Monthly Archives: January 2010

Dames_Point

“Oriental”

Dames Point, originally uploaded by ernestkoe. As a Nikon owner and Leica wishful-owner, I read Ken Rockwell’s blog to stay up on the world of cameras through Ken’s eyes. Mostly, it is just entertaining; his humor is an odd blend of self-conscious awkwardness and sometimes … Read More

Skins

2010/365.2 Skins, originally uploaded by ernestkoe. Did you know that to promote Aperture keywords to the top level you have to drag them down into the empty space at the end of your keywords list in the Keyword HUD panel? Seems backwards, I know.

St. John's Town Center

2010/365.1 Town Center, originally uploaded by ernestkoe. Sunset over Jacksonville’s most beautiful geographic feature, the St. John’s Town Center mega-mall. Located conveniently twenty-minutes by SUV from Everywhere, it represents mankind’s highest achievement in gaudy commercialism–a very proper shrine to conspicuous consumption. Among other amenities, SJTC … Read More

Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 VC Review

Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 VC Review, originally uploaded by ernestkoe. For a technical review of this lens, I’d encourage you to check out the numerous postings found by googling for “Tamron 17-50mm VC”. Here’s a not-so-technical one I liked, lemon.soju.co.uk/tamron-f2-8-vc/ and a more technical one: www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Tamron-17-50mm-f-2.8-… … Read More