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December 29, 2008
Christmas Vacation
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For some reason, I decided to drive half-way across the continent and back for our Christmas vacation. I drove approximately 3,000 miles through CO/NM/TX/LA/MS over the last week or so. Probably not the brightest thing I ever did, but I actually didn't mind it so much as I can't remember the last time I've actually driven anywhere. All of the photos I shot on the road were taken while driving, as I didn't feel like stopping and setting up a tripod or anything like that. So if the photos don't look sharp, that's probably the reason - they were shot through the windshield while I was barreling down the road at 80 mph.
In any event, I've posted some shots as a 37 Meg (6:27) Adobe Flash slideshow(conmtxlams.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood. The flash is a Canon Speedlite 580EX mounted on a Stroboframe Pro-T bracket mounted with a custom-fabricated anti-twist bracket and a Gary Fong Light-Sphere II diffuser.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (conmtxlams.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is How It Ends by DeVotchka.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
Devotchka
"How It Ends"
Hold your grandmother's Bible to your breast.
Gonna put it to the test.
You want it to be blessed.
And in your heart,
You know it to be true,
You know what you gotta do.
They all depend on you.
And you already know.
Yeah, you already know how this will end.
There is no escape,
From the slave-catchers' songs.
For all of the loved ones gone.
Forever's not so long.
And in your soul,
They poked a million holes.
But you never lettem show.
C'mon it's time to go.
And
You
Already know.
Yeah, you already know
How this will end.
Now you've seen his face.
And you know that there's a place,
In the sun,
For all that you've done,
For you and your children.
No longer shall you need.
You always wanted to believe,
Just ask and you'll receive,
Beyond your wildest dreams.
And
You
Already know.
Yeah, you already know
How this will end.
You already know (You already know)
You already know (you already know)
You already love will end.
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 29, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Comments
Welcome back.
Posted by: Rob on December 29, 2008 at 6:23 AM
Thanks. It's good to be back.
Posted by: Rob Kiser 
on January 1, 2009 at 10:11 AM