Saturday, April 06, 2024

Brain currently addled by the after-effects of the Covid Vaccine Booster. And so, I give you.....random stuff. All from a Fuji GFX 50Sii and the Fuji GFX 50mm f3.5. Lots of people in downtown. The big Capitol 10K race is tomorrow and, of course, the riveting moments of the total eclipse on Monday.

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  I'm thinking this used to be an internet hub. I wouldn't depend on it now... I could blame my choice of locations and subject matt...
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Friday, April 05, 2024

I hear a lot about how quickly consumer electronic products become "obsolete." Can you make a list of consumer electronics products from 2003 that you are still using all the time? That still work perfectly? That have returned incredible value compared to your initial investment?

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I was playing some music through my noise canceling headphone/buds yesterday. Donovan sounded just great. And I started thinking about the a...
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The Eclipse is coming! The Eclipse is coming!!! So are my new glasses. And a replacement for a stupidly lost diopter. And I think people's taxes are coming due. But Leica and Fuji still can't promise us their cool new cameras are coming.

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  I'll admit to being absolutely amazed that the coming eclipse is such a big deal to so many people. Eclipses have been happening prett...
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Thursday, April 04, 2024

Living in fear of San Francisco, CA.? Hmmm. Maybe a plunge into a data set would help...

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  Most Dangerous Cities in the US 2024 Detroit boasts a staggering violent crime rate of 2,007.8 incidents per 100,000 individuals, notably ...
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Walking down by the UT campus. A nice morning walk. By afternoon the sun is always in just the wrong place for me. But mostly this is an observation about using the Leica M240.

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I finally have my Leica M240s set up exactly the way I like them. I have thumb grips mounted in each hot shoe. Each camera has a +2.0 diopte...
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Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Way OT: The path of totality for the eclipse has shifted a bit. We are now a few miles deeper toward the center of the path.

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 Anybody need to Air BNB my back yard? I can let space go for $5,000 per tent, per night. A bargain if you just have to see the eclipse for ...
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How Green is my Austin. Let my 35mm lens show you...

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     Canadian friend of the VSL blog (and of Kirk) named, Eric,  responded with surprise to a recent post of mine that showed a lot of fresh...
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