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Boxster Project: Headlight Restoration

May 26, 2024 // 0 Comments

Some time back we had noticed a slight yellowing around the Litronic headlights of the Porsche Boxster. Not wanting to chance scratching the lens, we thought we could take [...]

Boxster Project: Lid Liner Install

May 19, 2024 // 0 Comments

Most of our Boxster DIY projects are repairs, but some are cosmetic, and a few are protective. This project is the “protective” kind, and it took us more time to [...]

Birding in the Backyard (BBY): City Birds

May 5, 2024 // 0 Comments

When somebody says that they “went birding,” most people think that they: headed into the woods, or hiked out onto the marsh, or drove to a distant destination, [...]

BeaverLAB Microscopes: FirstLook

April 28, 2024 // 0 Comments

RainyDayMagazine has always been deeply interested in various forms of digital microscopy (iPhone, converting old scopes, etc.). We are particularly intrigued and have [...]

Birding Gear : Big lens transport

April 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

When we acquired our Nikkor 200-500mm lens, we had to consider the best way to carry the big lens on outings. Together, the zoom lens and D850 body weigh almost 8 pounds (!), [...]

Solar Eclipse Totality 2024

April 14, 2024 // 0 Comments

Yup we…went. And in order to get as much Eclipsiality as possible, we went further afield than we anticipated we would. Days later, we are still awed by the whole d@mn [...]

The Galobart Books: Mayan Dresden Codex

April 7, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Mayan civilization began two thousands years before the birth of Christ, peaked between A.D. 250 and 900, and began its decline before the Americas were [...]

Patterns In Bloom @ NEBG

March 23, 2024 // 0 Comments

Boston used to host the Massachusetts Horticultural Society‘s huge annual  New England Spring Flower Show, which heralded the beginning of Spring. We think the show [...]

Birding lenses: FirstUse

March 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

When we upgraded our Nikon DSLR from the D90 to the D850, we went from a 12MP sensor to a 47MP sensor. That massive increase in sensor size enables us to capture higher [...]

Birding lenses for the Nikon D850

March 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

When we first acquired the new-to-us Nikon D850 body from a local wedding photographer who was upgrading to the Nikon Z, it came with its original accessories—manual, [...]
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