October 27, 2009 @ 12:28 am
At about 1:35 of this DigitalRev Canon EOS 7D review, you can see them literally drench the camera in water. As you may or may not know, the Canon EOS 7D is one of the better equipped weatherproof cameras that Canon has in its SLR line. But even if my camera could do this, I would never ever do it on purpose just for testing. That’s pretty ballsy.
September 24, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
Photo: Reuters
Constant rain over the last week or so has put parts of Georgia under water. In the pictures (taken September 23, 2009) and video here, you can see parts of Six Flags Over Georgia (West of Atlanta) submerged in murky waters rendering the entire park useless until the waters recede.
Photo: AP
According to some estimates, about $250 million in damage has been done to to people’s homes and 8 people have died as a result of this wet weather.
The video below is haunting.
September 15, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
Sneakerstuff has the Tretorn T56 Gore-Tex sneakers for about $173 USD. It’s a little expensive, but I guess that’s what happens when you add GORE-TEX to anything these days. These would be wonderful to use when biking in the rain though. I wish they weren’t currently only being sold in Sweden (because shipping prices from there are a PITA). [via]
September 9, 2009 @ 11:56 pm
Showdown with Zeus — a lightning storm timelapse from Lucasberg (Joey) on Vimeo.
…with an added bonus of a time-lapse of the sky over Salvation Mountain at the end. Enjoy!
May 23, 2009 @ 2:23 pm
I think in the back of my mind, this is one of my greatest fears riding my bike on a rainy day — that I’ll fall straight into a watery abyss and never return… [via]
December 11, 2008 @ 9:31 pm
Is it even called a rain guard? That’s what I’ve always called it, but I have a feeling that it goes by another name because when I asked for one, the guy kinda looked at me for a few seconds before finally realizing what it was that I was asking for.
Water stopper? Splash guard? I dunno, help me out here.
