midendian

midendian, 1 day ago to planespotting

Early morning adventure out to Travis AFB to catch NASA 926 departing after an overnight on its way back to Texas from a mission in Hawaii. Had never seen a WB-57 flying before. Not great pics since they used the more remote runway but still fun. Also US Navy E-6B departing before it (unrelated). #planespotting @JetTip

NASA 926 WB-57 departing Travis Air Force Base/SUU. Imaging pod on nose. Planform view.
NASA 926 WB-57 departing Travis Air Force Base/SUU. Distant view from port rear with NASA logo on tail visible.

verge, 7 days ago to random

There’s an electric salt spoon that adds umami flavor https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/21/24161762/electric-salt-spoon-umami-flavor

midendian, 16 days ago to SanFrancisco

fun afternoon at the Bay Model in Sausalito. the pumps weren’t running today so it was a bit more post-apocalyptic than intended. https://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Bay-Model-Visitor-Center/The-Bay-Model-Journey/ #SanFrancisco

Photo of the interior of a large wooden building containing the hydrological model of a vast watershed; from the middle foreground a signpost says FOSTER CITY, broken in two, the first part dangling precariously as if the dream of suburban living has finally faded into distant memory.
Photo of the interior of a large wooden building containing the hydrological model of a vast watershed; in the foreground a dilapidated rendering of the Golden Gate Bridge is threaded by an enormous green monster (toy).
Photo of blue sky quickly being obscured by an aggressive marine fog; a red bridge is barely visible in the center, under no threat from the monster of a green hills to the right.

brunoph, 17 days ago to random

It's hard to pick favorites, as many of my photos turned out pretty good. So here's a few picked to give you an idea of how varied the show was tonight.

#aurora #NorthernLights

this photo was taken just moments after the previous one. the angle is almost identical, but now the columns are mostly green, with some faint red, purple, and blue also visible
the sky seen straight upwards. the aurora seems to pour down from the heavens like a cosmic shower. it spirals in a great mix of green, purple, red, yellow, and white. some of the sight is blocked by trees, giving it an immense sense of scale
now looking towards the bay again, the aurora seems to emanate from the corner of the frame, spreading outwards in a fan. there's a bright red column in the middles, and many more columns of green around it. they all reflect off the water

brunoph, 23 days ago to random

Bought a TC-14EII 1.4x teleconverter for my telephoto lens, and Nikon lists the AF-S 105mm ƒ/2.8 macro lens as compatible but with "AF not possible", which made no sense since it's a very fast lens.

So I connected it to my Z6ii and… it worked fine! Fast AF too! Hmm… Maybe a recent firmware update fixed it?

So I tried on my 2006 F75 film camera and… it also worked!!

What the hell Nikon…