tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316121862011-10-02T04:06:15.326-07:00All puns intentional, all photos ©, and Poets make the best...ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-33233935241397427782008-03-27T15:14:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:05.629-08:00

I'm posting this a day early and I won't be posting next week at all because I'm going to be in Penticton looking at rooms and apartments.The photo is of a grape leaf in mid-winter, shot at night with illumination provided by a motion sensing yard light.

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No more deers my dears, at least not now. Today, another photograph of night: three spruce trees slowly shot, this December past, in Grand Forks city park.It's been a long week, I've walked into town and back three or four times. I'm tired and sore, but I'm happy.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-46661548306346643312008-03-09T16:52:00.001-07:002008-12-08T15:49:05.958-08:00

Two new deer pics for you.First up: the shih-tzu mentioned last post, nose to nose with a Grand Forks white-tail deer drinking spring melt near the southern edge of the Vienna Woods.Second: a pair of white-tale fawns roaming amongst the Ponderosa Pine of the Vienna Woods in late spring.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-26317374419399639272008-03-02T18:44:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:06.238-08:00

Two photos this week. (Top) a white-tail fawn, now several months old, pauses in its afternoon wanderings to cautiously observe the photographer and his shih-tzu walking near the Grand Forks, B.C. airport.(Bottom) a young stag, his early spring rack velvetine, catches the photographer meditating near a power right of way in rural Grand Forks.I've been feeling somewhat more human the past couple

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-20779228608760750682008-02-23T14:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:06.403-08:00

I've spent the last week trying to think about what I would write in this week's blog (besides the fact that I've decided to publish this blog weekly on Fridays, and that this week's photo has been named "Red Shamrock"); unfortunately, many things populate my mind of late other than writing in this blog.I'm moving. I'm not sure where just yet, but I know when: April 15th, if not before.I received

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-38015278766824461482008-02-21T13:26:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:06.508-08:00

I haven't been able to get the film developed yet, my preferred photo lab here in Grand Forks is closed until the end of the month.So here's something I shot last summer.

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Updated and cleaned up Blogroll.Also, I have a roll of film that's been begging me to get it developed for about the past two months, gonna try to get into town tomorrow in time to do just that.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-4512505810591836062008-02-04T19:36:00.000-08:002008-02-04T20:01:49.162-08:00

It has been quite some time since I've updated my blog. I have been unwell and haven't had much time or capacity for shooting, scanning and editing. It appears most likely that I have fibromyalgia syndrome, however, at this early stage in the diagnosis there are still several other possible causes for my symptoms which need to be ruled out.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-88184461341622258312007-07-30T23:07:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:06.670-08:00

My nose has pretty much healed up and other than that, things haven't changed much in the past two weeks.I still have those three rolls to be developed. I should manage to get that done in the next day or two.I'm not going to have any printing done for a while. I want to save up about a grand (maybe a grand-and-a-half) and then set up properly on the business end, and only then start printing

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-82577142932195403562007-07-17T16:35:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:06.792-08:00

It's been one helluva month. Where to begin?I had my nose broken Saturday night. Five stitches. It doesn't hurt nearly as much as u'd think (but then i've always have a high tolerance to pain). The stitches come out Friday.I helped a friend steal back her bicycle. The stupid thief had stashed it all of a block-and-a-half away from my friends apartment.I broke on of the cheap plastic pedals on my

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-60156429759420252892007-06-21T00:01:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:06.915-08:00

So much for posting once a week, eh?The grandparents arrived home yesterday, along with Fuzzbutt. We're getting a new motorhome again; bigger, diesel, and with adequate suspension.Besides a couple of T-shirts, they brought me back a case of Chil Koot Lager from Whitehorse (and only available from there). It's a decent tasting beer.The lawn is turning to seed very nicely and many weeds have been

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-27108719348614471662007-06-07T16:11:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:07.085-08:00

I'm still alive and breathing. Who would have thought that not working could take up so much time, but then with work once u're of for the day there usually isn't much time left to get into circumstances that keep u away from the computer for days/weeks.I've seen woodpeckers around, and found what appears to be an old nesting tree at the far end of the Vienna Woods. I've also gotten a few more

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-24353339182856164372007-05-30T19:52:00.001-07:002008-12-08T15:49:07.249-08:00

