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My family lived in Japan from early 1957 to early 1961. For health reasons I had to return to the States for the duration of the 9th grade from Fall 1958 to Spring 1959. Before I left I went down to the Base Exchange at Tachikawa Air Force Base (My Dad was an Air Force pilot) and bought a 35mm Petri 2.8 Color Corrected Super with the money I had earned at a summer job. I stayed with a cousin of my Mom's in Sacramento, California. Christmas 1958 I went down to Santa Ana, California, to visit my Grandparents. The...
Photo of the day
A 1963 Schwinn Typhoon cantilever frame converted to fixed gear. My training bike of choice.
Photo of the day
This is a picture that was in my essay What was I thinking? It's one of my favorites so I'm showing it here. Zoe and I were waiting in line at the Mukilteo ferry. This is Ivar's Fish Bar. I ate a lot of fish and chips, french fries and ice cream over the years served over that counter.
What was I thinking?
The American way is “Only too much is enough”. This has certainly been true of digital cameras and megapixels. At one time pro cameras had three megapixels and they were just fine. The pros loved them. Then it was six, then 12, then 20, then 40, 100, 150. Is it all really necessary? What is just right for enough? A recent find got me thinking about this. I recently watched a YouTube video extolling the virtues of the first Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera, the Pen E-P1. The Pen E-P1 came out in 2009. I bought mine in 2011 but...
