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My rangefinder camera in question is digital, so no. I can snap off pictures all day without worrying about the cost and bulk of film. Bresson's photographs were undoubtedly more carefully considered than what I've been doing lately. 'Still a milestone though. (And I did grow up on film. So...

I've now taken over 10,000 photos on my rangefinder camera (other cameras are not included in the count). Here's a couple of pictures toward the tail-end of the 10,000 image count (not exactly at the very end, but pretty close): Figure 1. <Untitled> Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 2...

... Continued from last post. (All photos here taken with the Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH.) Figure 7. <Untitled> Figure 8. <Untitled> Figure 9. <Untitled> This is the California Theatre Building again, but from a different angle. I walked by it on my way to get some lunch. Figure 10...

This week's batch of pics. This week I constrained myself to only shooting with a 50 mm lens. All pictures in this post (and the next) were taken with a Leica 50 mm Summilux-M ASPH. The first was taken last Wednesday at Balboa Park (See Fig. 1). Figure 1. "Girl running around perimeter of...

... Continued from last post. Figure 9. <Untitled> Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 10. <Untitled> Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 11. "Fourth Avenue. Midday break." Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH. I took this pic on my way to get some lunch. Figure 12. <Untitled> Leica 50mm Summilux-M...

This week's round of pics. As usual, of all the pics I consider "keepers" of the week, only an appropriate subset are shown here. Figure 1. <Untitled> Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 2. "Educate. Demonstrate. Stop hate." Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 3. <Untitled> Leica 35mm...

... Continued from previous post. A mariachi band was playing at the protest (for part of it, anyway). See Figs 8,9. Figure 8. <Untitled> Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH, 1/1000 sec, f/1.4 (might have been around f/2 or maybe even f/2.8). Figure 9. <Untitled> Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH, 1/250...

'Went to another [politically related] weekly protest this week. Here are the photos that fit within PF's rules and guidelines (other photos not included). There was occasional rain and drizzle. That didn't stop me though. Figure 1. "Dog and shoe composition," Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH, 1/160...

Or lawn sprinklers. Even a garden hose can work if you put your thumb on it and spray it right.

Jupiter 2026-02-14 06:41.4 UT. After several weeks and many nights of bad seeing, clouds, terabytes of wasted data, and whatnot, I finally was able to acquire this image. The seeing wasn't great, but it was the best I've had in all my recent attempts (which isn't saying much). This is likely...

I think it was sarcasm (god, I miss having a president that had some modicum of a sense of humor). Both Barack Obama and Brian Tyler Cohen understand humor and are known to joke around a little from time to time. Brief answers with a bit of humor thrown in was in the spirit of the speed round...

... Continued from last post. Figure 11. <Untitled> Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 12. <Untitled> Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 13. "Self reflection in shop window #1." Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. I'm the one in the cowboy hat with the camera. The window reflection may have...

Some random photos I took over the last couple of weeks or so: Figure 1. "San Diego skyline from the park." Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 2. <Untitled> Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 3. "Who's a good puppy!" Leica 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. Figure 4. "Who's such a happy puppy!" Leica...

Have Australian newscasters lost the ability to detect sarcasm?!

Had jury duty yesterday. Fortunately, it was only about a block and a half from a location I had planned to be later that day anyway. (I wasn't called to sit on a trial, btw.) I did miss the first half of the protest event though. Figure 1. "San Diego morning glow." Leica 28mm Summicron-M...