photography

2023-03-29: I’ve started to end every meeting putting my AirPods back in their case and closing it like this. …

2023-03-27: It’s “Year of the Trail” in North Carolina so we talked about our favorite trails and some trails …

2023-03-19: Nat wanted pancakes in the van again so I made a vancake this time! Pancake art!?!?

2023-03-18: Cooking foil wrapped meals on the fire!

2023-03-17: Nat took the van to run an errand so I’m sitting at the campsite with Ginger. It started sprinkling …

2023-03-14: Earlier today I panicked when I couldn’t find my watch. Looked all over, no luck. I put it on the …

2023-03-14: Tonight I tried to make eastern NC style pulled pork BBQ, but plant-based. Marinated tofu and added …

2023-03-14: You can teach an old cat new tricks! Ginger has learned how to twirl! 😂

2023-03-13: Trip to get a warranty item fixed in the van this morning was a bust. They supposedly received only …

2023-03-12: So there I was pounding the bag of brown sugar on the counter to break it up and, of course, it …

2023-03-12: The van fits in the garage!

2023-03-12: Today’s adventure? Oil Change for the van. Called a couple places to ask if they could handle …

2023-03-11: Ginger has started to demand eating dinner with us. Family dinner night?

2023-03-11: New eBike! Took our first ride today around Falls Lake Dam. It’s a Magnum Navigator S with …

2023-03-09: It’s my shadow, together with nature! March Photoblog Day 9: Together

2023-03-08: A rooster taking a stroll for today’s March Photoblog Challenge #mbmar Day 8: Walk

2023-03-07: Grocery order arrived just in time this morning for today’s March Photoblog Challenge #mbmar …

2023-03-06: March Photoblog Challenge Day 6 Engineering … (w/ copy & paste!)

2023-03-05: March Photoblog Challenge Day 5 #mbmar #photography Tile

2023-03-04: March Photoblog Challenge Day 4 (I missed day 1–3 but still want to play along) #photography Zip

2023-03-04: Having one of those wake-up-at-6-am-but-can’t-fall-back-asleep-so-I-just-stay-tired-all-day sort of …

2023-03-03: My neighbor is renovating their house so I took a few test photos of this equipment with the new …

2023-03-02: I’ve been sharing a lot of black and white photos recently, so here’s a photo of Ginger …

2023-03-01: Raleigh out of focus but at least they labeled it. 50mm • Ilford HP5+ • Canon EOS 650 • #photography

2023-02-28: The sun reflacting off of two buildings in downtown Greensboro, NC 50mm • Ilford HP5+ • Canon EOS …

2023-02-24: A train leaving Raleigh’s Union Station 50mm • ISO 400 • Ilford HP5+ • Canon EOS 650 • …

2023-02-23: The back of the boathouse at Lake Crabtree Park with a small canoe in Raleigh Ilford Delta 400 • …

2023-02-21: Downtown Raleigh, NC at dusk Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • Canon P • #photography

2023-02-17: A photo of a fancy modern sports car taken on not-so-modern black and white film. Ilford HP5+ • …

2023-02-16: First captures from my new medium format camera. Mostly out testing just to see if it worked well. …

2023-02-15: Instant coffee delivered by amazon was broken in the box—glass bottle shattered. It takes a lot of …

2023-02-15: The entrance to Raleigh’s Union Station provided some great shadows! 50mm • ISO 400 • Ilford …

2023-02-14: Digging up my old camera equipment I found this old DIY lens adapter I made to get “film like” …

2023-02-14: After I bought my rangefinder film camera last year, I promptly put a roll of Ilford HP5+ in it and… …

2023-02-12: I love these scale explorations, this one is great. ANTS! youtu.be/OPoMww9x3…

2023-02-12: I made a short of how I made the thumbnail for our last YouTube video. It was pretty fun to put this …

2023-02-10: We posted the third and final video in a series about our 10 day van trip to the beach between …

2023-02-09: It’s simple but taking a photo towards the sun in the shadow of a tree will always look cool …

2023-02-08: A shadowy self portrait during my hike in front of this fallen tree at Umstead park in Raleigh. 24mm …

2023-02-07: It’s new camera day! I bought an old Mamiya 645 Super medium format film camera! It has a …

2023-02-07: I really like when my hikes require a creek crossing. This one must have previously had a bridge. …

2023-02-06: Went hiking in the rain and a small creek started forming along the trail. It’s much more muddy when …

2023-02-03: Burrito for lunch, burrito for dinner, leftover burrito for lunch tomorrow. 🌯🌯🌯 I’m an adult.

2023-02-03: These mushrooms look uncomfortably close to those infected in “The Last of Us”—I’ll just take this …

2023-02-02: Debugging a SwiftUI view in a macOS hack project for the last hour and just can’t understand …

2023-02-02: These little stumps(?)—I’ve just been calling them treelings—in front of a murky pond are along my …

2023-02-01: The bridge over a small pond for the miniature train ride around Pullen Park in Raleigh. I was …

2023-01-31: Behind the Scrap Exchange in Durham, NC Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • #photography

2023-01-30: Part 2 of our 10 day van trip video is out. This time we see amazing sunsets in New Bern, NC and try …

2023-01-30: The beach is that way in case you needed to know. Hiking Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the …

2023-01-28: The bike rack looks so goofy in the rear view camera sticking out the back of our jeep.

2023-01-27: I’m constantly living with the fear that this round of hiccups could last forever.

