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Trying to score a Supermoon Field Goal

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:19:07 +0000

Hello folks,

Yesterday, hummm, what a day, a lot about this Supermoon, of course I don’t want to be alone at home watching Nat Geo Channel, so grabbed my gear and head out for photography. the Location, just a place close to home, over the neighbor city of St. Petersburg, when arriving to [...]

Going techy… tips for photographing the moon!

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:48:44 +0000

Here are a few tips that will help you next time you want to photograph this fun ball of cheese:

Even if you missed the “super” close moon, these tips will help you with any photography in the sky, especially at night.

Use a tripod. For all those who said you [...]

Classic Cameras Friday! Nikon Nikkormat FT – 1965

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:28:54 +0000

Hello there;

Today wanna share with you a classic, and one of my all time favorite, the Nikkormat FT 1965, here some facts:

Nikon SLR for the masses $270 with f2 lens in 1965 ($1869 in 2010 dollars)

The 1965 Nikkormat FT was Nikon’s second attempt at a less-expensive body that could take [...]

St. Petersburg FL, planning a return!

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:24:03 +0000

Hello there,

One paragraph post!, just reminding myself I have to get back to St Pete for some photos!

Cesar Out!

Note: Photo taken with Nikon D300 using Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 on Lexar Pro UDMA Digital Film

… at the Dali Museum for Art and Italian Superbikes

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:34 +0000

Hello there;

This past saturday, Euro Cycles of Tampa Bay unveiled another Italian Superbike, the Ducati Panigale 1199 S, great machine, named after the Panigale town near Bologna, they call it Motor Town.

Got over the Dali Museum before the event start, got a chance to take a bunch of photos before they [...]

…just get it to the Green

Cesar L. Diaz — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:45:41 +0000

Hello guys;

Last week my office went to play golf, the 4th Annual Golf Tournament, great event for a great cause, went shooting after a surgery, feeling o’right, had the time to snap good photos.

This is a small selection:

Love shooting golf, amazing swings, and the green, can’t forget the green. [...]

… happiness not always prevail!

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:49:31 +0000

Happy Sunday folks;

This is a quick comeback after many light-years of traveling to this marvelous universe (work is whipping my back, the true story behind my absence) and guest what?… when I thought everything gonna be back to normal…. a crash in the intergalactic engines…

Yeah… about three weeks ago when for [...]

…en la Bahia de Manzanillo!

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:06:09 +0000

Hello friends;

Being a little busy and away from writing, today want to share some photos from a beautiful city over Cuba called Manzanillo, this city is located over the east zone and has a nice Caribbean Sea view. Never been there before we spend a good day over together with my [...]

Between rocks and trees…. time for Competition.

Cesar L. Diaz — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:32:23 +0000

Buenas Noches;

A week ago I went to Hardrock Cycle Parck over Ocala, FL, Florida Trial Association had an event over and decide to covered it, together with Steve Loveridge spent a great day of competition.

Took my cousin with me, he never saw before this king of competition, so we had [...]

Classic Cameras Friday! Topcon Auto 100 – 1964

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:13 +0000

Hello there!

Happy friday! time to hit the weekend, here is an very cool entry, the first camera offering Through the Lens Metering, the Topcon Auto 100, here some facts:

First SLR with automatic through-the-lens metering $160 with f2 lens in 1965 ($1108 in 2010 dollars)

The Topcon RE Super, introduced in 1963, [...]

Welcome to the Dark Side…

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:08:18 +0000

Hello, and Happy Love Day!

When I was a kid, I did really enjoy the Star Wars movies, back in Cuba, with everything possible was out of reach, watching this movies was a blessing, the idea of Intergalactic Knights (Jedi) came over as a rocket hitting the target, Kaboom!!!!, with many hours of reading the [...]

Using iPad for some blogging

Cesar L. Diaz — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:50 +0000

Start using iPad’s WordPress app for some blogging, good when in location and need a quick way to get some content online.

More on the road next weekend when I will cover the Florida Trail event in Ocala.

Cesar out!

