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Vixen Polarie FirstLook

January 4, 2012 // 0 Comments

Last Spring we attended our first Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) conference (Day1, Day2, Day3). The conference is an annual gathering of astronomy enthusiats and [...]

DomeSkin FirstLook

January 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

Some of you may have received shiny new gadgets as presents during the holidays and may be wondering how best to protect them from the bumps and bruises of everyday use. The [...]

Urban Safari: Franklin Park Zoo

January 2, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Franklin Park Zoo is just a few miles from the RainyDayMagazine office, yet in all the years we have been in Boston we have never been there. So over the Holiday [...]

The Art of Photographic Lighting

November 10, 2011 // 0 Comments

Lighting is one of the more difficult topic to master in photography. Our eyes see a scene very differently than a camera. Seeing the light and capturing it are two very [...]

Pixeet Panorama Kit FirstUse

November 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

There are many ways to shoot panoramic images. One way is to take multiple images and stitch them together into a larger photo. That approach is great [...]

First Frost

October 28, 2011 // 0 Comments

Bostonians woke up to frost on their windows and black ice on the ground today. The sheen will not last long, but it is a clear sign that it is time to get out the [...]

Otterbox iPhone lens case

October 3, 2011 // 0 Comments

We are always looking for accessories which will enable us to extend what we can do with the iPhone 4. Lens attachments for the phone’s 5-megapixel camera are such an [...]

Pixeet Panorama Kit: 180º Fisheye Lens

September 27, 2011 // 1 Comment

Accessories for the iPhone have typically been limited to skins, cases, and other protective gear. With the introduction of front and back cameras, items such as lenses have [...]

Delkin PopUp Shade – InTheWild

September 16, 2011 // 0 Comments

We got the Delkin Shade for our Nikon D40 back in 2008. The Pop-Up shade is a helpful accessory for anyone who likes to check their work via the camera’s LCD, [...]

Passiflora Update

September 2, 2011 // 0 Comments

Hurricane Irene went inland, pummeled Vermont, but spared most of Boston. All of the plants in the RainyDayGarden came through unscathed. As we had mentioned in July, the [...]

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