Elias and I just got back from an epic ~3500 mile 14 state road trip!  We drove a U-Haul from Montana down to the Florida Keys to move some of my parents stuff down for them.  We dragged a uhaul trailer from Casper WY to Asheville NC for some extra income as well as picked […]

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For the first time ever I was able to have “perfect attendance” for a ski season at one area skiing there every single day they were open!  I’ve been trying this since I started instructing but something always broke the streak (broken leg, covid, etc) or caused an * on the numbers (being closed for […]

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went skiing, took some pics…  interesting month in that I got G.A.S. and added a few cameras.  Because I’ve been posting to IQ and used the #65×24 hashtag, I learned the lumix line has that ratio as well.  Combine that with the fact that the S9 quite small for a FF camera and their kitted […]

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Found this shot while looking for something else in LR.  Reprocessed into a 65:24 panorama.  This was taken 11/30/2007 with my 5D and 24-70mm lens. 

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I’m still going with the ski every day/photo a day for the 2024/2025 ski season.  Here are some of my favorite images from January: not my skis but a cool shot with the flash’d flakes: warranty replacement helmet means I needed to take a selfie!: Here’s the full gallery:

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These are two fun and pretty similar skis. People have asked for a review/comparison so I figured I’d write my thoughts out in their own post. I’ve been a fan of blades since their launch. I replaced my sakanas with blades, for me they’re better in every way (I also am a huge fan of […]

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in making the X selfies post I realized I’ve never really shared my ski selfies as a post here.  This has been a fun idea that goes back to 2007 with my 5D and 15mm fisheye: Let me just say mirrorless cameras have made this a LOT easier…  I remember how cold my hand was […]

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apparently I have a habit of taking rearview mirror selfies with my fuji daily carry cameras…  This dates back to the original X100 in 2011: so I figured I’d get the entire collection in one post… Next up is the X70 from 2016: then my 50r last summer (not the easiest/smallest camera to hand hold […]

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Let’s talk ratios…  I’ve always prefered elongated ratios.  I have a 645 medium format camera back in the 90s and I never really bonded with it.  I think that issue was two fold, both lack of lenses but also the more square 4:3 ratio.  I’ve been into panos for a long time.  One of my […]

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I was looking for some info about the cars we’ve owned so I figured I’d write it out as a post as well. This is in reverse chronological order, so most current cars are up top. 2021 Subaru Forester Sport: With the outback becoming the “kids car” it was time for me to get another […]

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