Category: remainders

Remainders: 13 September 2024

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While walking my downtown route last weekend, I noticed a walker in front of the Capitol Building. Capture with Fuji X-T5 and Fujinon 35mm f/1.4 at f/8. Post in PhotoLab to Tri-X Film Simulation.

Although I have been around the Internet since my last remainders post, apparently I did not capture a lot of the sites and include them here. Hmmm…

  • Hugin is an open source panorama stitcher for landscape photographers.
  • Howard Merklinger is an author of a book on focusing in general and a second on focusing the view camera. They are quite technical, but very good.
  • JS8Spotter is turning out to be a useful utility for JS8Call.

Remainders 10 August 2024

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Shot with the Pentax 645Nii and the Pentax 75mm f/2.8 probably about f/4 on Kodak Ektar 100.

I was busy the last full week of July and the first week of August. As a result, my remainders showed it. I start this entry at the beginning of the week, so I really have no idea where I will end up on the Interwebs during my week. This is a sort of trail or bread crumbs of my searches.

  • Morse Code Metal, yeah, it’s a thing.
  • Crystal radios are cool. I built a kit that my grandpa bought me decades ago. They still make kits.
  • This table of Nikkor serial numbers is a huge resource. It complements my copy of Stafford, et al Nikon Compendium: Nikon System from 1917 book quite well.
  • This YouTube video explains two things quite well. The first is the inherent difference between digital and analog (film) photography. The second is the resolving power of film. It is worth the watch.
  • Ken Rockwell talks around the subject of film resolution in comparison to digital as well. It is also worth a read. The followup to Rockwell’s first essay is this second, Why We Love Film. Lots of photographers hate Ken Rockwell, but he often has well thought out things to say.

Remainders: Week of 27 July 2024

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On US95 south from Tonopah, Nevada, there is a stretch of the highway along which grow some Joshua Trees. On our way home we paused for a break and for a few images. Shot with Bronica S2A and Nikkor-P 75mm f/2.8 at f/8 on Kodak Gold 200.

Another week, how many remainders?

  • I need a new holster. This one might do.
  • I am in lust of the Voigtländer lenses. I have three samples in my inventory and they are all excellent.
  • I was looking for the option key modifiers for foreign accents (like the ä in Voigtländer). I found one here.
  • Tatiana Hopper has a list of visually striking TV series. She recommends these for photographers because of the emphasis on presentation (as well as story).
  • Gavin Seim presented a review/comparison of Lightroom and DXO Photolab. He thinks that LRC is still superior but that PhotoLab has a lot to offer without the subscription.
  • Robin Whalley presents a DXO Photolab color tips that opened my eyes to capabilities of the software I did not know. It also means I need training with the tools.
  • It is time for me to take and pass my FAA Part 107 exam and earn my UAV Commercial Pilot certificate. I want to legally use my drone to make aerial images of projects.
  • Some years ago I discovered Afro Celt Sound System. I recently was looking to fill my collection of this music (I like it) and discovered that one of the founders, Simon Emmerson died.
  • The Lightning Press produces many books on tactical subjects. ‘Nuff said…
  • Fujirumors is always a good place to check on what is going on with the Fujifilm ecosystem.
  • There are a few online stores that I check for photographic-related items. KEH is one of them. They are very good.
  • Knife Steel Nerds. Yeah, it’s a thing. There is also a YouTube channel.

Remainders: 20 July 2024

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It is summer and even at 7,000ft she gets hot. Shot with Fujifilm X-E4 and Voigtlander 27mm f/2 Ultron at f/4 and SOOC.

Another week, another set of remainders links.

  • David duChemin is an author and photographer I have followed for years. I find his presentations artful and articulate and recommend him.
  • Alain Laboile is a French photographer who has a limited subject — his family. duChemin mentioned him in his webinar last Sunday when responding to someone who asked the question “What if you cannot travel except with your family/to see family?”. David’s response was to look at the work of Laboile. I have to find one or more of Laboile’s books.
  • I do not remember if I posted this, but Covert Instruments is the outlet for the Lock Picking Lawyer. The ability to pick a lock is not about criminal activity so much as it is a preparedness skill.
  • You might remember John Schneider from Dukes of Hazard. He is still busy.
  • This ham (no call sign) describes using a Get-A-Grip large suction cup to mount a Chameleon MPAS Micro for portable ops.
  • I am such a sucker for tool rolls.

Remainders: 13 July 2024

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Shot with Sony A7Sii using a CZJ 135mm f/3.5, f-stop unrecorded.

It is impossible to predict where the Interwebs will take me each week. Let’s see where I go this week!

