I was recently going on a binge of buying all sorts of photography equipment that I could get my hands on. Started buying better quality gear, new gadgets. and of course I needed a new top of the line tripod. Well turns out I didn’t really need a tripod after all. Manfrotto 561 BHDV makes an AMAZING monopod that can act like a tripod but is even better at how great of a monopod it is. Equipped with a ball head mount this is a photographers dream.
While looking for better pancake recipes I stumbled upon a few great crepe recipes and got infatuated with having French styled crepes that night. Of course it was too late to start making them but the next day, armed with a new de Buyer crepe pan, fresh eggs, amaretto liqueur, I set off to make these wonderful french creations!
Be prepared. The summer heat is here and everyone is melting. Thankfully for both you and I, I have come into possession of a ice cream machine. Not just any ice cream machine, but a gift from the gods during those days when the temperatures are over 100 degrees…at night. Needing to test my new machine I made a quick and easy orange sorbet. It’s only three ingredients and needs nothing more then simple orange juice out of a bottle ( though fresh tastes better). Expect more recipes to come!
There isn’t anything like the smell of fresh biscuits being baked on a Sunday morning with a side of scrambled eggs. If you are like my family, you’ve always used biscuits made by the “dough boy” and were happy. Well not anymore! These are simple to make, fresher, and the recipe can be used as a base for other variations of biscuits! Just remove the blueberries and reduce sugar to 1 tablespoon.
Another quick recording I did with the Zoom H1 recorder. Still trying to replicate the clarity I got from the BOSS recorder. Looks like I’ll have to use a different pre-amp to get my good microphones to really shine. Enjoy!
A New Year and a new day to take the next step forward. They say you do your best work when you are filled most with emotions. Here’s just a random assortment of tones and melodies that express my feelings. It’s a bit long, and very random, but hey, that’s what emotional improvisation is about.
Nothing too fancy here, just a simple chicken burger, but this time made by grounding your own chicken. I got a new attachment for as gift for the holidays and suspect I’ll be having more interesting menu items appearing for the new year soon. You can also make this by just buying ground meat and mixing it together!
Just another quick recording I did off a friends BOSS BR-80 recorder. I used my Zoom H1 earlier which also produced equal results which prompted this recording to see just how good the BOSS version was. In any-case, I think you’ll recognize the theme here. I have a few different versions, but this one just sparkles. Enjoy!
On a sunny Saturday afternoon armed with my new Pentax Q, I decided to give it a good workout by doing a photo shoot of downtown Austin along Congress Avenue. Because the Q was so easy to use and switch between color and B&W, I decided to shoot B&W only and see what kind of photos I could get. It ended up being a great photo shoot and I got a lot of wonderful photos and even ran into one of my favorite celebrities.
Here is my review of the Pentax Q camera. This is Pentax’s first mirrorless camera and I’m happy to say they did amazing job in shrinking a DSLR down to this tiny compact size while providing all the functionality and quality you would expect. Great camera, and very fun and easy to use.
