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Funnel cake! What do you think of the graphics on that game? My son has been griping about them. - Trish R
I love the graphics in Borderlands! - Alex Scoble
We just started playing and it looks amazing. - Carlos Ayala
I figured he was full of bull. I haven't looked at it yet but I was wondering if I could play it. I get motion sickness on some games. - Trish R
FUNNEL CAKES + BORDERLANDS!
I'm down for that - Alex Scoble
Halloween Moon...
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For Anika... - Carlos Ayala
=) It looks really good. Mine kept coming out blurry. - Anika
Last Night's Waning Gibbous:
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Around 6:50, I saw it low in the sky, almost blood red. I wanted to shoot it. - Anika
I did shoot the moon last night. It was HUGE!! - Roberto Bonini
Now is the time to shoot it Anika, the shadows bring out the craters, Get out tonight and get it! - Carlos Ayala
I'm sick! - Anika
No excuses! - Carlos Ayala
Sir! Yes, sir! - Anika
Actually the moon on halloween was quite beautiful, i hope you got snaps of it. - Carlos Ayala
Um, I think I did earlier that night. I know for sure I got it on Nov. 1. - Anika
gimme a sec and I will post mine... - Carlos Ayala
Witchy Witch. (Now get off my back pea!)
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aww. so cute! ... but you bring this upon yourself. fyi. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
trick or treat - Trish Haley
Cute x 1000!!!! - Trish R
she must like living in FL then. an endless supply of snakes for all her concoctions. next you'll be posting photos of newts. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Of course you already have one. You, sir, are too good. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
But also, eek. NO. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Ahh Florida...
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i took this thing out of my garage last weekend. - Carlos Ayala
shes pretty though. - Carlos Ayala
No. - Derrick
It's beautiful. What kind of snake is that? The kids are loving it. They wonder if they could have it as a pet. - Anika
I am pretty sure shes a Garter, I dont think they make good pets. This one was a baby and pretty aggressive. - Carlos Ayala
According to some sites on the net they say these make great pets. /shrug - Carlos Ayala
If we had them as pets, they'd be mostly there to observe. We don't actually interact with our pets. - Anika
UGH. HIDE. You now owe me one. I don't make the rules- oh wait. I actually did. No matter. You still owe me one. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Puuurttyyyy.... - ronin from iPhone
It varies, I guess. In a reptile class I took in jr. high summer school, an adult garter snake was the calmest snake we had. But a younger one was inclined to bite on occasion. If that's a garter, that's a really pretty species. - Spidra Webster
ok #DiskWarrior, let's see what you got. Hook this macbook up.
Borderlands is calling me.
Answer its call - Shevonne
I may have to this weekend. =] - Carlos Ayala
Ain't no rest for the wicked... - Matt Hilton
Isabella claims to have a headache.
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She looks fine to me. - Carlos Ayala from email
hahahahaha - Nicholas Kreidberg
she took it one step further on this one...she stole the kicks from her cousin and dressed herself, topped it off with the mask and went on a Boo-spree. I wish i had a video of this. - Carlos Ayala
Dutch Flowers.
??? - Anika
French Veggies - Lindsey is Fierce!
Belgian Chocolate (FTW). - Ayşe E.