  • ExifTool is an application for editing the EXIF1 data in the header of an image file.
  • jExifToolGUI is a graphical interface for EXITtool.
  • Johnny Mullenax is a fine musician, even if unknown. His band rocks it. See also his YouTube channel for music.
  • A member of a local radio club shared a link to Smiley Antennas. I have no idea whether or not they are any good, but I did visit the site.

The header image was shot on walkies. We pass this old stump almost every day. There is no one home.

1EXIF data provide information about the hardware used to create the image. It will contain the camera make and model, lens make and model, exposure data, file format, and so forth.

Remainders 06 July 2024

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The area we hike in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest was burned a few years ago. The forest is recovering, but the evidence of fire remains. Shot with Sony A7Sii and CZJ 35mm f/2.4 Flektogon at f/5.6.

Well, I wonder where the Interwebs will take me this week…

  • I thought that I lost my 6-inch crescent wrench. I found a list of best adjustable wrenches in an article on Popular Mechanics.
  • Given I want to use my drone to capture aerial imagery on my project sites, I need to earn my UAV pilot’s license. This course looks like a good place to start.
  • Training videos for the DJI Mini 4 Pro are here.
  • John Free was an American photographer and teacher. He died earlier this year. But, his work bears review and he left some good words on YouTube.
  • Vertx makes and sells some interesting looking gear.
  • The Eagles remain one of my all-time favorite bands. I never collected their recordings. I have all of them in my HD Tracks shopping cart at the moment. There will be a sale (I hope) this weekend and I will buy them to update my music file.

Remainders: 22 June 2024

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Well, I wonder where the Interwebs will take me this week…

Remainders: 15 June 2024

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This time of year, we walk at about 7,300 ft near Spooner Summet in the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada. Shot with Fuji X-E4 and the Fujinon 28mm f/2.8 at f/8, straight out of camera.
  • Gelen Leather Company produces some really nice leather goods. I am such a sucker for journals and journal covers.
  • The Warrior Poet Society has a post on great teachers. It is worth the read.
  • Dove Mounts makes mounts for optics on handguns.

I got lazy this week and did not collect all of my remainders. It was a good week, although busy.

I am grateful. Life is good.

Remainders: 08 June 2024

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Sleeping on her bed under my worktable. Capture with Fujifilm X-E4 and the Fufinon 27mm f/2.8 wide open, SOOC.

After a long hiatus, I am posting again. The start will be a partial list of remainders for the week.

  • Caffenol is a film developer that uses coffee and ascorbic acid as the active agents for development.
  • I started looking for a new grill. I want something small, fuel efficient, and good. What I found is the Akorn Jr. Then I found a recipe for cooking burgers on a small Kamado.
  • In looking for an appropriate film developer, this list came up in an Internet search.
  • This is another page that describes application of various film developers, their strengths, and their weaknesses.
  • In one of my Internet rambles, I came across the photographer James Ravilious, a Brit who spent a good part of his life documenting rural life in the British countryside.

Remainders: 30 March 2024

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My morning mug from an outing to Rosie Jo’s Cafe in Ozark, Missouri. Shot with the Nikon F2AS on Ilford XP2. Exposure data were not recorded.
  • PotaLog is yet another POTA logging program. This one purports to run on Winder$ and Linux. It is based on the QT library, so it might run on OS X as well.
  • Directions for Bronica exposure adjustment for extension tubes and, more importantly, information about replacing the mirror and focusing screen foam.
  • Much information about the Bronica cameras is at this link.
  • Dan Schneider has some suggestions for those of us who enjoy old cameras and other devices that require mercury cells to operate.
  • I have an old Pentax Spotmeter in my inventory. It uses an odd mercury battery. I think it is the equivalent of three cells in series. The Spotmeter V is a newer version of my old meter. The manual indicates that three G-13 cells are to be used. These are mercury cells. However, the report in the link indicates that the author used three LR44 silver cells. That might indicate that the Pentax meter contains a voltage regulator that will adjust the output from the cells to match the requirements of the metering circuit.
  • An alternative is a Soligor Spot Sensor II. Like all of the Soligor products, it is not as strong as the Pentax offerings (and others), but was good for its price point.
  • I found a link to a Pentax Spotmeter V repair. I was looking for a circuit diagram to see if there is a voltage regulator in system. No joy yet.
  • And for the technically inclined owners of a Soligor Spot Sensor II, there is a calibration procedure if the meter is off.
  • The JS8Call Utilities software looks like an excellent addition to the JS8Call ham radio software.
  • A YT content creator (K7SW Radio) posted a short introduction to N4PY software. This is very cool stuff for use with older radios or as a hub for integrating a number of options and/or rig control.
  • Julian, OH8STN, posted an excellent review/setup video on using the Microsoft Surface Go 2/3 tablet computer for field use. The review is recommended.