Monthly Archives: August 2008
Old Photos & a Fish Tale
While I was visiting family in Europe I raided my family’s old photo albums. There were lots of old b&w photos. I spent a good amount of time going over them and asking, ‘who’s this? and this guy?’ It’s amazing that most of us don’t know what our great grandfather looks like. I think things [...]
Street Portraits
I finish work at 5pm. During Winter the sun sets at around 6pm and it’s very weak at sunset anyway. For this reason I hate Winter. The Golden Hour is not that golden and it’s always too brief. I never have enough time to get home and go out shooting so it has to be [...]
Addicted, I Admit
If you read my post from a few days ago you’ll note that I bought yet another camera. This one an old MF one, Yashica Mat 124G, in mint condition. It was so mint that I felt bad for using it. So, the only choice I was left with is to buy another one of [...]
Yashica Mat 124G
Not long ago I began looking for a medium format camera. After using 35mm film for a while I can see the benifit in a larger size. Most of the entry level cameras with interchangable lenses are still fairly expensive and they tend to be bulky as well. That’s where a small box comes in [...]
How Hang Gliders Are Made
Saw a cool video on how hang gliders are made. I never would have guessed that it involves 1050 parts! I’ll take two please… Discovery Channel – Factory Made ep. 6 from Søren Ladegaard on Vimeo.