weetabix: the carburetor of meats

Have a listen. Thanks to Ska Blah Blah Blah for the link.

eMusic has the above album for download as well as another album by The Pinstripes.

Got a chance to see the farm I grew up on while visiting IL last weekend. The new owners have down a fantastic job of converting it to an operational farm complete with vast fields of organic veggies, roaming dairy cows and precocious goats. It was wonderful to see the old place being used as intended. They’ve been getting some great local press as well. Here are some pictures of the Vincent farm in Rochester, IL.

Fantastic collection of custom bike eye candy.

Found a pair of sexy, barely used and very reasonably priced hookers Nikon SpeedLight flashes today at my local camera shop. I nabbed an SB-800 for an on camera and an SB-600 for a remote flash. I’ve been following the Strobist blog for a while and have been wanting to get started with a bit of strobe photography. Here are 3 quick and craptacular examples of what each flash can do.

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It’s on the list for next purchases, along with a SpeedLight…probably 2 for ultra-strobist action. I’m thinking the f/1.8 as the f/1.4 is through the roof at $300+ and not much less used. I rented the 50mm f/1.4 for the V@V photos in May. In fact, the shots below were made with it (w/ the SB-900 for the indoor shot). But I just sent the D70 out for repairs so the lens and flash purchases will have to wait a bit longer.