Images, Lunacies and Musings

On one hand, it’s really cool to be immortalized in a church in Rome that also contains the (in my opinion) most impressive sculpture in Rome.

But on the other, how much of a bastard must you be to be immortalized being held up by two skeletons? That can’t be a good thing, right? Continue reading

After all the night shots, I think it’s time for a bright, daytime shot.
So I’m driving down in the South of the US, looking for a place to eat some local food.
Surprisingly, the options are limited to crappy fast food joints, which I don’t really enjoy. Continue reading

This one was taken in Charleston, SC.
Charleston is a lovely city, with views of the river, nearby beaches, old buildings, great food, and even better weather. Basically, all you can wish for in a weekend trip.
As I walked through the heart of the city, I came across an old cemetery. Continue reading

So there I am, setting up an Infrared shot by the river at Great Falls Park when I hear a rustling sound. Very faint, but there’s definitely a rustle in the dead leaves that litter the floor.
At this point, it’s already close to 1000, so the park is a bit more lively than when I arrived, but I’m a long way up the Heritage Trail and I had seen very… Continue reading

After 4+ years, my little camera (ok, maybe not little) has reached 30.000 snaps.

Would I like to trade it in for a full frame 5D? Hell Yes.

Am I happy with it now, being so reliable in so many different conditions, helping me capture so many great images? Bigger Hell Yes!

So to commemorate the milestone, I treated the camera to a little fall shooting.
And… Continue reading

I have a very vivid memory of downloading the new version of Netscape Navigator in 1994. I do not remember which version it was (although I think it was 3.0), but it was a – at the time – mammoth 15 Mb. In order to download that frightful amount of data, I left the computer on and connected (on a time limited dial up line) for a whole night. In order to down­load that fright­ful amount of data, I left the com­puter on and con­nected (on a time lim­ited dial up line) for a whole night. My plan suc­ceed to per­fec­tion, since I checked the com­puter the next morn­ing just in time to wit­ness the down­load reach­ing 99%. Continue reading