Musings on photography both analog and digital
It has been some time since my last article, and it behooves me to say a word or two about a recent camera release which hits close to home: namely, the most recent iteration of the Ricoh GR series. And, yes, there has been a further announcement, one which a clamorous niche of the photography… Continue reading Ricoh GR IV (Thoughts Too Brief for a Review)
Before I even begin this one, here's the disclaimer: I mostly write about cameras which I like. That's not ultra-difficult, because I like most cameras that I've owned and used. I don't focus on the negative things most of the time, especially when I've spent my hard-earned greenbacks on a piece of gear. However, I… Continue reading Ricoh GRIIIx Review – DARK MODE
There are two kinds of people, perhaps: those who are energized by the onset of summer, living their best experiences during the time, and those who feel the opposite, for whom summer seems too loud, crowded, hot and fast-paced. I have always been in the latter camp. If you're in the former, I congratulate you.… Continue reading Summer Doldrums
I may have invented a term; "anti-minimalism." The big ol' internet you and I are currently partaking of to facilitate this exchange of ideas has a few word suggestions. Maximalism. Cluttercore. And then (of course), our venerable friend Materialism. Pentax Z-1p, HD FA 43mm f1.9 Limited, Shanghai GP3 100 I'm not sure what I'm talking… Continue reading Minimalism and Anti-Minimalism
It has been a busy spring, nonetheless I have been photographing as often as I can. Having time afterwards to write, without distractions or mentally churning through past or upcoming tasks, is another story entirely. I typically like to write articles with a sort of theme or lesson (along with the occasional gear-review-flavored morsel), but,… Continue reading Keeping Things Rolling
I was listening to a podcast this morning (the excellent "Prime Lenses" photography podcast by Iain Farrell), and the guest mentioned the era of Lomography: a time long, long ago (the internet will tell you it was 2011, but that coincides mostly with the rise of Instagram, as far as I can tell. Instagram offered… Continue reading The Banshees of Lomography
This is the second of my posts around the Pentax HD DA 15mm f/4 Limited. In the first, I was concerned with the characteristics of wide and ultra-wide lenses in general, for the most part, and promised to get more technical in the second one. As I thought about it, however, I realized that I'm… Continue reading The Pentax HD DA 15mm f/4 Limited Lens
I recently completed a month-long challenge, shooting with the same camera and lens and posting a photo each day in an online photography community. My camera of choice was the Pentax K-3 MarkIII Monochrome, and my lens was the HD DA 15mm f/4 Limited. It's a wide-angle prime lens whichequates to about 22.5mm on the… Continue reading A Wide Variety
You don't need to go too far down the home page of this website to see a post about the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome. In that post from May, I made it quite clear that my short time with the camera (in February) left me wanting to keep it and shoot much more with… Continue reading Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome Review – The Advantages
Ricoh GRIIIx, 1/250, f/9, ISO 100 I don't write posts on wider contemporary, topical themes, typically. But as I was thinking about the concept of freedom, leading up to this week's celebration of the American concept of liberty on July 4th, I thought of freedom's relationship to my art/hobby/pastime (call it what you will) of… Continue reading Photographic Freedom
The Sprocket Docket 