A summary of my HS experience in one photo

A girl I don't remember (or know, really) uploaded this photo to facebook recently. It's of her and her friends posing for a photo on pajama day. For some reason I'm in the background on the right side of the photo.

This photo sums up my feelings about high school at La Guardia so well. I don't even feel like I have to explain anything for you to get it. The crossed arms, the indifferent expression on my face. It's also pajama day going by how everyone is dressed in the photo, and I obviously choose not to participate.

I'm so glad this photo exists. It's just such a great photo, sentimentally. Why am I even in the corner standing in that position at that time? It makes no sense. It's such an insignificant passing of a moment in time but it just sums everything up so well.

Crap I want for xmas even though I don't celebrate it

Here is a list of stuff I either won't get or will be buying for myself at some point in the next year, unless you, the reader personally knows me and is feeling more generous than usual.


1. Portland Design Works Pogo Pump
Because we all need to keep our bike tires full of air and this seems like a better long (very long) term investment than paying 75 cents at a gas station. I remember when it was 25, and then 50 cents at the gas station.


2. The Beatles Abbey Road on Vinyl
Because CDs are now worthless and I already have it in a digital format. Edit: A friend has decided to graciously get me this item.

3. Poses 1 by Red de Leon
A book of poses shot by one of my favorite local photographers. It would be really useful to have this as a reference now that I am shooting a fashion column.




4. Instax Mini 7s Camera by Fujifilm
Yes, I have it's bigger brother, the Instax 200, but I can always use another instant photo format! I looked for this in Hong Kong when I was there buy decided not to buy it then, this would be great to have to take portraits when I shoot for my fashion blog.

This is all I can think of right now.

What's old and ugly is new and cool again

I was invited to a 90s theme party tonight. Besides instantly thinking of JNCO jeans, which I've since threw out or gave away, I couldn't think of what the clothing style is. The girl throwing the party said, "plaid!" Oh yeah, the whole grunge look, which was just before my time.

6th grade is when I became fashion conscious. All the rage by then ('96) was JNCO jeans and maybe Korn t-shirts. Well, I have neither. Tonight while eating dinner with my father, I remember a plaid shirt I had in my closet. It sat there for years and I never bothered to wear it. It ws ugly. It's that distinctively 90s plaid too- fuzzy lines and all. Not like the blocky patterns that are popular today. It's also 3 shades of grey. Now that I think about it, it sounds kind of awesome, in a really ironic hipster way.

So I'll be wearing it tonight. I really wish I had the sense to keep a pair of JNCOs. It would be perfect right now.

happiness is a warm gun

My first memory of the Beatles was in 7th grade social studies class. A classmate had recently discovered the band and became obsessed with them. I quickly dismissed seeking them out. You have to remember this was pre-Napster and we still had to actually buy music. Plus, I had gotten the impression that the Beatles was "my father's music" and I didn't have any interest.

Fast forward to a few months ago, just right before the remasters and The Beatles: Rock Band. I was obsessed with Rock Band for a while, but had never sat down and listened to the Beatles. I thought it was a good time to get the full catalog and see if the music would interest me enough to get the game.

I'm kind of glad I held off for so long and can "discover" them for the first time now when I can have some context and really be amazed by some of it. I've only really listened to Abbey Road and the first disc of the White album but damn, that first disc of White is amazing. I've also noticed that I've been hearing various Beatles songs a lot more in general after knowing it's the Beatles- in commercials, bars, etc. Now I'm just slowly going through all the albums. I should probably go in order, but whatever.

I wish they had released these albums on vinyl. That's about the only music format I buy these days.

a new winner

I was in Greenpoint today. We decided to have brunch and went to Brooklyn Label. I had taken a photo of the space for The L and noticed they served Stumptown coffee. They are really picky about who they let serve their coffee so I was interested in trying it.

The only way to test is to order a cappuccino, so I did. I have to tell you, that first sip hit me with a wave of emotions I haven't felt since 2005. I was instantly transported back to my favorite cafe of all time, in Florence, Italy called Cafe Rapphella. This cup of cappuccino tastes the most similar to what I can remember of Cafe Rapphella's. I still can't get over it. It was a really well made cappuccino and was only made better by the fact the Stumptown coffee tasted really balanced. I used just 1 sugar packet and it was the perfect amount. I don't even have to go to Joe's anymore after this. It's going to be really hard not going to Brooklyn Label every day soon to get a cappuccino. Holy shit.

how do you find the people you like?

