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I've noticed that people in museums will take a picture of an object and then look at the picture on their cell phone, even though the original is right in front of them.
Cell phones are how we experience reality.
Commented Apr 15, 2014 on Small Joke at The Online Photographer
Small Joke
Q: A scenic overlook. A man with a large camera bag puts the bag down, sets up a tripod in a selected spot and attaches a large DSLR to it. He fiddles with the controls, peers through the camera, adjusts the lens, moves the tripod a little, peers through the camera again, fiddles some more, and,...
The original Old White Guys did reunion tour a few years back. It wasn't all terrific but "Kashmir" was a real standout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-MdiUm1_Y
Some of the songs are pitched down a bit to accommodate Plant's voice. It's interesting that some people don't notice this just like some people don't notice different color light sources (until you point it out).
Commented Mar 18, 2014 on The New 'Kodachrome' (Music Notes) at The Online Photographer
The New 'Kodachrome' (Music Notes)
My friend-I've-never-met Gordon Lewis (and we should do something about that someday, Gordon) sent me a link the other day, wondering idly if perhaps photography needed an updated anthem now that Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" is as outdated as—well, Kodachrome. It was a song called "Bad Self Portrai...
"So here we come to the point of this whole reminiscence: what are the chances you're ever going to find an old digital file under a piece of old furniture?"
Exactly! I tell this to people all the time! Pick your favorite pictures, get some quality prints made and store them somewhere safe. Someday you'll be happy you did.
What are the chances that the memories "in your phone" will be readable or even still exist in twenty years? Not high, I'm guessing. What if you die suddenly? What happens to your digital assets? Maybe that isn't the first thing your heirs will worry about, but it still matters.
Commented Jan 12, 2014 on Open Mike: The Print Under the Whatever-It's-Called at The Online Photographer
Open Mike: The Print Under the Whatever-It's-Called
[Ed. Note: This post was modified after many of the first comments had come in.] I found an old print the other day. I was playing fetch with Lulu (in the house—she hates snow because it gets in her pads and makes her miserable) and a tennis ball rolled under the...well, I don't know what the pi...
"Isn't there always a pickup truck?"
As many will point out, that's why we have Photoshop.
There was a partial eclipse of the sun visible from here in November. I drove out to the beach so I could get a picture of the mis-shapen sun as it rose over the ocean. I just happened to put a second camera in the bag at the last minute. Turns out that was a good idea, because the the camera that's ALWAYS packed and ready to go did NOT have a card. There were no spares in the bag, either.
May you always have a spare card and battery in 2014.
Commented Dec 24, 2013 on Merry Christmas at The Online Photographer
Merry Christmas
The view from TOP World Headquarters at sunset last night. Taken about twelve feet away from where I sit at my computer to write. So I stepped outside to get the mail. As soon as I saw the empty mailbox, I realized I'd already gotten the mail. It came back to me what was in it. As I was thinki...
And Amazon already has eight reviews. Man, the world moves fast these days.
Commented Sep 20, 2012 on Nikon D600: Is This For Real? at The Online Photographer
Nikon D600: Is This For Real?
Is this true? I just noticed that Amazon is listing the new Nikon D600 as being "in stock." And promising delivery as early as tomorrow. That would be a change from recent industry trends, to have a hot new mainstream camera available within mere days of its announcement. And B&H Photo lists it...
If you agitate the card too much, the zeroes, being round, will fall out before the ones. This will cause your highlights to block up.
Also be careful when you transmit files. As above, the zeroes go through fine but the ones get stuck (they're pointy). They sometimes get caught in the Ethernet.
Commented Aug 3, 2012 on Proper Handling of Memory Cards for the Digital Photographer at The Online Photographer
Proper Handling of Memory Cards for the Digital Photographer
By Lamberto Go SA* Tip #1. Download, email, post-process and/or print your images promptly. If you wait weeks or months, the colors could fade, saturation could suffer and color balance could shift. Or worse, image files could become corrupt or you could misplace your card. Tip #2. When you're ...
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