Well, the Fuzz-butt and the grandparents are gone for a month long Yukon holiday. My mom and her two cats arrived today to help house sit.I have a roll of 100 speed film to develop (and finally have the money to get it developed, the past few days have been tight, just the usual end of month crap). Lots of errands to run, and i've started reading the Life of Pi by Yann Martel (i'm just starting

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-70430456572984370622007-05-23T00:33:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:07.445-08:00

I have removed the picture from the previous post until such time as i determine the legislated landscape surrounding it's display. It will be shown again, i just want to know which battle i will be fighting against whom (and as a aside this has nothing to do with either of the girls in the photo in question, but for the moment i will say no more).In the mean time here's some Grand Forks graffiti

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-88801524052922614232007-05-17T19:31:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:07.453-08:00

Picture temporarily removed for reasons of potential legality.Sorry about the lack of posts, things remain busy, busy, busy. I'm thinking about maybe cutting back to one post a week over the summer.So here we have yet another limited edition print, this time 9.5x9.5" square on 10x10" Fuji Crystal. 10 prints only, $50 Canadian.I'm currently looking into paypal, and hope to have all my billing and

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-26185737202553903512007-05-10T18:41:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:07.567-08:00

To make up for what i feel may have been a lack of posts recently, here's a preview of my next 10x13" Limited Edition of 5. It should be ready around the beginning of next week. Go ahead, get a nice close look.For those of u geeky enough to care, that was a 6 second exposure, 80mm and f8 (i think) on Fuji Superia 200ASA; and yes, i did use a tripod; and yes, the fucking deer did pose for me.

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go here. Limited Edition print, shot back in January and posted in February (i haven't figured out how to bring something from the archives up to the front page again).Got to pick up three rolls of developed film by six tonight. Almost finished my last roll of fresh. Film to scan (when isn't there?). Prints for friends, and i'm currently working on files for two more LE print sets (other than the

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-19940261856228803292007-05-03T21:28:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:07.736-08:00

I got the prints back today. spectacular. (this isn't one of them, it's from the half roll of film that I still had to scan yesterday.) I've gotten a lot done today, trimmed some shrubs, photographed, hung out, edited photos, scanned.. i'm tired & going to karaoke.*eventual addendum:

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-35904035210783786252007-05-02T18:45:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:07.918-08:00

Man, i've been busier than a one legged beaver at a butt kicking contest.I've been putting titles to photos, getting a batch ready to print (some 8x10"s and a proof of an 11x14," because they can only do up to 10x15" on Fuji Crystal so they'll be using an Epson inkjet on the 11x14. if the proof is good (an it should be) i'll be offering a Limited Edition of 5).I have half a roll of film to scan,

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-19074028720561673092007-04-29T15:13:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:08.033-08:00

Right now, i couldn't miss if i tried. no seriously, some trippy shit(')s been happening.yesterday, as i mentioned previously, i went into town furball in order to buy some rye (well i know that rhymes, ooh, that's 3, count'em) folks i ain't even tryin' everything is fuckin' ZEN right now.back to the rye, i tried to by a 2-6, but it wouldn't scan (it did not exist as far as the computer knew, so

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-14843229157572786392007-04-28T10:26:00.000-07:002007-04-28T10:27:48.527-07:00

gonna take the dog into town, and go and get some rye >;->don't worry, i'll be back in time for the big event

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-83450680034284624432007-04-28T09:51:00.000-07:002007-04-28T09:55:59.761-07:00

This day, has fuckin' BIG mother earth signifigance. and allallof fucking nature is in on it.This is the begining of a new age,i can feel it my bonesand guess what, i think, i just think,that i'm supposed to be Mother Nature'spersonal photographer on this one.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-6209829910890653032007-04-28T09:48:00.000-07:002007-04-28T09:51:35.885-07:00

somethin's goin on to night. I don't know what, for sure. But i KNOW my dog is in on the joke.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-20649539191708124682007-04-26T22:45:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:08.145-08:00

Went into Penticton today, got a roll of film developed, bought myself an incense burner and some incense at the dollar store, and am currently listening to Peter Frampton, live in Chicago, on KSPS.This was my fourth attempt at taking a self portrait in that chair. Shot 24 February this year, f5.6 and 35mm for 8 seconds, i screwed up the focus (although this is better than a few of the other

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-53328433889061249362007-04-25T20:43:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:08.253-08:00

I've spent a good part of the past two days in a crawl space, running black pipe. Place, fit, figure, and crawl out to use the power vice to cut, ream, and thread the next piece of pipe. Today wasn't as bad, less time in the hole; and at least that part of the job's done, but still, five hours today and five yesterday.And then of course, silly me, i went out photographing last night, stopped in

