord, NC
Andrews MX in Concord, NC
Andrews MX in Concord, NC with my dad
Ironcity MX
Sandhills MX
Center Road MX
Center Road MX
Center Road MX
Tom took this great pic at TNT
Service Honda CR500 Testing at Trick Tank
Husky Testing at Iron City MX

Export Apple Photos to the Filesystem – Apple Script

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I have never really used Apple Script, but recently had the desire to backup all my Apple Photos to my local NAS. I currently have all my photos organized in a Folder -> Album structure so pulled this Apple Script together together to get this done. Create a new Apple Script (*.scpt) and select the source Photos Folder and a location to save the files on your filesystem. Note: Slashes in the name case folders to be created 🙁

https://gist.github.com/paschmann/536def178ea9dd96c22c2143cc2b212c

DIY: IGUS Slider for Timelapse and Long Exposure Photography

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This was a fun project using a Arduino, a sliding rail and belt to pull a sled with a DSLR on it for taking long exposure photography, video or long exposures. This was mounted on a Tripod for some additional stability and flexibility.

Here is the Code: Link

TODO: Photos/Footage

LCD Menu/Options

  • Run
  • Speed
  •      1 – 10
  • Mode
  •      Movie  (Continuous)
  •      Stop Motion (Move, Stop, Move, Stop)
  • Steps
  •       xxxx (Default to count steps)
  • Setup
  •       Default Steps
  •       Count Steps
    • Note: Move carriage to end of rail and press start, press when the carriage +- 2 inches before the end. Store this number as your Max Steps.
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    • List: Print Projects

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    While I am not a designer, I have always loved the concept, process and experimentation aspects of print projects. I grew up with Dot Matrix printers and the allure of bringing digital to reality grasped my attention early in life. These are some of the projects I have created digitally and subsequently printed for personal, marketing or informational needs.