Setting Moon
The setting moon was visible from where I’d been shooting for about 7 minutes this morning as the clouds were changing pretty quickly. This morning’s colors in the sky were subtle but quite nice. The amount of snow that had melted since last week allowed me to reach several new spots, such as this one […]
Push It Forward
Last night I had the pleasure of seeing for the first time the film Kilo, which I was fortunate to be involved in when it was in production in August of last year. Kilo debuted in December at the Mammoth Film Festival, but I was unable to make the trip. So I was happy to […]
A Good Value?
When I switched from Canon to Nikon I had to replace not only my camera bodies and lenses, but all of the essential accessories, too. One of my most-used gadgets is a wired remote shutter release, and a friend had just raved about a third-party version that was only $10, compared to the $70 street […]
More Real Life Drobo
Here’s another bit of shared learning for my fellow Drobo users: Running out of space on my Drobo the other day, I decided to replace a 500GB drive with a 1TB drive (cheap at Fry’s, a Hitatchi 7200RPM 32MB Sata drive for less than $70, which reminded me how the service bureau I worked at […]
Order Now And Get It For Christmas!
In case you haven’t heard, our 2010 Motorcycle Racing Calendar is available from the website, and if you order now, you’ll have it before Christmas. The calendar features full MotoGP and WSBK race schedules in a Monday to Sunday format so you’ll never miss race in 2010. Each month highlights a MotoGP or WSBK rider, […]
Looking For The Wave
Going though some photos recently from last winter’s trip to the Southwest I ran across this one. The distinctive rock formations found in the region of The Wave, which is the most famous, are often quite striking. This was taken during a pause on our hike to The Wave at an area that was very […]
Photos for Riders for Health
This weekend is the Cycle World motorcycle show in San Mateo, and our local NorCal Riders for Health chapter will have a booth to help spread the word. As usual, I’m donating something, in this case two of my favorite photos from the 2009 season. The above photo was taken a the Sachsenring in Germany, […]
2010 is right around the corner
And the 2010 MotoMatters.com calendar is nearly finished. We’ve been waiting for the FIM race dates to sort themselves out, and after Brno moved up recently we believe we’re finally ready to go to press. Now, if all the race weekends on the provisional calendars will just stay where they are (cough, Valencia, cough) and […]
The Best Nikon Teleconverter Tip I Know
If you’re using any of Nikon’s current model teleconverters, either the TC-14E II (1.4x),, the TC-17E II (1.7x), or the TC-20E II (2.0x), you may already have run into this problem: the cap that protects the teleconverter’s female connector can get locked in that end such that it’s VERY difficult to remove. By some unfortunate […]
Sunset at the Sutro Baths
I just got a neutral density filter to play around with and tried it last night out at the Sutro Baths. It’s a B + W #110 ND filter, making a difference of nine stops, so long exposures are possible even in daylight and as the sun drops, you can leave the shutter open for […]