April 7: AF Nikkor 50m f1.8 D I like the front page. I think for now this is the way I’ll do it. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8 D
April 5: The
Arizona Archeological Society has appointed me as their official chapter photographer! I’m honored! Sounds like I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing photographing the club functions. I accepted the appointment and look forward to keeping things in focus.April 4: Big changes going on behind the scenes. I sold all of my Nikkor AI-S and other Nikkor lens as well as my beloved F3. I don’t want to be a collector. I don’t want to geek out that way. I have an F6 and two great FX DSLR. And my lens set which has been reduced to absolute beautiful AF Nikkor lens, a few zooms and a few primes. Eleven lens in all. I’m focusing more on quality, less on collecting. More on a specific lens and less on a do it all lens. My F6, D780 and the new D610 are my working kit along with my AF Nikkor lenses. I’ve updated the
Arizona Archeological Society with the latest speaker. I also started a page on my secondary DSLR the Nikon D610March 29: New thumbnail image/link front page.
March 28: No Kings
March 21: Martha’s Butte
March 20:
Howling ManMarch 19:
Mamiya M645 Sekor C 80mm f2.8March 16: Thumbnail formatting the rock art pages. Minimizing the landing page. Developing an index page in the background.
March 13:
Shaw ButteMarch 11: I have been adding in photographs of all my lenses in the lens page. I revamped the camera page. Doing a little reorganization.
March 7:
S’edav Va’akiMarch 6:
Nikon AF DC-Nikkor 105 f2 DMarch 4: vignette #4: the Hardest Thing Added in photos of the 2026
Razor Emporium Meet Up.March 2:
AF VR Nikkor 80-400mm f4.5 - 5.6 DMarch 1:
Death
February 27: Bento Box
February 22: The Arizona Biltmore, ASU Gammage
February 20:
AF Nikkor 50mm f1.4DFebuary 19: Every Day Carry
February 16:
AF Nikkor 20-35mm f2.8 DFebruary 15: I was able to get out today and use the
Mamiya M645 1000sIt works! It’s not that I’m surprised, I am but pleasantly surprised. The light seal replacement and deep cleaning worked out nicely.
I filled out the
Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f8 N and placed both Reflex types C and N on each others pages.February 14:
Sekonic L398A Light Meter, I have been updating the Links page. Later this morning I’ll take the
Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f8 N with a tripod and see what I can do at Tempe Butte. I might even bring the 645 and see if I can get the whole Butte picture I’m looking for.February 13: I sold a big whack of my lenses at a KEH event at
Foto Forum. They undervalued my gear, gave me a check that bounced, fucked up my bank account and it finally worked out several days later. After I recovered, I bought a couple of quality lenses (below) with the proceeds of the house cleaning. I’m now leaning toward a minimalistic kit, quality vs. quantity, user vs. collector.
I’m figuring it out.
It was a conscious decision to trim the fat and focus more on “what I need” instead of what I want.
I also ditched the idea of being an everyday 35mm SLR camera carrier. It was fun but ridiculous. It lasted a couple of months until I realized my photography wasn’t getting better, me as a person was more obtrusive with a big camera, it was more of a show than a go for improvement.
I made some big decisions for positive changes.
Instead, I carry a camera now and then and go on photo binges. I’m caring for a
Mamiya 645 1000s now. I am understanding that medium format photography is a whole new world for me.I replacedlłł the light seals, cleaned the camera and loaded a role of Portra 160, metering with the Sekonic L398A, taking a few shots just to get the pace, the feel for it. I put in the high light screen and didn’t adjust the calculator so a couple of shots will probably be over exposed, I don’t know, I’m learning. I am w
orking on
AF Nikkor 20-35mm f2.8 D - Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f8 N - Sekonic L398A Light Meter - Cruise Notes. I’m having fun with my photography and pecking out my blog on the iPad.February 8:
AF-S Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8 DFebruary 7: Arizona Archeological Society
February 6:
Nikon ~ Nikkor Crinkle Finish LensesJanuary 31: Updating 2023 Subaru Forester,
Mamiya 645 1000sJanuary 24: National WW1 Museum and Memorial
January 18: Nothing
January 17: Tempe Butte (Petroglyphs)
January 16: AF Nikkor 35-70mm f3.3-4.5 D,
AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8 DJanuary 14: Quantum of the Seas ~ Cruise
January 11: Nikon Speedlight SB-800
January 10: Massive clean up and reorganization of the Links and Contents pages. I am trying to make the site easier to navigate for me and to organize the data. There are 190 posts and 12 pages. On the personal front, I’ve meet with a very cool retired professional photographer from Scotland,
Ian Donald. I purchased a couple of lenses from him and he is mentoring me.January 3:
AF-S Nikkor 14-24 f2.8 G ED FXJanuary 1: Lives On Board
April 28: Glen Canyon, AZ - Petroglyphs
April 27: Clouds & Weather, Surf Log, Cerro Gordo, California
April 26: Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Nikkor 15mm f3.5 AIS, Air Travel Photographs
April 25: Mauna Kea Observatories
April 22: Southern Utah Petroglyph / Monument Valley Tour Notes
April 19: Pursuit of the Fish Eye Lens, Contribute, Phoenix - National Day of Protest March
April 18: Friday Walkabout
April 17: Finally added in all video clips and completed the story about Kraftwerk.
