Tiny Homes in Brattleboro / September 7, 2016 by Douglas Koski

Sinéad and I went on a quick adventure to Brattleboro, VT to see the Tiny Home Festival. It turned out to be quite the interesting trip. There were several demos to walk through, as well as some in progress units. One of the most interesting ones to see was the converted school bus.

Castle in the Clouds / August 30, 2016 by Douglas Koski

Sinéad and I went on an adventure to the Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough, NH. While it might not have fit the typical description of a castle, it was quite the building to see!

We started our adventure waiting forever to get in at the guard booth. Given how quickly we eventually were able to make it in, the poor attendant on duty must have encountered a particularly inquisitive person a head of us in line. Once we got through, we made our way to a small parking lot and a short trail to a waterfall.

The Oliver Hazard Perry / August 15, 2016 by Douglas Koski

Sinéad and I went on an adventure to see the tall ship in Portsmouth, NH. The ship featured this year was the Oliver Hazard Perry, and it was quite the ship to see! We were dreading the part of the tour that would take us below deck as the outside temperatures were teetering on the 100 degree point. We were greatly relieved to find that the ship had air conditioning, and were discussing plans to not resurface.

Granite State Whale Watch / August 14, 2016 by Douglas Koski

I went on a great adventure with my wife and some of her family. We headed to Rye, NH where we hopped on a boat with Granite State Whale Watch. It was a lot of fun! Though it started off a bit boring, it quickly picked up when we started catching some some spouts. From there we were right on top of tracking several whales as they surfaced.

Seek the Peak DSLR Challenge! / August 5, 2016 by Douglas Koski

Thanks again to everyone who supported my family and friends in raising money for the Mount Washington Observatory in honor of my late Uncle Mike! Our team was able to raise over $2000, a new best for our team!

Eagles Nest / June 16, 2016 by Douglas Koski

Yesterday's adventures proved to be more successful than I could have imagined! My friend Dave and I used our lunch time to journey into the cemetery, and Dave receives all the credit for spotting one of the Eagles in a tree a bit before we were to arrive at the nest.

Fundraising: $500 DSLR Challenge / June 14, 2016 by Douglas Koski

"Updating goal to the $500 DSLR Challenge. If the goal of $500 is met, and the weather co-operates, I will do the hike with my DSLR and take photos of the journey. The D5300 has GPS to plot the progress, and I've also got a battery grip that carries 2 batteries at a time to help last the day. Challenge on!"

Back Button Focusing and Forcing the Shot [D5300] / June 10, 2016 by Douglas Koski

2 of the settings I most highly anticipated on the D5300 are the options to configure back button focusing, and to force the shot on shutter regardless of focus. The D3100 did not have these options, and I can't begin to relate the frustration I felt from the D3100 refusing to take a shot because *it* did not think the shot was in focus.