Focus

Focus
Originally uploaded by bodhi47.

I've been having problems with focus lately. It would only keep things in focus in the center of the frame in the focusing mode I was using. So rather than throwing the new camera and lenses at a wall to see if that would help I broke down and started to re-read the manual. Would you believe that to lock focus with the shutter button that you have to set a menu item up to allow it to do that? I didn't. Exposure lock too. I are a duuuuufffuuuuuusssss. It's amazing how much info is included in that little book. And how horribly written it is.

Got the Crabs

Got the Crabs
Originally uploaded by bodhi47.

route: 50 to 495S, exit 15A, 214 to Md-2, Md-435, Md-450N, cross the bridge and it's the second right (at the top of the hill) onto Ritchie Rd, Ritchie Rd becomes Sharpe Rd which becomes St. Margarets Rd, take the right fork at the bakery, right on Forest Beach and follow it to the end. Cantler's Crab Shack. yay.

Some of the best corn I've ever eaten as well.

Picture 1

Picture 1
Originally uploaded by bodhi47.

Fun Test Time!

http://3sc.environics.net/surveys/3sc/main/3sc.asp

_ME30556

_ME30556
Originally uploaded by bodhi47.

I gave myself a challenge. Go to the Panhandle of Florida in a couple of days on the newest bike. The challenge? I had forgotten it was mother's day on the 14th. So I packed the gear and headed off. The first day out I experienced the wrath of God. First lesson learned? Sleet hurts. It's May already! Whats with the sleet? Hanging out under an overpass for about an hour before continuing. Got some gas and the heavens opened up again. Slacked off and 10 miles down the road was the traffic jam from hell. Backed up from the South Carolina border to Fayetteville. Ok, time for some food. Eat a little dinner and lo the traffic jam has cleared up. But it's pouring like Noah needs an ark. Call it a day and hope tomorrow is better. Get a room and immediately tune to the Weather Channel. (in the interest of full disclosure Pop worked for them for a while back in the '80's.) Looks good until you see the storm front moving in from Texas along Interstate 10. With the Eaton luck in full force I just know that I'll hit Florida, go to get onto 10 and then Hurricane Hilda will strike. Instead, I get a patch of sunshine that just follows along with me. Doing family stuff most of the week I don't have much time to get out and just ride, but I took a cloudy afternoon for a little ride to try and get some shots of some pelicans and pull off on a little dirt road to nowhere just before the causeway to Appalachicola. Fun riding and a few pelicans later and then I'm back on the road to get back with the family for a couple of more days at the beach... Starting on Friday I leave to make the trek back home via Atlanta and Virginia Beach. 1300 miles later and I'm glad to be back home safe and sound.

Waiting patiently

Waiting patiently
Originally uploaded by bodhi47.

In two days time I will be leaving to meet up with family in Florida for a week at the beach. Instead of doing the nice "comfortable" thing of being packed like a sardine in a smelly overpriced airplane I decided that I was going to make the journey as fun as I think the vacation will be. I'll be traveling on my motorcycle across a two day journey of 4 states. And while I'm sure most people won't understand this, it's basically my way of enjoying all of the trip and making a start on seeing what I can do to plan on doing some more long distance riding on the bike. See what it takes and see how well I hold up. The schedule I've set is sort of hard, but I've left plenty of time to make sure that if something comes up I can deal with it. And until then I'm like the little guy on the back of this bike,

Waiting patiently for it to start.