Sunday, December 30, 2007

My Review of The Kingdom

Review is up at HTF. Go check this movie out, please, it's an excellent disk and really covers some interesting ground for an American film.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Testing RCRDLBL.COM

Let's see how well this works. Here's a kickass track from Peter Rojas' new Rcrdlbl.com site, give this a shot, could blow your mind.

Dont forget you can download this song for free by clicking on the download button after you stream it if you like it!



Sunday, December 16, 2007

Photowalking NYC today with Thomas Hawk, POTN, Daniel "SmoothDude"Krieger and more!


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Well that was a TON of fun, we ran nuts around Washington Square Park, Harlem, Columbia University and Amsterdam street. Thanks for the invite Thomas and it was awesome fun meeting so many fun, knowledgeable and supportive photographers!

Full set in progress being built Here.

POTN thread discussion Here.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Second Blurb Book in the Bag

Well, after an exhausting slog, my second Blurb book is now complete. The only thing I'm not happy with was the cover I chose. Check it out:



Check out a preview PDF of it -Here-

Or you can check out order status Here

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Congrats Kevin


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Sign says it all. Full set Here

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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Getting in the Christmas spirit slow but steady

Thanks!


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Lots to be thankful for!

Full set Here

I've been Schmapped!!!

Picture I took in NYC outside my favorite restaurant (VIRGILS!!!!!) has been picked up for inclusion in a web enabled travel guide. No cash paid from em tho, I can hear the pros whining already =p

Schmap me to Virgil's NYC!

This is what Creative Commons is all about, even if they are a commercial entity at heart.

Would you put a face like this in jail?


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Or so ask Eddie. Full set Here

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Halloween pics are finally up


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
If I can get Thanksgiving done I might actually have a blurb book this year!

Full set Here

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

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Originally uploaded by Kadath
This is the original that Wikipedia cropped.

Sam

One of my images of Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal is now the lead image in her Wikipedia Article!

 
Editor Anon E. Mouse updated the McDougal article using my image of McDougal at the Blu Ray Bash, clipping her out from between people from HTF.  If you click on that image you can see the 'alternate' view which still contains them.
 
I'm still flabbergasted that we were in the presence of two playmates (one playmate of the year!) and didnt even know it =)  Don't tell Sickles ;)

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Isabella gets Christened!


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Congrats to the Nunziatta Family!

Full set Here

Orion


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
First attempt at real Astrophotography! This is the constellation Orion, the others I can't identify but I shot em to see if I could get decent results. Fairly happy with a few of these.

Check out the whole set HERE

Monday, November 12, 2007

End of the season


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
And they survived!

Full set here

Somebody's been watching too many Travolta movies...


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Where do these kids even learn this? =)

2007 Breeders Cup at Monmouth Park


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Had fun working the Breeder's Cup at Monmouth Park. We actually went on a call during the first race, some knucklehead couldnt tell the difference between a barbeque pit and a structure fire =p

Full set Here

The team...


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
LTC Nassar and the JTT team I work with. This one looks a little yellowed not sure why.

More Renegades


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Updated the set at Here

We got lots of publicity and had lots of fun. You can see some of the renegades shooting in this shot, and there's also Wolfgamg from California Sunbounce...

Claustrophobia


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Full set of NYC shrouded in fog Here

The lookout


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Yep, it's definitely fall around here....

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

This is pretty slick

You might have guessed, but in norwegian languages, Posten means Post Office.  I get a google alert for the name Posten every few days, and one came up with some Swedish Postcards.  One link looked particularly interesting and it sent me to this site, I've never seen one done so well.  Check it out!

http://www.riktigavykort.se/eng/riktiga_vykort_eng.html

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Monday, October 22, 2007

NYC Walkabout with Renegade PR with model shoots


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
So I mentioned a few days ago that the full days events would be up soon, and here they are. Full set is available Here

Pro photographer Eric Neilsen's take on the day can be found on his website Here

We got linked by Buzz Photo over here!
More links when they arrive!

Congrats on the promotion Major Hensen


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Full set can be found Here

This is not Bruce


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Full set can be found Here

Sneaker Mouse is BACK!


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Full set can be found Here

PUMPKINS!


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Full set can be found Here

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

First shot at Studio Photography


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Thanks to the Folks at Renegade PR who put on an AWESOME NYC Walkabout today, ending with a studio shoot at 2 Stops Brighter Studios in NYC. More to come from this trip!

Also thanks to sponsors Lexar, Nikon, and Sunbounce! This shot was taken with the awesome Nikon D2XS.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Won't get fooled again

So Wednesday morning I'm racing out of my house to work, open up the front door and immediately I see a monstrous Walking Stick on the screen window of my storm door. AWESOME! We get tons of Praying Mantises around here, but this is the first time in my life I've ever seen a walking stick IRL and I cautiously open the door, rush to the truck and grab my 20D and the 28-75 and 60 Macro, silently praying that opening and closing the door won't have scared it off. Thankfully I get back to the front door and the little guy hasnt budged, he actually looks quite comfortable. So I start snapping away, making sure to get as many different angles as I can, full body etc and also MAKING SURE to get as close as possible to keeping the sharpness on its eyes.

I get to work and it's bugging (heh!) me all morning that I've got these shots to work over and finally at lunch I cant stand it any more, I go grab the lappy out of the car and download em into Lightroom and start looking. I can't use the lappy for critical work cause the color balance is off from my main workstation and I'm two kinds of color blind so I dont trust myself to eyeball em, but I can at least check sharpness and stuff and I'm pleased to see that there are at least two shots where I didn't quite NAIL sharpness on its eyeballs, but it's close enough for gubmint work.


