Friday, January 01, 2021

Starting the year by posting an antidote to Gear Acquisition Syndrome. A nice, five minute read with examples.

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 https://petapixel.com/2020/12/31/camera-gear-overkill-why-bigger-and-faster-is-not-always-better/ Happy New Year! I'm out taking photos...
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Thursday, December 31, 2020

We've arrived, somewhat intact, at the end of 2020. Here's my year-end review. (Not a good year for photographers. -understatement).

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Noellia as a counterpoint to the zeitgeist.    Ah. Where to start? We came into the year with a certain amount of promise. The stock market ...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Heading out for a walk, fully cognizant that rain was coming soon. So what?

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I'm currently addicted to shooting into one of those highly curved mirrors that sits at the exit of parking garages to help drivers ...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

OT: My other, less expensive hobby. Cheaper than photography and probably a lot better for you...

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Swimming is activity gold. We swim hard. We try to swim fast. We constantly work on technique, which is a partial antidote for losing some m...
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Monday, December 28, 2020

Chrome Fuji X100V or Black Fuji X100V? Aesthetics versus Stealth? Also, winnowing down the number of cameras in house.

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I've been making good progress on one of my goals for 2020; getting rid of a lot of the photography gear I no longer use. But it's a...
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Sunday, December 27, 2020

Familiarity breeds attempt. I'm warming up to the Fuji X-100V. Setting a few things in the menu and adding an accessory or two helps. A lot.

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Pounding the sidewalks and dragging a camera all over the place is the only way I know to warm up to a camera. You learn a little bit more e...
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Saturday, December 26, 2020

Walking downtown with Anne.

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Anne. Anne and I worked together for a number of years a couple decades ago. I had a commercial studio just east of downtown in a sprawling ...
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