by Ben
but I’m too beat to write about them… I rented a new camera this weekend. I’ve also been up every night all week checking out reviews and looking at pics just to make sure I make the right decision. Anyway, I ended up shooting a ton this weekend even though we got rained in yesterday. […]
by Ben
Got out shooting another landscape this morning. Half the group bailed because of the weather, but it turned out shootable. Not nice, but not raining. I actually got questioned by the police as the road to Sachuest was closed due to flooding but I (carefully) drove past the sign anyway (never drove through a puddle). […]
Categories: blog, photography, scapes
by Ben
Yeah, these are basically the same old things I usually share, just with bigger waves. Turns out my camera may have gotten a little too wet on a wave that caught me off guard as well as it stopped working. We’ll see how it drys out, and it’s insured, but that’s a headache I don’t […]
Categories: blog, photography, scapes
by Ben
Well, this weekend hurricane Bill rolled through. We didn’t get much more than a few overnight showers and some wicked swell. The surf report said we’d get ~15′ swells around midnight Saturday into Sunday. Not sure what we officially got, but it was rather large. I actually went down and shot the waves at hazard […]
by Ben
Yeah, it almost rhymes even? Elias came down with something at the end of last weekend. Thank god our doctor has office hours weekends (the office has four doctors, each doctor takes every fourth weekend, both days, 9-noon). We were able to get Elias down to the doctor Sunday morning and found out he had […]
by Ben
Went out for another sunrise this morning. Andy had scouted out a new spot for us in Newport at the end of Ledge road. We’re still not sure if we can legally park there (it’s a residential sticker area from 8am to 6pm and a fishing sticker needed after 9pm, but technically 5am is before […]
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by Ben
This week we had a pool party sponsored by Elias’ daycare. It was Wednesday night and we had a great time even if a wicked thunderstorm rolled in. Nikki even decided to participate in their “pie” eating contest (it was pudding). Elias had a fun time and seemed VERY interested in the pool. There was […]
by Ben
Well, the 135L sold quickly which allowed me to order it’s replacement(s)! I didn’t use the 135L all that much, but I did enjoy it’s speed for it’s length and the idea of using it as a travel tele (we haven’t been traveling a whole lot). I’ve also owned a 85mm 1.8 at one point […]
by Ben
Yep, I’m selling my 135L. I know I know, I’ve said I never would, and I’ve paired down my lineup with this lens as my travel tele (selling my 70-200 f4 IS) but the fact is I just don’t use this lens enough to justify keeping it. I’ll be replacing it with something similar, but […]
by Ben
I’m selling the Kata. I just haven’t used it much really. Basically, it’s bigger than I need because I want to carry a 100-400 on my body. To accomodate that, kata went with a thicker bag to also accomodate 1 series bodies or griped smaller bodies. There’s also a ton more room in the top […]
by Ben
Well, while on the boat at Block Island this weekend I decided to get up for a sunrise and see what would happen. The biggest issue is you have to approach everything from the water side in the dinghy. Being alone, that made attempting a landing pretty sketchy, nevermind in the dark. I did try […]
Categories: blog, personal, photography, scapes
by Ben
Yeah, so we FINALLY made it out to BLOCK ISLAND for a weekend on avalanche with Elias!!!! Last summer it seemed we just couldn’t get all the details (both schedules and feeling good about Elias sleeping on the boat) sorted out, and now this summer Dad has his surgery that has kept him a bit […]