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It’s 2020 and I’m back on the Mac! 😍
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…
Star Wars – Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker 👍👍
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.
Update (October 2026): Unmark’s hosted service no longer accepts new sign-ups. For my current bookmarking app, see Rinku, its free, open source, local-first successor.
Unmark 2.0 is now running the hosted site. Tags with autocomplete! Don’t forget, it is free to sign up and use indefinitely. Just pay to support the project and unlock bookmark search, import/export, etc.
There hasn’t been a new episode of the podcast in a little while. This is because the subject I’m attempting to photograph is not cooperating with my schedule. But more are coming!
Looks like my site’s stats plugin stopped working sometime at the end of last month. I’m debating my need to even have it. I do like to know if my site was mentioned or linked to though.
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…
Finished reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fast-paced read. Would make a great fun movie.
I almost lost the majority of today’s work. Walked away for a bit. Came back and restored it in two clicks. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve done this over my career. Especially with programming challenges. Walking away is a pro tip.
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.”…
Speaking of podcasts, I’m really enjoying BirdNote – a very short daily podcast about birds full of great bird sounds.
After further study, what I photographed was an American Mink and not a Fisher. I’ll have to provide an update.
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…
Two recent modern frustrations: Open an app I had open previously, it opens to its default view rather than where I was. Hit the back button in my browser, the page is no longer the same as it was when I was there. This is a regression of how things used to be.
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…