Aussie Sausages - Johnny Worthington from iPhone
Dutch flowers? Is it 4:20 already? - Nicholas Kreidberg
Isabella vs Achilles
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That last one is awesome. - nakachi
@nakachi it would've been better if she hadn't moved as i took it. ;( also, Achilles is my friend's dog. - Carlos Ayala
LOVE. You know, if you ever need a little break, you should feel free to send Isabella up to Va. I promise to send her back. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Aw, so sweet. - Anika
careful what you wish for pea, we may never see you again! - Carlos Ayala
you keep warning me but I gotta tell you, I've taken on some seriously challenging kids and survived to tell the tales so, bring it on. i ain't scared! ;D - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
haha! you should be! - Carlos Ayala
pfft. has she ever broken into anyone's home? broken some stranger's sunroof? gone to bed with every knife in the house under her pillows because she's a ninja? shoplifted when she was 3? :D i got this. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
give her time. she is only two and is currently only throwing forks and knives at her mother while saying "shit" 'cuz she missed. but when she connects she reaches out to dad for a high five. trust me, there is much evil brewing within this one. the force is definitely strong with her. - Carlos Ayala
lmao @ reaches out to dad for a high five. - nakachi
Great pics. I wonder if Cletus will ever calm down enough for stuff like that. - Matt Hilton
What an adorable pair. I just can't take the cuteness + her awesome shirt. <3 - Carmen
she's so cute! - vijay
:) - edythe
Great pictures! - Mike Fruchter
x_x - Derrick
Want to like this again. <3 - Carmen
Thank you Carmen! - rowlikeagirl, hecho en eu
Col. America hopes you all had a Happy + Safe Halloween.
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Ray Villafane's Pumpkins
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Ray Villafane is one of my favorite sculptors. I own a few of his Marvel based designs (Wolverine, Ghost Rider, etc). He also carves his insane creations into pumpkins..these are a few. - Carlos Ayala
he won a food network competition. and not only did he win, but slapped the effin crap out of his competition with some insane jack-o-lantern with bloody eyeballs and a pumpkin hand attached to a motor that moved. bananas. - tiffany
damn. those are ridiculous. in the good sense of the word. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Very cool stuff. - Kyle Hebert
amazing - Carmen
Damn. - Derrick
These are killer. - Adrian
What Tiffany said. His stuff was so far beyond everybody else. - Jason Toney
on the road, in the company van and in full alt & grunge rock mode! Noones snuffin this Rooster! TGIFF!
No he ain't gonna die!!!! - Matt Hilton
*bangs head to Alice in Chains* - Anika
in case you never hear from me again...
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two words: bad ass - Carlos Ayala from iPhone
Awesome. I'm trying to find a good one around here that I can take the kids to on Saturday. Hope you enjoy it. - Curtiss Grymala
this was nuts. if anyone is in central florida, skip universal studios and hit this joint in altamonte springs. 10 bucks and freakin scary. quite a production, i was very impressed. trying to scam my way into another run through before it closes this weekend. my wife will not sleep for days. - Carlos Ayala
Entering The Petrified Forest haunted walk...ITS ON!
Look into my fiber optics:
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GO ARES GO!!!
Ares 1-X: No Go. Red on weather. Triboelectrification may win again today. Awaiting Scrub notice.
11:05 new time for Ares 1-X - Matt Hilton
11:08 its not looking good. Not enough time for new data to be aggregated and analyzed. - Carlos Ayala
The ground is all "Go". The T38 jet and weather recon has been 'No Go' since yesterday. Too much static. - Carlos Ayala
Range weather LTD: Still Red. New launch hold coming in...or possibly scrub. - Carlos Ayala
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Weather just went Green - Carlos Ayala
Go for launch! - Carlos Ayala
Are you going outside Carlos? - Matt Hilton
Yes. i dont have my camera though. :( - Carlos Ayala
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GO! - Carlos Ayala
We could only see the trail across the sky. Its so skinny you could barely make it out, if at all with the naked eye. - Carlos Ayala
Upper stage (mock up) has hit the water. - Carlos Ayala
Ares 1-X Launch Day [Scrubbed]
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Pre-dawn, Dawn, Early Morning, and Pano - Carlos Ayala
I meant to ask you earlier, how early did you get out there. - Anika
we (i took my dad) got there at roughly 645am. - Carlos Ayala
Oh, that's not so bad. I was picturing you out on the boat at 3am. - Anika
I was at Space View Park (11 miles from pad 39b) for this, not the boat. here is the detailed gmap with positioning: http://tinyurl.com/ygvqezq - Carlos Ayala
Ares 1-X...Still hopeful
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11:19 new time. - Matt Hilton
11:24 now. +1 winds - Carlos Ayala from iPhone
blackhawk circling the pad. - Carlos Ayala from iPhone
What iPhone app you using there??? - Roberto Bonini
whispers of scrubbed through the crowd - Carlos Ayala from iPhone
They're saying it's scrubbed. - Anika
scrubbed - Carlos Ayala from iPhone
Yep, its scrubbed. - Roberto Bonini
god damn cargo vessel caused the delay early on. we were a go - Carlos Ayala from iPhone
roberto - its the mission control app - Carlos Ayala from iPhone
Thanks. Yeah. I hope the navy does somthing about it that ship ;) - Roberto Bonini
11:19 a new time. - Matt Hilton from email
PR just said the same thing on their feed. - Matt Hilton from email
Installed the Mission clock app. Must say its worth the 2.99 I paid for it. - Roberto Bonini
Mission Clock, thats it. Sorry I gave you the wrong name earlier. Yeah man it's awesome. - Carlos Ayala
Well back home now...it was exciting while it lasted. :( Gonna miss it tomorrow. - Carlos Ayala
I'm going to be missing it too :( - Roberto Bonini
not sure whats killing me most right now.. the launch window changing 5x or the haze. Ares is not visible.
