Archive for May 2008
Notes from the field, er street, er . . . alley: A Consideration of the Voigtlander 35 1.4 SC
Yes, I do make a habit of looking into dumpsters. You never know where you will find something interesting. After a couple of months on the shelf, I picked up the Biogon again this week. A couple of observations: The focusing tab on the CV did indeed turn out to be addictive, but only for [...]
What does that mean? (04720023)
Does anyone know what that symbol means? Sometime in the last couple of months, these tags have been nailed to many – but not all – of the utility polls around town. Marked for replacement? Occult symbol? Random street art?
Three Pictures of Cats
When I used to frequent photo.net, Kate and I would often joke that the top photos gallery was all pictures of old men, naked women and cats. With these, I’m a third of the way to internet stardom ;-).
Prognostication (04730027)
That vertical streak running parallel to the utility pole in the upper right of the frame is a flaw in the surface of the emulsion. It isn’t a scratch. It’s more like a ridge. I’m assuming it’s a manufacturing flaw of some kind. It runs across 4 frames on this roll. So far, this is [...]