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-71565792566943111982007-04-23T21:34:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:09.144-08:00

Well folks, i only have one roll of film to rescan (actually only about 6-7 images) and only one roll of new film to get developed on Thursday (hopefully, there are still a few unexposed frames, but i'm going out tomorrow night so i should be able to remedy that).So anyway, with this in mind, i've been sorting through my early early work, finding which store prints go with which negatives (

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-75097032992362623202007-04-21T19:20:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:09.274-08:00

Life is good. Seriously, the last time i felt this good was two years ago.Thursday i went to karaoke at the GF, and i totally nailed "Bad Moon Rising" by C.C.R. For next week i'm thinking about maybe some Def Leppard or ACDC (listening to a little Motörhead right now, but i don't think i'll find any of that at karaoke).Between Thursday and Friday, i also picked up three shots that i'm very

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-55560889523822443452007-04-19T16:26:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:09.377-08:00

I almost had a very exciting moment. I had two comments to moderate when i logged on. Both turned out to be spam, in fact, both turned out to be the very same spam message, which is very annoying because there is nothing sadder that repetitive spam, and really, isn't it just a sign poor coding for spambot to hit the same site with the same message twice in 24 hours.Oh well, here's a shot of the

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-62463470163983660272007-04-17T14:44:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:09.516-08:00

One more shot from my Easter trip to Alberta. Shot on our way home, as we passed through the Stony Plain Reserve on Highway 1.I finished scanning that other roll of film (spanning Feb through early April) and there are some great shots. Two are almost ruined by the film having been physically mangled, but i think i can fix things up well enough in Photoshop to save both. More difficult will be a

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-54430092991300601592007-04-15T20:41:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:09.632-08:00

I spent a good part of today on yard work. It rained yesterday, and is supposed to rain tomorrow (whether or not it will rain enough to keep me indoors and safe from raking for a day is a question that will answer itself soon enough).I still haven't scanned that other roll of new film yet, i think i'll go and get a start on that right now. Ciao.*another angle on Lac des Arcs, AB.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-46830874141187688692007-04-13T18:18:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:09.714-08:00

Happy Friday the 13th.Went to Penticton yesterday, and got those two rolls of film developed. I was less than pleased with the quality of the Walmart prints (not that i expect much from store print in the first place). Scanned one roll last night, and was even more disappointed: all the negs were very grainy. At first i thought is was me, u know shooting such and such under conditions X, no

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-92099871415827103572007-04-11T21:51:00.000-07:002007-04-11T22:17:05.140-07:00

I've been busy and haven't found the time to edit a pic for today, so u'll just have to go without. And i'm tired, i've been doing spring yard work. Mostly raking leaves and dead grass out of the (hilly, rutted, in places moss infested and elsewhere deer shit covered) lawn for the past two-and-a-bit days. I'm somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 done and hope to be finished by the end of next week (if

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-32262718103361892372007-04-03T15:40:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:09.889-08:00

*I had planned to post this Wednesday night, before leaving for Alberta Thursday morning, so naturally we left Wednesday afternoon. It's Monday evening, i'm back in GF, i'm tired, i have two rolls of film to be developed the next time i'm in Penticton (see below), and i'm going to go have a shower now, before i begin to catch up on my blog reading. We now return u to u'r regularly scheduled blog

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-4118365788247197302007-04-02T16:27:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:10.033-08:00

Yesterday, was a long day. I spent about five hours walking around, mostly in rural GF, and shot about half a roll of film. I did miss some great shots as i was walking home, because i didn't take my tripod with me, but i know that there's no way i could have gone as far as i did if i had taken it with me (four pounds doesn't sound like much, but after two hours with nothing but a makeshift

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-3065375477218085022007-03-31T13:46:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:10.250-08:00

It has been a couple of great days. Lots of beer, lots a friends. Last night, in particular was good. Met a woman who has suggest that I photograph her this summer, just some fun stuff, her and a few friends and maybe another photographer or two. Could turn out the be the best summer of my life (and if so, I'll just have to try to top it next year).So right now, I'm editing photos, scanning,

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-28354965755461206472007-03-28T21:30:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:10.493-08:00

