It has become a tradition in joining our neighbor and his family down the hill for Easter.

We really enjoy the relaxed get together with no drama. Our host Daniel is a kick ass BBQ chef with the ultimate setup.

On my way home I had to double back when I hit Pardee Dam. It turned out some dudes truck caught on fire.

I guess this would be the ideal area for a vehicle fire as there is nothing to burn but concrete. If it came down to it the fire department could have rolled that sucker down the hill and into the lake.

Son came by today and grabbed the drum set from the Manetarium. I figured he would get more use out of them than me.

Her we go.

I’m lagging. I’ve been so busy with life I haven’t been able to post anything.

I haven’t posted a Manetarium photo in awhile. I make changes throughout the year to accommodate the various projects I get into throughout the year.

Yeah, all of sudden I’m a Sony fan boy. I had been shooting with Canon and Fuji gear for so long and now I’m strictly using Sony A7’s.

The motivating factor was the video capabilities which I found myself needing for various projects.

I’ve been stopping at the Buena Vista Bar and Grocery place ever since we moved to Valley Springs. It happens to be on my way home from work.

This place has REALLY good hamburger. I don’t know where the hamburger meat comes from but it’s definitely not the same place as McDonalds.

Since I’ve always been a Canon shooter it never occurred to me that the Sony hot shoe would be physically different then what I had always used in the past. This of course meant all the previous purchased hot shoe accessories or devices were not purposely designed to fit.

I found out about the physical difference when I tried to use my trusty wireless triggers made by Pocket Wizard. The specific model I use are the Plus II model.

What happens is when you install the PW’s into the Sony MI (Multi Interface) hot shoe the trigger never has a secure connection. Even though the thumb dial is tightened down completely the trigger will wiggle and will eventually pop off.

The other issue is the inconsistent flash firing.

We did it! The hydraulic wireless remote controller system is ready for purchase!