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Nikon AF 35mm f/2 D – Sample Photos and Mini Review – (Road Trip to NC)
I finally bought a used AF Nikon 35mm f/2 D. For many many years I actually used the DX (APS-C) 35mm f/1.8 on my various FF Nikons. Because I had it handily available, and its secret ability is that it actually has enough glass to cover the 24x36mm sensor. With clever editing you can get […]
Continue readingGA Tech in the Spring – Photos
I worked at GaTech the other day at the amazing Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design. Afterwards I took a walk around Tech’s lovely campus. 🐝🌸
Continue readingUmbrella Alley – Conyers, GA
I went to downtown Conyers the other day and they have this very colorful umbrella alley! On the same block is a little info and restroom area that has free pamphlets and maps for Georgia tourism. Surprised to see one of my photos on the Cherry Blossom Festival handout! ☂️☂️🌸☂️☂️
Continue readingNikon D70 Returns
So I re purchased my first DSLR a few weeks ago, for the low low price of $29.99! I first bought the Nikon D70 new in late 2004 for about $1000. That was such a watershed moment, having come from digicams and editing film scans for many years before taking the plunge on what was […]
Continue readingDay Trip to South Carolina – 11-29-25
Caesars Head State Park, in nearby South Carolina?! This was our freezing cold trip to South Carolina on Saturday! The first stop was White Horse Flea Market right outside Greenville. The place is huge with many stalls and outside vendors. Everything was a bit pricey and I didn’t find any comic books or video games […]
Continue readingcotton candy rainbow sunset
On Saturday I was driving back from working and saw this amazing rainbow off in the distance! So I took a detour to PDK airport and took some photos with the Canon setup I had on me from earlier. I would have to say the Canon way of rendering clouds is still my most favorite […]
Continue readingSavannah, GA – Sunrises and Sunsets
Photos within walking distance of the hotel and convention center. This was about all I had time for. It rained almost every day there, and I forgot about all the bugs! Still very pretty though, and I hope locals there take advantage of all the sights and colors. I know I would be taking photos […]
Continue readingSanta Fe, New Mexico – Pt. 8
Just north of Santa Fe near the skiing area is a huge Aspen forest! Too bad it was early spring and there weren’t any leaves just yet. I bet around Oct it would look gorgeous for all types of photography, or just to marvel at the yellow and sunlight streaming through the trees. It truly […]
Continue readingGrand Canyon, Arizona – Pt. 7
It was pretty cold and windy that day at the Grand Canyon. On the drive there I couldn’t help but wonder about the people living on the outskirts of the park in modest homes. You drive for hours and come across a lone Burger King or a gas station. Here we have to take into […]
Continue readingSedona, Arizona – Pt. 6
The light in Sedona, Arizona is just different. So nice, so colorful. It’s like a built in buff to any camera that you bring. I think it was a good call on only bringing the X100 and A7 and 50mm. It was pretty cold and windy up at the airport overlook the first day but […]
Continue readingMeteor Crater, Arizona – Pt. 5
It was crazy windy at Meteor Crater–close to hurricane force winds and it was really hard to even stand upright, much less focus on photos. But what an amazing sight. This entire desert area is like a movie. From small towns that celebrate the golden and silver age of alien tropes, to real craters bigger […]
Continue readingChang Thai Restaurant + Winslow, AZ – Pt. 4
There’s this really great Thai restaurant off the exit in Winslow Arizona! The very same Winslow in the Eagles’ song! After all these years of having that song pop up in my random playlist, it never occurred to me that they were talking about a real town. A town that has built its tourism industry […]
Continue readingLos Alamos + Caldera, New Mexico – Pt. 3
Santa Fe, New Mexico has some wild things, like this Tibetan temple not far from the Wal-Mart and main strip! Really reminded of the Lao temples around the US. A few hours drive north of Santa Fe is Los Alamos, the once secret home of the Manhattan project. You can see the rest area bathroom […]
Continue readingSanta Fe, New Mexico – Pt. 2
Santa Fe, New Mexico is a lovely town. It’s got color, komorebi, and chiaroscuro maxed out for sure. So many contemporary art galleries too, with a few having work that would be at home on the east coast instead of out in the desert. This area has a much later spring than us too, and […]
Continue readingAlbuquerque, New Mexico – Pt. 1
Atlanta, GA to Albuquerque, New Mexico The sunlight out there is no joke! But luckily the heat is far drier than the humidity that we have here in the Southeast US. Here are some photos from Albuquerque, NM, including a Lao restaurant, a Lao temple, and Sandia Peak. I only took two cameras and kept […]
Continue readingSummer Sunrises
I’ve been getting up before dawn for a couple of personal projects, here are some photos from some recent sunrises. And yes, it’s still quite hot and muggy at that hour… … …
Continue readingEverything Out West in the Desert Reminded Me of a Videogame
Hello everyone, I just got back from a trip out in the American West and I couldn’t help but compare it to the video games I’ve played in my life. This amazing ancient land was first held by the indigenous peoples (Navajo, Hopi, Zuni and others), and then came Spanish conquerors, and then the Atomic […]
Continue readingWhat’s Blooming at Chattooga Belle Farm – Late March 2024
It was a lovely brisk morning at Chattooga Belle farm. The peach blossoms here were almost peak, but the ones back in Georgia are pretty much fading and turning into green leaves. So cool to see the flowering Asian pears too. Will have to try all these fruits, including the blueberries and crispy apples during […]
Continue readingA few snaps from Savannah, GA
I didn’t get to take hardly any photos for myself while working down in Savannah, but here are a few.
Continue readingRoad Trip – Day 7 – Springdale + St George + Vegas
St. George is definitely a great city to stop by and explore. There’s a free botanical garden with amazing colorful desert plants, and a high vantage point overlooking the city. There’s Utah Tech, a lovely white church, AND an Asian grocery store/restaurant! They have bamboo and pork buns too, along with the normal assortment of […]
Continue readingUtah Day 5 – Tropic + Kanab + Zion
It was time to say goodbye to Tropic and its awesome hoodie weather, with another quick morning photo walk. Sunrise wasn’t as nice as yesterday, but the light right afterwards was pretty amazing. Tropic to Zion is only like less than an hour, but a worthy detour is the town of Kanab, near the Arizona […]
Continue readingUtah Day 4 – Tropic and Bryce Canyon Sunset
The night before actually had some moisture in the air, so it made for a very nice sunrise in Tropic. Just like back home, photo worthy sunrises and sunsets usually come after some type of weather. I startled this little black cat as I was filming in the morning. I guess its home was nestled […]
Continue readingUtah Day 3 – Tropic + Escalante + Panguitch
The weather in Tropic this morning was once again cool and refreshing. In the back of the cabin area is a barn for chickens and they are pretty much the alarm clock. The whole time I couldn’t help but find parallels to this place and Samneua Laos. The first stop of the day was Mossy […]
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