Penn Yan, New York – March 2020
Ansco Speedex • Ilford HP5+ 400 Penn Yan, New York – March 2020 This is a frame from my very first roll of new black and white film. It was taken on…
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Magic Leap of faith
I've covered some news regarding Magic Leap a few times here on the blog. You can skim the posts here. I'll pull a quote from something I wrote in the summer of…
Studebaker – March 2020
Studebaker – March 2020 A few more medium format film exposures. These were also taken with the Ansco Speedex. This old Studebaker sits a stone's throw away from a river that runs…
VR-OS
VR-OS: A new operating system beyond the limits of your monitor Impressive concept. But far from being a reality. I would like something like this but in AR, so I can still…
What I saw somewhat recently #60: March 11, 2020
Here are some links I've found interesting lately. By the way, you can find the entire archives for this fits-and-starts series of posts. Interview with Director of CIDRAP – If you'd like…
Sweeney’s Bench – Scranton, PA – March 2020
Sweeney’s Bench – Scranton, PA – March 2020 This being my very first "serious" medium format film exposure using the Ansco Speedex 6.3 – a camera from the 1930s that is fully…
NetNewsWire for iOS is now available
NetNewsWire: You can go get it on the App Store! It runs on iPhones and iPads and requires iOS 13. Got it.
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,…
This is a great use of YouTube. Vintage film cameras in exotic locations just looking pretty. Not even taking photos.
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…
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…
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…
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Shot, developed, and scanned film. Achievement unlocked.
Went to Georgia. It snowed. Can’t escape February!
I’m reading a lot of praise for Apple’s updated map information but in my experience, even as recently as today, their information is woefully incomplete. It isn’t even close to Google’s offering.
I’m a better photographer today than I was 1 year ago. I’m also a worse photographer today than I will be 1 year from now.
Managed to expose a few frames of film while getting 12,000 steps this morning.
The photos in Flickr’s Best of 2019 are incredible. Especially that one of the Pacu Jawi by Andrew JK Tan.
I’m rebuilding my entire photo library management workflow now that I’m back on the Mac. It is taxing.
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…
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…
Bought a cable release for a dollar at a thrift store and put it to use last night. It is going to come in very handy.
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…
Business meetings always seem to go a bit better with delicious lattes.
Selfie.
I have a backlog of podcast episodes that will be coming soon. So please stay subscribed. Also, tons of film photos in the coming months. It is going to be an exciting 2020.
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…