I have a cold. It isn’t much of a cold. It’s the sniffles and a headache. Garry has the same cold. I am whiney. He is grumpy. And there’s no point in complaining because no one gives you any sympathy…. Read More ›
Cameras
OUT THE WINDOW TO THE LIGHT – Marilyn Armstrong
INTO THE LIGHT THOUGH THE DAY WAS GRAY I don’t have any space pictures. I wish I did. But I do have some pictures from today and this gray day as my orchid is getting ready to bloom. I need… Read More ›
IN THE WHITE OF THE WORLD – Garry Armstrong
Marilyn gave me her small Leica as a Christmas gift, but not before her getting a small pocketbook camera for herself. Is it a bit early? Absolutely. She never waits for the holiday. She knew I wanted it and now,… Read More ›
RAW OR JPG? WHAT’S YOUR FORMAT? Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Raw All of my cameras, including my pocket-sized cameras, are designed to shoot either jpg, which is the standard publication format for graphics on the Internet — or RAW, which is strictly data, but can capture subtleties… Read More ›
WHAT DO YOU READ? – Marilyn Armstrong
So let’s say you’re at the airport. Your flight is delayed for six more hours, and none of your electronic devices are working. Out of juice and all the plugs are taken … and there’s no free wi-fi. Oh no!… Read More ›
AND THEN, IT WAS WARM AGAIN – by Marilyn Armstrong
It was bitterly cold and it snowed. Then, it sleeted. Eventually, it rained, but not so much around here. Mostly here, after the sleet blew through, that was pretty much it. The ice and snow lay on the ground and… Read More ›
BEING AN EXPERT ON ME – Marilyn Armstrong
I know a few things. Along the road of life, I’ve done a bit of reading and studying. Like many writers, I’m a generalist. I know something about this, that, and a bit about that other thing. A lot about… Read More ›
STYMIED! Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Stymie Every once in a while, I discover one of the issues of autofocus and automated cameras. Normally, these are functions on which I depend. My eyes are not good enough to focus manually, so I’m obliged… Read More ›
TIME FOR A SNACK! FLYING SQUARES FOR BECKYB – Marilyn Armstrong
Time for a Snack – A Flying Square for BeckyB! I need to talk about the lens I used for this shoot. I am now the proud, impoverished owner of a beautiful, new 100-300 mm lens for my Olympus OM-D E-M5… Read More ›
I AM MY CAMERA – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Camera Ever since I got a couple of bird feeders, I feel like I really am a camera. Because almost the entire east side of this house is windows — and that’s where I’ve put the feeders… Read More ›
TOYS – CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things People Play With By the time you hit your retirement years, “play with” can take on an alarming tone. The problem is that our taste in fun has not changed, but we have. So even though… Read More ›
CIRCLES AND CURVES: CEE’S BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Circles and Curves This first shot is the camera that took the rest of the pictures. It is a Panasonic Lumix FZ-1000. After I gave Garry the FZ-300, I realized I didn’t have a… Read More ›
