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Gus Mueller on YouTube Premium
Gus Mueller: It made such a difference in the way I experienced YouTube, I can't imagine ever letting my subscription lapse. And in fact while I knew that YouTube was super important, its value just increased ten times over for me and I would easily put YT at the top of the list of the most important sites…
Why I’m shooting with film
Nearly a decade ago Eliza and I began to make our own wine and beer. We started out making quick batches in buckets, carboys, or other small containers. It allowed us to get more familiar with the process of fermenting fruit or barley into one of our favorite drinks. Pressing grapes, 2013 Eventually we graduated to making a…
Experiments in light metering
Update April 27, 2020 – I've now published a podcast episode related to these photos. As a follow-up to my previous post regarding my journey to-date in film photography – here is an example of how I've approached learning the light metering of a scene. Here are several exposures, taken fairly close in time to one another, using…
Rain over the Virginia Hills – 35mm – February 2020
35mm • Canon AE-1 Program • Kodak CG 400 Eliza and I pulled off the road to get this shot while we were driving north through a gorgeous area of Virginia a few weeks ago.
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 years and that I'm finally taking the plunge into that world. On the day it was recorded I purchased my first point-and-shoot cameras, took a few…
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 took the above photo of him with my Google Pixel 2 XL. I hadn't revisited his site in a while but I stopped by today to…
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 I wanted to publish it anyway. A few tidbits to pull out of this episode are some of the advantages of fresh snow, how snow changes…
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 gear you have on hand. It simply means that in certain situations gear can mean getting the shot or not. I found the above woodpecker picking…
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 but I also peruse my browser history and look through my Unmark archive in order to uncover some of the things I appreciated throughout the year….
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 can take only one picture. If you think like this, I make you this promise: You will have a more creative photograph. What’s more, during a…
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 captured on the day I purchased my first film cameras.
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 Lucasfilm was worth far more than the $4B purchase price but that Lucas structured the deal to make up for that over the long term growth…
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 replacing my prescription lenses with augmented-reality glasses that annotate the world around me without blocking it out entirely. I do not wear glasses but long-time readers…
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 was seeing my footage for the first time. It sounds trite I’m sure – but it’s true. This bit was specifically about Apple's XDR display…
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 this heron lands just outside my car window. I managed to get a few snaps in before he disappeared into the brush.
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 America’s roads in grave danger. Do the world a favor. Grab a nearby friend or family member and show them how to turn on Do Not…
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 a nearby grounds-keeper tries to hide away behind some evergreens – the birds love to pick through the pile for insects and seeds.
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.” The conversation covers why I keep a personal blog, finding your own voice, and staying independent of social platforms. The episode and transcript now live on…
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 stopped complaining about it getting cold and dark, I stopped dreading the arrival of snow. I told myself that I just wasn’t going to feel like…
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 may not be everyone's cup of tea at first glance, but if you read his FAQ you'll see what his goal is for his photography. He…
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 the very first episode of Photowalking with Colin. At the time of the recording I was experimenting with a new app, a setup, a process. I…