Oh, I see they've stalled the launch now. - Anika
Yeah, hang in there. The PR people said they still want to go today. - Matt Hilton
just got the Ares 1-X Countdown / Launch Day Timeline from NASA. there is a 60% chance of it being scrubbed. I'll be there nevertheless.
if anyone is interested in what this is comprised of here it is: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u... - Carlos Ayala
Tonight's Half Moon has a few Visitors.
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In order: Calisto, Europa, Jupiter, Io, Ganymede and to the southeast IOT Cap - HIP105515. This is a composite of two pictures taken one after another at 560mm and at two different exposures placed on a black background and cropped. Some resolutions may see this edit. No other post processing was done to any of these incredible celestial bodies. Pictures taken 10/25/09 @ 7:54pmEST - Carlos Ayala
Very nice, Carlos. - Derrick
Aww Thanks D! - Carlos Ayala
Anyone wanna go half on a German Equatorial Mount??? - Carlos Ayala
*Sigh*... space is HUGE! - Mark Jepsen
Omg, amazing, Carlos!!!! - Carmen
Very nice. I've been trying to just get Jupiter and the moon these past few weeks. - Anika
Sweet! It looks really clear. What did you set the white balance at? I know this is converted black and white and all, just wondering what kind of color info the lens/sensor were able to register for Jupiter. - Adrian
@Anika they should be in your southern sky for most of your night and a wide angle will get them both together in the frame. the only problem is capturing any detail in both at the same time is virtually impossible. - Carlos Ayala
If I didn't live on the other side of the continent (and had half the money) I'd go in halves on a GEM. Keeping the camera on Jupiter at that kind of magnification with a crappy tripod is a bear. - Adrian
Oh, I can see them randomly. That's not the problem. It's actually shooting them where they're not blogs of white. I was going to do what you did and stitch together two photos, but the moon pics I've taken have been unusuable. - Anika
@Adrian WB is almost always on Auto for these shots. If i am doing long exposures of starscapes in polluted skies i may do Tungsten. and I never convert to B&W. The shot of Jupiter is straight on shot @ 0.8 Seconds F8.0 ISO 1600. The Moon was shot @ 1/30 ISO 100. Both @ 560mm on a tripod. - Carlos Ayala
@Anika you have to keep in mind that what you see of the Moon is sunlight. Always shoot it at ISO100, as though you were shooting in daylight. The actual speed will vary between 1/30 - 1/200, as an example. The shutter speed is dependent on position in the sky and type of moon, for the most part. - Carlos Ayala
@Anika to stitch them, all i did was open both of them in photoshop and place them side by side in a new file. Since i wanted an accurate representation of position in the sky i moved the Moon to where it is in relation to Jupiter. This created a gap. The gap was easily fixed by making the background black. So, 3 layers: black background, the Moon and Jupiter and its neighbors. - Carlos Ayala
So I shouldn't be getting color data on Jupiter at this magnification? I'm probably seeing chromatic aberration from the lens. You saw my photos... the colors on Jupiter and it's glow would switch up depending on how I had the white balance set. Strange, I guess I should look this up. - Adrian
the only way to get any color data at this this magnification is if you track it using a GEM while taking many many many exposures at different lengths and later stacking the frames. If i had to guess, what you (and I) are picking up is actually reflected sunlight. - Carlos Ayala
even this picture needed 73 exposures to get an 'accurate' representation: http://tinyurl.com/yhtp9wj - Carlos Ayala
