Film, and why I like it.
I've been shooting a lot of film as of late. Nothing fancy, just standard 35mm film. I have not, nor do I plan to stop shooting digital it's just that I've started shooting film as well. To be honest...
Norco DS-1220, Linux, and Green Hard Drives...
I've had my Norco DS-1220 for six or seven months now and have some time to adjust to it and really feel out it's performance. When I first setup the system (transitioning from the Thecus), I had a 2T...
Into the Sky
On November the 3rd I took my first flight in a small aircraft. Specifically it was in a Cessna 180 tail-dragger from the mid 1950s in beautiful condition with new upholstery and a traditional avionic...
Music I'm listening to...
It's been pretty quiet around here on the blog lately which, as always, is an illustration of the inverse in my life. Work is busy, life is busy, plus it's fall here so I'm spending as much time looki...
Fujifilm Neopan 1600 Black & White Film Review
I ordered this film to allow me to shoot in dark environments and also to capture in black and white. This is a 'professional' film designed to be shoot at ISO1600 but can be 'pushed' to ISO3200. 'Pus...
Fuji Velvia 50 35mm Film
Over the past few months I have been running various 35mm film stocks through my Nikon FE and more recently my Nikon N80 in an effort to find differences in the films. The film I was most excited abou...
Kodak Ultra Color 400UC Film Review
I ordered this film after I shot my three rolls of Fuji Superia 400 film as a part of my effort to take a look at a few of the more popular options in 35mm film. This was my most disappointing film to...
Back from Vacation... Where do I stand?
Well, I've just returned from a week long vacation into the white mountains here in New Hampshire. I am tired but it was enough of a change of pace for me that I'm feeling refreshed as well. To me, th...
Used Stuff from KEH.com
I ordered some used Nikon gear from KEH.com this week and I thought I'd mention how impressed with them I was. I should also mention that, of course, they nor anyone else is giving me anything for tal...
Nikon 24-120mm VR Zoom Lens Review
Several months ago when I was searching for what I call a 'walking around lens' the Nikon 24-120mm VR was top on my list. It's a unique lens in the Nikon lineup. It's both fairly wide and fairly long...
Real World iPhone thoughts...
I'm a geek with an iPhone living out in the boonies and I thought it would interesting to post my thoughts of iPhone use as a contrast to the big reviews posted by people in NYC and San Fransisco. Whe...
Getting Better Fuel Efficiency
These days everyone and their mom is posting on the internet about getting better gas mileage. I've read a lot of articles that talk about the topic and they all seem to have a few things in common. T...
Grow Your Own: The Garden is a Reality!
The garden has been built, planted and is now growing. Some might say that since no posts have come forth that those facts prove that I am behind in my posting. Those people would be correct. The gard...
Apple Leopard Server: Two Weeks Later
So, it's been installed and running for two weeks. I think I made it pretty clear in the first review that it's good but not perfect, nothing is and over the past 14 days I've had a chance to really d...
Review: Apple's Leopard Server
As you may have read in my twitter feed, I have installed Mac OS X Leopard Server on a basically stock Mac Mini for my personal use. The Mini hosts email and webmail, calendars, directory services and...
Choosing Film - Part One
It never occurred to me that buying film could be so confusing. With digital you just pick and ISO setting and go but with film each manufacturer makes a number of different kinds of film based on it'...
My Nikon FE
Well, I bought the FE. Got it at my local camera store, Eagle Photo. Used, of course, but in quite good condition. It appears to have been well loved but so far so good. I bought it with a ton of chea...
Cooking a Pork Rib Roast
A few weekends ago I roasted a Pork Rib Roast with a friend of mine. Neither one of use had ever eaten one.. let alone cooked one, so it was a bit of an adventure. He and I both enjoy cooking though s...
NAB News: Red Scarlet
NAB, or the National Association of Broadcasters, is holding their annual conference in Las Vegas this week. It's a place for a number of companies to show off their new products ect. Standard confere...
Traffic Lights - Time Wasters for All!
I few months ago my route to work changed and now includes about a dozen traffic lights. I used to have to commute 90+ minutes down toward Boston in traffic but since my office has moved I now have th...