We didn’t spend much at all. The big carpet cost about $70 and it is twice the size of the old one it replaces. The old one was even cheaper — and still is. I just didn’t want the same… Read More ›
lenses
MACROS WITH A SUPER-WIDE LENS
CMMC October Close Up or Macro I had been flirting with this Leica 9mm 4/3 lens for a while. I’ve never owned a super-wide lens except for a fisheye that I almost never used because I was never entirely sure what… Read More ›
LAST ON THE CARD
Last on the Card – December 2022 Just two. A couple went up on THE CHANGING SEASONS – DECEMBER 2022, but these I saved just for this post 😀 These were test shots for a new lens, the Sigma 56mm prime lens… Read More ›
LAST ON THREE CARDS
NOVEMBER 2021 – LAST ON THE CARD FOR THE OLYMPUS OMD-EM5, PEN-F, AND OMD-EM1 Mark II As it happened, I used all three camera either yesterday or today, so this is my “full suite” of working cameras. I have other… Read More ›
BOKEH – SOFTENING BACKGROUNDS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Bokeh Bokeh — a wonderful word whose origin is (I believe) Japanese but might be Korean — means the softening of backgrounds in portraits and macro photography. Some lenses are designed to do it, others are… Read More ›
CAMERAS AND THEN SOME
Since I let Garry have my little Leica, I’ve been looking for something small enough to tuck into my bag. Everything is too big or too heavy — or doesn’t give me quality I like. I’m never satisfied with pictures… Read More ›
CMMC – APRIL CLOSEUP OR MACRO
CMMC – April Closeup or Macro I’ve been getting very cozy with my macro lens, so this couldn’t come at a better time. Of course, I’ve also been doing closeups of flowers and birds using different lenses as well, occasionally doing… Read More ›
THE CAMERA I DIDN’T BUY – AND THE ONES I’VE ALREADY GOT
I got an “on sale” notice from Adorama about the Olympus OMD M1 Mark II, down from $1300 to $900. I know from long experience that if Adorama has it on sale, so does everyone else. That’s because the Mark… Read More ›
YOUR HOBBY VERSUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #15: HOBBIES From Fandango, here’s the question: Today’s theme is “your hobby or hobbies.” Do you have a hobby? Do you collect things? Do you work on model airplanes? Do you whittle things from wood? Do… Read More ›
BLACK & WHITE PHOTO CAMERAS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, OR EQUIPMENT
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Cameras, photographers or equipment I love taking pictures of people taking pictures and I also love taking pictures of my cameras. I still have the same cameras I’ve had for years except for a recently… Read More ›
ANYTHING?
A Photo a Week Challenge: Anything “Anything” is a very difficult category. I had absolutely no idea what to do with “anything,” so I picked up my camera and took pictures. I got an incredible 30mm Sigma lens. It’s an f1.4… 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 ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 