This week's New York Times Magazine cover article is about how people around you affect you. First, I want to say, "well, duh!". Seriously, can you get more obvious than that? Yes, my peers have a huge effect on how I am. I think everyone can generally say the same.

People generally gravitate towards others with similar interest or personalities. It's called "having things in common." The article did get me thinking though. Do I have any people I regularly talk to that I have nothing in common with? And why?

I do. His name is Paul Dai. I've known him since junior high school. He lives 3 blocks away from me. We rarely hang out anymore, except under specific circumstances (it usually involves girls, or the lack of). Before we both became the persons we are today, we use to hang out. In junior high I guess we hung out because we were both Chinese. There was another article somewhere saying how in schools there is still a huge racial divide- the blacks tend to befriend other blacks, Asians with Asians, whites with whites, etc. while the teachers all say they have an integrated school (which is true in theory).

Anyway, we both did art and liked videogames. That was enough back then. But he has left that part of him in the past and have no interest in art now. He's a stock broker now. All business. Can you imagine me being friends with someone like that? And yet, here we are. He is definitely a dependable friend, but we have almost nothing in common anymore. We used to shoot pool regularly. He was teaching me. But then he got bored and we stopped.

I recently got him into biking. It's not that hard to do though. I guess at some point growing up, most people stop riding their bikes, but now you tell someone to ride one after not having rid one for a few years and they remember how fun it is right away. I really do think that is the hurdle to getting more people to ride bikes regularly again- just remind them how fun it is. So we've been doing that a lot.

I realize now that it's good to be friends with someone you have almost nothing in common with, although hard to do since you'd have little to talk about, or you'd both be disinterested in each other's passions and hobbies. That is how people become friends right? A shared, mutual appreciation of certain things.

I guess what this long post boils down to is, I want to try and met more people that I have nothing in common with to get their perspective on things, be less ignorant. I need to make some republican friends.

Grizzly Bears

Grizzly Bear played the last Jelly NYC Pool Parties show yesterday. It was fun, but they aren't exactly a high energy band to photograph. Here is a few, plus beach house. View the rest on The L Magazine's blog.


Beach House opened.







The real story of the show was Jay-Z and Beyonce coming to see Grizzly Bear. I think I'm the only person to have missed Jay-Z. He was under the sound tent. Mischa Burton was also there, but who cares about her.


Peter, me, Sandy, Ray

After the show we went to Caracas for dinner. Their service was terrible last night. Seems like they were swamped. The food took forever. I still love them, but they need to fix that shit.

Mid-summer update, life.

I know I haven't updated this blog at all in the past few months- since China in April really. But that's because I've been too busy having fun this summer. It's been the best one for a long time so far. Everything and everyone I enjoy the company of is here, there is no drama (except for a few girl problems) and we've just been having a blast.

Rosemary came back into our lives like a hurricane in late May and has added a lot of dynamic to my group of friends. It's great that my Alfred friends and my high school friends get along so well too. I've been holding out colliding those 2 worlds for years because til now but that's because 3 years ago, it was 2 different groups whose dynamics wouldn't work. That's the funny thing about NYC though. It will eat you alive if you can't handle it, and I know more than a few who have since left the city for one reason or another.

I haven't been this tight (pause) with my group of high school friends since high school I think. No one can really say why we started hanging out this much again. It just reaffirms my belief that you can't force friendships, or relationships, for that matter. At some point, everything just clicked all over again.

Here are some pictures from the Girl Talk show I shot for The L this past weekend. Go to my flickr for the rest, or the L Mag's blog.

hit the heartbreaks, baby

Adam: "I don't think he's physically sick, it's heartache."
Dapo: "Yeah, I think you're right."

None of us could sleep last night.

Like a sniper, shooting at Northside

The Hold Steady at Music Hall of Williamsburg

A few weeks ago, The L Magazine put on Northside Art and Music Festival. I shot a few shows. It was my first real time shooting live music. I think live music and wedding photography are tied as the 2 hardest types of events to cover. One has erratic lighting conditions and the need to shoot at high ISO and the latter is often has really high contrast situations. Both are hard to deal with if you don't know what you're doing.

I looked at the photos I shot over the course of Northside and can see huge improvements in my shots from the first show to the last I shot. I learned a lot about shooting shows. I am getting shots that are usable and that I can stand behind (and so can Brooklyn Vegan).

I don't enjoy doing it though. It doesn't become about listening to the music anymore. You have to pay attention to everything else but the music. I feel like a hunter stalking a deer. Camera pointed at all times, waiting for the light to change so that I can get a good shot, the musician in just the right spot and pose. Don't hesitate or you will lose the shot and end up with a awkward or blurry mess of a photo. It's all in the details. You're not just shooting the people, you're shooting everything else around them when all the conditions line up to make a good shot.



Take this shot of Bishop Allen for example. It's a bit purple for my taste. Taking a shot between the lights changing colors would have resulted in a better photo. But the band members are ok. If you look at their faces, none of them are at an awkward moment.



This photo of Darbie is decently lit. It's not red (I hate the red/purple lights).



The photos that are really red or purple are good for one thing though- turning it into a black and white photograph. This photo would not work otherwise.


The Dodos at Studio B

Overall, Northside was a great time - pretty much 4 days of binge drinking free Heineken. Can't wait til next year.

Things only a minority can notice

Sandy and I went to a new (to us) restaurant for dinner over the weekend. It was a french bistro called Cafe Leot (or something) on West 13th and 6th Ave. It's not a spot we would usually hit up. The crowd there is old- over 30. Like, people with actual incomes and can afford ~$25 entrees. I only found it because I really wanted to have good Belgium frites and this place got pretty good reviews for it from New York Magazine.

They sat us way in the back (like the back corner that's tucked in) which I didn't care or think much about at first. But then a little into our meal, they sat another Asian couple right next to us in the corner. Sandy and I both instantly tried to contain our laughter. It's so great to know someone who can think on the same wavelength as me and can appreciate/see the humor in such situations.

I'm sure it was pure coincidence that they sat the only 2 Asian tables in the entire restaurant (and it's a pretty big restaurant) next to each other in the back corner. They weren't even close to capacity either. What's even more funny is that a little bit later they sat a gay couple next to the Asian couple next to us. And one of them was Asian! Again, Sandy and I couldn't help but try not to laugh.

Well, the food was pretty good. I had the burger and frites. I can say that the frites were worth it. They are about as good as the ones from Metro Marche, which is my favorite. I haven't had them in a long time though, so I don't remember if they are better. Will be going back there in the future and hey, the back isn't so bad. It's less noisy than the front, where the bar is.

The L Magazine's 6th Anniversary Party

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at Happy Ending.


Mark, Lauren and I


Liz, Sandy and Raymond


Susannah and Justine


Yudah, Paul and his GF


Kendall and I

Visit Diana Levin's Photobooth for more fun shots.

eightyfive - Mercedes!

Finally got to use my new camera to photograph a person. It's all my wildest dreams come true (srsly). Full frame plus 85mm F1.4= dreamy portraits. I'll have to stop being lazy and smooth out the skin tone when I put this up on my website.



This second shot would have really benefited by a hair light. Ugh, I should just sucker up and buy a second strobe.

This was not part of a portrait session. Just took these "for fun" after helping Mercedes photograph jewelery she makes for her soon-to-launch website. Speaking of websites, have you been on The L Magazine's recently redesigned website yet?

Adam in China Fantasy Betting Pool RESULTS

Total photos taken: 1050

Colleen- 260 points
40 pts. Adam spots the Chinese version of someone he knows in America 5:1
20 pts. Adam visits an area where there are no modern toilets 6:1
20 pts. Adam gets a dirty look by a native because they can tell he is an ABC (American born Chinese) 10:1
20 pts. Adam eats something funky and regrets it 7:1
Photo guess: 475

Ming- 210 points

10pts Adam spots Chinese hipsters 4:1

10pts Adam spots a hot Chinese hipster 6:1

25pts Adam finds a bar that has a high percentage of Chinese hipsters 15:1

10pts Adam gets sick at some point on the trip 3:1

10pts Adam buys something that is made mostly of bamboo 5:1

10pts Adam eats something funky and regrets it 7:1

15pts Adam finds the Chinese equivalent of The L Magazine 8:1

10pts Adam spots the Chinese version of someone he knows in America 5:1

Photo guess: 548pictures

Mark- 100 points
25pts Adam spots Chinese hipsters 4:1
15pts Adam finds a bar that has a high percentage of Chinese hipsters 15:1

25pts Adam's mom tries to set him up with a Chinese girl 15:1

20pts Adam spots the Chinese version of someone he knows in America 5:1

15pts Adam gets a dirty look by a native because they can tell he is an ABC (American born Chinese) 10:1
Photo guess: 2005

Lauren- 240

35pts Adam buys a camera 2:1

15pts Adam spots Chinese Hipsters 4:1

20pts Adam gets sick at some point on the trip 3:1

10pts Adam spots the Chinese of version of someone he knows in America 5:1 (me!)

10pts Adam gets drunk at a Chinese Bar 5:1

10pts Adam eats something funky and regrets it 7:1
Photo guess- 247

Gabe- 180 +200 bonus points= 380 (Winner)
Adam buys a camera 20
Adam steps into a Chinese nightclub 10
Adam's mom tries to set him up with a Chinese girl 10
Adam gets a dirty look by a native becasue they can tell he's an ABC 10
5:1 Adam buys something that is made mostly of bamboo 10
Adam visits a rice paddy 10

7:1 Adam eats something funky and regrets it 10

Adam spots the Chinese version of someone he knows in America 10
6:1 Adam visits an area where there are no modern toilets 10

Photo guess: 685 (Winner)

Soojye- 162

50 pts. Adam runs into someone he knows from America 25:1

30 pts. Adam gets sick at some point on the trip 3:1

12 pts. Adam visits an area where there are no modern toilets 6:1

8 pts. Adam gets a haircut in Hong Kong 8:1

Daniel- 0
50 points - Adam bleaches hair gold

50 points - Adam befriends Chinese hipsters

Photo guess: 1,899

Kaci- 220
10pts. Adam's mom tries to set him up with a Chinese girl 15:1
20pts. Adam has a bonding moment with his sister 5:1
25pts. Adam spots a hot Chinese hipster 6:1
10pts. Adam eats something funky and regrets it 7:1
20 pts. Adam buys a camera 2:1
5pts. Adam makes a Chinese friend that he isn't related to 10:1
10pts. Adam spots the Chinese version of someone he knows in America 5:1
Total number of photos 2,413

China in photos: Beijing, part 1

All I see is sadness in the people's faces.



I didn't get to see "real" Beijing, just tourist areas since I was on a guided tour the entire time and had no time to wander. Taking shots of places that a million people take photos of does not interest me, so I took photos of something that does- people.

Top shot is uh, Chinese hot pot on the street. It's like $1 USD for a stick-o-stuff. Fishballs, cow intestines, whatever.



This was shot after dinner one night. We were waiting to board the bus and had some time to buy snacks. A group of girls in uniforms walked by. I have no idea what they are about. But they all had bags of fruits and were wearing way out of place slippers.



Oh, girls of Beijing. Some of them know how to dress.



Dai look los. Dudes from mainland China. They DO look different from Hong Kong folk. They're skin is darker, they eyes more "Chinese-like". Most of them are farmers.



Some of them were really happy to be in Beijing and seeing the sights. You can see it in their faces. I feel happiness and sadness at the same time when I see them. You have to understand how much harder life is in China in general. Seeing it first hand really saddens me.

The golden knobs on the giant red door represents how high class the people living there are. This one has the most possible- nine. Obvious because this was taken at the Forbidden City.



The dude in this photo is hilarious. I have another shot of him- same expression.





More soon.

Bye

I'm going to refrain from posting on this blog while I am in China. Aside from a few (not in real time) twitter updates for the betting pool, I will try to post a photo a day on flickr. I'm not down with the web 2.0 shouting into the interwebs thing.

Well, we will see. Peace.

Adam in China Fantasy Betting Pool

You are invited to participate in the Adam in China Fantasy Betting Pool.

I am going to Hong Kong from March 30th-April 16th. Set bets on things that may or may not happen while I am there!

1. You have 100 points to bet. The minimum bet is 10 points per prediction. The maximum bet is 50.

2. All bets must add up to 100 points. All bets totaling more or less than 100 points will be disqualified. You can bet anywhere from 10-50 points on any amount of bets as long as your points total add up to 100.

3. Please place bets in this format.
10pts Adam buys a camera 2:1
20pts Adam spots Chinese hipsters 2:1
45pts Adam gets drunk at a Chinese bar 5:1
25pts Adam gets sick at some point on the trip 3:1

In this example, the user has spent 100 points on 4 bets. You do not have to put points in every bet, just the ones you like. So if one of those things come true, your payout would be "X" points bet times the bet odds. In the case of "Adam buys a camera", the odds are 2:1, so the payout for a 10 point bet would be 10x2= 20 points. If this still sounds confusing, just ask me to explain it to you more clearly.

4. Please send all submissions to augraphics@gmail.com. The best way to track my progress is to follow me on twitter (twitter.com/otheradam) as I will be posting progress as it happens. When I get back from the trip, I will tally up all the points and see who wins.

5. The person with the most points at the end will win an original Polaroid taken on the trip plus a copy of a photobook with photos from trip. The person with the second highest point total will win an original Polaroid.

6. This pool is only open to people who know Adam, no strangers please. All entries must be received by 6pm on Sunday 3/29/09. In the case of a tie, a random drawing will be held to determine the winner.

THE PREDICTIONS
1. Adam buys a camera 2:1
2. Adam spots Chinese hipsters 4:1
3. Adam spots a hot Chinese hipster 6:1
4. Adam befriends Chinese hipsters 25:1
5. Adam gets drunk at a Chinese bar 5:1
6. Adam finds a bar that has a high percentage of Chinese hipsters 15:1
7. Adam steps into a Chinese night club 10:1
8. Adam steps into a Chinese night club and stays for more than 10 minutes 15:1
9. Adam makes a Chinese friend that he isn't related to 10:1
10. Adam gets sick at some point on the trip 3:1
11. Adam's mom tries to set him up with a Chinese girl 15:1
12. Adam has a bonding moment with his sister 5:1
13. Adam gets a dirty look by a native because they can tell he is an ABC (American born Chinese) 10:1
14. Adam visits a rice paddy 8:1
15. Adam gets a haircut in Hong Kong 8:1
16. Adam bleaches his hair gold 30:1
17. Adam buys something that is made mostly of bamboo 5:1
18. Adam eats a piece of meat that is not from a cow, pig, chicken, duck or fish 10:1
19. Adam eats something funky and regrets it 7:1
20. Adam finds the Chinese equivalent of The L Magazine 8:1
21. Adam finds the Chinese equivalent of The L Magazine that is pocket-sized 15:1
22. Adam runs into someone he knows from America 25:1
23. Adam spots the Chinese version of someone he knows in America 5:1
24. Adam will have a spiritual awakening and end up closer to the motherland 5:1
25. Adam visits an area where there are no modern toilets 6:1

BONUS: Guess the amount of photos Adam takes on the trip (all formats total) and win 200 bonus points plus an original Polaroid. The closest estimate wins:

Ways to follow me on my trip:
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/otheradam
FLICKR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/otheradam
BLOG: http://augraphics.blogspot.com

St Patricks Day Weekend

I went to Philly last weekend. Totally forgot it was going to be Saint Patrick's Day "weekend." One of the worst "holidays," I must say. Bunch of frat boys running around drunk and dressed in green. It's like they get way more obnoxious and are everywhere all of a sudden. I remember 2 years ago, I ended up at Alligator Lounge on Saint Patrick's day for some reason - it was like any other night haha! No one in green or any bullshit. Seriously, do they really need an excuse to get drunk? Just do it...

Anyway, it was a pretty mellow visit. Didn't really do... anything. Spent the better half of it at Alex's suburban house 15 minutes outside of center city. Took some portraits of him while Nate worked on a grant proposal..



He's in this get-up because he was painting his neighbor's house. So we took photos between breaks. On Saturday night, we went to meet up with some college friends who have settled in the Philadelphia area. Corey had recently moved to King of Prussia for work.


Nate and Corey


Harney

Erica Harney is going to grad school at a school I don't remember the name of in central PA. U. Penn maybe? I think she said it was a four hour drive to get to Philly. We all met up at a bar called Monk's. It's a Belgium bar. There is a "good" beer scene in Philly. Between Monk's and Eulogy, they have good European beers covered.

Soojye and Paul came to meet up with us there too. After dinner we went to a bar that Sarah Davey bar tends at. It was totally spur of the moment thing. Shawn Spangler was drinking there when we went. It made the whole night awesome. I miss being around people I enjoy the company of (or just a lot of Alfred people at once). We were all semi-drunk and had a great time.


Corey, me, Soojye, Paul, Sarah Davey

Overall a pretty good trip. We really didn't do anything except go out Saturday night though. It's ok, Philly is pretty ass in my opinion. Nate keeps trying to convince me to move to Philly since one of his roommates are moving out but what is the point when NY is only 2 hours away?

sixtyseven - he and his sled

I might be able to string a narrative around all these photos of Alex and his baby blue sled.

Sixtysix - Alex

Went to visit Alex and Nate this weekend in Philadelphia. More details Tuesday or Wednesday, when the fricken scanner I just ordered on newegg arrives. Then I'll be able to summarize the trip with some Polaroids I took of surprise guests that I met up with/ran into.

For now, enjoy this portrait I took of Alex behind his house in his suburban home. Yes this is with the new camera, and it's awesome. View it bigger at my flickr page.

Bye Hasselblad, I hardly knew ye

I sold my Hasselblad today to a girl on Craigslist. I couldn't justify keeping it right now since I have no studio space to properly set up and don't have a lens that is good for portraits. Perhaps I will buy one in the future. That or a Mamiya RB67. (ehhh...)

Also, I think I'm going to buy a Fuji Polaroidesque camera and film to take to China and do a little project where I take a photo at set intervals (or just take a massive amount of Polaroids) and then do a self published book of them when I get back. That will require me to buy a scanner. Ugh, why am I doing this to myself?

Either way, I will take a ton of photos in Hong Kong/ Beijing. You can count on that.

Meeting people from the interwebs

As some of you (most?) know, last week I bought a new camera- the Canon 5d Mark II. I was browsing a photography forum two days ago and some guy had just bought it also but they didn't have the lens kit so he bought a different lens with it. Well he sort of jumped the gun because when you put down cash for a new camera, you tend to want a lens for it, any lens. So he picked up a 24-70mm F/2.8L that I debated on getting with this camera. It was either get the kit with a lens (24-105mm F/4L) or buy the body only and get this lens.

I didn't really give it much thought because buying either lens separately costs ~$1100. The kit "saves" me ~$300-400 on the lens. It's cheaper if you buy it with the body. So now this guy realized he wanted the extra reach (from 70-105mm) and I realized that I needed the larger aperture (F 2.8) because a lot of times I'm shooting bars and restaurants (dim light situations) so I decided to trade with him. Hey, this is a great deal for me, I "paid" $800 to get a new $1100 lens.



So I told him to meet me at Joe's (where else?) today and we did. He was a middle-aged man with a balding headline and glasses. That is a very stereotyped kind of photographer in my mind. Sort of like all the people who work at Calumet remind me of my college professor, Roger- mid 50 year old guys with glasses and all sorts of mustaches and monotone vests on.

The guy I met was obviously rich and had a ton of money to throw. He was telling me how he settled back into photography as a hobby (he doesn't shoot professionally but bought a $2700 camera and L glass!). He told me he was collecting cars for a while and then moved onto watches and had always liked to photograph the things he was collecting so he got into photography through it. Plus he takes lots of trips with his wife. They are going somewhere exotic in a few weeks. I don't remember what he said.

So we talked about cameras and things for a while and traded lenses. Oh yeah, the photo above is the new cover of the L, which I shot. I shot a ton of photos for the issue. Check it out.

Sleep writing

Early this morning when I was half asleep, I came up with an entire chorus (with melody in my head!) for a R&B and/or rap song. I got up and wrote down the lines in a daze and went back to sleep. When I woke up, all I was left with was 3 lines that I can't place. The melody in my head is gone, of course...

This is what I wrote down-

They knock the life

No need for drama, mama

She's sweet but my heart is with her

WTF is this supposed to mean? They don't go together, I remember that much. There were other lyrics surrounding them, at one point I remember I had an entire fricken rhyming thing going on. Ugh, this is going to be a nightmare to put back together (pun intended).

Fifty: OH SHI-

I actually do feel nauseous. Even a day later.

Black by Association in da house

Recorded a verse on Valentines Day at Ray apartment. It's sooo bad. I'm going auto-tune on the next song. I think it'd be hilarious.

fourtyseven

Lens hood for Canon 85mm F/1.8 lens and two 8GB CF cards

Getting ready to switch camps. Now if only the camera was as easy to find... B & H said they had the camera kit yesterday, I was out yesterday but didn't bother to go check. Adorama has the bodies in stock today but no kit. Ugh!

No I don't want to say which camera it is yet because what I'm going to end up spending by switching from Nikon to Canon will cost me a small fortune - literally. At least there is a $50 rebate from Sandisk for those 2 CF cards I just bought. It's like buy 1 get 1 free!