Thursday, August 28, 2025

Taking my lens to the museum to see what we can see. The Blanton Museum does not disappoint.

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  Crispy hot day. A wonderful time to be in a museum on the UT Austin campus. They have the resources and the know how to really air condit...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Are you currently on Adobe's "Photography" Plan? Take action soon.

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 We've been on Adobe's Photography plan for years. It's such a good deal (IMHO). You get Photoshop and Lightroom Classic both fo...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Nostalgia Day at the studio. That's what I get for trying to clean up for a shoot tomorrow... Nothing ever gets done...

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  This (above) is my ancient Nikon F camera, with a non-metered prism. That's the original 50mm f1.4 Nikkor lens that came along with it...
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Monday, August 25, 2025

OT (for non-swimmers). I know you've been waiting with bated breath to hear about the Sunday morning swim workout! I even have visual aids!!!

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900 yard warm up. The pool has been in great shape recently. The staff have been able to keep the water temperature around 80° (Fahrenheit) ...
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Sunday, August 24, 2025

I find it hard to resist buying and playing with interesting 50mm lenses. Especially so if they are Leica M mount and can be used on mirrorless cameras with adapters....

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  Here's what Thypoch says about their 50mm f1.4 lens:  https://thypoch.com/en/products/simera/simera-50mm Thypoch lenses hit my radar a...
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Making the best of a horrible gear decision today. Just tragic.

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There is something about the way the Sigma fp makes photos that keeps me circling back to that camera and trying to press it into just about...
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Saturday, August 23, 2025

Thoughts about the role of critics revisited in a post from 15 years ago....

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  https://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2012/03/vital-role-of-critics-and-ongoing.html A store on the drag near the UT campus. Sigma fp + Vo...
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