Road Trip! Chicago (2)

After our marathon walk all over downtown, I was sore and I think Hana was too. We decided to take it easy-ish, and after a nice Dunkin Donuts breakfast took the car out and drove up to North Avenue beach. Hana was really excited to see a proper beach, and North Avenue Beach didn’t disappoint.

7/52-46 nothing to see here

Deepest apologies. Early in the week, probably Sunday, Hana and I went for a walk around the boring corporate apartment complex in which we live, purely for exercise. On the way out the door, I said “I’m going to be optimistic” and grabbed the D7000 and Nikon 36-72mm E Series. While out, we gathered a …

Digital Darkroom Software Review: AfterShot Pro 2

Program: AfterShot Pro 2 (version 2.2.0.29, 64 bit) Platforms Available Tested: Linux, Mac, Windows Installation: normal download dmg & drag app to Applications folder. Easy. Price: $79.99 (but it seems to be on sale fairly often: was $69 in April, I think, and is currently $42.99 with WinZip and a slideshow program thrown in free.) Corel’s …

Off my game a bit, part 1

Due to the Memorial Day Marathon Work Session, I ended up with a nice 5 day weekend: Alhamdulillah! I needed a break. So Wednesday, I started up what I thought would be an quick-and-easy-enough project: refinishing the front door. Had I remembered the fun Mike Miller had when he refinished the front door of that house …

7/52-10 the Castillian at Night

This was an interesting and rather difficult 7/52. Sunday came and went with no thought at all for the week’s project. Monday came and went with no thought at all for the week’s project. Tuesday found me wide awake at 2am; up, showered, dressed for work, and sipping coffee by 3:45, with nowhere to go …