Since my SB-DX80 died two weeks ago, I've been using an SB-800 at work. I brought it home this weekend for use in shooting Alicia and Daniel. I knew that my D70s' onboard speedlight was flash-commander ready and that the SB-800 will function as a wireless unit, so I spent about an hour and a half reading through the flash manual and my camera ( Read more... )

QOTD: "Christian Fundamentalism: The doctrine that there is an absolutely powerful, infinitely knowledgeable, universe-spanning entity that is deeply and personally concerned about my sex life ( Read more... )

QOTD: “I'll buy something just to see two straight-looking boys kiss on-screen for five seconds. It's called desperation, and if Hollywood ever finds out about me and the thousands of women around the world like me, it'll be downright scary ( Read more... )

QOTD: "A little flare of warmth went through him. He wondered if it was odd to be aroused by a well-constructed sentence ( Read more... )

QOTD: "You want one of these; but you don't want one of these. They start at $300. They're lined with kevlar. They're bulletproof. They have armor." -PhotoArts Guy referring to Kata bagsDrove around for a while today trying to find a local UPS store. Google Maps was surprisingly inaccurate. Went to PhotoArts where they offered me parttime ( Read more... )

QOTD: “It's good enough to pass as art.”

My D70s brings me enlightenment.

Many thanks to the suddenly arrived Drew for providing a loaner 64meg CF card.

More later.

QOTD: "Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications ( Read more... )

QOTD: "I’m a sucker for a happy ending. As long as I get there by way of torture ( Read more... )

QOTD: “There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish.”

`coxi is selling his 20D, accessories and a signed print for 950€. That's about $110 less than what I paid for my D70s. Yeah, that doesn't include a lens, so it's not really a bargain, but I can't even imagine owning one of `coxi's cameras. Talk about vicarious ( Read more... )

QOTD: “Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important ( Read more... )