Thursday, August 06, 2015

What sort of camera madness have I participated in today? Oh, I remember, I swam the masters workout and then headed to Precision Camera to buy a brand new camera. I really, really needed one. Hmmm.

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The Nikon D750 with the reasonably good 24-120mm zoom lens. August is a dangerous month. Fraught with all kinds of odd impulses. Way ...
Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Since the buying of lenses has become akin to seasonal fashion shopping I thought I would re-introduce one of my favorite lenses from many seasons past. And talk about it a bit.

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When I first read about the Samyang (Rokinon, Bower, etc...) 14mm f2.8 lens I was very skeptical. The lens has a focal length that has...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015

The formative years teach you to like things a certain way. You may change subject matter but the style and approach stays intact.

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Everyone gets into the craft and art of photography at a different point in the continuum. The history of photography is like a stream...
Monday, August 03, 2015

Having fun shooting art reflected in downtown buildings. Getting pissed off being harassed by the petty functionaries of the oligarchy.

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Photographer and downtown reflected in giant windows. It's been too long since I just put the office computer to sleep and heade...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Using it up. Getting your money's worth out of your gear.

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If you are like me then there are some products in your inventory that you buy once and use almost forever. You use and abuse light s...

Heat Wave. Texas Summer Finally Arrived.

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After a much wetter than average Spring we're on record for one of our driest Julys. As of last week the first big high pressure sys...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

I love the stairways that flow down into the pool at the Balmorhea State Park Pool. Cold springs and lots of space to swim or float.

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All images: Olympus EP-2 camera.