Tribal Warrior - The firefighter

Tribal Warrior - The firefighter, originally uploaded by L.C.Nøttaasen.

Fish soup with fresh steamed mussels

Fish soup with fresh steamed mussels, originally uploaded by L.C.Nøttaasen.

Skoda Fabia 1.4 MPI Cylinder Head Gasket

Skoda Fabia Cylinder Head - Engine bay, originally uploaded by Magnera.

If you are planning on changing the head gasket on your Skoda Fabia 1.4 MPI (push rod engine) here are some pictures that might help you.

I've never worked on an engine before so I used the Haynes DIY handbook for guidance. I did most of the work myself, but the surface grinding was done by a local shop. With parts and the grinding the total cost was 1/10 of what the Skoda repair shop wanted.

Since I've never done anything like this before I used around six hours to take everything apart. Including jacking up the car, draining the coolant and reading every section in the Haynes book to many times.
The reassemble part took me three hours. If I needed to do it all again, I would probable need less then 5 hours for the entire process. And its all easy work on this engine, just a lot of bolts and nuts.

(clicking on the picture will take you to my flickr stream, where you can browse through the pictures)

Rogafest 2010 - Kristian Valen (Sibbe) [HD]

Here is a short video (medley) from Kristian Valen's performance on Rogafest 2010. Filmed with my Nikon D90 dslr. The sound is what you might expect from a build in mono microphone :oD

For HD playback press the white facebook logo in the upper left corner (this will take you to the facebook page of Torjussen Multimedia)
 

Saipem 7000

Saipem 7000, originally uploaded by Magnera.

"Saipem 7000 is the world's second largest crane vessel, after the Thialf. The crane radius of the Saipem 7000 grants a lifting capability of 14,000 tonnes at 42 meters while the Thialf can lift 14,200 tonnes at 31.2 meters. It is owned by the oil and gas industry contractor Saipem S.p.A."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saipem_7000

BMW 1 series (E87 Hatchback) M Sport

BMW 1 series (E87 Hatchback) M Sport, originally uploaded by Magnera.

Trying out some car photography at night with my brother.

Best photo of the bunch, no flash reflections in the paint on this one.

Nikon D90 placed on tripod.
One hand held bare Nikon SB-600 triggered manually multiple times. You can see some of the flash bursts in the photo (see notes)

Swan

Swan, originally uploaded by Magnera.

I was out walking Chuck, my golden retriever nephew, planning to take some long exposure shots after the sun had set. This swan came up to us hoping that we had brought some food. The long exposure shot will have to wait, my battery ran out and I got cold.

REDWorm

REDWorm

www.flickr.com/groups/r3dartworm/
Font - Space Age by Justin Callaghan dafont.com
Unreal Brushes - Edwin Cuadros Juarez edelihu.deviantart.com/
Space - Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
Rock_Star_Brushes - xCassiex24 xcassiex24.deviantart.com/

Uploaded by Magnera on 19 Feb 10, 11.45PM CET.

Don't think to hard, you might hurt yourself

Don't think to hard, you might hurt yourself, originally uploaded by Magnera.

Strobist info:
Nikon SB-600 through white umbrella. Triggered by Cactus V4. Lumapro LP 120 as fill, triggered optically.

My brother and Chuck (the dog) is away for the weekend. Which gives me the opportunity to play with my new flashes.
Any tips on improvements are, probably, appreciated :oD

The thrills of space travel :oD

The thrills of space travel :oD, originally uploaded by Magnera.

Strobist info:
SB-600 with shoot through umbrella placed left above camera. LP120 bare at 1/8 between legs pointing towards camera to create blown out effect and lens flare. SB-600 triggered with Cactus V4, LP120 triggered optically be SB-600.
www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/

Created for the NASA remix Challenge #11 - Through the Looking Glass

Credits:
Space pictures Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/favorites/PIA07854
www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1381.html
Texture:
All That Glitters Is Not Gold by SkeletalMess
www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/

Waves long exposure

Waves long exposure, originally uploaded by Magnera.

Tried to use a light stand as a tripod. It did not work that well, specially not in the wind.

Nikon D90 video: Windsurfer somersault on wave

Nikon D90 video: Windsurfer somersault on wave, originally uploaded by Magnera.

Its not easy focusing with the d90 using only the screen as reference. Some more practice might help. The somersault, or almost whipout, is near the end of the video.