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Homeless. Evicted. Pigeons?,
originally uploaded by SPangborn.

Now that the North Temple Bridge has been totally demolished, the pigeons who used to live under it are now left homeless, evicted by the cruel demolition overlords.

Interestingly enough, the area where these pigeons dwell used to be a haven for the homeless people until Salt Lake City fenced off the area, preventing the homeless from taking cover under the bridge, and forcing them elsewhere.

These pigeons will likely be very confused when all of the sub-structure of the bridge is removed for the new one to be built.

© 2010 Sawyer Pangborn
Nikon D200 with 55-200 mm f/4-5.6 lens at f/5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO 400

Upon seeing several photos on Flickr taken with the Ray Flash (link), I thought I could build my own ringflash for less than the $200 Ray Flash. Seeing numerous instructions on how to build a ringflash on Strobist (link), I began searching for parts. I found a salad bowl ($1 from Dollar Tree) and a toilet brush bowl holder ($1 from Dollar Tree), and some other components from Home Depot. At Home Depot, I picked up some reflective duct tape for use on the inside of the bowl.

Step 1: Measure the holes to be cut from the salad bowl for the flash and brush holder.

Step 2: Cut holes in both pieces of plastic (I used a Dremel Tool) and sand the edges with the same tool.

Step 3: Apply the reflective tape in stripes from the bottom of the bowl to the top for the salad bowl, doing the same for the brush holder.

Step 4: Put the pieces together, the brush holder inside the bowl from the bottom.

Step 5: Drop in your flash and test!

Check out the rest after the break!

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