NASA Orders D3S Digital SLR Cameras and Interchangeable Lenses from Nikon

From the Nikon web site:
Nikon Corporation (Michio Kariya, President) is pleased to announce that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has placed an order for eleven D3S digital SLR cameras and seven AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses to be used for photographic documentation.
Nikon D3S
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED

The D3S digital SLR cameras and AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses ordered by NASA will be carried on the Space Shuttle and used to photograph activities at the International Space Station (ISS) in the future.

Link to Nikon

Feist Counts to 4 on Sesame Street

When Feist did the Apple iPod Nano Commercial (original below) I like the ad so much I made it my ring tone. Here she counts to 4 with the the Muppets.




Here is the original iPod ad.

Photographic Lighting iPhone app

Here's a lighting diagram app for your iPhone and it free. Give it a try. It's great for explaining a new lighting setup or keep a record of one you did.

Here is the LINK to the iPhone app in iTunes.

Deinna's New Glass project

Deinna just finished this "Sunburst" stained glass piece

for a beautiful home located high on a hilltop, here in Jamul.

Two views from the living room.

View from the second floor balcony.

Deinna and homeowner admire the finished window.

Cattleman's Pit BBQ, Jamul CA

We stopped for lunch today at the new Cattleman's Pit BBQ here in Jamul CA to "give it a try".  We met the owner, Gabriel - a nice young man with a pleasant personality.  We spoke for a while and learned he bought his smoker in Beaumont, Texas.  He takes pride in his barbecue sauce, which he should.  It's quite tasty!  He's only been open a few months. 

Deinna and I were pleasantly surprised with the great sandwich we had for our lunch.  We had the BBQ Pork Combo.  This included the pork sandwich smothered in barbecue sauce, a generous portion of cold slaw, baked beans and a soda for $9.00.  We added an appetizer of onion rings, couldn't resist, for $4.00.  We highly recommend you stop in and give Jamul's newest eatery some support.  Maybe you'll like it too!  And maybe we'll see you there.

Here's  a link to their web SITE HERE  or the MENU HERE
 

Veterans Day Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

On this day, we pause to remember the veterans who have proudly served this country. Visiting the 77 plus acres at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, Ca., one is overwhelmed by the sheer number of graves. Many Fort Rosecrans interments date to the early years of the California Territory, including the remains of the casualties of the Battle of San Pasqual. In the Battle of San Pasqual, 19 of Kearney’s men and an untold number of Californios lost their lives. Initially, the dead were buried where they fell, but by 1874 the remains had been removed to the San Diego Military Reservation. Eight years later, the bodies were again reinterred at what is now Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Number of Interments Thru Fiscal Year 2008: 96,626.

Of the 96,000+ interments, many spouses and minor children are among the buried.  Requirements for interment in a national cemetery can be found at this LINK.

 

 

 

 

Harvest Festival Craft Show at Del Mar

Deinna and I attended the Harvest Festival Craft Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on October 24 with our friends Jim and Pat Ray.

We ran it to this character going between the buildings.