Here’s about the 30th adn 31st clips I’ve taken with the D90. I found a sequence of steps to take to maintain the video quality as much as possible, but the D90 is no HD camcorder replacement. The optimal configuration requires a fully manual lens, of which I have only one. All my others don’t have a manual aperture ring. Looks like I’ll be trying to find some old Nikkor manual lenses for video work!

The first video is a simple pan of the surrounding area, taken from our porch.

The second is inside the cabin, where you can see my workspace, as well as Macgee.

I’ll have to come up with some stories to sequence, and exercise that video production degree!

Breezy, with a chance of snow.

It’s currently 3°F, and we’ve gotten around 14″ of snow. Maybe more. It’s hard to tell, because the wind is gusting around 20 to 30mph, creating drifts that are waist-deep in places. I’m about 5 minutes away from suiting up and spending the next 90 minutes out there, feeding the dogs and making sure their houses are snow-free.

I first went out at 6am, in the dark, because the wind shifted and was blowing snow into the dog houses. I could tell, because a lot of them started barking and it woke me up. I’d only been in bed for a few hours anyway, and had been sleeping fitfully. I stumbled around the yard, completely blinded by the driving snow and fogged up glasses, turning houses and trying not to think about all the tacos and margaritas I had consumed at a party last night, rolling around in my upset tummy, occasionally reappearing in wet burps. Blarg.

Since Tyra showed me this a few months ago, I have had it tumbling around in the back of my head. Catchy!

Evil Nine with Aesop Rock

It started snowing early this morning, with wind gusts up to 50mph. It was totally overcast, with no view further than 1/4 mile. All in all, a mildly depressing day. So why not make a video?!

One of my favorite covers, Eddie Vedder doing The Who’s “The Kids Are Alright,” 15 years ago.

…15 years ago?? Good lord!