Category: Stories
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Ocean City at Night
Of all the street photography videos on YouTube, I enjoy the Tokyo ones most. I am not a jealous man, but I am often envious of the people shooting Tokyo’s alleyways and hidden restaurants. Until I can retire and spend a month overseas, I will settle for the Ocean City, Maryland beach boardwalk. It has…
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I Bought the Ricoh GR III. I Am a Complete Hypocrite.
I am an absolute bleeping hypocrite. After talking myself out of the GR III in my last video, I bought one anyway. It was in carts countless times. I contacted Facebook sellers. I nearly won it on eBay. I got the worst GAS. I literally do not need this camera. It is not about need.…
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Just a quick word of thanks. I have had so much fun this year on this channel. Reviews, shooting, talking with you in the comments. For a guy at 60 who is basically goofing off with cameras and walking around taking pictures, you made it all worthwhile. From my family to yours, Merry Christmas and…
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Shooting Like Eggleston With a 20 Year Old Digital Camera
As a kid I burned through film rolls. My father would say, I ain’t paying for this anymore. Stop taking pictures of the inside of your bedroom. So I shot my thirteen inch black and white TV, my Pong controller, the light fixture, the headboard. It is weird. But it taught me composition, light, shutter…
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Not Your Father’s Minolta
A thrifting tip led me to a 48 megapixel camera for less than a hundred dollars at Costco. Branded Minolta. My air quotes. Kanuka Minolta. Costco Minolta. It is not the real Minolta. I am a Minolta guy from way back. I worked at Ritz Camera Centers from 1981 to 85. I used to borrow…
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200mm Street Photography: A Lesson in Compression
I am not the YouTube guy you come to for tips and tricks. But I have called this one compression is the lesson. My most asked question is about long lens street. Most of my street photography is at 200mm. I own 24, 28, 35, 43, and 50mm lenses and I am not afraid to…
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Ricoh GR Snap Focus: When to Use 0.3m vs 1m (Real-World Test)
Got dragged to Dollywood today. I don’t mind Dollywood, but I have been here 433 times, and you cannot exactly do street photography of random families without people thinking you are a creeper. So. New plan. I have had this Ricoh GR III Street Edition for six months and never used the 0.3 meter or…
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Why I’m Saying No to the Ricoh GR III
I have never struggled more with a purchase. The GR III and IIIx were in carts. I contacted Facebook sellers. I nearly won it on eBay. Every time, the glowing reviews pull me in. Oh yes, it is compact. Compact is my number one draw. Then the dust reports and the niggles pull me back.…
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3,000 Photos on the Fujifilm X100VI
Three thousand shots on the X100VI. I have owned it since launch week, ordered within six hours. A full time job limits my shooting. Accessories: a square lens hood that needed two rubber bands to align, not one. I am a dumbass. A base plate for grip, feels very secure. A red plunger fell off…
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A.I. Has Stolen Photography From Us | Artificial Intelligence Will Make Photography Obsolete
I said recently that the photo contest is dead. Oh, there will still be contests. But if you cannot tell a real photo from an AI photo, what stops somebody from entering AI work and winning? Then I ran an experiment. Took a landscape photo, fed AI one prompt. “Move me 50 yards to the…
