Monthly Archives: November, 2009
Waiting for a PID
Getting ready to install a PID on the Rancilio Miss Audrey
Everyday seen made interesting
Extraordinary seen out of ordinary things!
Black foamy thing
Black flag is an old idea. Here is a simple DIY twist on this idea for speedlights
PrimalGrill.org is still down? Is it gone?
Primalgrill.org has been down for for last couple of weeks. Is it gone?
Rancilio Rialto/Audrey Wiring Diagram
Some people are looking for a mod that allows to use low water light on the Rancilio Rialto and Audrey espresso machine for a heating indicator. I think I found a diagram on the web that explains how to do that. I did not open my Audrey yet to see if the diagram is accurate. [...]
Lighting setup with two umbrellas
Found a reference to a two umbrella setup that mimics a beauty light.
It is like a large beauty light. There are two drawbacks to this setup IMHO. Fist, it must be loosing a lot of light in reflections between the two umbrellas. Second, as any beauty light it would have a sweet spot where light would [...]
Folding Octagon Ring Light
I mostly do photography. Sometimes I shoot video. For my photography I use off-camera flash. Video needs a different approach. So, decided to make a small ring light for shooting indoors What I end up with is not exactly small. It started with an innocent decision to make an octagon from 30 inch segments of 2×4s. [...]