The iPad is filling up. I might have to dump some of the apps that do things, or chuck out some of the virtual magazines. How like real life is that?
posted in history, photography, technology | Comments Off on Shredded history | 252 words
Sorry I missed it. There were byelections yesterday. Although the results were predictable (this is Canada), the victory speech wasn’t. JET (the son of PET) quoted “Jack” during his political Address To A Haggis. Gasp! For the record, Justin used some memorable quotes from the belated Mr. Layton, thereby ensuring that the members of the Orange tribe will not vote for the Red tribe any time soon. Not that they were going to. But in politics, the offended nature is more important than the actual content.
posted in media, photography, politics | Comments Off on Three Rock references | 259 words
Photography used to be a negative business. Or, rather, a business of negatives. Every picture involved one, which the skilled photographer turned into a positive, in a dark room. Or a darkroom. Anyhow, cataloging negatives involved production of contact sheets. Many of my memories are physically reduced in size, and I keep them stored in a box.
posted in photography, sports | Comments Off on As shown on some contact sheets | 292 words
I’ve found a variation on the “I would like to buy” meme. Try picking TWO things, related, and then spend endless hours “comparing and contrasting” both contenders. Spend time perusing catalogs, and user forums, and review sites. Get scientific, with detailed data sets. By the time you’ve played the situation out you’ll either reach the assumption that you didn’t need either object (or you’ll precipitate the situation with an impulsive purchase). Either way…
posted in photography | Comments Off on Compare and contrast rather than purchase | 262 words
There’s a rush hour for more than traffic. Try the local supermarket on a Saturday morning. I had to go for milk and tree pee and other breakfast staples (still forgot the Harvest Crunch). Navigating the aisles was fair, but those blind corners were dangerous. Parents: don’t use the little kids as bumpers on the carts.
posted in photography, sports | Comments Off on Hard to return to vintage glass | 262 words
Recovered an hour of my life today. Unwilling to waste such a precious commodity, we (in the team sense) set out to make the best of the situation. And, although we’re still minutes away from dusk, I’m rather self-satisfied.
posted in photography | Comments Off on Strange beasts and wonderful glass | 330 words
A mixed blessing that the university football game isn’t until tomorrow. Left to my own devices, I would have spent the afternoon glued to the tube; instead, I decided to go for productivity.
posted in photography | Comments Off on Changed times and overexposure | 321 words
Finally got around to testing software on the set of photos I took last summer. To my surprise, even a 360 “in the round” picture doesn’t match standing there in the breeze. Technology. I’m going to post a simple panorama shot, just as a proof of concept.
posted in photography, travel | Comments Off on Underwhelmed by the panorama | 256 words
The special forces of air conditioning came today. With their skills and boxes of new gear, they banished the noise.
posted in photography, Wx | Comments Off on Hope for more than pence on the pound | 252 words
“Missed us by THAT much!” Maxwell Smart said it, but we live it. Another close encounter with an asteroid, this afternoon. No dinosaurs were driven to extinction, but we may not have to worry about mundane things like peak oil, or storm surge; the next time a big old rock zips by, the zip might be zap.
posted in photography, Wx | Comments Off on Lots of flash around here | 271 words