Tomorrow is set to be a long day. We're going to Penticton with plans to leave the house by 6am. Getting any extra sleep on the way there is out of the question because I'm traveling with with people who, though they can go for hours without speaking to each other in the course of a normal day, appear to be physically incapable of going more than five minutes without speaking if placed in a

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-71699163488843652762007-03-26T21:07:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:10.680-08:00

Man am i tired. Maybe i should remove coffee from my diet, see if that helps.A back lane in Grand Forks, taken last August.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-38576792373201039162007-03-23T21:00:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:10.838-08:00

Last night was good. I got a few shots from the area of the posted photo previous, before the misting drizzle turned into light rain. Then i went downtown and managed to steal a couple of shots from underneath a well placed awning, before taking a break from the rain with a couple of pints at the Winnie.Some may be wondering why i didn't pack an umbrella, and it is a valid question, especially

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-30702941343702902562007-03-21T21:34:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:10.993-08:00

Last night was a bit rough.I've been looking into new equipment purchases, a 13" printer and a 35mm f2 lens. I know I can't afford either right now, but I can look and try to figure out where what I want when I finally have the cash. The lens that I really want is a Carl Zeiss, now the Canadian Zeiss distributor doesn't mention the 35mm on their site, but they do mention the 50mm f1.4 and by

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-13254145033945351962007-03-19T20:16:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:11.014-08:00

It's interesting (to me anyways) that here I am, approaching my 100th post and yet half the time I still struggle to find something to write in this thing. Really, how much do I have to say? So much of my time is spent "doing nothing," waiting for I don't know what.Maybe I just need to get out more, even if I don't particularly feel like it. Just grab myself by the scruff of the then neck and out

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-11013058095177121532007-03-17T17:45:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:11.136-08:00

Well happy spring festival of Dionysus St. Patrick's Day. I'm just getting ready to go out for my first night of carousing in a fortnight (I've been saving up), but thought I'd post something first.I'm actually somewhat proud of this shot, not for the composition or anything so mundane, but rather because of the amount of work that I had to put into getting the final output. The negative was

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-60086998298141648932007-03-15T21:56:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:11.305-08:00

Went out photographing this evening. Unfortunately there was a high level haze that left the sky a rather unappealing shade. And this haze was thick enough in the west to leave the light fairly flat. Still, I did snap a few pics of some deer that I came across, and I won't complain about a two hour walk under fairly nice conditions.I might get out tomorrow if the whether' nice enough (I think I

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-41764286059352178242007-03-13T21:03:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:11.436-08:00

One of the things I never did when I lived in Penticton, was hop the bus out to Naramata, although I had started to think about it around the time that we moved. When I was there, it was just a small shuttle bus on the route and there's no reason to think that's changed but the service is pretty regular, five times a day during the week and four times on Saturday. I know this because I was just

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-8940790532737960002007-03-11T20:04:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:49:11.701-08:00

Well the snow's been melting around here, I'd say that it's more than half gone, and the temperatures have been fairly mild over the past, well, week or so. And we're supposed to have a mix of sun and cloud just about everyday this week, so I think I've got a pretty good chance to go out and snap some pics, probably on Wednesday or Thursday.I watched Logan's Run last night (I bought the DVD last

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-30037203692959368372007-03-09T21:01:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:11.840-08:00

We picked up our new motor-home yesterday. It might be serviceable to our needs, but I find the layout awkward and limiting. I suppose that's the price that has to be paid for having a permanent bed at the back of a 25 foot class C.In other news, I'm getting somewhat annoyed with my ISP. To put it bluntly, Shaw has dropped my IP five times in the past three days, that I've noticed. As far as

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-40285751164991161072007-03-06T19:08:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:11.993-08:00

Well, the rescanning continues apace, and I've come to a decision about rescanning the negs I've made prints from. I'm only going to rescan the ones most likely to benefit from the reduction in graininess. That's gonna mean 20 fewer rescans, and more importantly it means only having to re-edit 5 instead of 25 images. And hey, If I ever get bored, the negatives are still there.I other news, the

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-83091753138396110952007-03-04T19:48:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:12.121-08:00

Well, I've scanned/rescanned everything I wanted from the 12 numbered rolls from 2005. That didn't take that long, of course there were only about 60 images in there that I felt were worth the disk space to begin with. The next 14 rolls I have to rescan have closer to 180 "worthwhile" images.The only real advantage I have in all this is that I kept notes of the scan settings I used for each image

