Reflections
I’m a sucker for reflections. Watching the clouds in the first image slowly move, contrasted against a clear, blue sky, was like watching a movie of sorts. The second image caught my attention because the light reflecting on the banner resembled ripples on a pond. The sun was bright,Continue Reading
Confections of an Artist
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s Atlanta Campus is located at the northernmost tip of Midtown. Over the last ten years, its footprint has expanded significantly. While on one of my many strolls through Midtown, I noticed this door. When I saw the thesis’s subject, thisContinue Reading
Folks Who Lived on the Hill
Sitting at 87 15th Street NE, The Castle, as it is called, is an odd sight. It sits amid a copse of glass office towers in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. Built in 1909 by agricultural magnate Ferdinand McMillan (1844–1920), it has stood its ground all these years. AcrossContinue Reading
Garden Frame: My Orchid (Short) Story
Description: An orchid in full bloom Background: Last Father’s Day, my daughter gifted me this orchid. At the time, it was in full bloom, and, after a few months, the blooms fell off. Having heard that orchids were notoriously difficult to grow and maintain, I assumed those were theContinue Reading
Going Full-Frame Mirrorless: Using Minolta AF, SR, and LTM Lenses on the Sony A7 II
Well, it finally happened—I have a Sony A7 II! This Sony A7 II was the final item on a photography wishlist that I started in 2019. My Olympus 4/3 and m4/3 cameras, which I used mainly to test full-frame lenses, were both cropped (2x) sensors, and their limited fieldContinue Reading
Whither It Goest
I spent my teen years in Columbus, Ohio, which is built on a grid. Streets run north to south or east to west. Bus routes follow the streets, so it’s easy to tell where a bus goes. Atlanta is designed in a more haphazard manner, as if a collectionContinue Reading
Azaleas, Heralds of Spring
Azaleas are the first flowers to appear each spring. We have a few varieties, and the bright coral blooms are always the first to appear. Most bushes face north and are in constant shade for most of the day year-round. However, there is one bush facing west that receives sunlightContinue Reading
My Minolta Maxxum 7D—Down, But Apparently, Not Out!
A little more than a month ago, I lamented my Konica Maxxum 7D because it began showing blank screens after each shot. The first-frame-black (FFB) and aperture magnet failure are well-known fatal defects with the 7D and Maxxum 7 film cameras. Thus, when my camera showed black frames, I mournedContinue Reading
Frame Works???: City Vista
Description: A city scene framed by two skyscrapers Background: Midtown Atlanta has seen a building boom over the last 15 years. My walk took me down Spring Street, which for years had been a series of empty lots and past-their-prime buildings. My pace slowed as I marveled at theContinue Reading
Minolta Gear Archeology: Odds and Ends
Gear Archeology is something you fall into slowly without much thought. Although I try my best to avoid it, the collecting bug always seems to bite me. Sometimes, it’s a major item, like a pristine Minolta-35 IIB or an X-600. But, often, the search for that one little thingContinue Reading
