daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
It was a beautiful afternoon so I grabbed my GoPro and our new DJI OM 5 gimbal, and went for a ride! I wanted to test out the gimbal and see if it will fit into my bicycling videos at all.
I used it to do some selfies and also a “ride-by” shot. I also tried some various shots of the bicycle, but it didn’t work out. I think hand-held GoPro is better for those shots. But I think the ride-by was nice! And I got a decent photo of myself too. 😀
Please take a look if you have time:
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Koa perform at an indoor concert. In fact, I think right before the pandemic hit the States in 2020, we saw him perform at UT. But it was like nothing had changed, except all the kids seem taller! 😆
Tonight’s performance was by the TMEA Region 32 Wind Ensemble. They sound amazing, but what is really incredible is that they learned this song (and three others!) in one day. What talented kids!
Koa is in the back-left part of the stage and plays xylophone in this piece. He has a small solo at the 6:25 mark. Enjoy!
My wife used our Neewer 660 lighting kit for the first time last night during a pizza lesson. It worked out nicely! The shoot-through umbrella is a little obtrusive, but the diffused light and soft shadows that it creates is worth it.
I have a notebook on my desk that I use to jot down notes when I’m in meetings. My pen of choice is my Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen. I have a several budget fountain pens, but I really like my basic all-black Metropolitan (medium nib) with blue/black Pilot Namiki ink for general-purpose note-taking. Smooth and consistent writing, and minimalistic body design. Very nice!
She’s a tuxedo cat, so it’s doubly-appropriate to shoot her in black and white. 🐱