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I'm having one of those days, weeks, months, years, lives.It looks like the past four month's work may have just gone down the proverbial shitter.I've been scanning some of my older work and noticing really harsh grain and had been blaming the film (I was using a different film then, a store brand, but still). So anyway, playing a hunch, I turn off all sharpening in the Nikon program and boom,

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-77877017118223448312007-02-28T19:49:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:12.308-08:00

Damn, I just realised how long it's been since I went out shooting. Other than the one frame I exposed a few days ago in an attempt to create a new self portrait (low light, long exposure, and the past three or four attempts have been failures for one reason or another, hope this one pans out), other than that one frame, I haven't shot anything in the past 26 days. I hope the whether is nice

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-91318009311204381592007-02-26T19:46:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:12.433-08:00

Just a shot from last August to keep things moving along, taken in a clearcut above Jewel Lake.Oh, and I did go to karaoke on Saturday.

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-53924290253162478792007-02-24T17:22:00.000-08:002007-02-24T17:40:02.206-08:00

Here's a nice summer sunset for U, shot 3 August 2006, on part of the Trans Canada Trail that runs through Grand Forks. I'm pretty sure I had startled a deer only a few moments before, common enough in GF through most of the year (I have mentioned what could be done with a 200mm f2, some 800 speed film and a steady hand).Winter's been nice, but I want summer now, or at the very least late spring.

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Yet another shot of Grand Forks City Hall, from a very different angle this time. 2 minute exposure @ f8, 35mm angle of view on Fuji Superia 200ASA for anyone interested in such things.We picked up the shower for the downstairs bath today, "my" bathroom. It'll be ever so nice to be able to hop out bed and straight into a shower without having to half dress and go up-stairs first. Not to mention

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-22823220841442271782007-02-19T19:43:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:12.758-08:00

It's been a busy couple of days. Right now I'm about a-month-and-a-half ahead of schedual as far as scanning film goes, which means that I have some of my old favourites digitised and ready to work with. I got back in touch with an old friend from Penticton, Stirls, the craziest cat I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. I've also made a couple new friends here in GF, which is always good. And

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I can't say that I'm exactly pleased with this shot. It doesn't look too bad like this, but the focus is very soft and that really shows up in the print. At least I think I know the cause of the problem.The image was shot with a zoom lens (nothing wrong with that per say). Zooms tend to be sharpest in the middle of their range of focal lengths, with things getting a bit "softer" towards either

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Well, a sappy Valentine's Day to U all.Here's another puppy pic from last January.

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While for the most part, I maintain the Infinite Tangent as a photoblog, it is an infinite tangent and there will be times when something pisses me off enough that I will write irregardless of whether or not I have a pic to post. Deal with it.Pulled from Sexual Evolution:the $6,000 raised by a coalition of exotic dancers apparently isn’t good enough for the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. The

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Saw the chiropractor again today. My back's a bit better. Have another appointment on Thursday, might need another after that (the problem's mostly in the lumbar area which tends to be a bit difficult to work), but I do almost feel well enough to walk the mile into town now. Still, it would probably be best if I don't lift anything too much heavier than a pint, so it probably won't be until at

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-31763635657875988692007-02-08T23:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:13.602-08:00

I threw my back out on Tuesday, only managed to get in to see a chiropractor today. I've spent most of the past two days in a "reclining" position with either an ice pack or a heating pad jammed against the base of my spine. I'm a bit better today, I can sit upright, for a bit anyways. I go back to the bone cruncher on Monday.This cute, but otherwise worthless pic was shot in January '06, after

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So much to do these days, and still only 24 hours in a day. Just getting my daily blog fix can take up to an hour, at least having subscribed to the RSS feeds of my favourites saves time, no more loading ten or twenty pages that haven't been updated.Film to scan, pictures to edit, books to read, prints to make, (an affection starved Shih Tzu to pet so that I only have one hand free to type with).

