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A late start this morning. I usually write my blog posts the day before and yesterday was Sharon’s's first evening home for over a week so we sat on the couch, had a bottle of wine and watched HOUSE MD re-runs on dvd. Nice way to spend an evening, sorry you weren’t invited.

Yesterday’s post on Faith and Art stirred some insightful discussion, some of it far more profound than the actual post on which it was based I encourage you to read it if you haven’t. One of the things that came up was a further clarification. I thought I’d been very clear that this was not only a discussion of faith in the religious sense, that what I was getting at was broader and applied to all of us, theistic, athieistic, or whatever lies in the middle; that our core values and beliefs about life, ourselves, the world in which we live all form the deepest parts of us, the most unique parts of us, and when we draw from that well to create our art we have the potential to create art that is more uniquely personal than when we stay on the surface of things.

Ok, so a few detaily-linky items today.

First, I got my HyperMac yesterday. The one I ordered is a 100 watt-hour external battery for my MacBook and it’s sweet. Small, not much heavier than a normal MacBook battery, and it’s reputed to give another 13 hours of working time, as well as being able to recharge USB devices like the iPhone. And it came with a car charger so I can charge the thing while driving. I wish I’d had this in Ethiopia. Had plenty of car time, it was AC power when we got into town that I didn’t have. Check it out HERE.

Ever work in Lightroom on your laptop and find you just aren’t sure which angle to put your screen at to get the right tonal values in your image? My buddy Gavin Gough has a simple, elegant solution and if you go to his blog you can download a gradient that you can set as your identity plate and you’ll never have to fiddle with the screen again. Check it out HERE.

I’ve been using Blackrapid R-straps for just over a year now and love them just as much as I ever did. The weak point has always been the snap connector and they’ve finally got new ones – small lockable carabiner clips that seem beefy and well-made. I’ve just replaced my old ones and while I never had a problem I know others did and this oughta make many of you feel a little more comfortable about these brilliant straps. When I visited Blackrapid in their Seattle digs last year we had a long talk about a 2-camera system, and that rig is now out. I’ve got one and will be taking it to Ladakh in September and will review it then. For now visit Matt Brandon’s blog to see his write-up on both the new clips and the new harness. Check that out HERE.