Michael R. Barrick's blog
Fri, 2007/08/10 - 1:50pm

The second, matching lens I was waiting for arrived today. Using my flash bracket for a mount, I rigged the two identical cameras up in tandem for a test shot. They both trigger with the remote quite nicely, although, as I expected, the synch is nowhere near perfect. I could hear the shutters closing about a quarter second apart. That's not good enough for anything in motion - that's where the Stereo Realist will continue to be useful - but plenty good enough for this sort of thing and anything else where there isn't too much motion. Note that in the test Tharsis is sitting next to me. I've never managed to get a clear shot of a cat using the slide technique (taking two pictures with the same camera), so this is a definite improvement over that.
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Fri, 2007/08/03 - 5:35pm
Thu, 2007/08/02 - 2:44pm
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Tue, 2007/07/31 - 3:06pm

First, I want to thank everyone who has sent my happy birthday wishes and everyone who came out for my party on Sunday. I had a marvellous time. All the gifts were lovely and those that were buying me drinks succeed in getting me thoroughly plastered. Thank you all.
Now that it is actually my birthday, I'm sorry to report I am so far not having a good day. I took the day off work to relax and I am anything but relaxed at the moment, which brings me to my one wish for my birthday at this point:
May I never have to suffer the illogic of others again.
Of course I may as well wish for immortality, world peace, and the abolition of taxes.
Tue, 2007/07/31 - 12:07am

Plastic is now
truly recyclable.
In summary: technology now exists that can reduce any hydrocarbon, including plastic, into oil and gas. It is no longer true that every bit of plastic ever made still exists.
Sat, 2007/07/28 - 12:10am
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