Zeiss-Ikon Super Nettel (1934) - mike eckman dot com
This is a Zeiss-Ikon Super Nettel, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Zeiss-Ikon AG Dresden between the years 1934 and 1936. It was built to be a more affordab| mike eckman dot com
One of the greatest benefits of the content on this site is the preservation of information regarding photography and old cameras. From my camera reviews to the 100+ Keppler’s Vault articles and Zeiss Historica newsletters to the interviews in my One Hour Photo series, the Rotoloni Report, and the many… The post Mirandacamera.com and Wrotniak.net Mirrors appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
This is a Zeiss-Ikon Super Nettel, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Zeiss-Ikon AG Dresden between the years 1934 and 1936. It was built to be a more affordab| mike eckman dot com
Celebrating the efforts of construction for Labor Day.| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Bees and Sunflowers tell the Summer Story| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
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One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-September 2025 Moving on into fall. The weather has cooled down, though there will still be warm stretches. September can be very warm — as it was the year we were married. Even my wedding dress felt too heavy. How do I feel about this? Well, as I’ve said before, I do … Continue reading ONE-TO-THREE PHOTO PROCESSING| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Share Your World : 1st September This past month has felt totally surreal. I’m sure it will be more “real” as time slouches along. I’m expecting difficulties. Right now? I’m happy to be alive and in touch with friends. Here are this week’s questions: Is your home heated by radiators, underfloor heating or an open fire? … Continue reading SHARING MY WORLD – STRANGE DAYS!| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
This is August 2025 Photos by Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Notes: If I am IN the picture, figure someone else (not me) took it. If Garry’s name is the signature, HE took the picture. The ones in the restaurant and at the light show? Some talented passing stranger and thanks, whoever you are! A strange month … Continue reading CHANGING WORLD: AUGUST 2025| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Today I saw the radiation doctor, the surgeon and the genetics counselor as well as the “Navigation Nurse” who is taking care of the many, many phone calls and organizing what appears to be a potential major producation. I’ve got a CT scan tomorrow and another ultrasound on Friday. Both are mercifully timed for the … Continue reading IT COULD BE A LOT WORSE| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Sharing my world 25th August The surgeon was pretty encouraging. She thinks (as do I) that this is not a recurrance but a new growth. Not the offspring of the two previous tumors, but an outlier. Or whatever they call it. I’ve got another, more focused ultrasound on Friday, but I will meet the whole team … Continue reading AND SO IT GOES| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Today I will be seeing the surgeon. Finally. I feel like I’ve been waiting forever, but it has been three weeks. It feels like more. I don’t think I’m going to have a lot to say u…| Serendipity - Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/bionicte/public_html/wp-includes/feed-rss2.php:11) in /home/bionicte/public_html/wp-content/plugins/danger_mouse.php on line 35 To see how it’d go, I used Claude Code to see if I could make a Lightroom Classic plugin to auto-tag photos with visible jersey numbers using the Google Gemini API. Adobe uses Lua as a scripting language. It did end up working but it took quite a while and, in general, I fe...| Bionic Teaching
This slide tackle is the before. After is the compound fracture below. The ER gave us the x-rays on paper and a Windows-only application on a CD.1 After having to buy an Apple USB-C to USB adapter for my Superdrive to deal with typical Apple nonsense.2 Once I could read the CD, I couldn’t find [...]Read More... from Photos and screenshots tell stories| Bionic Teaching
Ever wish you could get a behind-the-scenes look at the photography industry – while also getting paid? That’s exactly what being a photography assistant offers. In this episode of The Nerdy Photographer Podcast, we dive deep into the role of photographic assistants and all the invaluable knowledge that comes with lugging gear, holding reflectors, and […] The post 150 – Behind the Scenes, Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Learning as a Photography Assistant appeared first on The Nerdy ...| The Nerdy Photographer