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Made the print today, like 20 minutes ago, and I Love It. So I'm sharing the colour inverted image that I printed it from (well a down sized version anyway, click on it to see it in all of its 400x600 glory [did I mention I LOVE IT?]).I went to the bar last night. It was dead, I mean quiet as hell. I just seems that this sort of thing happens every now and then, about once in every seven or

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-61476222514378719152007-02-01T17:36:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.220-08:00

Went to Penticton today, got a roll of film developed. Several promising shots, I'd say about 8, not counting similars. Still have to scan and see what's really there though.This one was shot the beginning of this year, but I count it as part of last years work (my "filing system" is based around complete rolls of film, it's simple and let's me easily reference any negative I've shot since the

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-68268876438625323002007-01-29T17:50:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.344-08:00

Friday night, I finished off the first roll of film for 2007, I still have to get it developed. And today, I finished scanning the last roll of film from 2006 (working backwards). This puts me about a month ahead of schedule for scanning, which is good; because I still have the 12 rolls from 2005 for which I have camera data, the 13 rolls from before I started keeping note of camera data, and

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-18138048945869367962007-01-26T18:08:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.446-08:00

This less than focused composition was shot last July, in the flower beds outside Grand Forks City Hall. At the time I was mostly interested in the light, its directionality and how it was affecting the colours (how the colours would represent on film). Prior to that night, I don't recall having ever uses a 5 minute exposure, honestly, I think that I had only exposed for 60 seconds and 2 minutes

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-32221387338187184862007-01-23T20:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.513-08:00

It was a long day yesterday, ten-and-a-half hours replacing an old oil heater with a new gas heater, up in Greenwood. Had the job finished around 6pm and everything was great, but guess what, grandpa got a call today and it turns out that that brand new heater has a faulty control board. Shit happens. There's a temporaty solution in place until a new control board can be gotten and installed.I

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-91017457716994479112007-01-21T19:55:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.602-08:00

I shot this, and a few similars, almost six months ago on 27 July '06, in Grand Forks City Park. It almost seems hard to belive that it was after 8:30 that night, when tonight it was full-dark before 5:00. And that's actually a four-and-a-half-hours difference thanks to day light savings then and the current lack there of.Am I the only person who thinks that the current difference between the two

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-9847801048898934422007-01-17T17:49:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.696-08:00

Things have been fairly slow the past few days. I can't complain, it gives me time to read, research equipment, figure out what the hell I'm doing and where I'm going.One of the things I've been looking at is a 13x19in printer, and realising how close I am to actually getting one, naturally leads to other thoughts. Such as, "when should I register for tax purposes?" and "should I even register

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-66102219709673792312007-01-13T20:57:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.792-08:00

I've been spending some time going back and adding labels to all my previous posts (mostly about the photos, not so much about my words). As I've been doing this, I've had the opportunity to look at some of the night photographs that I had posted early on in this blog's life. Photos that come from a time before I got my own film scanner, and so had to rely on store scans (some of these I've

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-67765432871045103082007-01-13T15:00:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:14.915-08:00

Last night was pretty good, what I can remember of it, which is most of it, actually. It was cold, about -20, but I think that's part of what I enjoyed: walking a mile into town and getting nicely chilled on the way in reminds me of those winter days as a kid in northern Alberta, where I'd play outside in the crystalline snow... Of course I didn't have to worry about ice forming on my mustache

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-57363237783455617002007-01-09T18:27:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:15.108-08:00

I was in to Penticton yesterday. Got the last roll of '06 developed, and picked up a couple print cartiges and some 4x6 HP paper w/ perferated tab (that's the one thing I dislike about my current printer, the damn 1/2 inch minimum boarder on the ass end of every print. Oh well, I'll have a newer, bigger HP in few months). I also picked up a bar of Lindt Excellence Dark chocolate with 85% Cocoa

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-1095209899002752172007-01-04T20:56:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:15.301-08:00

Last night was good. The temperature was right around freezing and things were a bit foggy/hazy, making for some wonderful light in town (especially with the city's Consumersmas decorations still up). So, anyway, I managed to finish off the last of the final roll of film of 2006, and get a small start on the first roll of 2007 (and partake of a couple of a couple pints, but I digress).I've almost

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-44880111015894393342007-01-02T18:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:15.451-08:00

Well, New Year's was pretty much a bust. Blew all my money at the casino and wound up going to bed early. Grandma did pretty well though, she managed to win back about half of the cost of our little outing.Beyond that, there was actually quite a bit to bitch about, such as the in hotel restaurant being closed on New Year's Eve, but it just doesn't seem worth the effort to type it all out. So

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-1304834980841734462006-12-27T20:41:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:15.554-08:00

This is yet another shot of the Kettle river, taken on Friday the 13th of Octobre 2006. I set up my tripod on a small (minuscule) bit of beach in city park, within perhaps five feet of the water (probably a bit less). Almost all the light was coming from the Pope & Talbot yard, just beyond the top of the far bank.I know the three big things ($ wise) that I'm going to be working towards next year.

