CleverNickName's Journal: Get your kicks

I dunno if anyone who reads this journal reads my website, or even visits my website . . . but my wife and I did this major road trip to Tulsa last year for a big old Star Trek convention. Along the way, we took about 600 pictures, and I've been steadily adding them to my gallery.

Last night and this morning, I uploaded and captioned a TON of photos in the Eastbound New Mexico and Eastbound Texas Roadtrip galleries, and I think they don't totally suck. There are also links in some of the captions to AudioBlogs I did along the way, and if it works out to look at the pictures and listen to me talk about them, I may do some sort of multimdeia e-book someday about the trip.

Most memorable road trip...uh...memory

[naoursla]

I-10 somewhere between Texas and California there is an old car that looks like it is from the 1930s or 40s sitting just off the side of the road. I don't know why I remember that. It struck me as kind of romantic in a way. That abandoned car just sitting for decades with all those people driving by. Who left it and why?

If I ever go that way again I'm taking a picture.

Re:Most memorable road trip...uh...memory

[Safety Cap]

You found it? Hot dog! Can you look in the glove box and tell me if my lighter is in there? I've been looking all over for it...

stops you should make, should you do this again

[wowbagger]

1) Kansas Cosmosphere [cosmo.org], Hutchinson, KS. Yes, it is a bit out of the way, but you, of all people, should go. You ain't gonna see Apollo 13 anywhere else.

2) Go through the Gpysum Hills on the way out of Hutch - US160 West from Medicine Lodge.

3) Liberal Air Museum, Liberal, KS (yes, it may sound like an oxymoron, but that is indeed the town name).

Re:stops you should make, should you do this again

[CleverNickName]

Ohh! Thank you!

Next year, when we go to Tulsa for the con again, Anne and I plan on adding 5 days so we can go all the way to Chicago. I'll add your suggestions to the list for sure.

Re:stops you should make, should you do this again

[Chris Brewer]

Nice sig.

Yes, I am that lame that I worked it out, but not so lame that I didn't do it by hand [sitinthecorner.com]. :)

(BTW, I do read your website as well as this here journal thing)

Re:stops you should make, should you do this again

[Safety Cap]

That's a good one. I'm thinking it should read more like:

01010111 01101001 01101100 00100000 01110111 01101111 01110010 01101011 01110011 00100000 01100110 01101111 01110010 00100000 01110

:P

If you are going to Chicago

[wowbagger]

If you are going to continue on to Chicago, then might I also suggest, either on the way out or the way back, swinging through West Mineral, Kansas, and going to Big Brutus [bigbrutus.org].

And you MUST stop to eat at Lambert's II [throwedrolls.com]

Thanks!

[kikta]

Wow - those pictures brought back a lot of memories of my drive back east in 1999. I had been stationed in 29 Palms, CA and was heading to my new duty station in Quantico, VA (via some Christmas leave at home in Indiana). I went the same route - absolutely incredible. I still think back to driving through Arizona and Texas especially. I loved every minute of it & can't wait to drive that route again when I get an excuse. I wish I had been smart enough to take some pictures, but now I can show my girlfri

Around the world in 60 days

[Snaller]

You should ask the BBC to hire you to do a travelog :)

Nice pics, and great presentation

[jeepliberty]

Years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a shutter bug. Then 35mm photography got too expensive and I gave it up.

This past year, I bought a Aiptek stick camera and it rejuvinated me. Now I have a Argus Digital Camera and have gone crazy.

Now I need to spend time captioning and creating a better presentation. Currently I use php scripts and create thumbnails using OSSIM apps [ossim.org]. I use my SlashDot JE [slashdot.org] as an introduction or tickler.

Like a lot of software, the photo documentation is lacking ;-). I'm too bus

Re:Nice pics, and great presentation

[CleverNickName]

What software are you using to create your galleries and thumbnails?

I have a Cannon Powershot A40 (supported by gphoto!).

Most of these pictures were uploaded into my iBook while we were on the trip, and saved into iPhoto. Then I took the 600 or so photos and exported them into their own folder, and sftp-ed them from my iBook to my Red Hat machine. (Yeah, I know there's some way to use lisa or something to make network browsing work, but I've never been able to do it, so I do a lot of ssh and sftp between

Re:Nice pics, and great presentation

[jeepliberty]

Thks. Someone told me about jphoto also. I use iPhoto for image enhancement/rotation but normally I just batch process the entire lot (rename,reduce and thumbnail). So I'll stick with my Linux scripts and OSSIM for that.

But I'll check out gallery. Its the sizzle that sells the steak...Cheers.

Congratulations on getting a kickass camera

[Exocet]

Now you need to go out and buy the LA-DC52B filter/lens adapter ($20-25) so that you can go out and buy Hoya's R72 (52mm) near-infrared filter/pass-through ($20-40). You can probably buy both on ebay or B&H Photo (www.bhphotovideo.com).

I've shot LOTS of infrared photos with my A40. You'll need a tripod or a VERY steady hand - or just a flat spot to put the camera. Shoot with the 2 second timer at (in bright, direct sunlight) about .5 to 1.5 seconds in manual mode. I have to shoot in the "flower" mo

Acoma Pueblo

[Sloppy]

Acoma is open to outsiders; I know because I'm one and have been up there a few times. (I live in Albuquerque.) People actually live up there, and try to strike a balance between the totally understandable desire for privacy, and getting tourist dollars. There's a paid tour (which is interesting and worth seeing, IMHO) and several craft merchants who sell pottery, jewelry, etc.

I'm sorry you didn't get to go up; maybe you were just there on the wrong day or something.

(BTW, the plant in picture 2719 is