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June 9th, 2008
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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…
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June 3rd, 2008
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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…
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June 1st, 2008
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An entertainer keeps his audience happy at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans…
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May 28th, 2008
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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….
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May 12th, 2008
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A jumble of prickly pear cactus, against a retaining wall in Mesilla, New Mexico…
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May 6th, 2008
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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)
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May 4th, 2008
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It’s been a while since I blogged about Paris, so here’s a nighttime picture of the city in the moonlight…
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May 2nd, 2008
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OK, so I’ve talked about my trip to New Orleans, and posted images from the flight home, it’s about time I started posting some images from my time “on the ground.” I thought I’d start with a picture that summarizes my impression of the place…
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April 28th, 2008
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Today’s picture is another one I took on my recent flight home from New Orleans…
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April 26th, 2008
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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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