http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog In a few words Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:53:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past weekend, I took my Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens to take some indoor pictures. I had been using it previously to take outdoor pictures, and had used my polarizer, and left it on the lens when I was done. So this weekend, I tried taking it off, and ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/45 Recently, I was trying to take portraits of Lisa at home, and failing. There wasn't enough light, and the (on-camera) flash I had simply wasn't cutting it. I decided it was time for a more serious solution. Enter Strobist.com. I already had the 580EX II Flash, so I got a stand, ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/39 So a year and a half ago, I mentioned I was trying to learn Haskell, and I still am. It's been going much more slowly than I hoped, since I haven't really spent any time on it. I never write anything new anymore! So I decided to rewrite something I ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/38 A couple months ago, I got an iPhone, like I wanted. Today, I dropped it flat on its face onto a tile floor, and the bottom half of the touch screen no longer responded. So this afternoon, Christmas Eve, I went to the Apple store at 5pm to try to ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/37 Lately I have been wanting to buy a lot of fairly expensive stuff that I don't really need. It started with the telephoto zoom lens, which I ended up getting, and love. I'm really happy that I got it, especially since Lisa and I will be going on a hot air ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/34 I stayed up late last night to watch the lunar eclipse, and took pictures. In related news, I need a lens that has a much longer zoom. The pictures I posted aren't scaled (just cropped). I wish I'd thought of this a couple weeks ago so I could have finally ordered ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/33 .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_2959.jpg, originally uploaded by warmenhoven. I've been playing around with my flash a bit. I'm more comfortable with the extra weight and all the controls now. I still haven't gotten used to using ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/32 A few weeks ago, Lisa and I were in Barnes&Noble, and I decided to buy a few photography books: The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby: This book is, as advertised, not a book about concepts and theories but rather about practical advice and tips. If you already know some of ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/31 I've been thinking about what I'm able to write about TiVo without upsetting anyone, and so I've been doing a bit of research about what's already been written. Surprisingly, a lot. So I decided that there really wasn't a whole lot that I could say that isn't already somewhere else on ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/29 Lately I've been thinking that I'd like to buy a tripod, for a variety of reasons. I've been doing some research into them and decided that I'd really like to try a few out in the store before I consider buying one (especially since head and legs together will possibly ... http://www.warmenhoven.org/blog/28