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A Daily Photo: Lomography Store
What can I say about visiting the Lomography store that hasn’t already been said? It provides a very interesting contrast with B&H Photo Video. B&H is a photographer’s sex dream. There are cameras and lenses of all kinds everywhere (on the second floor, nowadays). A conveyor belt system brings your order to the guy taking…
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NYC Tet Trip Day 4
?This is part of my NYC Tet Travelogue. See part one here, part two here, and part three here. Unlike the previous entries, this one was written a week after the events, but it covers events from 14 Feb 2010. — For this trip, I had only three goals ahead of time. (Actually, three is…
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NYC Tet Trip Day 3
This is part of my NYC Tet Travelogue. See part one here. See part two here. — ?this was originally written on 14 Feb 2010 Life sure is strange. This morning I was sure I’d be buying a Holga today. After talking to Danielle, it even seemed that SHE would get one too. She wanted…
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NYC Tet Trip Day 2
Part of my NYC Tet Travelogue. See part one here. this entry was originally written on ?13 Feb 2010 I went to the Lomography store yesterday and it was a very interesting experience. The store matches the aesthetic of the Lomography movement. It has a very casual feel to it. It definitely belongs in Greenwich…
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NYC Tet Trip Day 1
After reading Dan’s great Japan travelogue, Super Ichiban Travel Blog, and another source where someone had his children always keep a journal when they travel, I decided I wanted to do this as well. To practice for when I go to some place that’s foreign to me, I decided to start keeping a journal when…
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To ‘shop or Not to ‘shop
If you read anywhere on the web, you’ll see people talking about how Photoshop (and digital photo manipulation) is ruining the purity of photography. People argue endlessly about this as if they could get everyone on their side. Guess what? This controversy is older than radio. Recently I’ve been reading the great photography history, How…
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Halloween in The Village
Last year after Dina and Brian went to The Village for Halloween, I did some research on this tradition and decided we would go whenever things worked out. Well, this year was that year so we decided to spend Halloween night in Greenwich Village in NYC’s Manhattan. But, first, we rewind once again to last…
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Bird Feeder Update
It’s been nearly a month since I put up the bird feeders in our house and I have been enjoying them nearly every day since then. In fact, the only negative has been the cost of bird food. But, as my mother-in-law put it, I get the benefits of having birds without the hassle of…
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flickr Top 40 Evolution
While finishing up my photographic bio, I was copying and adapting my introduction from my flickr Top 40 book. So I decided to see how the top ten photos in my flickr Top 40 have changed in the past three years. 2006 Original Rank: 1 Current Rank: 5 Original Views: 455 Current Views: 1881 Camera:…
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My Grandfather’s 70th Birthday Party
After our mini-vacation to Naples, we went to Hialeah, Fl for my grandfather’s 70th birthday party. I wrote in May about wanting to capture photos of my grandfather at his birthday party. I was definitely able to do that. We got to the party way before my grandfather (it was a surprise party) so we…
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A pretty short post: Family and Distance
It really sucks that I’m so far from my family. My sole living grandfather, pictured here, is turning 70 this year. Although I’ve always been closer to my mom’s family – I really, really love my grandfather. His humor, which was passed on to my father and which I hope to pass on to my…
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Photography
Look into my eyes…. Canon Mount Lenses I’ve been into photography nearly all my life. It’s one of my main hobbies and the one I love the most. I wrote a my lulu.com book about my Top 40 flickr photos. Here is a modified version of the introduction to that book, explaining my background in…
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Choosing the right Camera
What should I buy? I often see many people asking online how to choose the right camera. They are bombarded with all the megapixels and various features on offer and they have no idea what to get. And usually the retailers (Best Buy, Frys, etc) try and get you to buy more camera than you…
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Hawaii Trip and Pictures
During inaugural week I was in Hawaii. Given how cold it was in the Balitmore/DC area that week, I can’t say I wasn’t happy to be there. I stayed at the Embassy Suites Beach Walk in Waikiki and I cannot say enough good things about the hotel. When we first checked in we were offered…
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A Short Story: Preventative Medicine
Wrote this over the course of a few days as a creative exercise. —- “¡Carajo Coño!” he muttered under his breath as he ran. His wife had just started to get into the mood when the call had come in. It was on the mobile that he never turned off, not even during moments of…