Choice Photography

black and white photo of dawn on Georgian Bay

my photo on flickr, photo made with Nikon Coolpix 5700

joining in the veterans' parade

the Jack Russell terrier joined the veterans as they started marching to the cenotaph in Victoria Harbour, Ontario in 2005. Camera Pentax Spotmatic, lens 50mm f1.4 Super Takumar, film Tri-X

Photography advice - Ken Rockwell

http://www.kenrockwell.com/

Ken has opinions worth reading about photography.. I used his site to help me pick a replacement DSLR and sent $5 to support his website. Highly recommended.

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mourning the loss of King

It has beena couple of weeks and I am still mourning the loss of King, my Pentax K10d. It happened on one of those too busy days when was in and out of ten different places and he got left behind in my 57 year old haste and distractability. Or I left the car unlocked and someone spotted him on the floor of the back seat and tried the door. I do hope he finds a good home. He was wearing my Pentax DA 18-55mm (first version ) lens that I paid just $99 for. No photos were lost. King was a good camera and I will miss him.

I will miss you old buddy. You and your weather seals.

DOF field manipulation - Barrie Artillery Piece

This gun sits in a park in downtown Barrie, Ontario. I used Corel Paint Shop Pro to attempt to isolate the gun from the busy background.

selective focus at the kitchen door, Louise and Grace

Louise and Grace

New Orleans Photo Alliance

Base Borden Military Museums CF-100 and Sherman and Stuart Tanks

CF-100 Avro Canuck fighter

Base Borden Military Museum, - Located near Angus, Ontario about 50 miles north of Toronto. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2007. They have a web site for more details, search Base Borden Museum. There are a large number of vehicles, AFVs and aircraft, on display. Admission is free.

Photographically the problem to solve is the interior lighting, very green fluorescent in the vehicles building, and sodium mercury lighting (I think) in the uniforms and smaller item wing. The fluorscent lit room almost dictates converting photos to black and white.
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Sherman Tank, late model version with the large gun, a 17 pounder.

Stuart Light Tank, US Army, saw more action in the Pacific Theatre in World War II

dumb

last friday a trip to Toronto by moi got cut short in the photo way when my Sony H50 battery conked.

2x dumb cuz I have two Sony batteries and brought just one and did not top up the juice in the one. grrrr

museums and libraries that post on flickr.com

flickr.com has several museums now posting photos from their collections, there may be more but these are ones I have found and keep an eye on

a new one is the Reykjavik Museum of Photography
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reykjavikmuseumofphotography/

George Eastman House
http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/

US Library of Congress
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

US National Archives
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/

National Archief of the Netherlands
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationaalarchief/

Powerhouse Museum Collection
http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/

not a museum but some interesting photos
The White House
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/

Washington DC Public Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcplcommons/

State Library and Archives of Florida
http://www.flickr.com/photos/floridamemory/