Exploring Creativity Later in Life
Although I enjoyed using and was pleased with the results from my EF 24-105mm f/4 lens for the first part of our California trip, I opted to use the more versatile EF 24-105mm f/4 lens for the remainder of our vacation. We … Continued
Back in July, Holly and I took a rather lovely trip to California. We had been invited to a wedding and decided to extend our visit for a substantial vacation. I had just gotten my new camera which was not … Continued
With some of my fairly modest inheritance, I decided to splurge on a big upgrade in my digital camera. I debated for a while on what to get and finally decided on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. I saw two … Continued
As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently purchased a used Minolta XE and had rather mixed results with my initial roll of film. This camera is a bit more complicated than my other film cameras and has more … Continued
When I started shooting film a little over a year ago, I needed to find somewhere to get it developed. Luckily, I live in a big city and found a local photo place located between where I live and where … Continued
Last year, I used part of my tax refund to buy a Lomography Diana F+ film camera. I had been enjoying shooting with my Canon EOS Rebel T3 for the past few years and was curious as to whether or … Continued
When I lived in Philadelphia previously, I spent a fair amount of time in the Chestnut Hill section of the city. However, since moving back, I have been there only a couple of times despite it being a fairly easy … Continued
We’ve been fortunate over the past month or so to have had a few people visiting from out of town. One of Holly’s friends and one mutual friend were in Philadelphia for conferences. A friend of ours from my Vegas … Continued
One of the things we love about where we live is that our apartment is just a few blocks away from the Schuylkill River. When we worked together at Drexel University, we really enjoyed crossing the river on the way … Continued
This month, I intend on doing something I have been thinking of doing for a while: devote time to some intensive poetry reading, both recent poerty and books about poetry. Since April is National Poetry Month, it seems like a … Continued