Nikon D3X Dec 1, 08, 12:30 a.m.

mmm....

24,5MP CMOX FX (35mm)
Full-Res @ 5FPS
ISO50-6400 (Norm. 100-1600)

$ 8k

Canned Food Drive Nov 20, 08, 3:27 p.m.

http://www.smuhsd.k12.ca.us/smhs…

This time of year, especially what has been going on with the economy is very tough on people, and this year it's all about giving to those in need, not breaking our goal or winning a free lunch. I ask that if you can, give whatever you can give, every bit counts. One dollar can buy nearly 2 kilos (4lb) of food. We are record holder for the biggest canned food drive within a two week period--372,000 lbs of food in 2005. Last year we raised over 50,000 dollars and 30,000 pounds of food--thats over 250,000 pounds. If you live in the Peninsula or even the Bay Area, the next two weeks, me as well as people from my school will be at supermarkets from Palo Alto to San Bruno, and everywhere in between collecting donations. But if you live a bit farther away and want to give, you can do so here:

https://fooddrive.shfoodbank.com…

Donor Type: Schools
School: SMHS
Team: Ms. Brainard--but any teacher is fine.

Photos from last year's CFD:
http://tck.smugmug.com/gallery/3…

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/san…

Tell everyone you know about this, because when we all come together;

YES WE CAN!

Thanks!

TT-PSB 111708 Nov 17, 08, 3:45 p.m.

As promised, even though this goes against everything that I have been brought up on.

Homecoming Nov 16, 08, 8:34 a.m.

We lost for the 5th straight year, but it was actually a close game. What I'm more pissed about is The Tool playing with the camera (the 70-200, grip and the mono were all rented), he dropped the tripod ring knob onto the field and i spent a good 20min looking for it, thank god it was before the game acutally started, good thing i found it, and then he must of done something to the grip to make it read no battery even though there are 2 fully charged ones. that meant i had to restart the camera which made me miss half my shots. so then he goes and tells me to f off and then goes tells his friends about me. two days before for our rally, his and his gf's slideshow--yeah, they used all of my pictures from past events and never bothered to thank me. at least they kinda asked before hand...

Nikon D300
MB-D10
70-200VR + 1.4x Tele
35-70
SB-800
Manfrotto 681B
2x 2GB Extreme III

http://tck.smugmug.com/gallery/6…

PSB 19 October 2008 Oct 19, 08, 2:15 p.m.

From this week:

(Yes, that's a guy. A very immature one to be honest.)

Fire away.

Lehman and my school district Oct 15, 08, 1:20 p.m.

Basically the school district has to leave their cash with the county, in this case they invested it into Lehman Brothers. 2.9 Billion was in the investment pool, 155 million was lost, 5 million affecting my school district, and from that, 1.5 million affecting the education fund.

Awesome isn't it?

The actual letter:

http://smhs.smuhsd.org/pdfs/san_…

Friday Night Lights Sep 13, 08, 7:08 p.m.

Our season opener was a BLACKOUT--the majority of the people wore black. The other team had a "RED ALERT" and only some of the people wore red...

D300
35-70
70-200
SB-800

Final Score: SMHS 31 - HHS Nil

So freaking intense. That's the reason my voice was gone.

http://tck.smugmug.com/gallery/5…

Thanks.

Last WWI vet fights for memorial Sep 9, 08, 10:50 p.m.

Wow.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/09…

At 107, Frank Buckles must know there is not much time for him to honor the memory of his comrades who served the United States during the first World War. He's the last surviving U.S. veteran of what then was called the Great War.

Rebrand Sep 8, 08, 10:41 p.m.

I'm going to use this hiatus to rebrand. I need a name that can appeal to both my friends and classmates I photograph, and the parents who usually control the finances online, basically something that can at least be understood by the not so tech savvy in us. One big delta (downside) of the current name is that people actually try to pronounce the omg. (about 25% of people...)

Yes, I know that this thread will probably be full of shit (thanks jnr), but life's a bitch and then she has puppies, as my history teacher always says.

Fire away.

Blank Liquid Carton Sep 3, 08, 4:13 p.m.

Does anyone have any images? Like the european 1 litre kind preferably?

Thanks in advance

"Just like in those paintings." Aug 15, 08, 8:51 a.m.

Was the reaction to someone going out of the restaurant I went to for dinner, when he saw this:

D300 / 18-200VR

Bye. Aug 6, 08, 9:04 p.m.

I'm out to Stanford for 4 awesome days of leadership camp. I'll try to get on here. Consider this my little blog about it. If I can get on a computer with a USB port I could probably upload some pictures of it.

Later people. Love (most of) you all. (Kidding. I love all of you.)

85 1.8 Aug 5, 08, 4:24 p.m.

I have this baby until september. Shots around school for a video. Most of these are with the 85, some with the 18-200VR. The bokeh on this thing is as smooth as butter. Also reminds me how I take zoom for granted.

"I'm too fat to die." Aug 5, 08, 12:16 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he's too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs.

Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey -- 5-feet-7 and 267 pounds -- had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and the problem has been worsened by weight gain.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court, also says prison officials have had difficulty drawing blood from Cooey for medical procedures.

Cooey, 41, is sentenced to die for raping and murdering two young women in 1986. His execution is scheduled for October 14.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08…

Power Outages Aug 4, 08, 7:15 p.m.

...are not fun.

dig Aug 4, 08, 3:07 p.m.

happy birthday!!!1

Sara Aug 4, 08, 2:19 p.m.

Remember that teacher who was being camera stupid? Well she made a music video starring her son. She did a nice job, in fairness.

Some of my observations:

0:17 - Apparently smoking is good for you
1:02 - Obvious image transform there
1:12 - Apparently biking on the platform when signage saying that it is prohibited is good
1:38 - Good! Acutally following the law! (Probably didn't want to risk the $271 fine and make the budget soar)
1:43 - Where are those orange tinted glasses from Urban....
2:36 - SCANDALOUS!!!11
3:03 - So the train came back from whence it departed?
3:17 - Where are those Transit Police....
3:36 - Thank you for blatantly disregarding CalTrain rules for boarding with bikes
3:39 - So the train was pulling Northbound into the station, and now it's going south?
3:43 - You are supposed to stay with your Bike...
5:56 - Aww!
6:02 - What's that condition that makes your vision spontaneously spin around and around?
6:05 - I still haven't found those orange tinted glasses

1K Aug 4, 08, 7:46 a.m.

Thank You. As you were.

Bay Panoramic Aug 3, 08, 12:26 a.m.

Tarpon Street and Beach Park Blvd, Foster City
13587 x 2379 (~32MP)

D300, 18-200VR with Circ. Polariser.

Holga Jul 30, 08, 5:09 p.m.

Ilford Delta 400 Pro

From left to right, starting from the top:
First Row

Dual exposure of Japanese Tea Garden + Investment building
Investment building on the El Camino Real
4th of July x2

Second Row
Japanese Tea Garden

Third Row:
I-280
Wedding
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