My “New” Olympus Pen Camera
I acquired another “new” camera. This one is an Olympus Pen FT, from the late 1960s. These cameras are “half frame” meaning they use standard 35mm film, but make two exposures in the space of a...
View ArticleOrlando American Photo Model Shoot Workshop, December 2011
Intro / Description Well this is a bit different from what I normally photograph and post about. But to keep learning, it’s good to occasionally stretch your skills, move outside your comfort zone,...
View ArticleRectaflex Italian 35mm SLR Camera
Italian Rectaflex 35mm SLR film camera and lens, front view You don’t see Italian cameras and especially Italian Single Lens Reflex cameras very often. We inherited this Rectaflex 35mm SLR film...
View ArticleDigital Infrared Photography – a post processing example
Introduction If you’ve read through my blog or looked at my photostream on Flickr, you’ll already know that I enjoy black and white photography and occasionally post B&W images. Removing color from...
View ArticleLarge photo processing
Dawn at Mullet Lake – Geneva, Florida With all the large photo files I process (sometimes with multiple layers in Photoshop) my late 2009 iMac has felt a bit slow and crowded. To solve the disk space...
View ArticleWide, wide weekend
I was in Colonial Photo and Hobby and saw a Rokinon micro four thirds 7.5mm f/3.5 manual focus fish-eye lens on the shelf. I’ve never had a fish-eye lens before although I’ve always liked wide-angle....
View ArticleBlog Maintenance (and another camera)
Just a short entry to let you know that I’m working behind the scenes to re-organize Categories and Tags used on the blog. Since I started writing “Central Florida Photo Ops” in May of 2005 they’ve...
View ArticleAdding location information (GPS) to your photos
Here comes the sun – Sunrays shining through offshore clouds mirrored on calm inshore water. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. GPS: 28°38’8″ N 80°46’33” W I’ve been adding Lat/Lon location...
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