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We Are Dust – Journal 5/18/19

It’s been a weird couple of months. In between two different eras, Year Five is progressing nicely, with gear acquisition going smoothly and knowledge only ever building on the creative empires I’m trying to build. So much foundation but no walls, no windows, no doors, nothing on top of it yet.

More important things seem to happen every day.

Kolari Vision did an amazing job on my A6300, now technically an A6300i, but I’ve started to call it Sturm after the post-Renaissance artistic movement...

Aerochrome, Pronto – Journal 3/17/18

Where to start, where to start?

It’s been a while. Last journal was actually pumped out back in November. That was before Nadine was back from Jordan and before more stuff got so fucked up. Fucked up does not equal bad things. Fucked up can mean the end of one thing and the beginning of another. It’s been five months since I’ve been able to speak my mind out here on Radio Reality City, so let’s take it from the top.

Further Radio Reality City canon is being refined, so the two of you who are...

Corrianne and Riley Llanos Wedding 1/21/19

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Corrianne and Riley Llanos 1/21/19

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A Brief History of Optical Formulas in the Early 20th Century and Review of the Helios 40-2 Lens

Anyone diving through the nichiest camera lenses on the market is bound to have come across the Helios 44-2 at some point. Intrigued, they might find it and buy a version of it on eBay for $30 USD and receive it in the mail a month later from the Ukraine. Any further reading will reveal its initial posturing in the 1960’s, and a host of other M42 mount lenses able to purchase from the same anonymous seller. Not a whole lot outside of those modern details are available, however.

To be perfectl...

North Bend Nadine – 12/27/18

[image error]In Twede’s Cafe. [image error]Wes Anderson-y. [image error]Train bokeh Helios 40-2 shot. [image error]Almost full-body shots are quite difficult for me. [image error]Mount Si in the background. [image error]Profile. [image error]Witchy. [image error]On North Bend Way. [image error]Where. Is. Everybody? [image error]Double exposure against cracked glass. [image error]Helios 40-2 pulling some festive bokeh. [image error]‘Nadine in Wonderland’ [image error]Train shot with Sony 18-135 OSS f/3.5-5.6.

Shoot with Nadine in North Bend, Washington, the other day. Not the snowy Winter photos we were looking for, but I think they turned out great.

Seattle Walking – 12/1/18

[image error]Above at Freeway Park. [image error]Spooks of Christmas. [image error]Into the concrete jungle. [image error]Bloc art. [image error]Helios 40-2. Short tempered and fast as hell on focus. [image error]The one picture most people get. But this one’s mine. [image error]No fly zone on the boardwalk. [image error]Reflections are a misery. [image error]5th Avenue Theater. Loud and proud. [image error]The waterfalls have been off every time I’ve been. [image error]Freeway Park. Better when it’s brighter out. [image error]“Where am I?”

Olympia Excursion – 11/30/18

[image error]Hollow tower. [image error]Apartment complex. [image error]Legislative building. A must. [image error]“The” shot I always get. [image error]Everything is so out of focus. [image error]Tree of summer death.

 

Voices – Journal 11/19/18

This month has marked another good turning point in a couple of spheres for myself.

Photography: getting paid for it. Drones? Repaired and able to fly (after demonstrating what is undoubtedly amazing electrical engineering skills by having a battery explode in my hands). Website? On point, with a better layout and more effective front page. A copy of Microsoft Office so I can actually be productive on my machine? What does this mean exactly?

One of the things I’ve struggled to take care of is...

Hunter Portrait Shoot – 11/16/18

Portrait shoot with Hunter Gilbert the other day. This one was at Wright Park, an arboretum out in Tacoma. Another very autumnal shoot, only slightly offset by the wintery clothing. The flannel did quite a bit to dissuade that idea.

The Helios 40-2 is showing itself in the very swirly pictures again, with the hang of its center focus still being a bit to get used to. Still had a bunch of fun out and about. Thanks again for humoring me, Hunter!