Tonight's Thuderhead (an Instagram photo)

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Lightbulbs - filament up or down?

We have under-cabinet low-voltage lighting, and the replacement bulbs have a little blue painted dot on one side, indicating an install orientation. Problem is, nobody until now has been able to tell me which way to orient the dot.

12-volt, 10-watt xenon bulbs for under-cabinet lighting

I decided to write the company and inquire, and they informed me that the dot should go up. That has the filament dangling in a downward position.

I'd love to know why, if you have any hypotheses about it -- or even better, actual knowledge of it! =)

So, if you have a system like ours (which features 12-volt, 10-watt rigid-loop xenon bulbs, or the like), there you have it! Install with the filaments hanging down, and the painted spot pointed up!

P.S. Yes, it's been over 3 years since I last posted on this blog, but I figured if I couldn't find this information anywhere, there must be others looking for it, as well, and it should be documented.

Blog Step-Child

Since we have a blog for the kiddos and one for photograpy, this blog has become somewhat of a red-headed step-child. That's really a terrible analogy. I never really thought about that one before.

Okay, anyway, I'm going to start posting more about us personally on the Prints Charming blog, which you can find here (Edmond, Oklahoma Photographers)

I hope you'll swing by from time to time and check out what we've been up to. My entire personal life is tied up in photography. Many days I work on it from the hour I wake up until the hour I go to bed, so I think it will be a good fit to have that blog become more personable as well as professional. I just posted a good personal blog on it this morning, so if you have time, go check it out.

Many thanks to all 3 of my regular readers. =)

New Zip Code

Hey, we're not moving, but the Post Office, bless their hearts, have created a new zip code for us since our area is growing so much. It's going to be 73012 effective July 1, 2007. Just wanted to let everyone know!

The Smoking Tree

I captured this photo literally just moments after the rain stopped this afternoon and the sun pierced the clouds. Five seconds later, the tree stopped steaming like this...


It was amazing to have been there at precisely that moment with camera ready in hand. We were there shooting a high-school senior but were in between locations when I spotted it.

Click on the picture to see a larger version of it where you can see the steam better. Hope you enjoyed the photo!

Thanks for stopping by!