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September 18, 2010, a Saturday
Uinta National Forest, Utah, USA
— Photographed at Cascade Springs
I got up around my normal time and J kept sleeping. I pussyfooted around the office and downselected my images from yesterday some more. O had my normal breakfast when J got out of bed. J had the slice of Lemon Bar from the Sidetrack Cafe in Heber City that we bought to go yesterday. I processed images for the blog then started to work up a blog entry.
I had lunch around 12:10 and had the slice of Four-Berry Bar from the Sidetrack Cafe in Heber City instead of my usual apple. It was good, but by the end it was too much. I think I liked the Lemon Bar better. J had taken a bite of the Four-Berry Bar and preferred it over the Lemon Bar. I finished the blog entry then prepped my computer to go. I left in the Jeep around 1:30 by myself.
I went to the UPS Store in Highland to pick up our mail, including "my beanie." J's been giving me a hard time about my excitement over getting an APECS (All Purpose Environmental Clothing System) Parka in MARPAT Woodland, and she likens it to the excitement Calvin, of Calvin & Hobbes, had over getting a special beanie. You can read the whole series beginning here.
Then I went to a parking lot near Timp Tire to use the free Wi-Fi we had found near there before. First, I went through the mail and tried on "my beanie." It was a bit noisier than I had hoped it would be, but I think it'll work. It fits well, and I love the camo pattern! Then I went online and uploaded a blog entry and started to transfer some images to my mother's iPad using Dropbox. The connection wasn't nearly as fast today as it was before, and I suspect that it's through a cable modem and more people were using the cable line on this weekend day than the weekday when we used it before. I surfed the web to keep me occupied while the images were uploading which was probably counterproductive.
I returned to the RV around 4:40 and showed J "my beanie." She noted the good fit and liked all the pockets, but wasn't so fond of the slight, odd, stinky odor and suggested that I should air it out by hanging it outside. I did that then trimmed the bolt on her new Kirk quick-release plate for her new Chinese-knockoff tripod collar for her Canon 100mm Macro. The 1/4-20 socket in the tripod collar isn't as deep as the one from Canon, and the bolt in the Kirk quick-release plate bottomed out before it was tight enough. So, I removed the bolt from the plate, screwed on a 1/4-20 nut, gripped the nut with vise grips and put an Allen wrench in the bolt to keep it from rotating, then cut off about 1/16 inch (2mm) from the end of the bolt using a hacksaw. Then I filed the cut flat, and then rounded over the corners, and backed the bolt out of the nut. It came out easily, so I must not have fouled the threads at all while shortening the bolt. :) The bolt worked perfectly now and J was excited to be able to use her new tripod collar. Then I started to work up another blog entry.
We had dinner around 5:40 of hot, open-faced chicken sandwiches with gravy, using the rotisserie chicken, and peas in a light butter sauce.
We left in the Jeep around 6:15 and ...
Went to Cascade Springs. Nether of us knew what to expect, but we were both disappointed by the photographic possibilities. The cascades are messy with all of the dying vegetation around them, and it's not possible to capture the cascades and the surrounding fall color because of the walkways that surround the area. J decided to photograph individual maple leaves, and discovered that she had forgotten to bring her Canon 100mm Macro that I had just worked on! So, I lent her my Canon 180mm Macro and she loved the lens. I wound up back near the bottom of the cascades and took two compositions. I really liked my new Remington Large Accessory Organizer that held my Lee Filters Multi-Filter Pouch, my Lee Filters Foundation Kit and adaptors, and my LowePro screw-in filter holder while I was setting up the shots. My last image was taken about 15 minutes after sunset, and the exposure was 3 min 15 sec (left)!
We returned to the RV around 8:25, and we were happy to be back early. I downloaded and downselected the images I took then finished working up a blog entry before going to bed.
I had lunch around 12:10 and had the slice of Four-Berry Bar from the Sidetrack Cafe in Heber City instead of my usual apple. It was good, but by the end it was too much. I think I liked the Lemon Bar better. J had taken a bite of the Four-Berry Bar and preferred it over the Lemon Bar. I finished the blog entry then prepped my computer to go. I left in the Jeep around 1:30 by myself.
I went to the UPS Store in Highland to pick up our mail, including "my beanie." J's been giving me a hard time about my excitement over getting an APECS (All Purpose Environmental Clothing System) Parka in MARPAT Woodland, and she likens it to the excitement Calvin, of Calvin & Hobbes, had over getting a special beanie. You can read the whole series beginning here.
Then I went to a parking lot near Timp Tire to use the free Wi-Fi we had found near there before. First, I went through the mail and tried on "my beanie." It was a bit noisier than I had hoped it would be, but I think it'll work. It fits well, and I love the camo pattern! Then I went online and uploaded a blog entry and started to transfer some images to my mother's iPad using Dropbox. The connection wasn't nearly as fast today as it was before, and I suspect that it's through a cable modem and more people were using the cable line on this weekend day than the weekday when we used it before. I surfed the web to keep me occupied while the images were uploading which was probably counterproductive.
I returned to the RV around 4:40 and showed J "my beanie." She noted the good fit and liked all the pockets, but wasn't so fond of the slight, odd, stinky odor and suggested that I should air it out by hanging it outside. I did that then trimmed the bolt on her new Kirk quick-release plate for her new Chinese-knockoff tripod collar for her Canon 100mm Macro. The 1/4-20 socket in the tripod collar isn't as deep as the one from Canon, and the bolt in the Kirk quick-release plate bottomed out before it was tight enough. So, I removed the bolt from the plate, screwed on a 1/4-20 nut, gripped the nut with vise grips and put an Allen wrench in the bolt to keep it from rotating, then cut off about 1/16 inch (2mm) from the end of the bolt using a hacksaw. Then I filed the cut flat, and then rounded over the corners, and backed the bolt out of the nut. It came out easily, so I must not have fouled the threads at all while shortening the bolt. :) The bolt worked perfectly now and J was excited to be able to use her new tripod collar. Then I started to work up another blog entry.
We had dinner around 5:40 of hot, open-faced chicken sandwiches with gravy, using the rotisserie chicken, and peas in a light butter sauce.
Cascades
Uinta National Forest, Utah, USA
Canon EOS 1Ds Mk II, 90 TS, polarizer,
195 sec, f16, ISO 100
195 sec, f16, ISO 100
Went to Cascade Springs. Nether of us knew what to expect, but we were both disappointed by the photographic possibilities. The cascades are messy with all of the dying vegetation around them, and it's not possible to capture the cascades and the surrounding fall color because of the walkways that surround the area. J decided to photograph individual maple leaves, and discovered that she had forgotten to bring her Canon 100mm Macro that I had just worked on! So, I lent her my Canon 180mm Macro and she loved the lens. I wound up back near the bottom of the cascades and took two compositions. I really liked my new Remington Large Accessory Organizer that held my Lee Filters Multi-Filter Pouch, my Lee Filters Foundation Kit and adaptors, and my LowePro screw-in filter holder while I was setting up the shots. My last image was taken about 15 minutes after sunset, and the exposure was 3 min 15 sec (left)!
We returned to the RV around 8:25, and we were happy to be back early. I downloaded and downselected the images I took then finished working up a blog entry before going to bed.