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For most of the classical era of photography, think up to Ansel Adams, most pictures were printed at the size of the negative. That is, for an 8×10 print you used an 8×10 negative, taken with one of those huge accordion looking contraptions you see in Charlie Chaplain movies. Even Ansel himself rarely enlarged a [...]

While it’s more less SOP these days to complain incessantly about travel, I have to say, all things considered the trip here wasn’t all that bad. My baggage was overweight, so I had to pay extra at the counter for that. But I can’t hardly blame them, and it was cheaper to do that than [...]

Wishing to keep you no longer in the dark, and having arranged everything I can so far with my current and future employers, I have an announcement to make. After over six years, and six pretty farkin good years at that, I have decided to move to another job, a ‘new challenge’ I think is [...]

Looking forward to getting under way. Got stupid sick this week, am a bit worried about air travel with a stuffy head, but with any luck I’ll be on the mend before Continental has to carry my fat ass to Dublin. Check back soon, folks. TCB