Raymond's Blog http://www.raymondchafin.com Pictures, ideas, problems, and hopefully some solutions.... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:19:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 This Morning’s Workout 8-12-10 http://www.raymondchafin.com/2010/08/this-mornings-workout-8-12-10/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2010/08/this-mornings-workout-8-12-10/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:15:01 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=549 Ext. Loop 8-12-10 by rchafin at Garmin Connect – Details.

So, Im trying to embed my morning ride as a blog post just to see how it goes.  My new bike computer should allow me to show the data plots in my blog, and I thought that might be a neat addition.  Click the View Details link for more info!

]]> http://www.raymondchafin.com/2010/08/this-mornings-workout-8-12-10/feed/ 0 Under Construction http://www.raymondchafin.com/2010/01/new-site-is-up-and-running/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2010/01/new-site-is-up-and-running/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:16:41 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=160 As you might have guessed, I’m going through some adjustments to the site.  This is a much more complicated, but ultimately nicer design than I have experience with in the past.  So over the next week or so, you can watch me slowly evolve this site into its final product.  The end result should be easier for me to update, and more enjoyable for others to view images and read blog posts.  Till then…..

]]> http://www.raymondchafin.com/2010/01/new-site-is-up-and-running/feed/ 0 Sicilian Sunrise http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/sicilian-sunrise/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/sicilian-sunrise/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:52 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=394 http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/sicilian-sunrise/feed/ 3 Fishing and the tanker… http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/fishing-and-the-tanker/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/fishing-and-the-tanker/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:09 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=392 http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/fishing-and-the-tanker/feed/ 0 Dramatic Sky http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/dramatic-sky/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/dramatic-sky/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:09:18 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=390 http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/dramatic-sky/feed/ 3 The Milazzo Harbor http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-milazzo-harbor/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-milazzo-harbor/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:08:28 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=388 http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-milazzo-harbor/feed/ 4 The dingy.. http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-dingy/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-dingy/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:07:33 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=386 http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-dingy/feed/ 0 The Catch… http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-catch/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-catch/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:06:38 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=384 Every morning in Milazzo, many fisherman board their small 12ft boats and venture out into the coastal area to bring back the island’s most boutiful natural resource…..deliciously fresh fish.  Here a fishman, just back from his morning routine, displays his catch for the locals to browse and select their dinner.  At this particular moment, the fisherman is arranging fresh squid.

]]> http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-catch/feed/ 0 The fisherman… http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-fisherman/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-fisherman/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:02:45 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=382 A little backstory…I really love people photography, but I have a tough time approaching strangers with my camera.  It’s a tough mental hurdle to get over, and I battle it and loose just about every time I have a camera in my hand.  This time, I got up the courage to ask this old sicilian fisherman if I could take his picture.  Despite the language difficulty, he immediately knew what I wanted, and immediately smiled, adjusted his shirt, stood as tall as he could, and put his best face on for my camera.  Its not one of my more amazing photos, but it easily rises to the top of my personal collection.

]]> http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/the-fisherman/feed/ 0 Milazzo…hotel… http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/milazzohotel/ http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/milazzohotel/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:57:05 +0000 rchafin http://www.raymondchafin.com/?p=380 http://www.raymondchafin.com/2009/11/milazzohotel/feed/ 0