While camping north from Toulon, Nevada, I was awakened by a bright light early in the morning. The waning Moon was shining through my camper window. I picked up my iPhone and made the capture.
I forgot to post this, but there is a DC Power Transmission Line that runs from the Oregon/Washington border to Los Angeles. I was unaware that direct current was in use for power transmission. But, it has some advantages. Cool!
Someone mentioned that the reports of eye irritation/damage might be from a infrared laser, such as the PEQ-15. This could be malicious or just an error.
I might have posted this before, but I am working with the JS8Call mode (ham radio). The JS8Spotter utility has a lot to offer in support of JS8 operations.
This is a “standard” test shot of my Lucas plushie using the Sony A7Sii and a Konica Hexanon 35mm f/2.8 lens at f/2.8 (wide open). This Hexanon is one of my best 35mm focal length lenses and is better than the Vivitar 35mm f/1.9, the Soligor 35mm f/2.8 (by a lot), and the Hexanon 35mm f/2. I need to compare it with the Nikkor glass in my collection.
OK, where in the Internet will I go this week?
I have a need to install Python scripts (sometimes). Package installing provides utilities to accomplish this.
I think I need to assemble a VHF/UHF radio for field operations. Armaloq has a frame for my Kenwood TM-V71A that will provide protection and relocation of back panel connectors.
I might have posted this before, but exiftool is an excellent (but complex) tool for editing EXIF data in image files. It is a command line utility, which no one likes anymore. (Well, except for command line geeks like me.) The exiftoolGUI Python program provides a GUI for the tool. This website provides a few examples for using exiftool from the command line.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
