The wee hours of the night.....

Like an insect im a nocturnal being, totally useless during the day.......but once the sun goes down thats when i get the most productive. Since i got that focusing rail (see previous post) i want to shoot all things macro. What is it about new gear that makes you want to shoot photos of everything that comes your way? Anyways, i went out tonight, was out for hours and came back with one picture. No thats not a typo.......just one photo, everything that i tried to shoot was just moving all over the place its like these insects were given caffeine or or crack or something. The worst is when i got it all set up so i could shoot, and just as im about to trip the shutter the bug decides it wants to go for a stroll. Well thats what my night consisted of, it wasn't a total loss though. I scoped out were this HUGE black widow is living, so ill be stalking that area now, plus while i was out shooting this possum comes out of nowhere and is traveling along the fence next to my house. I hate possums, they have to be the ugliest creatures on the face of the planet. I can find beauty in almost anything, even bugs, but i cant seem to find any redeeming quality in these things. You ever wonder if GOD just ran out of ideas? I mean dont get me wrong, i have nothing but respect and admiration for the almighty creator.........but come on you would think that he would make the possum somewhat more appealing. When i die i have a list of creatures that i have questions on.....among them are the mosquito, the kangaroo, the possum and the duck billed platypus and many more. Im tires and im writing to much, heres some pics from tonight. Enjoy.

Eyes ablaze in red like the fires of hell itself....


and the one and only successful photo of the night...

It finally arrived!!!!

For many months now i have been longing to get a macro focusing rail from a company called Really Right Stuff. Well after a long time waiting i finally ordered it last Friday and today the UPS man came knocking on my door. It was an exciting time had by all.........well by me anyways cus the UPS man couldnt care less. As it is when i get new toys i went out and did some testing of the new piece of gear, i will admit that it was a lot more difficult to use than i 1st anticipated and at times i wondered if it was worth the money i had spent on it. Well after many pictures shot i started to get used to using the thing and began to appreciate its value. To be able to set my lens to the magnification that i want and then fine tune its focus byt twisting a knob is FANTASTIC!! It sucks that it was so windy today as that only complicated matters, but i was able to use the strobes and get some shots. With it being so windy you have to make sacrifices when it comes to the backgroung, i would love to have some soft green backdrops but had to settle for almost black as i had to se flash and a fast shutter speed to make sure i got a good image. Alright enough of my blabbing heres some photos. Enjoy.

Oh heres a picture of the rail.......mmmmm

The Desert Rat Experience......

This weekend was incredible, i went out to the desert with my old church for a few days of mantastic fun. The weather was gorgeous, good company, yummy food...............DIRT EVERYWHERE!!!! Going off roading was a blast, and there was over 170 guys out there for this event. Not to mention that there was an off roading "convention" out there with tons of vendors and they must have had about 3,000 people out there......no lie. I went out with my buddy Josh and his father in-law Ray and some of Rays family. It was awesome getting to hang out woth those guys and truck around the desert eating and inhaling dust. Took lots of pics and since im going to post a ton of photos i will shut my mouth.........heres some pics.