In this episode of The Nerdy Photographer Podcast, we sit down with one of the most acclaimed names in the wedding photography world, the amazing Susan| The Nerdy Photographer
Flyin’ after flies| Off Center & Not Even
Hey, friends. Another of my nature photography images titled “Rocky Mountain Columbine Cluster” is now live at Gobblers by Masticadores. Big thanks to editor Manuela Timofte for sharing this image of my all-time favorite wild flower species (it’s also Colorado’s state flower). Much appreciated, Manuela. You can view the image and its accompanying commentary here: Also, don’t forget … Continue reading “Rocky Mountain Columbine Cluster” published at Gobblers by Masticadores| Silent Pariah
Mikey Gulcicek is an emerging photographer studying in New York City at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he was eager to share stories of his multifaceted experience with the Gay Men’s Chorus. This dreamy collection caught my eye! What a beautiful way to visualize the nonbinary and trans experience. These portraits are soft in their initial presentation but intense in their close and intimate framing. And like many great artistic masters before us, the longer you look at the image, ...| Advocate.com
On February 19, 2009, I was coming out of a store, when my eyes were drawn to a magnificent large white bird with black wing tips flying approximately 20 feet up and maybe 30 feet away from me with the sun behind it. I grabbed my Canon Rebel camera and caught this shot of what … More An Unidentified White Bird?| joyful2beeblogs
Summer’s falling off the edge of reason, the edge where dry becomes arid and the alder loosens its crinkled leaves from brittle twigs, speckling the grass with umber and ochre a month ahead o…| bluebrightly
Dirty camera sensors are the worst. Learn how to prevent sensor dust in the first place and what to do when it happens.| John Peltier Photography
I bought a new camera. Specifically this lil' guy: I did not intend to buy a new camera this year. In fact, I’ve been trying to wean myself from the i...| Thinkings Space
📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] Stop chasing "perfect" and make "profitable" photos. This product photo editing guide provides a simple 5-step system for entrepreneurs who want to save time, create consistent visuals, and sell more products. Learn the 20% of editing that delivers 80% of the results. The post The 80/20 Product Photo Editing Guide: Focus on What Sells is by Stuart Crawford and appeared first on Inkbot Design. -...| Inkbot Design
When the trial judge did not reconsider admissibility of explicit photos of the complainant after circumstances changed, it affected trial fairness, Justice Jodi Wildeman wrote.| Regina Leader-Post
February 2025.Lisbon, Portugal. It was our second visit to Lisbon when our ship slipped quietly into the Tagus River at 6:30 AM. The city emerged in layers, first the glowing silhouette of the 25 de Abril Bridge, then the serene figure of Cristo Rei with arms outstretched, and finally the golden shimmer of Belém Tower, […]| Journeys with Johnbo
A summer night at the ball game. For this week’s challenge, our host, Beth, writes, “This week I am challenging you to feature sports activities. Show us your favorite sports, teams, at…| Journeys with Johnbo
The Fujifilm X-E5 introduces a redesigned Film Simulation Dial that brings back the creative flexibility Fujifilm photographers love. Here’s how to set it up, save custom recipes, and use it effectively in your photography. The post How to Use the Fujifilm X-E5 Film Simulation Dial appeared first on John Peltier Photography.| John Peltier Photography
Just unboxed your Fujifilm X-E5 and not sure where to start? This guide walks you through the most important initial setup settings so you can get your camera ready to shoot. The post Fujifilm X-E5 Setup Guide – Settings to Start With appeared first on John Peltier Photography.| John Peltier Photography
White balance matters more than most photographers think, even if you only shoot RAW. This guide explains Nikon’s different auto white balance options, how and when to use the Kelvin setting, and how to create custom presets for consistent, natural-looking photos. The post Going Beyond Auto White Balance in Nikon Cameras appeared first on John Peltier Photography.| John Peltier Photography
Learn the key differences between Fujifilm Velvia and Astia film simulations - contrast, color, and when to use each - for better landscapes, portraits, and nature photography.| John Peltier Photography
