http://capnscott.com World photography adventure with a crusty old Captain... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:45:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Been working on this crazy project for a bit.  Trying to build small autonomous weather stations that don’t need computers and such.  Not only does it report to the internet by itself (long distance wifi and solar powered), but it can be hooked up to relays and such. Let’s say, I use a soil or [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/07/06/new-inventions-and-pulling-rabbits-out-of-the-hat/ Moved the dive boat, and it is so big on a trailer.  As typical, they always seem much larger out of the water than in… I borrowed the truck from my friend Neal at Transmission Power in Jacksonville.  He sold and rebuilt the transmission that is in it. Getting closer to Panama by the day… [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/06/22/dive-boat-closer-to-panama/ It was time to move the boat a little closer to Panama.  I had it stored in Green Cove Springs.  I purchased a trailer and modified it to fit the boat.  The morning of the move, I got up a little early and got some great sunrise shots. This is an interesting old ship that [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/06/21/green-cove-springs-industrial-complex/ Got a chance to visit New Orleans.  I grew up there, and it was interesting to see the changes in the last 20 years… This is probably one of the most recognized landmarks in the city… I had to go past the old neighborhood and take a couple of shots of the house I grew [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/05/22/the-big-easy-and-roots/ I got a chance to get out shooting with the camera club.  What kind of a seafarer would I be if I wasn’t interested in lighthouses?  So, off to the New Jersey shore we go… This is the lighthouse at Sandy Hook. It’s on an old military base. The sky couldn’t have been any prettier. [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/05/16/more-lighthouses-all-from-new-jersey/ Got a rare chance to get out shooting today.  The meetup group had an outing in which we visited 7 covered bridges in Chester county and upper Maryland and Delaware. The day was really nice, but it got warm in the afternoon. The spring foliage is so bright green… An HDR shot to show some [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/05/01/pennsylvania-covered-bridges-of-chester-county/ Okay… just picked up the new compressors for the dive shop in Panama… I have a pair of Worthington 15CFM 5000psi compressors for filling tanks.  I need to adapt them and set them up for the shop.  Wooohoooo…  getting closer… Yep, they were kinda heavy, surprised even me… Capn Scott]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/04/20/compressors-for-the-new-dive-shop-in-panama/ It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 30 years since the Blackthorn sank.  They had just arrived at their new home across the dock from the Valiant in Galveston.  And, immediately they were off to the yards in Florida for an update.  I hadn’t seen SNGM Barnaby since we were in boot camp together.  [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/04/07/uscgc-blackthorn-wlb-391/ I got a chance to visit Denver, Colorado. Interesting big blue bear in front of the Colorado Convention Center. I took the opportunity to get up into the mountains and also visit some parks. I didn’t get many pictures, due to the snow storm.  These are 4 pictures stitched together. It was really cold and [...]]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/03/29/rocky-mountains-elk-and-denver/ Got a chance to go out and shoot with the local photography meetup group.  We visited several covered bridges after a night of a dusting of snow. Water reflection and snow just makes this shot… Capn Scott]]> http://capnscott.com/2010/02/01/covered-bridges-of-montgomery-county/