First post in the new BLOG Jon Hillenbrand, November 1, 2006October 17, 2019 Well, I’ve finally caved and created a blog. Easy as can be and I can see why everyone in the world seems to have one. The process from thinking about doing a blog to typing here has taken approximately 2 minutes. Eeek. Now, if only the utility companies could reach that kind of service, I think we might be getting somewhere as a society. Photography Thoughts photography
Photography Technostalgia May 19, 2010October 17, 2019 You know that feeling when you look at older technology and marvel at the intricacies of their jeweled engineering? I have named this feeling technostalgia. Today, I was playing with a very old lens, an 85mm f/2 AI-S Nikkor lens which has no motors, no chips, no auto-focus, no communication with… Read More
Photography Duck! December 10, 2009October 17, 2019 Ducks seem to have a lock on a lot of things in the human world. There’s the old saying, “Be calm on the surface and paddling like the dickens underneath,” duck analogy. Then there’s the, “If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…,” analogy which is used… Read More
Photography For All Mankind April 14, 2009October 17, 2019 Ninety-seven years ago today, an undersized rudder, brittle steel, faux smoke stacks, too few life boats and general human asshattery conspired to bring about one of the most widely publicized boating accidents in human history. “Iceberg, right ahead!” was the call and 37 seconds later the Titanic buckled her side… Read More