I go in early (i)

I have a the privilege of a rather flexible schedule at my job. It’s one of the perks my employer offers to keep employees happy and productive, and it costs them virtually nothing in the way of cash or productivity. And it’s quite the perk: if employees play their cards right, we can generally avoid …

12 Days in Costa Rica: Day 4 (pt. 2)

3 or 4 passable shots from the D7000, and only 3 or 4 (or 5). Even given the technical difficulties I experienced with the digital rig, I expected a better hit ratio than I got: 1/100 is better than what a good photographer might hope for,* but if I’ve revealed anything on this blog it must be …

12 Days in Costa Rica: Day 4 (pt. 1)

technical difficulties So many pictures to share—though far less than there might have been—and I’m already through 1/4 of the days? I need to get to sharing! But first, a problem to note. I pressed the shutter button on the D7000/Nikkor 28-105 D combo close to 400 times while I was in Costa Rica. Admittedly, …

12 Days in Costa Rica: Day 3

As you may recall from my 365 project (and later posts), I sometimes struggle a bit with social anxiety bordering on agoraphobia. It has lessened a good deal in recent years: I think it has something to do with being married and thus being around people more or less most of the time. But I …

Getting closer…

I picked up a negative holder—Lomography’s Digitaliza—to aid in this scanning project. It’s a help, for sure: no worries about scratching the film, unlike the cardboard-and-tape versions; sturdy, seemingly well-built; no complaints. But it’s not the solve-all that I had hoped for. I still need to build a rig to keep it sturdy and slide along. …