An old (film) dog's odyssey to learn new (digital) tricks



And to think it used to be such a *nice* neighborhood…

This image comes from a shuttered salmon cannery in George Inlet (near Ketchikan), Alaska:

Back when the cannery was running, this was where the (white) managers lived. The workers, all Asian (primarily Chinese) were kept in considerably less comfortable and more hastily-built quarters that have long since collapsed. So while the building may be [...]

Waiting…

Normally, I try to avoid getting “butt shots” of insects, but sometimes that’s the only angle you can shoot from…

Down by the tracks

I ran across this scene by the trolley tracks in New Orleans…

Carnation

So I’ve been doing a little tinkering around with my new toys, the Olympus 50mm macro lens and extension tube. So long as you’re careful about some things, it’s a powerful combo. Here’s a macro image I took recently using this combination…

Vacancy

Back to New Orleans for another image from the French Quarter. I decided to peek in the windows of a vacant store front, and discovered a world of detail looking through the shop and out the back door…

Entertainment

An entertainer keeps his audience happy at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans…

Macro vs. Macro

So I’ve managed over the past few months to gather up a mangy collection of hardware for my E-510, the purpose of (some of) it being to enable me to make macros. I thought it was about time to pull together some sort of side-by-side comparison of how it all performs….

Local color

A jumble of prickly pear cactus, against a retaining wall in Mesilla, New Mexico…

Wheels and trusses — old and new

Since my last post about New Orleans had a less than flattering image, I thought that in the spirit of fairness, I should follow up with a picture of a nicer scene. Here’s one that captures old and new — both wheels (steam vs. car) and trusses (paddle wheel structure vs. bridge structure)

Paris by moonlight

It’s been a while since I blogged about Paris, so here’s a nighttime picture of the city in the moonlight…