BarrettMeeker

Macro Space Hulk!

barrett — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:36:38 +0000

I just got a set of Optek extension tubes which let normal lenses be used for macro photography. I wanted a subject and the new Space Hulk 3rd edition I recently got from my mom (thanks!) for my birthday has some of the best modeled miniatures I’ve ever seen. Hopefully I’ll be photographing them again after I get them all painted, assuming my painting won’t look too horrible this enlarged.

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A Hike in the La Honda Redwoods

barrett — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:31:03 +0000

What a fun hike! I ended up chasing Argon our dog through the woods, he insisted on leading. Becca and Peter follow us. Argon collected quite a bit of forest in his hair and was rather scared of the water crossings but always ended up braving them rather than being left behind. Along the hike we came across a pond with so much growth the surface looked a bit like a tennis court.

New Apartment

barrett — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:04:31 +0000

Work has begun!

Here’s the planned layout of the projector / main room setup, more pictures to be added as it goes.

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A Couple Hours at Milestone MX park

barrett — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:07:11 +0000

My dad, wife and I.

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Apartment #2505 Ready to Rent!

barrett — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:09:47 +0000

Finally, it’s ready! Doesn’t it look pretty?

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Highway 138 Accident

barrett — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:50:59 +0000

Making out way back from Willow Spring Raceway we witnessed the second half of a bizarre accident. A older lady in the ford SUV was heading east on the highway when she drifted across the oncoming lane and off the far shoulder of the road hitting a power line pole, breaking it, then rolling over and hitting another smaller support pole (seen in the photos wedged in the bumper)

The first power line pole she hit broke and as it, and the asociated powerlines fell across the road a fellow Willow Springs racer just ahead of us drove under the falling power line, his truck went under fine but as it fell the trailer he was pulling snaged the power line. The line almost cut the entire top of the trailer off.

The lady, bikes and fellow racer were unharmed. The Trailer and SUV are dead.

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Elven Star Horse Show

barrett — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:21:43 +0000

Becca, Kristy and some pictures of a few others, from they’re October Jumping show. This was Becca’s first show on Prinz, the horse she raise from a colt.

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September Race Photography

barrett — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:23:32 +0000

While I wasn’t racing Becca and I took the car up to the top of the track to take photos of Dad and Terrance, the other two racers in our carpool team. Terrance brought his old GS1100 out for the frist time.

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Dirtbike Training

barrett — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:07:38 +0000

David and I rented a CRF150 for the girls to learn on. We brought my father’s old yamaha WR250 along as well and headed up to Hungry Valley. This was going to be Jacqui’s first time riding. Becca had been three times before but that was quite awhile ago on a much bigger bike, she was looking forward to the little bike. They both liked it but after a short trek on the paved feeder road both decided they liked paved roads better. A couple falls and brused knees but no serious injurries.

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Aprilia RS250

barrett — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:56:11 +0000

After my first street bike, a 1991 EX500 blew it’s engine, I bought one of my dream bikes. It’s a 1997 Aprilia RS250, only had 4,000 miles on it when I got it in august 2007.

Specs

250cc two-cylinder
2-stroke engine
12,000 rpm redline
55 rwhpr
370 lbs (with fluids)
120+ mph

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