Tom, The Fujifilm X-E1, And A Dollar Bill
Yesterday at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, I chanced to meet Tom, who was shooting with the Fujifilm X-E1. We chatted for a while, and I learned that he is one of a growing number of photographers who have sold off their DSLR gear in favor of the Fujifilm X-system. As you can see, Tom’s a pretty happy guy.…
Around Croton
A number of years ago, we spent a long weekend attending one of Rick Sammon‘s Creative Workshops in and around Croton on Hudson — two intensive days of photography, post processing, discussion, critique, and community. After the workshop, we spent a day meandering around the area, and wound up at the Stone Barns Center for…
A35 First Shots
I’m finally able to share some first shots with the new Sony SLT-A35 — and my first impressions as well! SLT-A35 and 18-55mm f:3.5-5.6 SAM lens: I mentioned in my post, Quickie with the A35, that the camera and kit lens just plain feel good. With my own, I spent some time customizing the operation. A few things…
Minolta DiMage A1 And A2 Images
In my postings about the Sony cameras a lot of my postings, I have been referring back to our old Minolta DiMage A1 and A2 cameras. I thought it might be nice to include a “best of” gallery of images I made with these two cameras. Photographically, this was a period where I was probably…
Quickie With The A35
While at the Mall in Columbia this evening dealing with my new glasses — again — I had some time to kill. So after a dinner of Thai-ish chicken, I stopped in to Ritz to see if they had gotten an A35 back in stock. As luck would have it, they did, and I got…
A.D.D.
I’ve been meaning to put this up for a few months now. I wrote it back in November, after a poetry reading night at Birdies in town. This was my impression, written mostly in about forty minutes after we got home. Pretty girl in the red coat And the black stockings And the Audrey Hepburn…
Ten Things To Learn From Japan
With their country in the midst of a colossal disaster – The Japanese citizens can teach plenty of lessons to the world: 1. THE CALM: Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated. 2. THE DIGNITY: Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.…