Exp: 1/2000s @ f/7.1, ISO 200
Gear: Olympus E-PL2, Panasonic 20mm f/1.7

Balclutha’s rigging docked at the Hyde St. Pier in San Francisco, CA.

Just a warning if you didn’t figure it out this is going to be a non-photography post.  But still mildly photography related since you can’t do digital photography without a good computer.  I recently got a new 2011 13″ Macbook Air.  I’ve been getting it setup with all the required software and tweaks to get it running the way I like.  I’m upgrading from an aging 15″ Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard on an Intel SSD (no sense in upgrading to Lion if I was going to buy a Macbook Air).

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Exp: 1/180sec @ f/8.0, ISO 160
Gear: Leica M9, 35mm Summicron

Exp: 1/250 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 160
Gear: Leica M9, 50mm Summicron
Location: Ceiba del Mar, Puerto Morelos, Mexico

Exp: 1/180s @ F/4.0, ISO 160
Gear: Leica M9, 50mm Summicron

Well the rain here in NE Ohio has been relentless fortunately I made it out to shoot last week.  I had a tough time making images as the forest lacked the clean shots I like to take.  I liked this one because of the detail and color.

Exp: 1/60s @ f/4.0, ISO 200
Gear: Canon 40D, 70-200F4L IS

I was looking back through some of my files and came across this one and I really liked the abstract nature of this shot and the great color.

1/180s @ f/4.0, ISO 160, 90mm

90mm 1/350s @ f/8.0, ISO 160

200mm 1/1250s @ f/5.0, ISO 200

This year at the Reno Air Races the Canadian Snowbirds took center stage.  This was the first time I’ve see the Snowbirds, I must say that I’m impressed.  They don’t fly high performance jets like the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds but they have a fantastic show.   The CT-114 Tutor jets are flown with superb precision and grace.  They fly the tightest formations I’ve ever seen at an airshow. If you get a chance to go see this team perform you won’t be disappointed.