Tense

I forgot what the kids were watching though. 

Selfie #1

Reflection on an iMac by the window

(I know, I should get the screen cleaned!!)

That black foamie thing ...

So I've always wondered what's the deal with that black foamie thingy, and how different is it really from just flash pointing up.

Being a real newb as far as flash is concerned, I spent some time figuring out how to setup the Nissin di466 (Micro Four Thirds mount) to pair with my X100s. I was finally able to make them work by:

(a) Setting up my X100s to fire the flash as a "master";
(b) Setting up my Nissin to the S2 mode;
(c) holding the Nissin in front of me where it can "receive" the fire flashed by the X100s.

As far as the black foamie thingy -- I bought a $0.99 8x11 piece of black foam in an arts and crafts store, and cut a roughly 4x6 piece and attached it to the flash head pointing up. When I fired the flash with the foam attachment, it is facing me as the Nissin does not have a swiveling head.

The results speak for themselves! (Images are all OOC, ISO 200, f/2.8)

2014 is here, and I'm aaaalive!!!

I almost forgot I had this blog! Can't believe it's been 2 years since my last post! Some rut, huh. I can't even remember what changed from then! 

Let's see ... I'm pretty sure I bought an E-PL3 after the E-PL2, dabbled in Nex via the C3, gave in to the Fuji bug via X-E1, traded it for an X100s... Whew! And that doesn't even include the lenses!! 

Oh wait .. you wanted to know about what's been up with me, not my gear? Then in the words of Marvin Gaye, let's get it on! 

Let's start to let the pictures do the talking, starting with this tsunami of a change: