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Canton Repository Building HDR Photo

I’m still trying to figure out this HDR photo process. Here is a shot of the front of the Canton Repository in Canton, Ohio. Howard and I drove over for a visit on Tuesday and the light was really nice when we arrived. I had my tripod in the car so I figured I’d try the process where PhotoMatrix combines multiple exposures. Maybe I’m not picking the right scenes to get the extreme effects I see on pics tagged with HDR on Flickr. On the other hand, this is about what the building looked like in real life. The other thing I think will help is a cable release because at these long shutter speeds using a high ISO, I’m sure camera shake is still happening when pushing the shutter release, even on the tripod. Stay tuned…

Rumor has it that there a gold Pulitzer medal, won for coverage of a crime scene a year earlier, embedded in the cornerstone that was placed in 1927 for the Canton Daily News, the first paper to work out of the building.

View from my office window

I went sailing today

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Went sailing today, originally uploaded by sailorbill.

Took my RC Laser out for a sail today on the Erie Canal behind the house here in Fairport, NY. The water is not all the way back to normal summer height, but it has been full enough to sail this winter when there was no ice on the top. Not much wind today.

26.2 miles in London

My parents are in London so that my dad can run the London Marathon this weekened, continuing his quest to run the world’s top 5 marathons.

My dad ran Boston (#5) last year, missing the rainy day there last weekend. London is (#1) this weekend. The Berlin Marathon (#2) is in September and next year, New York (#3) and Chicago (#4).

Good luck!!!

Looks like our house is selling

We’ve formalized a contract on our house in Birmingham, AL. The final price is significantly less than we were initially asking, but considering the current market worries and the fact that we are already half-way moved to NY and renting a townhouse for a few more months, we took the offer with few changes. To boot, it’s a cash deal closing in 30 days. A doctor and a former Miss Alabama are going to move in later this summer. There will be three doctors and two Miss Alabama winners on our little cul-du-sac now.

Nice car