2023-01-27: Skater at the Durham, NC Skate Park Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • #photography

2023-01-26: Sunset over Falls Lake shot on expired and then accidentally but partially exposed film. Really …

2023-01-25: A scooter parked next to the scrap exchange in Durham, NC Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • …

2023-01-23: Our latest YouTube video is published! This is the first in a 3 part series about our 10 day holiday …

2023-01-23: It’s a multi-coffee sort of morning over here. Did I accidentally buy decaf or something!?!?

2023-01-19: 📺 Rewatched “Star Wars: Rebels” over the last few months. Such a great show. As serious consequences …

2023-01-19: Rocks stacked on the path at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Outer Banks, NC. With …

2023-01-17: This pelican spent a lot of time trolling a heron at Huntington Beach State Park in SC. 18mm • ƒ/10 …

2023-01-16: 📺 Well that was a pretty strong opening to “The Last of Us”. Pretty sure I didn’t breathe through …

2023-01-13: The Oregon Inlet life saving station nestled in sand dunes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. …

2023-01-12: Looks like third party apps on twitter are busted, I’m guessing the cross posting from microblog is …

2023-01-12: The supports for the dock on the Neuse River in New Bern, NC—but all close up with reflections and …

2023-01-11: Walking around the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on North Carolina’s Outer Banks we …

2023-01-10: Woah, I just learned the gradient in the sky from my photo earlier today is called a “Belt of Venus” …

2023-01-10: I just mistyped the name of the show “Ted Lasso” as … Tex Lasso. Now I need to know what …

2023-01-10: I love the gradient of the sky over the ocean at sunset. 23mm • ƒ/2 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Fujifilm …

2023-01-09: So… I’m going to try out a newsletter using my Micro.blog. If you enjoy the photos I post …

2023-01-09: Driftwood and debris in the sand at Jockey’s Ridge State Park last year. Kodak Portra 400 • 35mm • …

2023-01-07: Remember back in fall when the leaves were so colorful? Winter is great but sometimes I like to …

2023-01-06: I… uh… I think it’s been tampered with 😬

2023-01-06: The beach at Rodanthe, NC looking toward the pier. 400mm • ƒ/6.3 • 1/500s • ISO 6400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • …

2023-01-05: A tree in the lake in front of US-64 at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Columbia, NC. …

2023-01-05: 📺 We finished watching Netflix’s “Kaleidoscope“ and I’m not convinced that the watch in any order …

2023-01-04: The Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station is something I’ve wanted to photograph all year. I didn’t know …

2023-01-03: One more sunset photo of the dock on the Neuse River in New Bern, NC. This was one of the highlights …

2023-01-03: 2023 Movie #1: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery“. Really fun movie and I laughed a lot. …

2023-01-02: I watched 99 movies in 2022. Including rewatching all the Mission: Impossible and Lord of the Rings …

2023-01-02: A collection of photos from the abandoned Waterfall Park in Rodanthe, NC on the Outer Banks. This …

2023-01-02: Doors and windows of the Atalaya Castle at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina. 18mm • …

2023-01-02: Really glad we did our 10 day van trip, it was fun and challenging (weather didn’t help). I’m also …

2023-01-01: Seagulls presumably having a beach meeting about the rough ocean and wind. 400mm • ƒ/6.3 • 1/500s • …

2022-12-31: A trail from earlier this year during autumn. I started hiking a lot this year and really love …

2022-12-30: The dock at the New Bern KOA at sunset over the Neuse River 100mm • ƒ/22 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony …

2022-12-30: This Onion Post titled “Seagull With Diarrhea Barely Makes It To Crowded Beach In Time” …

2022-12-28: A frozen jellyfish on the beach at Huntington Beach State Park. 18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • …

2022-12-27: Sunset over the Neuse River in New Bern, North Carolina 174mm • ƒ/25 • 1/500s • ISO 800 • Sony ɑ7 IV …

2022-12-27: Ginger finally decided it’s fun to look out the van window. This time she found a squirrel.

2022-12-26: A heron out for dinner at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina 85mm • ƒ/18 • 1/500s • ISO …

2022-12-25: A starfish on the beach. 18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

2022-12-25: Just realized if Ginger goes into her kitty-cave that has the bread on it… we’ll have a Ginger …

2022-12-25: So excited to see the next several hours above freezing! It’s a Christmas miracle! 😜

2022-12-25: it’s a campervan christmas and these are our decorations

2022-12-24: Christmas eve pizza, even in the van!

2022-12-24: A shell alone and surrounded by this neat pattern in the sand. 18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony …

2022-12-23: Ginger is slowly accepting this van thing.

2022-12-23: First time seeing a Rivian charger

2022-12-23: So windy! This is wind from the cold front are wild just outside of Myrtle Beach, SC. These lights …

2022-12-22: New workout needed on my Apple Watch: Packing for a camping trip. 😮‍💨

2022-12-21: A nice porch that overlooks the Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I …

2022-12-21: Wow this stop motion is amazing twitter.com/kevinbpar…

2022-12-21: Planning for our next van trip has been made more difficult due to the incoming “arctic …

2022-12-20: Going on afternoon walks is rough when afternoon becomes evening at around 4pm. But the shadows look …

2022-12-20: Our triumphant return to YouTube after a ~1 year break 🤣 youtu.be/W-3BybN5h…

2022-12-19: Ginger knows what she is doing. Staying warm on my lap.

2022-12-19: I’m really surprised how popular the World Cup has been in the US this year. I don’t …

2022-12-19: The New River Trail State Park has some nice views of the river with a cliff face. 23mm • ƒ/11 • …

2022-12-19: With very little thought put into it, I humbly submit 1995’s “Hackers” to the most …

2022-12-18: Ginger looking through the screen door of the van contemplating how to convince us to stop this …

2022-12-18: There are no birds or elephants here.