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Portland Car Show

Posted on February 6, 2015 by webdev
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DCF and DCIM

Posted on February 4, 2015 by webdev

What do DCF and DCIM have to do with your digital camera’s files?  Our friend, the How-To Geek, can tell us … DCF is a specification created by JEITA, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association. It’s technically standard CP-3461, … Continue reading →

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Fred Hill, Darkroom Soldier

Posted on February 1, 2015 by webdev

Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Fred Hill, a 94-year-old local photographic legend, talk about his long image-making career, with particular focus on his World War II stint as a military Pacific theater war-zone photographer.  To quote commentary on … Continue reading →

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Nik

Posted on January 20, 2015 by webdev
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Bob Boilen, Who Knew?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by webdev

If, like me, you follow the world of music and rely on websites such as NPR’s All Songs Considered (among many others) to find new artists, albums and sounds, you may know of Bob Boilen, the show/site’s host.  Now we … Continue reading →

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The Missing Hasselblads

Posted on January 13, 2015 by webdev

Not quite lost in space, but almost.  The Atlantic posts this article on the material and equipment astronauts had to leave behind when they packed moon rocks for the ride home.

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Finding Vivian

Posted on December 31, 2014 by webdev

Here’s a documentary to add to your list of best movies of 2014.  This is the Finding Vivian Maier trailer:

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Tumblr’s Picks

Posted on December 14, 2014 by webdev

Hit this link to see Tumblr’s 2014 Photographers to Watch from its 2014 Tumblr Year in Review.  I’m still trying to work out my favorites.  Some good stuff to be seen.  

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Instagram Pilots

Posted on December 13, 2014 by webdev

Quartz (qz.com)  puts together a piece on Instagram photos shot from the cockpit, violating all sorts of rules but giving us some extraordinary views.

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Is It Art: Followup

Posted on December 12, 2014 by webdev

Friend John tracks down Jones’ previous rather contradictory assertion to which I had alluded in the previous post: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/jan/10/photography-art-of-our-time

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