Journal
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15
I’ve been writing and self-hosting images online for fifteen years now. What I enjoy about blogging is the potential for infinite writing and posting. With digital photography I can shoot and post an infinite amount of images. The ability to host one’s own publishing house…
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9.5.2021
A few moments after loading the Kodak TMax 35mm film I realized why I had not taken Nikita out before. She needs a battery for the internal light meter (see the needle pointing way up?) After a few disastrous mistakes I was able to adjust…
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Brainiac
A web of linked notes all in one location and designed to connect my thoughts — this is my personal database and second brain.
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Street Photography
This pandemic is really taking a toll on my desire to walk downtown and capture people in street photography. So, I’ll just write and share images and remind myself of some basics when I finally do get back out there and face the public. Get…
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25 Photography Tips I Forgot
After re-acquiring Nadia, the Nikon D90 this weekend, I was getting nostalgic of the images made in the past and reminding myself of ideas, tips, tricks and techniques that helped guide me through the years. These reminders are things that I wished I knew back…
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Go Your Own Way
Photographers are an isolated lot and we desire to do things our own way, for our own edification. Naysayers will tell you that everything that can be captured in a photograph has already been done so why bother? Well I don’t subscribe to that. Going…
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Foghorn
So there I was, in a meeting while working from home and this rooster decided to jump up on the window sill with a loud cluck. This isn’t something I see everyday even though the rooster and chickens live in a community garden across the…
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Greta
Say hello to Greta, the German Volkswagen Jetta.
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August 1
Time to back up the devices and archive.
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Nikita
Say hello to Nikita, the 1965 Nikon FT N 35mm film camera I grabbed today. She features a 50mm prime lens, and a 2x teleconverter. I also grabbed 2 packs of Lomography Metropolis and Purple 35mm film and cannot wait to break her in. She’ll…
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XYZZY
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Apple’s Privacy Initiative
Apple’s focus on privacy in keeping customer’s data safe has increased and I am loving it. I believe that data privacy should be every digital citizen’s right. It’s exhausting that other companies, websites and software apps attempt to get as much of my personal information…
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Blocked
I’ve had this idea for a novel set in the ancient Angkor region of Cambodia for the past twenty-five years. For some reason I cannot punch through the plot points or find a way to create some sort of relevancy. How do you push through…
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Tiki Bar
Reminds me of one of the pioneers of podcasting, Tiki Bar TV
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Venus
Succulents are great, but have you tried a carnivorous plant instead?