Enjoying the Shows

The idea was to get my photos from the latest Lotus Festival up right after the three-day event ended on Sunday the 4th. I had too many other things to do, so a week went by. But at least my shots of the last two performances are up. This one is for Nikki D & […]

Laowa 12-24mm f5.6 Shift Review: The Wide Angle Zoom That Straightens Architecture

The Laowa 12-24mm f5.6 Zoom lens is one of those models that looks like any other conventional zoom, until you notice the word 'Shift' on the barrel. That one feature transforms what could have been another wide-angle zoom into a remarkably useful tool for architecture, interior…

Mathematics as a new Age of Discovery (and what they might find)

OpenAI just dropped 372 math proofs on the world. They dropped a Navier-Stokes proof about a month back and there was a bunch of controversy so I guess the new PR strategy is shock and awe. I’m not qualified to assess quality but watching the reaction of mathematicians, some…

Polarizing Filter vs ND Filter: What Each One Actually Does to a Photo

When it comes to photography, there are multiple accessories that are handy for image-makers. For example, lens filters are a few things that can be helpful for certain genres of the medium. While there are multiple kinds of filters today, there are two options that often stand…

Crossword Clues Where It’s Clear the Puzzle’s Creator Got...

Crossword Clues Where It’s Clear the Puzzle’s Creator Got Themselves into a Jam Letter-wise. Incl. “Could be found on the second to last line of an optometrist’s vision chart” and “The sound a cow might make when spanked”.

Running

I'm in Chicago for the Marathon and our son's birthday (he's running tomorrow). Also hanging with relatives and enjoying the city, which always feels to me like a giant Boston. (Color me wrong, it's okay.) Meaning it was fully yours Steven Levy: I’m Still Convinced the iPod Wa…

Does Gear Actually Matter in Street Photography?

Street photography has a reputation for needing almost nothing -- a camera, a lens, and a willingness to walk. But talk to enough street photographers and a more complicated answer starts to emerge.

Focus Peaking Explained: The Shortcut to Sharper Manual Focus

Anyone who has worked with a manual-focus lens is aware of the sinking feeling when the image looks sharp on the screen, but looks soft on the computer. The images, then, after hours of hard work, go down the drain. If you are someone who is working with manual lenses, or are pl…

I Tried the Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 on the Nikon Zf. Trust Me, You Need This Lens

Yesterday, I got the Phoblographer's copy of the Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 lens in for review. And so this article is letting everyone know that I updated the review, so go check it out at this link if you wish. But in this article, I'm going to speak a bit more to the fact that this…

Dogcatcher

This Week in the IndieWeb

October 2-9, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Homebrew Website Club - Eastern Wednesday, October 7 at 6:00pm Online! Zoom! Homebrew Website Club Europe/London Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00pm Homebrew Website Club - Philadelphia Sunday, October 4 at 6:00pm…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Apparently I can’t switch these toggles because this is their disabled state #Toggle #Switch #macOS #Disabled

Unseen Places: Rediscovering the Art of Observation by...

Unseen Places: Rediscovering the Art of Observation by Anna Kodé. Looking forward to this one…Kodé is one of my favorite journalists covering urban culture. “Observation…is not a passive act, but a powerful and radical way of connecting…”

Every US Electrical Outlet Explained

This video from Practical Engineering was very illuminating to me, a naive person who thought there were only three types of electrical outlets used in the US — the two-prong, the three-prong, and the 240V — and not the real number, which is more than 35 types of electric…

Japanese book rave. A club in Tokyo spread carpets on the...

Japanese book rave. A club in Tokyo spread carpets on the dance floor, played ambient music, and invited daytime clubgoers to chill out and read. Would 100% frequent a bookstore/cafe that did this regularly.