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Downtown Bakersfield is atrophying: A photo study

July 24, 2010
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Excuse the size of this post. I wanted the pictures to be large. The Kern Photography Association got together for their second annual photo walk this morning. Lots of nice people and lots of nice camera equipment descended on the just-after-dawn downtown section of Bakersfield to make images in the coolest time of the day. [...]

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My new favorite camera bag: Domke F6

June 18, 2010

I am pretty good at finding almost anything on the internet. Chances are, if I am going to be involved, was involved or am thinking about becoming involved in something — I have looked it up online. I searched the internet for hours — not hyperbole here — looking for a Domke bag that would [...]

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Addition to the family

June 8, 2010

Take one camera, with over 200,000 pictures taken. Add lots of dirt and dust from six years of world travel: From the top of Scotland to heart of London; Perched on the edge of Machu Picchu to dust storms in Bakersfield. What do you get? You get my Canon 20D. I’ve had the camera for six [...]

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I don’t mind riding on the passenger side

May 22, 2010

On our way to the central Calif. coast yesterday, I had a chance to be a passenger. It is so rare that my attention is away from the road ahead and the cars around me. My smartphone’s camera has replaced my point and shoot. I always have it with me, and I can blog from [...]

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Taking advantage of the pollen

March 27, 2010
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Spring is in full bloom in Bakersfield, and you can tell by the number of times we’ve sneezed today alone. The heat feels nice after a cold wet winter. The water is doing wonders for the greenery in and around the city.  A half-hour drive in any direction leaves you in rolling green hills rather [...]

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