San Jose/Bay Area GTG and BBQ 10/01/11

[csshih]

OK, finally got the pictures processed.

couldn't resist the dog pics.

mm maxabeam.

I believe jake25 likes the food.

HID cooldown.

wish I got a clearer picture - always nice to see people smiling!

BVH's blitz

helicopter spotlight!

I used my flash for this picture to show how thin the beam is.

maxabeam cooldown.

we needed oven gloves to pack up this foxfury light! it was hot!

camera talk

Thank you Vikki and Kevin for another memorable meet! the food was great!
Also, thank you BVH for bringing all the HIDs.

Craig

 

[JimH]

Great pics, Craig

. You did a a very nice job of capturing the flavor of the get together. Next time you need to get a pic of the food table before I eat all of Kevin's ribs

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[duffman]

Thank you Vicki & Kevin for opening your home to all of us. Without you guys, we'd be playing with our lights alone.

Honorable mention to john's mom. She was genial and great to talk to about guns ( I didn't see that coming )

It was great seeing all you guys.

 

[bigchelis]

Thanks Again for hosting Vicki/kevin.

I was able to capture these shots:

 

[bigchelis]

My new flashlight...the Dry XM-L which pulls 2.9A (with 12.4V input)at the tail off some new IMR 18650 (not AW brand).

Cool little thrower at 80K lux via XM-L and 3in SMO bezel

All of these are infinite brightness

Some Aspheric 6P size throwers

The NEW 2C LED Maglight. Stock, under the hood shot.

 

[stickydoorknob]

wish i found out earlier...

 

[gimmejr]

I should really log in more often.

 

[Max_Power]

Thanks for activating this old thread, I just realized I never uploaded my photos. I was playing with an ultrawide lens so I wanted to run the people pictures through some processing first. Seeing Craig's shots encouraged me to share mine. I took a lot less than in 2010, but still got some good stuff.


Sunset sky - the circular polarizer made it look even more dramatic.

Sunset_Sky_Light by A_Super_Guy, on Flickr


Our calibrated palm tree, 110 yards away, in evening daylight. "Neutral White"

Calibrated_Palm_Tree_DxO by A_Super_Guy, on Flickr

A video comparing different throwy lights on the calibrated palm tree at 111 Yards. (Nikon D7000, 200mm F/2.8 lens, tripod)
Deft EDC XPC R4 1.4A
PCC Built XRE 1.4 A (From Surefire L1)
Lumapower 1.3 A 35mm deep SMO
Manafont XML XPE R4 1.4A SMO P60
Range: 110 yards
Nikon D7000, 200mm F/2.8 lens, tripod
Narrated by Big Celis
http://www.flickr.com/photos/a_super_guy/6971455179/

Backyard pow wow

BackYard_PowWow_DxO by A_Super_Guy, on Flickr

Big Celis playing with a MaxaBeam

BigCelis_Maxabeam_DxO by A_Super_Guy, on Flickr

MaxaBeam light column to infinity

Maxabeam_Light_Column by A_Super_Guy, on Flickr

Blackhawk helicopter searchlight beam - we had to avoid painting aircraft when running this one!

Blackhawk_Searchlight_Beam_DxO by A_Super_Guy, on Flickr

Craig getting a beamshot of the Blackhawk helicopter searchlight

Blackhawk_Searchlight_Operator_DxO by A_Super_Guy, on Flickr

 

[Max_Power]

Duplicate post - server went down while I was trying to post.