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September 11- The Memorial

September 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

When we were in NYC this Summer, we stopped by the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial and paid our respects to two friends lost on that day: Anna Allison (N-2) and Aram [...]

Fujifilm X100S InTheWild

September 5, 2014 // 1 Comment

We  have had our hands on the Fujifilm X100S for almost a year and a half, and during that time this remarkable point-and-shoot camera has completely charmed its way into [...]

BirdCam Pro InTheWild

July 31, 2014 // 1 Comment

The BirdCam and BirdCam Pros from Wingscapes are weather-proof wildlife cameras/videocams. Both cameras have been set up in various sections of the RainyDayGarden for [...]

RDG 2014 Spring Update

June 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Now that Summer has officially started, we want to do a quick look back at how Spring went in the RainyDayGarden. April: Because of the long Winter, the plants got going a [...]

Vintage Inverted Microscope

May 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

Microscopes  and telescopes are amazing devices because they can “transport” us to other worlds at the speed of light. This is why we constantly scour [...]

Glow In The Dark Rocks

May 14, 2014 // 1 Comment

After  our recent post on the EXO camera stand, we started getting comments and suggestions on geology gear. That took us by surprise as we didn’t realize that [...]

Urban Safari: The Fens

May 12, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Fens in the Back Bay is one of the gems of the Emerald Necklace and a treasure of Boston. It is also the latest expedition in our Urban Safari series. Frederick Law [...]

Urban Safari: Heron Hunting

May 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

Urban safaris are something we started doing when we joined the Franklin Park Zoo a few years ago. Since then, we have had many “adventures,” some of them in [...]

Cullmann Flexx System

March 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

When  setting up the Cactus LV5 for our FirstUse review, we looked at tripods we thought might be suitable to pair with its laser trigger. We have a lot of tripod options [...]

Cactus LV5 Laser Trigger FirstLook

March 3, 2014 // 0 Comments

We  first looked at laser triggers last Summer. These devices have enabled photographers to bring us into a world that moves too fast for our eyes to see. The [...]
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