Double Test

Double Test, originally uploaded by panodanno.

I picked up a new 47-year-old camera from Easy-bay this past week. It's a Yashica Minister D. It has a meter, but this is one Yashica that works fine w/o that. It's all mechanical.

This is my second Minister D. The first one was in a bit better condition than this one. But I'm hoping this one will clean up... and that the light meter will work (unlike my first one). I wanted to check for light leaks before fixing the rest. Looks okay there, so some cleaning and battery testing comes next.

So, the first test was to see if the camera was light tight... The second test was to develop the c-41 film using caffenol. Caffenol C-L to be exact. This was my first attempt at using caffenol, and since I have a freezer full of c41 film, I swung for the fences and started with that.

I mixed up the brew, sloshed it around for 45 seconds or so on the film, then took off for a run in the rain. 70 minutes later (workout complete) I dumped out the brew, stopped, fixed, washed, dried.

The negatives are a bit dense, so some bleach is on the horizon, but I'm happy w/ the first try.

Oh yeah, it rained cats and dogs today. This pic was the best I could do until late this afternoon. I didn't want the new-old camera to melt in the rain! :)

Waking Up to Ironman Training

Waking Up to Ironman Training, originally uploaded by panodanno.

12/26/09

I'm posting this using Flickr's email posting system. We'll see if it
works. I wrote this last night but couldn't get the email to post due to
poor cell coverage.

Good thing we have four more months… Today was rough. Even if this picture
of Lori hammering up the steepest, longest climb of the day doesn’t show
that.

Today Lori and I rode the Ironman St. George bike “loop” that she will have
to ride twice during her race in May. It was a beautiful, crisp day in the
low 40s when we started out from Snow Canyon. I think it made it up to the
high 40s, but it was still pretty cold for us.

And the course is a real challenge. The west side of the loop is a steady
climb with about three challenging (though short) climbs in it. The east
side is relatively flat or just flat-out downhill. We flew down that part
of the course. Even with full-length tights, long-sleeve jerseys,
wind-resistant hats, gloves, and shoe-covers, it was very cold on the fast
sections.

We only rode 50 miles, but it was enough. The scenery was super, and the
riding was fine. Lori was loving her bike, and Eddy was way into riding
with his new friend. And my knee worked out its issues (I adjusted my cleat
after the difficult pains of Christmas Eve). It was a lot of fun. Now we
are tire

Tonight we caught up our bodies w/ yummy steak at the Anasazi Steakhouse &
Gallery in St. George. It’s time for some sleep. Tomorrow we get to do
more Ironman training! Can’t wait. ;-)

352/365 Golden Gate Bridge

352/365 Golden Gate Bridge, originally uploaded by panodanno.

Another late night shot coming home from the airport. It was a rough week... Last trip of the year though!

181/365 - Don't sit on this fence.

181/365 - Don't sit on this fence., originally uploaded by panodanno.

Posting for fun from flicker here. www.mymountaintrail.com is still the place to be...

Today was my first shift as a Mt. Tamalpais lookout. No fires today and nice weather. It was a great way to start.

The view is to the ENE. This razor wire surrounds the lookout to keep people from trying to climb into the building when it is not occupied. Or, maybe it is to keep lookouts from trying to escape... Maybe both!

Blog Migration...

I am moving my blog to a new server. This is an experiment for the moment, but if I can get the new format cleaned up, I will probably stay with it. Here is the link: My Mountain Trail

If things don't work out, I'll just move back here. After all, I just figured out how to add a small border around my photos, which is a nice improvement. Anyway, see you on the new trail!

168/365 - Resilience

There is a seam of serpentine rock cutting through Mt. Tam. It usually results in sparse vegitation and rugged, (green) rocky terrain. This tree has taken on the challenge to survive here. So far, so good.

167/365 - Ah, the Tree!

167/365 - Ah, the Tree!, originally uploaded by panodanno.

Guess where I ended up while hiking on Mt. Tamalpais yesterday evening? It was quite windy, and I wanted to show the action. It's a bit hard to see at this size, but you may see some if you look close.