Saturday, June 25, 2022

Don't you hate it when a company discontinues one of your favorite products? I just got up to speed on a great camera and, BAM, it's discontinued. And as far as I can tell there are no plans to replace it.... What to do?

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  TTArtisan 23mm f1.4 for L mount on a Leica CL. Wonderful. You dig through cameras for years and then you find one that really speaks to yo...
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Friday, June 24, 2022

The Strange Social Paralysis of a Heat Wave. And a few more samples from the Leica SL camera shot in monochrome.

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We're 14 days into a heat wave. There's a high pressure system parked over lots of Texas and here in Austin we've been over 100°...
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Fifty millimeters of joy. An inexpensive, practical, fun lens for L mount cameras.

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I'm a sucker for 50mm lenses. Just love the focal length and the fact that they have a long history in photography and, compared to zoom...
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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Trying to summon some affection for my least loved camera. Yes.....we've circled back to the Leica TL2. Now discontinued but still functional. I'm getting there.

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Who thought it was a good idea to ask 66 year olds to swim sets of 50 yards butterfly at workout this morning? Let me speak to the manager! ...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Satisfied with my portable flash system. And I've used a lot of portable electronic flashes over the years...

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  Godox AD200 Pro in a silicon body glove to prevent impact damage. Also features the "round head" and dome diffuser.  Love mine. ...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Learning to enjoy the hot afternoons. Bring comfortable shoes. New 100°F workshops!!! Learn how to suffer better. Sponsored by Gruff and Associates, Experts in Provocation.

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  Finished painting the fence this morning, ate left over Father's Day BBQ for lunch and then got bored with staying indoors. Grabbed so...
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Monday, June 20, 2022

Seen around town in black and white. Plus...."wealthy" suburbanites painting residential fencing...

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  Seen in black and white on the streets and in the galleries of Austin, Texas. I'm really enjoying photographing in black and white, in...
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