We all love snapping photos, whether it’s of the kids, a new recipe fresh from the oven, or that perfect DIY project you’ve been working on. But sometimes the photos we take don’t look quite like what we imagined. The good news? With a few simple editing tricks, you can make your everyday pictures look […] The post Easy Photo Editing Tips to Make Your Pictures Shine appeared first on IFB.| IFB
601st Sunday TreesPortugal and Spain Tree Series (18) Portugal —————– Previous: Sunday TreesIrish Tree SeriesEuropean Tree Series Greece Tree SeriesPortugal – Spain Tree Series ______________________________________________ © by rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2025| "On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea"
Baobab in Madagascar During the summer, my husband went on a mission trip to Madagascar. Knowing me as he does … he saw this special tree, immediately stop to snap it and forwarded it to me…| "On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea"
We all carry them every day, almost every waking hour of our day we have an iPhone or an Android phone of some sort in our pockets or our bags. Ready to hand for that notification or to take a quic…| Steve Morton
Hopi photographer and filmmaker Duwawisioma (Victor Masayesva Jr.) explores “existence” and “being” through Hopi ancestral traditions. The post Hopi photographer and filmmaker Duwawisioma at MIAC in Santa Fe appeared first on See Great Art.| See Great Art
We spent a week in Billund, Denmark. The home of LEGO. LEGO fans know that Billund has a special place. Not only is it the hometown of LEGO, but it also has the famous LEGO House (a museum + experience center), LEGOLAND (the theme park), and other family attractions such as| Fatih Arslan
After my last fiasco with portrait drawing, many months ago, I mustered the courage to try again ( I may have starting trouble but I don’t give up easily). This time, I think, there is an improvement and yet, it’s a little off because I did not use grid lines. They are the bane of […]| Eúnoia
It’s been more than a week since I wrote. I’ve been busy doing a lot of things, one of them is working on a poetry book that I want to publish. I had sent a sample of it to the publishers in May and while two said they were busy this year and were willing […]| Eúnoia
Starting a more personal and story-driven photography project on Pagecord. #blaugust2025| gobino's bites
In this guide, we’ll share 9 amazing real estate photo editing techniques to create the perfect hero shot that will captivate buyers’ attention.| PhotoUp
In this blog post, we’ll share how to edit interior photos and brighten dark spaces—without making the final image look fake.| PhotoUp
What exactly is mood-based HDR blending, and how can it help real estate professionals achieve jaw-dropping listings that stop buyers in their tracks? Find out now!| PhotoUp
This tutorial will guide you through the process of how to create a RAW Edit Layer in Photoshop for non-destructive editing.| PhotoUp
Outlier Media spoke with several people who said they’re scheduled to work this Labor Day. Here’s what they had to say about duty taking precedence over holiday leisure today, how they will make the best of it and what they would be doing if they weren’t on duty. Detroit Mounted Police Cpl. Karl Gunther tends […] Outlier Media · Caria Taylor · Meet the Detroit workers clocking in on Labor Day| Outlier Media
By Douglas J. Weatherford Although having penned only three books of fiction, Juan Rulfo (Mexico, 1917-1986) is one of his nation’s most read authors, at home and abroad. Indeed, two... READ MORE The post An Exploration of Mexican Writer Juan Rulfo through Literature, Photography, Film, and Music appeared first on University of Texas Press.| University of Texas Press
August 19, 2025, was our 29th anniversary. We were going to take a brief trip to the Oregon Coast area. Because Hubby had a doctor’s appointment, we postponed the trip to Monday, the 25th, this week, and went to Lincoln City for two days. Lincoln City is about 82 miles southwest of our home. My daughter recommended it because it| The Showers of Blessings
This week for Tanka Tuesday, Colleen Chesebro asked us to create a Taiga. A tanka is a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure, or s-l-s-l-l, which consists of 5 lines written in the first-person point of vie…| The Showers of Blessings
“One day or Day One. You Decide” ~ Paulo Coelho. It’s the last weekend of the month, and it’s time for the One Day Prompt! To participate, simply include the wor…| Weekly Prompts
During twilight, the light emitted by the sky is of a particular hue of blue for several minutes after the sunset (same happens several minutes before sunrise). This period of time has been termed "blue hour" by painters and photographers. English use The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) says that The earliest known use of the noun blue hour is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for blue hour is from 1875, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. I found the quote in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazin...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
