Posted to: A Pillar of Salt from the album “The Body, the Blood, the Machine” by The Thermals

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Posted to: Gone from the album “Wikked Lil’ Grrrls” by Esthero

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Posted to: Finding Out True Love Is Blind (EP Version) from the album “Finding Out True Love Is Blind - Single” by Louis XIV

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Please bring me one of these:

“The M8 uses Leica’s standard magnesium and brass body. It also has a 10.3-megapixel sensor and Leica’s range- finder viewfinder and 2.5-inch color display.”

I own no Leica lenses, but I’ve always wanted one of their rangefinder cameras. I think this may be the one.

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Posted to: It’s Gonna Be A Long Night from the album “Quebec” by Ween

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Make sure to click on the picture so you can see the notes
I shot the Music Maker Relief Foundation Warehouse Blues concert on Friday (my plan is to shoot the whole series over the summer). Finally unpacked my bag today and thought I should do a “whatsinyourbag” shot.
This is my concert gear: 2 Nikon D2H [...]

(photo of ’70s era Nikon F removed by me)
This is the first “real” camera I can ever remember using; certainly the first pro camera. No, I don’t mean it’s the same model, I mean it’s the actual camera. It was a gift from my father this past week. I am/was beside myself. I have been [...]

I’ve always wanted to drive like a spy…
Posted to: On her Majestys Secret Service from the album “decksandrumsandrockandroll” by propellerheads

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My fee for not killing the dog…a wallet from the leatherworks of Cordoba, Spain.

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Posted to: Bad Liver and a Broken Heart from the album “Small Change” by Tom Waits

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Take a look at these:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hailun/sets/72057594054541868/

I do not yet see the world quite this way. I’m hoping that as I continue to practice I’ll eventually get there.
Posted to: I Wasn’t Really Drunk from the album “Bitter Honey” by Eef Barzelay

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I just got a gig. My buddy Keith has hired me to come to CA and shoot some stuff for him. But first, some background…

Right. So. Keith is a commercial lighting designer. That means that when someone hires an architect to design a commercial space (store front, hotel, etc.) the architect turns around and hires [...]

I’d say I achieved my secondary goal, but that’s about it. I think the root of it was that I was underprepared–I didn’t know the event well enough to know exactly where to go–and I wasn’t mentally prepared for adopting the hi-I’m-here-from-so-and-so-to-take-your-picture persona. In short I was more than a little self-conscious about what I [...]

…and I’m sick and cranky, so what do I do? I decide I need to take another whack at how Nikola Tamindzic (so very, very unsafe for work! Mom, just don’t go; Trust me.) gets those interesting shots. (Let’s hear it for Noodle! My uncomplaining model.) And the verdict is: I’m getting closer. Close enough [...]

Ok, so this was supposed to be a complete goof…instead, I’ve now got a guitar that has a very nice “squonk”® to it. The volume knob has /got/ to go (for something metal and unmarked) and the pickup may be replaced. Before I do that though, I’ve got to make sure that the current one [...]

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I dig the roller derby…at least how these ladies have defined it. Lots of fun, great competition, and a spectacle to boot. The woman anchoring the whip is a former co-worker of mine.

Found this one as I was sorting through some stuff.

After all this talk of gear I figured I should post at least one picture. My friend Jameka sent me home with a Lensbaby, a funky little lens that lets you move it like a bellows camera, completely messing with the focal plane. Here’s what I shot:

Yeah, I know not terribly exciting. Unfortunately I don’t [...]