observations
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Nostalgia redux
Well this is interesting. I’ve had a blog over on blogger since Dec 2024, and been a somewhat sporadic poster over there. But I’ve always been frustrated with the crappy user experience and limitations. So a couple of days ago… Continue reading
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Nostalgia
Feeling a bit nostalgic these days. Maybe it’s the changing seasons, coming off a particularly long, hot and dry summer that just seemed like it would never end. Maybe it’s my age and upcoming birthday. Maybe it’s the belated realization… Continue reading
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reflections
The end of an old year, and the beginning of a new year. A slightly belated happy new year to everyone out there. Although I’ve badly neglected this blog the last several months, that doesn’t mean that I’m not still… Continue reading
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live long and prosper
Black and white film goodness from the Indiana State Fair. Continue reading
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family loss
Today we lost a member of our family. Granted, he was “just a dog”, as I often tend to say, but the loss still hits hard. Grizzly went to sleep for the last time about 7:30 a.m this morning with… Continue reading
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pay it forward…
I’ve been meaning to write about the Radiant Vista for the last week or so, but now I don’t have any excuse not to. The Radiant Vista is a combination of community photography website, as well as an amazing resource… Continue reading
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what a difference a lens makes Pt. 2
In my previous post I talked a little about my new favorite lens for my main camera. This shot is a perfect example of why I wanted to get a good fast lens. On a purely technical level, if what… Continue reading
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what a difference a lens makes
I couldn’t have taken this photo last week. Not because the rugrat wouldn’t have posed (although that’s difficult enough to do on the best of days), but because up until last Friday the main lens on my Canon 300D was… Continue reading
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Reflections on color processing IR with LAB
Well I think I’ve sorted out a basic workflow for processing false color infrared images using LAB color in Photoshop that gives results that I’m happy with. I’m writing up a tutorial describing the basic steps of what I’m doing.… Continue reading
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the future is here, and I don’t want to answer the door
I’ve felt a bit like a Luddite the last month or so, as I’ve started to explore Flickr and realized how much it offers. The last couple of years I’ve tended to ignore social sharing sites like MySpace, Yahoo! 360,… Continue reading