What if the next story that changes someone’s mind — or inspires them to act — comes from your camera roll? Today, thanks to smartphones, photo essays are no longer just the domain of professional photographers. Anyone — parents documenting family life, students working on a project, nonprofit leaders highlighting impact, or travelers recording a […] The post The Camera as a Catalyst for Change: How to Tell Your Story Through a Photo Essay appeared first on Better Magazine.| Better Magazine
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Every summer we are lucky enough to have orioles visit our feeder. They never stay long enough, many adults leave sometime in mid to late August which seems too early. The juveniles stick around a couple more weeks, eating the … Continue reading →| Change Is Hard
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Get it while it's fresh!| Jane's Lens
A camera sits on my bookshelf- heavy, leather-bound and silent for decades. Once owned by my great-grandfather, S.M Faruque- a man I never knew. Not his voice, nor his demeanor, nor the quiet rituals of his day. And yet, I have come to see fragments of the world as he once did; through the twin lenses of his Rolleiflex camera. The post Through His Lens: S.M Faruque’s Film camera appeared first on Museum of Material Memory.| Museum of Material Memory
Materials from the 1955-56 exhibition, including 83 photographs, were rediscovered in Austria in 2006| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
29 August 2025 – Here’s the tease: Oh yes, all of that. In stages, with add-ons. You’ll see! (But not immediately.)| WALKING WOMAN
26 August 2025 – I’m not usually right smack at water’s edge. But today, I am offered easy access to wild shoreline — just one of the Tatlow/Volunteer Parks enhancements, along with “daylighting” a long-buried creek. Who could resist? First I walk down these steps… where, second, I draw inspiration from that lone woman in […]| WALKING WOMAN
22 August 2025 – I mean to walk right through Dude Chilling Park, en route farther east. Instead, I stop to admire a brand-new hopscotch chalked into the park’s northern pathway. Squares a bit on the mingy side, true, but lots of them. And so carefully executed. With European cross-strokes for the 1s and 7s. […]| WALKING WOMAN
18 August 2025 – I’m just off a False Creek ferry and walking uphill toward home, still full of Flat White and café chatter with a good friend, when I stop to admire another good friend. (Albeit in a different category of friendship: painted, not human.) There she is, high a-top her alley home, her […]| WALKING WOMAN
15 August 2025 – Here we sit, In mid-River. There’s the Very Big Picture, literally picture, of the River streaming across western North America… and the Local Big Picture, with i…| WALKING WOMAN
Salt Marsh Habitat| Lei Mao's Log Book
Street Photography at Downtown Pleasanton| Lei Mao's Log Book
Getting Close To Turkey Vultures| Lei Mao's Log Book
Random Shots Taken In July 2025| Lei Mao's Log Book
Marigold flowers brighten up the surroundings with pops of colour. FLORAL FRIDAY| Wandering Teresa
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND Christchurch is such a great city for walking, and what makes it even better are all the murals you spot along the way. When I was wandering near Riverside Market, I came across what I thought was an old vintage building. But when I looked closer, I realised the whole thing was... Read More| Wandering Teresa
MOOROODUC, VICTORIA A window filled with beautiful glass pieces—perhaps the work of a single artist, or maybe a collaborative class project. Who knows… Bushboy (Brian) is this week’s host of Monday Window| Wandering Teresa
Came across this signage on a shopfront while hubby and I took a spontaneous little trip to Mornington, Victoria. It said, “I licked it, so it’s mine.” Was wonderful to have this on a warm-ish day like today. Debbie’s Six Word Saturday| Wandering Teresa
On my walk a few months back, I spotted a camellia bush with its pretty blooms peeking out between the leaves. It felt like such a nice little surprise along the way—like the season quietly showing off. I couldn’t help but pause for a moment just to take it in before moving on. Floral Friday... Read More| Wandering Teresa
St Paul’s Cathedral is a striking Anglican church that anchors Melbourne’s busiest intersection, standing directly opposite Federation Square and just across from the iconic Flinders Street Station. Built between 1880 and 1931 in the neo-Gothic style, the cathedral is one of the city’s most recognisable landmarks and remains Victoria’s most visited place of worship. Light... Read More| Wandering Teresa