Crazy! The rovers on Mars shoot like that too. They have filters for the various color wavelengths and they piece the color photos together from these. I want a mount... and filters. :D - Adrian
Oh it's not just color wavelengths they go for it's chemical wavelengths. They can identify chemistry on visible objects with the technique. - Adrian
as for the canon's you can either purchase a modified camera for astrophotography, have your current canon permanently modified, add a filter above the sensor yourself or just wing it like i do. these filters cut out the wavelengths that produce the chromatic aberrations you mentioned and high pressure sodium and mercury light pollution. a GEM and a 800mm telescope with t-adapter is on my Christmas list for sure. - Carlos Ayala
Dude, I have an Oly OM-1MD! In the 70's it was *the* astro-photography camera. ;) It was one of the main reasons I got it. It has mirror lock-up for vibration-free images. Since I don't have a long lens for it, I'm thinking I should just get a telescope with a mount, and an adapter for the camera. But for now it's just a dream. - Adrian
haha yeah man i know the camera, i forgot you had that beast. awesome. unfortunately we are really limited as to what we can realistically photograph without a GEM. we are basically limited to the Moon. all deep sky objects require a GEM at the very least and a decent (fast) lens or telescope. look at this way my 560mm shot is effectively 896mm on my crop (if i have the math right) and thats the best i can do with what i have. - Carlos Ayala
Yep, that's why my plan is to go the scope route when I can do it. Here's some info on the OM-1 for astronomy: http://www.scopereviews.com/om... - Adrian
Great writeup thanks Adrian! - Carlos Ayala
Luna and the Jovian system? *swoon* - Michael W. May
I got some nice moon shots myself the other night - not nearly as good. But you hit the jackpot there. - Roberto Bonini
Ares 1-X Recce
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Ares 1-X Ready for Liftoff. Shot at the worst possible time of the day: ~Noon. 90° (Record High for today). Mad Haze. ;( A clear shot was impossible. Settings: ISO100 / 1/125-200 / F11 / 560mm / AF Mode:Manual / Distance 11.06 miles / Geo: http://maps.google.com/maps... - Carlos Ayala
It's all good, you still got a ROCKET! - Adrian
It looks so weird on the pad. - Wirehead
Someone had a date with the Ares1-X rocket today. Talk about tall and skinny!
twss - Josh Haley from iPhone
Nice, good pics? - Matt Hilton
Yeah man, wanna see it. :D - Adrian
i'll post a few later. they are not very good though. shot at noon in 90° weather. the haze was thick. :( - Carlos Ayala
Thanx Dreamworks for ''tinkering'' with PA's ending! Wait for the Bluray and have the dramamine on hand.
Timberland's Classic: The Basic 6 Inch Boot
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The NYC must wear...been rocking variations of this boot for over 20 years. i buy, or receive a new pair, every year...like clockwork. - Carlos Ayala
Partagas 1845 + 10 year old Ports
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= happy happy! - Carlos Ayala from email
Nice!! - Matt Hilton from iPhone
Corona? - Matt Hilton
yes Matt. it was. hit up Amura then CCCo for dessert. As we left i struck up a conversation with the manager there and he gave us a run down and tour of their Cuban (Embargo) cigars...which included $300 Gurkhas. I've never seen those before. I'll show you them next time we go. I've got my eye on some of the more affordable selection in that same case. - Carlos Ayala
Oh hell yes. - Nicholas Kreidberg
@djcamilo HAPPY BDAY MY BROTHER!
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