Summary Connie took the vast majority of the images today. We drove into the city to try and retake some of the images of the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and Dorothy with Toto that we attempted a month or so ago. By the time we arrived in Oz Park the sun was beginning to [...]
Summary I think the weather prognosticators got it wrong today. It was neither sunny nor approaching the mid-to-high 40s. It was cold and very overcast and the wind was making it feel that much colder. Our plan was to pick up bagels and then ride to Elmhurst to visit the coffee shop there before returning [...]
Summary Meanwhile back at the ranch, Gene Autrey disguised as a pool table… – Nonsense Verse The 1 Nikkor 10mm prime lens and filter arrived today from B and H Photo in New York City. The Nikon 1 V1 continues to be a fun camera to “play” with. So much of photography is like life [...]
Summary I have grown quite fond of my Nikon 1 V1 camera and lenses. This has been a real joy in that once again I have a camera that while small and convenience is more than capable of some really nice image making. The Nikon 1 is essentially a point-and-shoot camera without the byzantine button [...]
Gordon Laing, December 2011 cameralabs.com The Nikon V1 is a compact interchangeable lens camera (ILC) with 10.1 Megapixels, Full HD video, a selection of innovative shooting modes, quick burst modes and what Nikon describes as the world’s fastest AF system to date. The V1, along with the simpler J1, are the first two models in [...]
Summary The skies this afternoon on the way into the Loop area were crisp and clear and the sunlight at 3:00PM was amazing. But it was not until I reached the downtown area that I was able to stop and get a good image, long after the sun had dropped below the point where it [...]
Summary Each evening that I wait for my wife to drive her home I park near the intersection of VanBuren and Clinton just outside the Loop section of Chicago, IL. This parking structure is across the street front a Starbucks on the northwest corner of the intersection. I sat in the van waiting and noticed [...]
Excerpted from Wikipedia: Kenosha ( /kənoʊˈʃə/) is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011,[4] Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago, Milwaukee, and Green Bay. Kenosha lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, [...]
I have been photographing as an amateur enthusiast for the better part of four decades. Before moving to our current home I had built a darkroom in the basement of our previous home and developed and printed images from my Leica M4-P and my Zone Six 4×5 View Camera. Even earlier I had owned a [...]
Summary The highlight of these gatherings is when the children get their presents. But I am getting ahead of myself. The story begins with a bit of difficulty. I’ve been trying to pass on an Apple PowerBook G4 to my niece. But I need to wipe the hard drive clean and reformat it. It seems [...]
Summary For the first time in many years we arrived too late to see Santa and his elves ride their recumbent bicycles down from the North Pole to attend the Wheel and Sprocket Holiday Party! Bummer! Nevertheless after he changed into his civilian gear he hung around long enough to say hello to all and [...]
Summary Our first stop this morning was to the Homeless Veterans Shelter in Wheaton for another round of donations. Connie picked up some food stuffs that she found on sale and we trundled them over to the home. One of the five men houses in the home was there as we arrived. A couple was [...]
November 29th, 2011 Nat Coalson For the past several years I’ve used Adobe’s DNG file format to store the raw image data captured by my digital cameras. I convert my Canon CR2 raw files to DNG early in my workflow and don’t keep the original raw captures. I’ve had great success with a DNG workflow [...]
Summary Tried out the Nikon 1 V1 camera on the way home from inside the car.
Summary These are a collection of videos taken by my sister Constance Colar on a Flip Video camcorder. The recording were from November 20, 2010 and were made in my Aunt Betty’s home. Most of the participants were the children of sister Constance and their offspring as well as the offspring of my Aunt’s two [...]
A Gem of A Garden Facility: Hurley Gardens Location: west of the Adare Dr. & Creekside Dr. intersection Description: Hurley Gardens offers historic significance and a tranquil park setting which unites yesterday and today. The gardens were originally part of the 160-acre estate known as Hurley Farm. The garden structures (loggia and gazebo) date to [...]
Summary Still trying to figure out the best way to stop action indoors at night on the kitchen floor. I’m getting better stop motion than before. But these are not fantastic images. Just me trying to figure out some technical issues. The hardest part of all this is figuring out whether to leave the V1 [...]
Summary My sister Connie Colar took these video clips using a Flip Video Cam Corder on 13 December 2011. The group performing is the South Shore Drill Team in which her son (Berry) participates. This group operates out of the Gary Comer Youth Center on the south side of Chicago. They are known across the [...]
Summary It’s the weekend before Christmas and the Near North Side area is bustling with shoppers. The UIC Campus held a flea market today for those wishing to snap up some bargains. We took a slightly altered route up to the Native Foods Cafe in Wicker Park to see if we could refine it a [...]
Summary I’ve been thinking about the homes I have lived in since my earliest childhood memories. So a couple of weeks ago I decided to visit each one and grab a photograph. I was certain that my memories were accurate, but it turns out they were not. Most of what amazes you is that the [...]
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