Tom Elenbaas in Iceland shot on Google Pixel 2 XL
Tom Elenbaas at Gjáin in Iceland, September 2018 In September 2018, when we visited Iceland, we ran into photographer Tom Elenbaas ankle deep in the waters of Gjáin in the south. I…
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Podcast: Discussing film photography – December 2019
Snow dusted culm piles – 50mm • f/11 • 1/320s Discussing film photography – December 2019 In this episode of Photowalking with Colin I discuss my interest in film photography over the…
Podcast: A snowy photowalk – December 2019
55mm f/4 1/1250 Fresh Coyote track Beaver evidence A snowy photowalk – December 2019 Another episode that is simply a walk in the snow where I don't talk about too much but…
Podcast: Downy woodpecker – November 2019
Downy woodpecker – November 2019 In this episode of the podcast I cover the fact that photo gear really does matter. That doesn't mean that you can't start learning photography with any…
The Best of 2019 as told by me
At the end of the year I like to sit down and make a rather random list of the "best" things I’ve seen that year. I do this almost entirely from memory…
Misc. 50mm – December 2019
50mm – f/1.8 – 1/4000s – ISO 100 50mm – f/1.8 – 1/1600s – ISO 100 Misc. 50mm – December 2019 I'll remember these photos for a long time, as they were…
One-Picture-Promise
Rick Sammon, in a piece for Peta Pixel on Seeing, describes the One-Picture-Promise: When you are in a situation, imagine you only have one frame remaining on your memory card, and you…
Dingle Bay, Loch Caragh, Co. Kerry, Ireland – October 2011
Dingle Bay, Loch Caragh, Co. Kerry, Ireland – October 2011 Had the opportunity to finally edit these photos from our trip to Ireland 9 years ago. No drones then, all feet.
Looking back on Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm
On the cusp of the release of Star Wars Episode IX, I revisited a post I wrote in 2012 regarding Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm from George Lucas. In it I postulated that…
Vincent Laforet reviews the new Mac Pro
Vincent Laforet: This was the closest I’ve come to feel to seeing my digital work look like Color Slide film – think Fujichrome, Kodachrome and Cibachrome prints. At times, it felt like…
I want any size screen, any time, any where
Andy Baio in an interview on Uses This: I've worn glasses for my entire life, so my personal dream setup would be replacing my laptop, monitor, and phone all at once by…
Architectural – October and December 2019
Architectural – October and December 2019 Nashville, TN, Frankfurt, KY, Binghamton, NY.
Heron in the rain – November 2019
Heron in the rain – November 2019 It was getting dark and had begun to rain so I was wrapping up a photowalk and as I'm sitting in my car texting Eliza…
Recent Snowbirds – Fall 2019
Recent Snowbirds – Fall 2019 Trudging through the first snows of the season to find small bird havens has been a delight. I managed to find a pile of grass clippings that…
Texting while driving
Bloomberg: The data support the generally-accepted wisdom that despite laws, penalties and reminders of the hazards of cell phone distractions while behind the wheel, drivers continue to put themselves and others on…
My appearance on How I Built It #148
Joe Casabona and I talked about blogging, owning your place on the web, and Barley on episode 148 of How I Built It, “Getting Back to Basics and Blogging with Colin Devroe.”…
Adrian (aows) on Photography
Adrian (aows): An imperfect composition, a rather dark or bright image, and less than ideal conditions could be ingredients for a great image. His Instagram account is one of my favorites. It…
How to enjoy a long winter
Jason Kottke: I decided that because I live in Vermont, there is nothing I can do about it being winter, so it was unhelpful for me to be upset about it. I…
Podcast: Lackawanna River American Mink – November 2019
Lackawanna River American Mink – November 2019 This is a special episode. This is the first time I set out with a specific objective in mind (rather than just exploring or wandering)…
Podcast: Greenfield Road – October 2019
Pano from 12 images f/22 ∙ 1/60sec ∙ 55mm ∙ ISO 400 f/16 ∙ 1/160sec ∙ 250mm ∙ ISO 400 Greenfield Road – October 2019 These images, and this audio, are from…
Ryan Barrett switched to Twitter Lists
Ryan Barrett: A few days ago, I unfollowed everyone on Twitter, added them all to a list, and I now read that list instead. It’s shockingly better. Only their own tweets and…
Podcast: Seelyville Dam – November 2019
iPhone 11 Pro Max ∙ f/1.8 ∙ 1/120sec ∙ 4.25mm – Live Photo iPhone 11 Pro Max ∙ f/1.8 ∙ 1/1000sec ∙ 4.25mm ∙ ISO 32 (Keenlake) f/4.5 ∙ 79mm ∙ 1/80sec…
Brent Simmons’ blog turns 20
Brent Simmons' blog has turned 20 years old. A fantastic milestone! But, it was this bit that I wanted to comment on: It‘s tempting to think that The Thing of my career…
An update on how to listen to my podcast Photowalking with Colin
The first few episodes of my new photography podcast have been a learning experience for me. How should I record, edit, distribute these episodes? With each episode I've been able to improve…
Richard Bernabe on Twitter
Richard Bernabe, in an otherwise good interview on his photography, says this about Twitter: I like Twitter, even if it does represent both the best and worst the Internet has to offer….
Podcast: Testing the iPhone 11 Pro Max – November 2019
Testing the iPhone 11 Pro Max – November 2019 For behind-the-scenes audio of these photos please subscribe to Photowalking with Colin. In this post I was testing the iPhone 11 Pro Max's…
CaptionBot
Microsoft: CaptionBot.ai is powered by machine learning technology that identifies and captions your photos. When you upload a photo, it is sent to Microsoft for image analysis to return a caption. We…
.new
Google: With .new, you can help people take action faster. We hope to see .new shortcuts for all the things people frequently do online. For instance, Playlist.new will create a new Spotify…
Podcast: Culm dunes – October 2019
22mm ∙ f/22 ∙ 1/15s ∙ ISO 100 22mm ∙ f/20 ∙ 1/40s ∙ ISO 100 22mm ∙ f/20 ∙ 1/50s ∙ ISO 100 Culm dunes – October 2019 You can listen…
Colin Walker on personal blogging
Colin Walker: Call it an inferiority complex, a belief that my life isn't interesting as I don't do that much. But, as Adam says, it's the ordinary lives, the "random glimpses into…