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Archive for April, 2008


Pinhead, redux

OK, I finally figured out my pinhole photography issues (as I suspected, the hole needed to be smaller). Here’s my contribution to Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day:

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Above the clouds

Today’s picture is another one I took on my recent flight home from New Orleans…

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Urban reflections

The pup and I wandered downtown this past weekend to take in a museum. But it was a beautiful, sunny day, with not many people around (probably all out on their mountain bikes). So it was a great opportunity for a little work with my ‘510…

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Attention Deficit Theater

So in case you missed all the shouting, Flickr now does video — although they’re calling it “long photos,” since you’re limited to uploading 90 second clips. Whether you call it short video, or long pictures, I think it’s worth tinkering around with — just to see what we can do with the format.

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Islands in the sky

Today’s photo comes courtesy of a recent business trip to New Orleans. I took quite a few pictures while I was in town, but I think some of the pictures I took on the flight home are even better than the city pictures. Here’s one of my favorites…

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Pinhead

So this was news to me — a week from today (i.e., the 27th of April, 2008) is “Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.” The idea is to encourage people to take a break from our increasingly technological world, and spend a bit of time taking pictures with a pinhole camera. If all sorts of technically non-adept folks can do this, I figured I’d give it a try as well…

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Emissario

This picture comes from Florence, Italy — and is one of my favorites just for the story behind it.

I’m not quite sure what the story of the building is (although the text on the placard over the door translates to “Emissary: Primary Entrance”). Maybe an old embassy? Anyway, I liked the look of [...]

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Flowers at a street market

Back to Paris for this colorful scene…

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Ladybug — before and after

I’m working hard to do better at my macro photography, but obviously have a ways to go. Here’s a shot I took near La Jolla, California a few weeks back…

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Gone fishing…

Another beach shot from my San Diego series, this time looking down a steep drop to the beach far below…

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