April 14: Kraftwerk
April 13: Nikon 20mm f2.8 AIS, Zoom Nikkor 28-50mm f3.5-4.5 AIS
April 12: AF-S Nikkor 24-85 f3.5-4.5 G ED VR FX
April 11: Updating the Photography page. Noah has asked me to take photographs of his band tonight. AF-S Nikkor 50mm f1.8 G
April 5: Glen Canyon Camping
March 30: Updating the contents and protest pages. The Artist and the Camera, Tiltall Tripod
March 28: Eyes of Nikon
March 26: International Camera Technicians
March 22: Fix links to expired domains. Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve
March 21: I received my D780 (Nikon pro grade digital camera) and have begun orienting myself to it. It is a bit more complex than the digital cameras I’ve owned in the past. There is plenty of support for it online and I’ve put it all together and now will work with it.
March 20: Updating Pages.
March 16: Nikon EM Repair I’m enjoying making the blog. Definitely hard to kick social media (facebook) as it’s my connection to old friends. I see it for what it is, we are all hooked on it. This will be the reason why I kick it though, knowing we are all hooked on it.
I reject the oligarchy and its control of social media.
I bought a Nikon DSLR, a D780. I’m going to learn it and stay current. It’s a great camera and will do everything I want. It will take my old manual focus lens too.
March 15: Updated Movies, attended Musk/Tesla protest and brought the FE2. I’m struggling to post about protesting but I’m loosing the war, I’m going to write about it because it is so American. Soon.
March 10: edit: 65 WPHS annual Camera Show & Sale Nikon EM Maintenance and Repair
March 9: 65 WPHS annual Camera Show & Sale
March 8: My Internet Site History
March 7: I updated the Nav tab from Drinks to Books, probably a little more appealing. I added in, The Complete Nikon System. Going to Tucson this Sunday for the 65 WPHS swap meet.
March 2: The Idea
February 25: My Lenses… and filling in some other pages with photographs. Just having fun goofing around. I’m starting to formulate my plan for the Rock Art projuct; a multi media idea that’s on the horizon for me.
February 24: I got my rolls back from Mexico, the 35mm f1.4 and the 28-85mm f3.5-4.5. I'm getting to know the lenses, funny, I like the 28-50mm f3.5 quite a bit. Fuji Velvia is my film favorite so far. I'm understanding by doing... happy to be away from social media.
February 23: Home, filling out the Flying page. I have some film to take in for processing and I am waiting for a roll to be uploaded. I bought some Velvia 50 and 100 as well as Provia 100 yesterday, it’s actually fresh and my new rolls will be too. Adding in the following pages but not yet published: Nikon FE2, Nikon F3, My Nikkor Lens AIS - AI, Lens Hoods, 35mm Film
February 22: More lounging at Aster, get up, pack up, drive home. I’m a little tense about going through the border but the hassle was on the way in. Let’s see how that goes. I’m definitely quitting social media. This is so much better for me. edit: the Mexican Army searched the car on the way out but it was no big deal.
February 21: Lounging with Aster, she makes me feel so good, unreal in fact. I’m populating the different pages, writing my stories and loving my iPhone but I love my Nikon F3 more, mounting a beautiful piece of (gl)ass? Gottam, wow! Shooting some Fuji Velvia today. Waiting for low tide, I got a fantastic video of G~d pulling back the Sea of Cortez, amazing. Now I want to get a good one of pulling up the sheet.
WOW, discovered Chappel Roan! She is laying down the soundtrack in my dream here.
February 20: Added in more pages. Headed South to the Sea of Cortez. Filling out the Travel Page and writing a bit in About Me.
Social media is TOXIC.
There is so much artificial intelligence, and it is difficult to tell the difference between what is real and what is not.
It used to be fun meeting new people and sharing common interests but now it’s a quagmire and you have to wade through a lot of bad water.
I can’t stand AI mixed in with what I read. Some things in my feed are AI generated and are un-wanted. I didn’t ask or program that in my experience there, so I reject Facebook and MARK ZUCKERBERG. I don’t want a meddling oligarch dictating my interests. He needs to stay in his lane at his Kauai compound and get back to creating a cool place instead of the mind harvester that Facebook has become. It is a contribution to the decline of an intelligent society. You are what you eat, what you read, and you do what you do. I’m going to keep social media out of my head. I don’t need that kind of exercise in determining what is real and what is not.
It is what it is.
This blog is my divorce decree. I’m walking away from the house I built in that neighborhood and now living in my van down by the river!
Politics in America?
So many stupid people!
So many reasons why social media it is just a burning dumpster fire. It’s like the Walking Dead and I’m fighting zombies. So I’ll make my compound here, while I’m at home laying on the couch. I’ll detail my adventures quietly. Speaking of, we go to Mexico today. To the Sea of Cortez, Puerto Penasco or Rocky Point. M and I are staying in a condo on the beach. I’ll walk with her alone on a deserted Mexican beach. I’ll take some pictures with my old Nikon film camera and share them here.
I’m excited to start filling out the architecture I’ve set up. I enjoy creating a story, in my case, at my own spot. I’m detailing my life, my pursuits, this is sort of multi media diary. Basically I (if you know me) am an open book.
If I think it, then I plan it.
I plan my work and work my plan.
What you see here is a product of those plans.
February 19: Filling out the Contents page. Thinking about site architecture...
February 18: I am starting to figure out what I want to do here. Basically, this spot is born today. It will encompass all of my online activities. I will catalog what I've done so far and focus all content here and disperse to my other web sites. In essence, this is my HP. Phoenix Street Photography - San Juan River
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