The wonton Ben Tran is cooking right now
6 February 2010
Back together and as good as new!
6 February 2010
Step 3: Clean Lens
6 February 2010The molded plastic lens in this Hawkeye was in pretty good shape. No moldy crud, not too dusty or fogged up.
Step 2: Lubricate Shutter Assembly
6 February 2010After cleaning the viewfinder and faceplate parts, it’s time to lube the shutter mechanism.
Step 1: Façadectomy
6 February 2010With the four external screws out, the whole faceplate, viewfinder, outer lens assembly easily follow:
Before dismantlement
6 February 2010Cleaning Brownie Hawkeye
Step 1: look at it lovingly before tearing it apart.
Step 1: look at it lovingly before tearing it apart.
Taekwondo Love
6 February 2010Henry and Olivia buddied up for stretching exercises at Taekwondo. I think I see a romance blossoming…
Guy on the Ginza
2 February 2010
I think this photo is post-worthy because it is one of my better portraits (I don’t usually photograph people very much, at least not their faces in traditional portraiture). Believe it or not, this wasn’t posed. I was randomly shooting on the Ginza in Tokyo on a Sunday afternoon when the street is closed to cars and just as I had framed this guy in a profile he turned to the camera quite by chance and smiled. I clicked. The bokeh are people walking on the sidewalk opposite the one I was on. The guy was in between on the street.
Hitler Repsonds to the iPad
1 February 2010Why did it take me a whole four days to come across this brilliant vid? I think some cultural/nazi studies grad student should write a dissertation on all the parodic re-uses of this clip. hilarious.
Not time for hammock
30 January 2010After yesterday’s snow in Nashville
