Shooting for fun - The Itallian Ponies(Ferrari's)

308 GTB/GTS Quattrovalvole

308 GTB/GTS Quattrovalvole

As a Photographer, I spend a lot of time prepping for a photo session, executing said photo session, editing and then delivering said session. Every now and again it becomes about getting out for yourself.
On Sunday I had that opportunity, no plan, just a phone call from a friend saying “hey there are about 20 Ferrari’s down here on the square.” If there is two things I love in this world it is photography and cars mainly classic cars, American Muscle but also a special place in my heart for something that was created by Enzo Ferrari. The lines on those cars are simply amazing its like a work of art or it like watching a surfer carve his way down a massive wave or a snowboarder slice down a freshly snow covered mountain. .
You maybe asking yourself okay Wisconsin Boy why the Ferrari? I born in the mid 80’s and remember in the late 80’s and early 90’s watching Magnum PI with my dad and I always thought the 308 GTB/GTS was a neatest looking car, how can you not fall in love with something like that. Also hey they happened to have one there yesterday with the correct license plate.

Dino 246 GT

Dino 246 GT

There was, at least to me a lesser known Ferrari there the Dino 246 GT I had never seen one but that was a neat find. The one thing the owner told me was until recently you could pick them up fairly cheap becasue they weren’t a highly sought after car.
Fun little fact about this car is even though it was made by Ferrari it was sold under the name Dino. It came into existance in the late 50’s because of the creation of a smaller V6 engine. The name Dino was used on these cars from 67 to 78 when it was dropped for the full Ferrari name. Also the Dino was semi created by Ferrari to offer a low cost sports car that normal person could afford.
While most of Ferrari’s there were newer ones and some that just rolled off the tine this year but it was cool just to look at them. The owners most of them out of Illinois were some of the nicest car enthusiasts I have ever met. Thanks for passing through town and stopping to have lunch at The East Troy Brewery it gave a lot of small town people a chance to look at some really nice car.s

Lume Cube Review

Back in December of 2016 I bought a set of Lume Cubes and I wanted to give them a good run though before writing a review for their product. For those of you not familiar with Lume Cube they are a small yet fiercely powerful light and can be used in a variety of settings and activities.

The light dimension is about a 1.5” cube to give you an idea of its size, it comes in blue, black and sliver/gray casings. Lume Cube has made some special give away cubes that were red and other colors but I have not seen those for sale (cause I would love a red one). The light color is around 6000K so it does have a light blue tint to it and it is extremely bright.

The light itself is really simple to use it has two push buttons on top one to operate the light. With the back of the light facing towards you the left button operates the light on its own. Once it is turned on you can tap the button repeatedly and increase the power of the light in 10% increments. the right button is activates the Bluetooth function of the light which allows it to pare with your phone or tablet.  From there you can modify the light in single percent increments.

The App for the Lume Cube has recently been up dated and for the most part is still the same. You can pair up to five Lume Cubes at one time and active them all with the touch of the screen. The one thing I like about the app is that it remembers the intensity percentage of the light when you turn it on and off the lights or the App. The one down side I did notice in the App is when you do modify the light brightness on the App the results are not immediately visible it does require you to turn the light on and off again with the little light power button on the app. The distance the light works with is the App is based on the power of its Bluetooth and your mobile device. I use a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and Motorola X Pure phone and the distance from where it works to where it doesn’t is about 40 feet for my devices. So results may vary depending on your mobile device.

When the light is on full power it will last about 20 to 30 minutes depending on surrounding conditions. Lume Cube says on full power expect about a 22-minute run time. So what I have experienced is within stated running timeWith the light below 75% power one can expect anywhere between a 45 minute to an hour and a half run time. The light does tend to get a bit warm with time especially on full power, not by any means that this is a down side but it is something to be aware of.

The one thing I love about this little light is that it is water resistant/proof up to 100 feet. I live on a lake with a max depth of 40 feet and this winter while the ice was on the lake I did pare both lights up with my Contour Camera. They work quite well in low level light and a depth of around 35 feet.

As for charging there is a screw off cap on the back of the Lume Cube to access the charging port. The cap has a rubber O-ring on it so it keeps the water out when screwed on tight. It can be easily removed for charging with a quarter or a nickel. The charging port is a USB type C connection and it will charge the Lume Cube in about an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half from being completely dead. Even if the Lume Cube is not being used for long periods of time the battery will still slowly drain, so the night before you use it to put it on the charger for a while just to make sure you are prepaired.

Some of the other uses I have found for Lume Cube is working on my vehicles because of their small size it has allowed me to get light into a small area where you can’t normally fit a normal flash light.  It also works well in flagging a passing by snowmobile with the pulse setting on the app when you are broken down on the side of the trail.

Lume Cube also offers a multitude of accessories for their lights. I am looking forward to getting the light house case and along with the honey comb pack and defuser bundle when they are released. By the looks and current online information, they will be held to the case by magnets so it will be interesting to see how they hold up with jarring and shaking. You can currently also get mounting accessories kits for the DJI Phantom series, Inspire series, also for the Yuneec Typhoon H and the Autel Robotics X-Star Drones.

The Lume Cube light is a small light that packs a big punch and is extremely versatile and it worth the $79.99 price tag. So if you are in the market for a small compact light it is worth the purchase and addition to your lighting arsenal.