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March 27, 2005
Someone is playing a joke...
I subscribe to the Word of the Day from dictionary.com. Check out this one. I think I'd add at least one more meaning...
Word of the Day for Monday March 21, 2005
furbelow \FUR-buh-low\, noun:
1. A pleated or gathered flounce on a woman's garment; a
ruffle.
2. Something showy or superfluous; a bit of showy
ornamentation.
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March 25, 2005
Why I live here
This view is one big reason I love it here:
Moonrise tonight
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March 24, 2005
A pile
Here's my stack of winning rims:
Yes, two is a stack...
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March 22, 2005
Human said; Kitty said
Human says:
I'd like to pick you up.
Kitty says:
I don't want to be picked up right now.
Human says:
I'd really like to pick you up.
Kitty says:
I really don't want to be picked up right now.
Human says:
I'm going to pick you up.
Kitty says:
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March 21, 2005
WWF Stair climb
Once again, I've signed up for the WWF CN Tower Stair Climb event. If you're so inclined, you can sponsor my attempt by searching for my name here. As usual, I am just trying to gather enough pledge moneys to get the T Shirt; I need a massive $50. I'm fully expecting to pledge $50 to myself so don't feel obligated to help. However, if you do care to give money to help the fuzzy animals, I'd be more than happy to run the stairs in your honour. ;)
Once again once again, the climb is being held the morning we get back from the redeye return from the annual NAB show in Las Vegas. I'll be getting home from the airport, dropping off my bags and heading out to the tower.
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March 19, 2005
Strike up the band
They had one left at the Bell Store near me, so herald the Return Of The Clip!
This is clip on the back of my phone that allows me to hang it from my beltloop (tres chic) or knapsack. The last one broke off after I dropped the phone one day (hey, I was sick) and I really missed it. I thought for sure they'd soak me for way more than the $20 they did charge me for the replacement. Happy Clip Days have returned!
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March 18, 2005
I'm a loser
Here's my stack of losing Tim Horton's Roll Up The Rim Contest cups. Out of this many cups I've won twice: one donut and one muffin. I can't complain really, I'd be buying the coffee anyway, winning something is just a bonus.
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How a light meter works
This is the total of my understanding of how to use a lightmeter:
There are two basic types of meters: the handheld meter and the meter built into the camera.
Using a handheld meter with the globe is used at the subject. You can use it on the light side or the dark side to see the ratio of light hitting the subject. The globe should be in full light or fully in shadow when doing this. This type of light reading is called taking an incident reading.
The reading given by the handheld meter is of the light hitting the subject and if exposed using this reading assumes the subject is an 18% grey card. So, if the subject is darker you'll have to expose more and if lighter, expose less. Caucasian skintones look best when exposed to match 36% grey so underexpose about a stop from the reading to achieve this.
The other type of light reading one can use is using the meter built into the camera. This type of light reading is called a reflected light reading. The camera meter reads the light reflected from the subject and gives a reading that would result in the subject being exposed to match an 18% grey card. So, if the subject is darker you'll want to underexpose and if lighter you'll want to overexpose.
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