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Tuesday Thoughts: Some Words to Live By
So are coffee, blessed and strength just some buzzwords that might have come from social media? Do they mean anything or as Humphrey Bogart said in Casablanca, “the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.” I dunno. Do you?
Joe’s Book Club: Chapter 38, Some Thoughts About Books
Craig Whitehead’s Find Your Frame is the best photo book I’ve read all year. Find out why on today’s chapter of Joe’s Book Club.
Remembering the Sunny 16 Rule
“I have tried shooting with the “Sunny 16” rule with the following cameras: Nikon D40, D5000, D700 and Canon XSI, all with the same results; severe under exposure. I am shooting in manual mode, fixed aperture lens, auto ISO off. Am I missing something obvious?”
Tuesday Thoughts: Lens Testing with a Brick Wall
If you would like to see the actual wall of bricks I use for all my tests, I’ll be sponsoring a free Photowalk in downtown Parker sometime in 2024 and part of the walk will take us past that very wall so you can make some test shots there as well.
Joe’s Movie Club: Paddington 2 vs. Citizen Kane
For a short time, the Rotten Tomatoes rating for Paddington 2 was higher than Citizen Kane, which led some Internet pundits to claim that the bear was a better movie than Welles’ opus. But is was not to be…for long.
Looking at Infrared Capture Options: Filters
There are, at least, two basic methods for capturing infrared images with mirrorless cameras: The first is by mounting an infrared filter such as the Hoya R72 on a camera’s lens.





