Author: john

On A Roll: Random Pictures from Dad's Yashica 2024 I started working with film when I discovered my father's Yashica FX-103 in a bin with his other camera stuff sometime last year. It was worn and well used, but after getting a new battery and a little help from a local camera store it fired right up. Out of the other film cameras I have, the Yashica has been the one I like shooting pictures with the most. This...

After waiting through months of cold, damp and sometimes monsoon-like weather here in New England, I welcomed the warmer weather and beginning of car show season. Every Friday during the summer, the Rhode Island Chevy Owners Association holds a car show at local supermarket parking lot. Perfect opportunity to break out my camera to take some photos of some vintage and unique vehicles.When take photos of cars and other...

Last week during the kids April school vacation, our family took a trip down to New York City. It was the first time for the kids and the first time for me and my wife in over twenty years. Needless to say, a lot of things have changed in New York City since then!Our first stop was the 9/11 Memorial and Museum  in lower Manhattan. Last time my wife and I visited the site, the museum was opened but still under construction...

This week I had to travel to Lisbon, Portugal for a business trip, my first international trip in twenty years. I knew I only had a limited amount time to see as much as I can, so I focused my touring in the downtown area of Lisbon called Baixa Chiado.My plane landed early Tuesday morning, my free day in Lisbon before my meetings on Wednesday and Thursday. After a quick breakfast at the hotel, I started walking down...

I grabbed my Pentax Q camera and braved the crisp autumn morning to explore the 195 District Park in Providence, Rhode Island. I just got the standard prime lens for it and I wanted to try it out on the skyline and other areas of the city. Despite being a 10 year old digital camera, I enjoy using it because it challenges me to think about how I want to frame the composition within its small screen.I started my journey at...

This time of year I try to find a hour or two during the weekend to take one of my cameras out to take photos of the leaves changing. Being in Rhode Island, peak leaf peeping season is in late October and if you don't time it right, you end up with bare trees and dead leaves on the ground.Lately I have been using a used Pentax Q mirrorless camera, which at the time was one of the smallest mirrorless cameras with...