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The Nikon D90

In August of 2007 I decided to purchase a small, lightweight point-and-shoot digital camera. In a post about the camera I said, “…I’m a purist… I would never give up my film camera for digital….” Over the past year and…

Gallery: Arkansas May, 08

Jared did some more slaloming

This past May the family got together again in Arkansas to relax, water ski, visit, and play games. This was the last vacation for Leah and me before our wedding and it was the first visit to Arkansas for my…

Lunar Eclipse

I nearly forgot about last night’s lunar eclipse, had it not been for a reminder phone call from Leah. The moon was a wonderful rust-brown color; and the eclipse, at the time of the photograph, was almost full. The photograph…

Gallery: Hamilton House

Last weekend Leah and I visited Hamilton House, a historic house maintained by Historic New England, in South Berwick, Maine. It’s a beautiful location on the Salmon Falls River, with an ornamental garden and very scenic grounds. I was able…

Gallery: Engagement

Prescott Park

Yesterday afternoon, August 4th 2007, I asked Leah to marry me. We spent the day in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Portsmouth is a beautiful coastal town, it has many wonderful little shops and great restaurants. We walked around Prescott Park, which…

It’s the D-LUX model!

Ultimately, it was convenience that swayed me to purchase a small point-and-shoot digital camera. After looking at reviews of the Leica D-LUX 3 I finally decided to make the plunge and go digital. And how happy I am that I…

Maybe it’s time for digital?

I’ve been avoiding purchasing a digital camera for a long time, mainly because I’m a purist, but also because I like working in the darkroom for hours with film and paper, coming out smelling like fixer and hypo. Besides those…