Nikon Z8 - First Thoughts

You don't even need to try and focus! The one mistake I made is I set the auto ISO speed too low 1/125 of a second. I should have set it to something like 1/500, but whatever. First casual outing, auto 3d select / subject detection. Standard picture profile.

Dash Point State Park and Fremont Market

Used the Fujiflim X-H2 this weekend with the 16mm f/1.4 for the beach photos and 18mm f/1.4 for the pictures from the market. All photos are straight out of camera JPEGs.

Gnome Hunting in Maple Valley

All photos were taken with a Leica Q2 Monochrom and edited using Capture One.

This Blog is Hosted on an Orange Pi 5

Years ago, I purchased a Raspberry Pi 4. It's an amazing little unit, which is now configured as an Adguard Home appliance which blocks ads and inappropriate content for my youngest daughter on all of her devices. I'm not sure why, but there hasn't been a Raspberry 5 since then,

Anita Baillie and David Arnold Karate Edge Black Belt Test - Caution Over 100MB Post and YouTube Embeds

Yesterday, two of my karate friends tested for their black belts. I was there to capture the action.

Mega Photo Dump Test

An initial test to see how well this Orange Pi can host and serve images.

Meta Verified Means Instagram is Dead

Meta has just put the final nail in the coffin. Instagram has become a pay to play platform. If you want your content shown, it'll cost you. Organic growth is a thing of the past.