Don't Fight The Lines....Order Online

Below are a few items you might think about purchasing. Even if Irene is not going to impact you directly, you never know when a hurricane, snow storm, flood, or other natural disaster is going to effect you. Most of these items have a long shelf life. It's better to be prepared now.

















You could go all out and buy an EPIRB:

Wind & Rain

I'm slow to blog about hurricane Irene. It's been a hectic week and lot's of preparing to cover Irene. As of now we are still trying to decide where the best intercept will be. I know I know, you don't chase hurricanes. But you have to do a little home work if you're planning to be in the eye of one. You can't adjust your location once the game begins.

Looking at models and I wanted to note the GFS. It's not one of the main models used for hurricane guidance, but I wanted to show something of interest. It shows Irene not making landfall until Sunday evening around eastern parts of Long Island then Connecticut and Massachusetts head on.



With the all of the models not handling Irene very well, it's anyone's guess. I wouldn't be surprised if Irene slams into Miami FL. I mean forecasters anticipated Irene to be a Cat 3 hurricane right now. She is currently a Cat 1 as I type this. So I'll say it again, it's anyone's guess. That makes it really difficult to pin point land fall.

Don't get me wrong the whole eastern seaboard is going to be impacted by Irene, regardless of where Irene makes landfall. Below is a widget from the National Hurricane Center if you would like more detailed information. I encourage everyone living on the east coast to pay attention. You just never know what could happen.

Hurricane Tours

Now that Hurricane season has fired up, so have Hurricane Tours with Extreme Chase Tours. We still have room for TS Irene, so hurry up and book. This storm is showing potential to go down in the history books, and you only live once! Witness Mother Nature's raw power!!!

Test

I'm testing out a feature from SmuMug. Let me know if it works on your end.

Time For A Prime

Amazon has a Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX lens marked down to $199. It has great reviews and the only questionable side to it is the Bokeh. While not fantastic, it's not bad either. Just remember Bokeh isn't everything. A lot folks get stuck on that. Don't be afraid to push the "rules" of photography or even break them (I'm kind of a rebel). You never what you will come up with.

Light Painting

Last night my wife and I went out to Paint With Light again. Some fun images were made, but the heat created problems for the camera and the lens. It was 98F at 11pm, that's ridiculous! So the focus is not the best. Finding that perfect infinity zone was impossible. Taking my gear from 72F to 98F was not a good move. So we through the worry about focus out the window, and just had fun.

On another note: I purchased an EL Light two weeks ago and finally had time to use it. My wife really had fun with it, and produced some interesting images. I really like this one. It looks like a tree.



EL Lights can be purchased at Amazon.com for really cheap and come in various colors/lengths. Make sure you buy the models with a portable power source. Here is the link to the brand I purchased