Guiding Light

"Piercing Light"

8.0 sec at f/4.8 ISO 640

Port Penn DE

"You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in." - Arlo Guthrie

I Can See Clearly Now ...

"1/30/2007"

1/20 sec at f/2.8 ISO 200

Bear DE

"It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky.  Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears." - Helen Keller

Murphy's Law is Real

If a card is going to bad on you, it's going to go at the worst possible moment. That's what happened to me in the last month, TWICE! Two (2) compact flash cards found corrupt when uploading to computer well after shooting. Fortunately, they were not paying jobs and I was able to recover most of the files with software, but the point is, don't rely on old cards.

When your cards reach a certain age, replace them. What that "age" is subjective, but when anything is used repeatedly it's going to wear out (ie, my knees, my back, etc). What's I've started doing is writing on the back side, with a Sharpie, the date of purchase. Then I rotate all my cards and start replacing the older ones.

One word of caution when buying new cards. Not all cameras will be able to use the fastest and biggest cards available today. Older cameras have their limits, so spending more on a faster card may be wasted money if your camera isn't capable of the new technology. Check your manufacturer's website for specs on card capacity. Example, my Olympus will not take a card larger than 8GB and it's write speed max's out at 15mb/sec. So, until I upgrade my camera, premium cards are a waste of money. Some, your camera hardware may not recognize and that makes it totally useless.

Bottom line - know your camera and replace your lifelines frequently.

Good Call, Ref!

"Nothin' but Air"

1/60 sec at f/4.5 ISO 1600

New Castle DE

Area high school officials took to the courts today sporting white whistles to show their support of finding a cure for cancer. Play ball!

Zamboni Babe

"Ice, Ice Baby"

1/30 sec at f/3.6 ISO 800

Middletown DE

"Everyday is a great day for hockey." - Mario Lemeiux