Seattle Auto Show

Stopped into the Seattle Auto Show today. Some great models on the floor. A great deal of space was dedicated to more piratical cars. I imagine this is due to the economy and rise in gas prices. The build quality and feature sets on compact cars is improving greatly with each model year.

Ford showcased their all electric focus at the show. Unfortunately, the car was not accessible to the general crowd. Though, it looks like any other Focus. Instead of a gas cap, there’s plug-in port located on the drivers front quarter panel.

Scion rolled out their Iq, which is a Toyota Nano. This little thing gives Smart a real run for their money. The 1.3l engine puts out 96hp @ 6,000 RPM compared to Smart’s TwoFour at 70hp @ 5,500 RPM. With the Iq, I feel like I am in car, rather than a gokart. It’s body styling is pretty nice too.

Seems like this auto show should be free. I felt like I paid $11 dollars to see a couple advertisements from car makers. It was interesting to see but I’ll stick to car and driver and visiting dealerships when a model strikes my interest.

Resident ladybug

Ever since the weather turned colder, we’ve had a ladybug living in our office. It stopped by to check out what I was up to. I happen to be cleaning my macro lens for the Sigma DP2. Actually, the ladybug held its pose long enough for me to find my mini tripod.

Pentax FA 50mm 1.7… thrift store special

Found this at a thrift store today. An amazing prime lens.

El chupacabra

“El chupacabra
Is back
You better hide your ass”

Discovered this at Broadway and Boren

Looks like someone is promoting their Etsy shop.

Good morning Bellevue

51st floor, 2 union, Seattle, WA

Battlestar Galactica costume panel

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More old film scans – Ilford HP5 ISO 400, Pentax ME, 50mm 4/f

This photo was taking about 7 years ago. I used a Pentax ME, 50mm @ 4/f with Iford HP5 ISO400 B&W film. The film is scratched because I did not take very good care of it. I’m using a Canon MP640 all-in-one to scan the film in. Canon did not intend for this scanner to scan in film. However, I get acceptable results.

Scanning old Photos – Ilford HP5 ISO 400, Pentax ME, 50mm 2/f

Scanned in an old photo from my college photography class. This was an experiment to see if the Canon MP640 scanner could be bent into a film scanner.