Monochrome night shots turn lights and shadows into pure drama. Water movement shows softness, flowing gently in black and white. Daylight roads in monochrome show quiet lines and textures we often miss. For Leanne’s Monochrome Madness Challenge| Wandering Teresa
Rise From the Rubble’ is a mural by Brandon Warrell on Hereford Street in Christchurch, New Zealand. It’s a symbol of hope, commemorating the resilience and efforts of the Christchurch community to…| Wandering Teresa
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Escape calls to me A brief flight from all burdens Freedom’s breath lingers On to the dreamy nights Wishing you a lovely Thursday Sharing with Cee Neuner’s FOTD 21st August 2022 I’m linking my FOTD post with an older FOTD post… Continue reading →| Blog of Hammad Rais
“Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth. Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every … Continue reading →| Intel Today
From the Champs Élysées to the Charles Bridge and Santorini to Siena, here are 25 of the best sunsets in Europe to tempt you on a trip. This post Best sunsets in Europe: 25 to inspire you by David Angel first appeared on Delve Into Europe.| Delve Into Europe
Recent years have brought significant developments in the research on the neo-avant-garde beginnings of environmental art in Poland.(Among them is an upcoming book by Magdalena Worłowska on the beginnings of environmentally engaged art in Poland. See: Magdalena Worłowska, Początki sztuki ekologicznie zaangażowanej w Polsce (Warsaw: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie, Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, 2025).) The scholarly interest in the rise of ecological awareness in the country ...| ARTMargins Online
Which Way: With People| The Day After
I was at the fair and watched this group of kids ride this Rock Star ride at the carnival.| The Day After
Sunday Stills: Trees| The Day After
Dusk is the darkest moment of twilight, just before it becomes the night. Fun Foto Challenge: Dusk| The Day After
Continuing Leanne’s theme from last week, Movement, I found this old favorite.| The Day After
Lens-Artists Challenge: Sports/Sporting Events| The Day After
Bench Challenge| The Day After
See my facebook page to view all of the posters I have created from quotes.| The Day After
I don’t get home from work until almost midnight so I am rarely up to see the sunrise these days. When I worked a different shift I loved going out on Sunday mornings to shoot the sunrise. Th…| The Day After
'(Journal Entry #1) Thrifting, library time, going to the woods, reading about Tara, etc. Includes some photography. 📸'| Xavier H.M.
Dan Michaels’ opus to weed is a landmark book for the ages. The post Higher: The Lore, Legends and Legacy of Cannabis appeared first on Cannabis Now.| Cannabis Now
Hello, everybody! Do you know the song “Baby Shark”? It’s an annoying song from a few years ago and I hated it because it’s so monotonous&…| Richard Haw's Classic Nikon Repair and Review
Have you heard of the Fat Mum Slim Photo-A-Day Challenge? It was started in 2012 by Chantelle Ellem who blogs at Fat Mum Slim and it’s grown into a huge global phenomenon. Chantelle lives on the coast in northern NSW... Read the Post The post Fat Mum Slim – Photo-a-Day – August 2025 first appeared on Write of the Middle.| Write of the Middle
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female) Since my last photography post, I made a few updates to the birds’ backyard space. First, I replaced two old feeders that had started looking dingy and/or that I was struggling to keep clean. I also did a thorough cleaning and disinfecting of all the feeders and baths, as well as raking […]| The Used Life
Mourning Dove I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance. – e.e. cummings My bird feeders have been extremely busy over the past several weeks–so busy, in fact, that I am going through twice as much seed as I go through in the wintertime. There […]| The Used Life
Works that highlight the violence against Black bodies, exalt beauty in the midst of chaos, [show] the exotic, are still common representations of poverty, and what translates into saleable art.| Global Voices
Don’t listen to what they say. Go see. Chinese Proverb| Travels Through My Lens
In last week’s post about Forest Park, I mentioned that the Wildwood Trail leads to Pittock Mansion. This beautiful home of Henry and Georgiana Pittock was completed in 1914. Henry Pittock chose th…| Travels Through My Lens
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