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Well, merry Consumersmas and all that.I'm really looking forward to next year, I figure I'll manage to get both a new lens and a new printer (something 13 inch and pigment based).All in all, things are pretty slow right now. I've started work on a pocket portfolio, and there's still that huge backlog of scanning to do from a time before I had a film scanner. But other than that it's just so

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-465188716887659352006-12-20T20:02:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:15.871-08:00

Well, I've managed to scan a total of six rolls of film since I got my scanner, and I've figured out its operation pretty well (well enough for the moment). I'm looking forward to the next two rolls I have to scanned (working backwards from recent to earlier stuff, with a priority to anything new that comes in) because I haven't scanned any B&W yet. I have an understanding of how my current

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-2288570410436111672006-12-17T19:14:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:16.080-08:00

I'm just starting to get over the worst cold that I've had in more than a year. Thursday started out with a case of the sniffles and a bit of a sore throat, but by that evening things were beginning to feel worse.Friday was utter hell, and naturally enough we had to install a furnace in a 95 year old lady's house. Fortunately by about 4 o'clock we had completed everything that really requires two

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-10349424403406368492006-12-11T20:22:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:16.188-08:00

I went down to Chewelah Wa. yesterday, with my grandparents, to the casino there. I didn't take my camera, mainly because it was a spur of the moment type trip and we didn't leave here until 2pm. Still, I did see some pretty country on the way down, and one or two interesting things that would have been worth the film to shoot (even in the overcast dusk).We only spent about an hour in the casino,

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-39762337223935490372006-12-09T18:43:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:16.292-08:00

Just spent the past two-and-a-half hours scanning the month old roll of film that I finally got developed yesterday. Scanned a total of 16 out the 24 images as having some potential, but I'll probably only wind up using six or seven, even just to show them here.The photo shows the tracks that I have to cross each time I go into town, and also part to the Pope & Talbot yard. Shot as I was walking

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-20997867005697283312006-12-04T19:19:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:49:16.428-08:00

Took this back in early August of this year (won't be able to say that much longer, damn where does the time go). There were a number of forest fires around that time, and I know it quite smokey when I took this, not too too bad at ground level but even a couple hundred feet up... Anyway, I had noticed this spot a few days/week earlier and thought that I could do something with the power lines.

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When I first chose to show this shot right now, I thought it was because it was going to be a cinch to edit (and it was). But, as I logged in to post, I remembered a Tyee story I read earlier today, about how a shitload of quality timber is being burnt as slash by B.C. forest companies.This shot is of the Pope & Talbot yard in Grand Forks. P&T temporarily shut down their mill in Midway this

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The temperature outside is a touch below freezing right now, and it's snowing. Grand Forks, and it seems about a third of the whole damn province, is under a snow warning; 10-20cm expected to fall overnight (that's 4-8 inches for those of U that don't speak metric) with an extra 10cm expected at elevation. And that's just to start. By mid week, our local daytime high is supposed to be about -15C

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-84048471148551361072006-11-22T19:41:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:41:27.204-08:00

The corner of 2nd Street and Cerntral Avenue (aka the highway), here in Grand Forks. Shot all the way back on the 15th of Septembre, this year, at about 7:30pm.Across the street, on the corner, is the GF, one of only four bars in the City of Grand Forks. The other bars in town are the Station House Pub, Clyde's Brew & Cue, and the Winnie.Clyde's is down 2nd street, two blocks to the right, has

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-49684938291201123132006-11-18T17:16:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:42:34.973-08:00

Last night was good. I went out bar hopping, and beyond the four (or was it five?) pints I bought myself, I had given to me a glass of draught, a pint, and shooter. In and of itself, that would make a good night, however, I also drafted three poems (one poem in a night is good, and until last night, two was the most I had ever written on any given night out).It was a very good night indeed.I

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Well here we are, the fiftieth post of my infinite tangent. Can't say I'm surprised I made it this far, but then again my last blog lasted all of three posts (of course these days I have a lot less to say, so things are going swimmingly).Today's photo is of Grand Forks City Hall taken way back last August (click the pretty picture to see it full size). I had been walking around with my camera

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-1163312798249157102006-11-11T22:08:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:44:18.421-08:00

As promised, here is the other shot of that alley.Personally, I'd be getting fed up with the standard internet colour space if there was anything I could do about it. I scan in Adobe RBG which (while being a puny colour space compared to some) is slightly larger than the internet standard. What this means in practical terms is that whenever I save for the web, the file gets converted to web

