I get a lot of benefit out of continually learning how to use my tools better. Today’s example: I recently watched some tutorials by photographers using Lightroom. Picked up a few things I didn’t know. And because of it, discovered a few other variations that were even better. I knew Continue Reading
Strange. I tried copying some photos off a CF card I haven’t used in a while. This card has never been used with the newer card reader. No matter what I did, it wouldn’t show up. Then I noticed a “hot” smell, and when I went to pull the card Continue Reading
Picked up a new toy, this week. Well, I picked up several, but this one is my favorite so far — a new camera strap. The old strap — from Epic Software — itself was holding up fine. But the connectors for attaching it to the camera were failing one-by-one. Continue Reading
While looking at pictures of a photographer who recently died, I notice in dozens of photos, he is never holding a camera. Old pictures of photographers… say… 1800s through approximately 1960s, when you saw a “candid” picture of a photographer, they had a camera in their hands or in front Continue Reading
Click on any photo to be taken to the full set. (Questions or comments about why so many pictures have attractive women in them, will probably be answered with “duh”)
main reason i didn’t join army and could never succeed in big business: I can’t accept “because I say so” as a legitimate reason.
I have lived in this apartment for 11 years. And until today, it never occurred to me that the 7-11 around the corner would have Slurpees.
Loved this woman. Incredible attitude. Looked like she would eat somebody if they got in her way.
I’ve been looking for years for a decent “To Do” application. Much as I hate the idea of it, I am much more productive at work when I have lists to keep me organized. (10 – 15 jobs at any given time, with various stages in each…) Something that lets Continue Reading
Welcome to another day in the D.O.C. Nine people dead, 12 serious injuries, 50 minor, on a subway crash. Two people shot overnight. Beautiful weather. Bright, deep blue skies. Movie preview last night at E Street, whose biggest laugh involved an Angel dying. Krispy Kreme is calling my name. I Continue Reading
IMO, Ray Bradbury can put words together like no one else. I would read a recipe book, if he wrote it. But as he has shown repeatedly in recent years, he is a cranky old fart. 🙂 Thankfully I don’t need to worship someone to like what they produce.
Finding oneself was a misnomer; a self is not found but made. – Jacques Barzun Photography is the embalmers craft. When I photograph something my camera kills it, and I must gently and with love restore it with the life I witnessed with my own eyes, so that others can Continue Reading
Playing with some TTV photography, today. (Taking pictures with a modern camera through the viewfinder of an antique box camera.) In this case, sitting on the fountain in Dupont Circle. Click the image for bigger.
It’s important to remember, when you’re latching on and criticizing the man for the latest unpopular or controversial thing done by the Obama administration, that every president does bad things. No one can lead and be perpetually good and popular. We weren’t ashamed of Bush for doing bad things. We Continue Reading
21st birthday party tonight. All the cool people will be there. you know you wanna!