IBM 360 Mainframe at the Computer History Museum.
25 Years…
I realized that my blog and this domain (kataan.org) are 25 years old today! I started a project to move the older items from a text archive (downloaded from blogger, remember them?) into my WordPress database. I hadn’t realized that with blogger, I used it like Twitter as a microblog – there are some days where I posted multiple times a day, on different trains of thought.
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Another Nikon
I’ve had a string of good luck lately.
Shopping at thrift stores can be a hit-or-miss proposition. My latest find is a Coolpix 5400, a logical progression from my Coolpix 995 and 4300.
This one has the same lens, a 5 megapixel sensor, swaps the swivel-body design for the body-with-grip design that took Nikon through the 2000s, and uses the same batteries as my other Nikons – all with strap, battery and lens cap in great shape for $15.
I’ll take it out for some test shots and write a review shortly.
It’s a mystery…
Ever go through your camera roll and have no idea what you took a picture of? I know this is somewhere in Las Vegas, but that’s about it.
Cirque
Cameraphones are getting pretty good in low light…
Cinque Terre, Italy
There’s an old photographer’s saying – “Don’t shoot postcards.” Don’t take time to shoot a traditional tourist photo that you could buy for a dollar/euro. Save your time for the experience.
Some rules need to be broken, sometimes.
Another retro digicam – Nikon Coolpix 4500
Nikon Coolpix 4500, another thrifting find…
Here’s another couldn’t-pass-up bargain camera, the Nikon Coolpix 4500. it’s a slight upgrade from my Nikon Coolpix 995 – 4x zoom instead of 3x, slightly higher resolution, and a metal body. The chattery, constanf focusing is much quieter, and it’s a smaller, more solid feeling camera. Photos to come…
My Powershot
There are many Canon Powershot cameras — but this is mine.
My first digicam was a Canon Powershot S100 purchased back in 2000, and it changed my perspective on photography. Being able to review images in real-time, for the first time, helped me improve as a photographer. 23 years later…
Water Lanterns
Rome
A street shot from my trip to Italy, 2023
Chief Hotel Court
Cirque
gordy’s camera straps
I’ve got a couple of these sturdy hand straps from https://gordyscamerastraps.com on a couple of my cameras and love the feel, the size, and being able to match strap and camera colors is pretty neat.
Books
LEGO Detail
Sensorio @ Paso Robles
Bruce Munro’s “Sensorio” exhibit, Paso Robles, CA
Home Office Fix – HDMI Audio With Multiple PCs
Many people are working from home exclusively or a couple of days a week as part of a hybrid work environment. With a few tweaks, a home office can do double-duty nicely.
Gary Numan
Gary Numan @ The Catalyst Club
Vacation, Hawaii
Princeville, HI, 2021
The view out of our living room window on vacation. That was about as clear as the sky got the week we were there.
Dark Hallways
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