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Taipei Astronomical Museum

Posted on April 13, 2010 | 2 Comments
Yes, I’m a science geek. I love learning the broad strokes of how things work and the future possibilities of what’s just on the scientific horizon. Of course, I’m not interested in all forms of science. Any dicipline that involves a lot of math in...
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Olympus E-P1 Digital Pen Review

Posted on March 29, 2010 | 12 Comments
Start with a good prosumer dSLR…say…the Olympus E-620. Now let’s make it smaller. First, let’s get rid of the mirror and prism. That cuts a good chunk off the height and with. Heck, why do we even need a viewfinder at all? Also, let’s forego...
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Streets Saturday: Smoking

Posted on March 27, 2010 | 5 Comments
Yeah, I used to smoke. I started when I was 14 or 15 and finally quit (I say “finally” hopefully) on my 30th birthday, 6 years ago. I had tried to quit many times before then, almost always for budgetary reasons. A pack of cigarettes...
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Streets Saturday: Guang Fu South Road

Posted on March 20, 2010 | 6 Comments
Been awhile, hasn’t it? Well, those who know, know. Suffice it to say I’m taking photos on the regular basis again. This week’s set were all taken within the past week and with the same block of Guang Fu South Road, Taipei. More next week…
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Pondering Digital: Ricoh GRX vs. Olympus EP-1 Pen

Posted on January 18, 2010 | 9 Comments
First let me be clear: I love film and have no plans to cease using film until the last frame of the last roll on Earth has been exposed. I enjoy the 100% hands-on nature of it, the texture of it, and the fact that...
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Shark Fin Soup and Dead Sharks

Posted on November 15, 2009 | 7 Comments
First of all, I have to say that today was a pretty good day. Craig Ferguson organized another photowalk, which I will cover once I’ve processed the rolls of Tri-X. As usual, I met a couple new people and caught up with a few familiar...
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