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And

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So I start showing off a few of the shots to some of my coworkers and they arent really interested, but one of em asks "So what are those two things sticking out at the far end?" To which I reply "Oh i thought those were legs" and then he says "Oh, they look like antennae to me!" And a sinking feeling hits me in the stomach.


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Uh, Dude? Those ARE antennae. You spent twenty minutes focussing on the things ASS END. Woops! Apparently those fake eyeballs are there near the pincers to scare off predators =p Faked me out big time! Won't get fooled again on that one, but its been 37 years in this town and thats the first I've seen one and I dunno if I will get that shot again =(

Anyway, looking through the shots there ARE a few that I did get a decent shot of its full body, eyes and antennae mostly in focus, but I'd have paid a LOT more attention to if if only I had known! A predator wouldnt get a second opportunity, here's to hoping that someday I do.


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Sam

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Apple iPod Touch Unboxing


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Got my new iPod Touch yesterday and did the full unboxing Here

It's absolutely slick and fast and amazing looking. Total fingerprint magnet tho! Looks relatively scratch resistant so far. Added a pair of Skull Candy headphones with it, so far not really impressed with them but they are better at keeping the ambient noise out but believe it or not I dont think they sound better than the cheapy earbuds apple ships with. The new apple buds dont hurt my ears like the old ones did, but I hate how goofy they look....

Sunday, September 02, 2007

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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Fair pics are up Here.

Friday, August 31, 2007

My HTF reviews are now being carried at THE DIGITAL BITS!

Woot kick ass!  Thanks to Ron Epstein, Adam Gregorich and congrats to all of the HTF staff reviewers our reviews are now being carried by Bill Hunt's http://www.thedigitalbits.com
 
Can't tell you how exciting it is to get this added exposure, I REALLY respect the bits crew and this looks to be a GREAT move by both sites who just recently celebrated their tenth anniversaries while we were at the EMA show in Vegas!
 
Check em out here:

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Won't you be my neighbor?
 
 
Haven't seen Jayson in probably 20 years, but I can't say I'm shocked on this one.
 
 

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Fair Workers Picnic


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Thanks to all of Navesink for continuing your awesome support!

Full set Here

DCGS Pool Party


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Full set Here

Closed and open


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Splain this one to me, please!

Monday, August 20, 2007

Heroe's first unboxing!


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Check out my full set of the first Heroes unboxing on the net over at Home Theater Forum right Here

Full Flickr set Here

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Howard Tarabour's 50 years in practice!


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Congrats Dr. Tarabour on 50 years of your practice!

Full set Here

Freemont street


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Mind blowing video cieling in the old town part of Vegas...

Full set Here

Pollen time


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Can you tell the pollen is going crazy in Navesink this week? These guys were COVERED in it!

Full set Here

Friday, August 03, 2007

Vegas (Luxor and Mandalay Bay) from the room of the Moon at the Palms


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Thanks to Image entertainment for the awesome party for Home Theater Forum and other EMA show attendees at the penthouse nightclub 'Moon' at the Palms Casino. Got a ton of awesome shots, had some interesting Sushi, got to meet Jeff Goldblum and had a few Captain and Cokes on them!

Full set continues Here -- It's the same set as from Mr. Borgnine....

Ernest Borgnine


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Met Mr. Ernest Borgnine while in Vegas a few weeks back. He's 90 years old and still working every day, he even does a voice on Spongebob, Mermaidman. The guy's all class, he worked the room like a champ was really animated and a blast to listen to as he told storys about old Hollywood and the chumps who are in it today.

More pics in the set Here

Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam Heli tour


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Full set is Here.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Round Up - Another year older


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Went to St. Mary's fair the night of my birthday. This shot is a good metaphor for my life lately, spinning wildly =) More on that when the shots from Vegas are edited!

Full set Here.

Sunset and Fireworks in Atlantic Highlands


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Sunsets came out a hell of a lot better than the Fireworks, oh well, next year it's gotta be an image stabilized lens or nothing! =)

Full set Here.

07 VC Picnic


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
We went back to Berkely, had an awesome time! Who knew that 4-5 $1.99 kites would be the hit of the day? Six Flags Great Adventure was also on the bill, as was Pt. Pleasant Boardwalk. Thanks to all the VC who came out and had a great time, and most of all to Jay and Jen for hosting this every year, you guys rock!

Full set Here.

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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Fort Monmout's Change of Command happened two weeks ago, finally got the pictures up. Full set can be viewed Here.

Friday, July 06, 2007

Red White and Blue Fireworks


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
About as good as I could come up with for Kaboom Fireworks on the Navesink. Red Bank traffic was a crawl but we got there early and made it work.

And goddamit Q104.3 it's NAY VEH SINK. It's not Nah Va Sink, I dont care what your frigging benny friends call it. Geez, have a little class!. Welcome to NJ, now go home!
Full set is Here.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Set me free


Set me free
Originally uploaded by Kadath
Not your typical BIF (bird in flight)

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

FathersDay07-1158


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
Normally I'm not much for photographing flowers, but it seemed like the thing to do this week. Full set here:

Friday, June 08, 2007

Classic Delmonico


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
I saw last week that Costco has 2 $50 gift certificates to Delmonico's in NYC for $79.99. I culdnt restist treating myself so used one of the two after taking Scott Kelby's Lightroom training at the Javitt's Center in NYC yesterday. Damn this was an awesome steak, and since my surgery stopped me from making a pig of myself I've got leftovers for the whole weekend! =)

Check Del's out at Del's website

Monday, June 04, 2007

SneakerMouse


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Originally uploaded by Kadath
I've got GREAT mousers. They actually chased this little guy into one of my sneakers (no, the odor didn't kill it.

Took a dozen shots before launching him into the field outside my house. Full set Here