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Pixelle Paper Mill, Chillicothe, OH Lots of history in this one. This paper mill has existed for over 200 years, and today covers nearly 500 acres - it's a massive facility. Mead Paper Co spent the longest time here, from 1890-2005. It's changed hands and reorganized several times since then...

I graduated high school in 1993. We were the last class that didn't have to endure standardized testing in order to graduate that schools still use today. I distinctly remember how hard we were pushed to go to college. The book "What Color is Your Parachute?" was required reading and was...

W 3rd Street, Dayton, OH This area is roughly two city blocks of what would've been part of the original downtown area in the 1800-1900s. Not too far away from here is The Wright Cycle Co. building and where Orville & Wilbur Wright sold bicycles to help fund their aviation projects. While these...

Feel free to discuss and post your thoughts. I welcome them all. Either about the thesis posted above, or any individual photos that follow. I turned 50 this year, which is right around the time a major shift began in the US. We went from being producers to consumers, and during my lifetime...

This photography project examines the interconnected forces of consumerism, economic decline, and cultural erosion in post-industrial and rural America, using the visual medium to trace the transformation of local identity under the weight of big-box retail capitalism. Anchored around the...

I've played with Nikon's Picture Controls (aka "recipes") and while it's not difficult, the process isn't very intuitive, either. To answer your question directly, yes it's possible to get Fuji-like colors straight out of a Nikon camera that has these color profile options available. You'll...

Clifton Mill, Clifton Ohio One of the largest mills in the US that's still in operation. Restaurant & General Store This place is about an hour drive, and I've never been there during the summer. You can see all the Christmas lights still strung up. This place is a major attraction during the...

Went to a little car show yesterday to play with the Yashica 45mm. Not the ideal setting for a manual focus lens, but at least I got to put it through the paces. The top photo was shot with the Yashica. Bottom photo is the same car with a Nikkor 28mm, a modern lens. For cars, I generally use a...

I've been shooting with a Zfc for the last few years after dabbling in the Fuji ecosystem for awhile. There's just something about scaling down, taking your time with manual focus, and the retro form factor that scratches an itch for me. Last week, I upgraded to the Zf. Found this gem of a...

TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt Shift Lens on Amazon Mark Wiemels reviews this lens I mean...for $230 it's hard to go wrong.

I recently picked up the Yongnuo 85mm f/1.8 after getting caught up in the YouTube hype about this lens. It's an 85mm prime with AF - for about $350. It has top DxO scores for sharpness, even at max aperture, beating out lenses that cost double or more. Stats and lab comparisons don't usually...

EXIF: 6/12/25 7:47PM 1/250 @ f/2.8 ISO 200 Nikon Zfc Nikkor Z 28mm f/2.8 Fun fact: This is the Peoples Savings & Loan Bank building in my hometown. It was designed by Louis Sullivan, who mentored Frank Lloyd Wright.

I like it, Robin. Are you just stopping down or adding blur in post?

+1 for Peak Design. I own many products from the Peak Design ecosystem and they're all fantastic. They get twisted up because they're flat. I also have a "street strap" that I got several years ago. It's a round cord-type strap and it never gets twisted. I don't think you can get this...

Attended a local Funk Festival and just had to stop and ask this guy if I could take his photo.

Did a maternity shoot this weekend. This is one of my favorites.

My daughter, Drew.

I'm w/ @FredKingston on this one... Although I'm not sure any settings change will fix it. Topaz has a long history of grid artifact issues. This article may help, but it may not get rid of it completely: https://help.topazlabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038893192-Artifacting-in-DeNoise-AI

Entry #1: Miss Vivian This is my first (and currently only) grandchild, Vivian. She is a little ray of sunshine, and very much papaw's girl. She will be 2 in mid-October and has a personality as big as all outside. Goes without saying - she makes me happy. Here she is cheesing for the camera...