July 2011
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The Last Post
Well, I’m all done here.
Thanks to everyone that’s been following me on this project over the last 13 months and an extra special thanks goes out to the nice people who took the time to comment, ask questions, or otherwise let me know they appreciate my stuff. Mike Johnston at TOP deserves a hearty smack on the back for inspiring me and others to give this project a go—and...
June 2011
6 posts
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The Camera
First Impressions
I remember the day in May 2010 when my Leica M arrived in the mail. Until then, I’d never held one before and when I took it out of the box, it felt very strange. As my brain tried to make sense of it, to associate the feeling with something I’d experienced before, the memories that came to mind: the .22 caliber revolver my Dad let me fire when I was 12, the gold...
The Lens
Visualizing With Primes
A trap with zoom lenses is that you can become an easy slave to their versatility. Instead of clearly visualizing a picture before looking through the camera, you make the lens show you a bunch of possible pictures that you pick from. Multiple choice photography. Chances are good that without a concrete idea of what you’re after, you’ll end up picking the safe...
I Thought I'd Be Done By Now
I planned to be done with this blog by the end of May. Now, here it is June and I’ve still got a few more posts left to do. Life has been unusually demanding for me lately… in particular my day job… and I expect this state to continue for awhile, so the remaining posts are just going to continue to dribble out as I can get to them.
However, my photography trundles merrily on....