Classic Cameras Friday! Revere Eye-Matic EE127 – 1959

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:02 +0000

Hello there;

It’s Friday, time for some Classic Camera. Today I want to show you the Revere Eye-Matic EE 127 from 1959, here some facts:

Second inexpensive auto-exposure still camera $139.50 in 1959 ($1045 in 2010 dollars)

This was the second of the auto-exposure cameras introduced in 1959. Revere, like Bell & Howell, [...]

Walked the Red Carpet… At Mecum Auction, Kissimmee FL

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:19:34 +0000

Happy Sunday friends!

What a day yesterday (Sat Jan 28, 2012)… after a painful one hour drive to Kissimmee FL, finally got to see the Mecum Auction in action!!!…

Covering this event was a real blessing, never saw before that many cars in my entire life, my Favorite 1967 [...]

Time to Save my vacation time…

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:07 +0000

Hello there,

Weather is getting pretty good, actually the weekend gonna be really nice, actually I didn’t try to get Paul Dellegatto out of business hehehee, I just repeating what he said…. well get back to photo talk, this time wanna talk about a nice event that happened to me in my last [...]

La Gran Piedra… High in altitude and stunning views

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:54 +0000

Nice Sunday afternoon!

I am so happy I have so much media to share from my last trip to Cuba, I can say until now the best trip to Paradise Lost until now, exploring the east part this time, in special the City of Santiago de Cuba, nothing crazy cause I was with [...]

Santuario del Cobre, Under Construction.

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:20:37 +0000

Hello and Happy weekend!

In my last visit to Paradise Lost, went into a east trip to Santiago De Cuba, a very hot part (I mean hot weather, hotter than the normal parts of the island), really wanna spend some good time with friend and girlfriend. Before getting to the city I decide [...]

Dade Battlefield Reenactment, a well piece of history taught Live…

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:43:27 +0000

Hello there!

Last weekend I was over Bushnell, FL covering the Dade Battlefield Reenactment for 2012, what a nice history class, knowing details of the live in the Peninsula back in the days was a bless. Never knew that the Seminole Tribe never signed a piece treaty with the White People, and the [...]

Classic Cameras Friday! Rolleiflex 3.5 Automat MX – 1951

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:37:36 +0000

Hello there!,

Happy friday!, today I want to show you the Rollei 3.5 Automat MX from 1951, here some photos!

… and

Beauty indeed!

Enjoy your Friday!

Cesar Out!

Fighting for Freedom has it origins… La Demajagua

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:21 +0000

Hello friends;

This is a very CUBAN post, this place (La Demajagua National Monument) is the origins of the fight for Cuban Freedom, back in 1868 a rich Cuban sugar mill owner called Carlos Manuel de Céspedez offered freedom to all his slaves who wanted to join him in a fight against the [...]

Crane, concrete and a perfect light…

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:35:23 +0000

Hello there;

Been away from the blog for a few weeks, family issues keep out of shooting, processing and posting, but now for 2012 I am back in action, like construction business, it’s a go!

This small assignment caused a lot of happiness, we are building!!!, businesses are going through this hard time, [...]

Old Locomotive, American Made… on display

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:43:11 +0000

Hello there!

Is a day off for me today, Christmas is around the corner and because of that. Merry Christmas to all of you, hope your Christmas wishes are underneath the tree, your camera gear wish list had been listen but somebody and Sunday morning when you open your boxes you can find [...]

Classic Cameras Friday! Kodak 35RF – 1940

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:29:44 +0000

Hello there!

Is friday, take a look of this beauty! the Kodak 35 RF, the First American Built 35mm camera, here some facts:

First 35mm Kodak made in US $48 in 1940 ($748 in 2010 dollars)

The Kodak 35 was the first US-made Kodak 35mm; this is the RF version, which came out [...]

Vantage Point…

Cesar L. Diaz — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:27:34 +0000

Hello, there!

This is a kind of techy post, really don’t like to much to do this, but always you are in the middle of a technicality, we are talking about vantage points, for many years millions of photographs are taken from the same vantage point, about 6 to 8 feet above ground, this [...]

San Pedro De La Roca ~ Morro de Santiago de Cuba

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:00:37 +0000

Hello there friends;

What can I say about this superb place I did visit in my trip to Cuba, San Pedro de la Roca, el Morro de Santiago de Cuba, ( read Wikipedia entry here ), again, in my 32 years living in Cuba, never had [...]