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-1163134987129282952006-11-09T20:33:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:45:08.453-08:00

A Grand Forks alley, shot back on 30 Septembre of this year, around 11pm that night. If I recall correctly, I had just had a few beer at the Winnie and went out for a bit of a wander to get some fresh air before having some more beer.Out beneath that street light is what we call Central Avenue, which is also known as Highway 3, the "Crowsnest."Actually, "this" alley doesn't go much further than

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Another shot from the same place as the last one. This one was taken a day later, durring an annual tournament for either softball or baseball (can't remember which), hence the lights on the left. It was also a bit later in the evening, about 20 minutes later, long enough that the last rays of the sun had dissapeared. This shot also recieved more overall exposure than the other one (about 2EV

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Scanning is proving to be a bit time consuming: partly because of the whole learning curve thing, and partly because I tend to shoot under highly variable conditions, even on the same roll. But I am starting to get the hang of things, slowly learning what works and what doesn't and when. Still, at this time, it does take me an average of 10-12 minutes per frame of film to get what I'm looking for

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-1162270555980910172006-10-30T20:51:00.000-08:002006-11-14T20:59:12.091-08:00

I have my film scanner.I've just spent most of the past six hours starting to figure out how to get it to do what I want.I have day job stuff to do over two of the next three days (which two depends on when the required freight arravives).No pictures yet, but soon, soon!

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I got a hold of the place in Kelowna a couple of days ago. They do have what I'm looking for in a scanner, and I should be able to get into Kelowna sometime within the next week. So WooHoo!! Once I have the scanner, and figure out how to use it, I'll have new images to post.

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I haven't called the place in Kelowna where I might be able the get my scanner, yet (it's been a combination of being busy and forgetting that I have a business to call until after normal business hours). If I can manage to remember to call some time in the next three days, and if they have the scanner, and if they're open weekends, I could have my scanner by this weekend. If.I've been reading a

ARConnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335221170172593902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31612186.post-1161326906294727082006-10-19T23:47:00.000-07:002007-01-13T20:48:39.397-08:00

HowManyOfMe.comThere are:9people with my namein the U.S.A.How many have your name?

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Can't get the scanner through Andres in Penticton, going to have to try Kelowna, make a phone call tomorrow I guess.It's interesting, to me anyway, that with all my concern over getting a film scanner (and a bit of desperation to have something to post) that I've gone though my 'early works,' those ones that I do have internet quality scans of, looking to find a roll that could provide two or

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I'm back from Alberta. It was a hectic trip. I did get a few shots in BC, but none in Alberta. In all my life, I can only remember seeing one roadside turnout on an Alberta secondary highway (and come to think of it, outside of the national parks, I don't remember too many on the primary highways either). Motorhomes great for traveling though, at least when U can find somewhere to park the 31

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Going to Alberta this weekend, to visit family for Thanksgiving (it's the second Monday in Octobre, up here in Canuckland). It's not really a big deal to me, but what the hell, I usually only get to see these kinfolks twice a year.I'm still waiting on that film scanner. Either Andres or Nikon dropped the ball, my guess would be Nikon (I have mentioned before that Nikon Canada is a joke, and it's

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Last night, I had a minor bout of boredom around 11:30pm. Not enough time to get a decent start on a book before bedtime, so I decided to do some linksurfing off of the 40 or so blogs I regularly read. I found myself a few new-to-me blogs, as if I need more blogs to regularly read, and then wound up over at Chip Willis' not-so-new-to-me photoblog -- a mix of personal BS and fashion photography (

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I've been trying to find something to post. With the exception of a few shots posted over at dA (most of which I've already posted here), I've only got three rolls worth ofWalmart scans on my hard drive (I have many more on disk, but what with having a film scanner on order -- for almost a bleedin month now! -- I didn't see much point in loading those into the HD, or, for that matter, getting CDs

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It's been a long day. Left here for the Greenwood job at 7:15am, got home for supper at 6:45pm.Another long day tomorrow.This is Dusty, taken some time this summer, f-something-er-other (probably 5.6, maybe 8).

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Well, I'm glad last week's over, of course this week there's a lot of work for Wednesday through Friday or Saturday, depending on how things go.This is a very small park behind Grand Forks City Hall (about five trees, some shrubs/flowers and two pic-nic tables. I don't think they could do anything else with that particular wedge of land) shot back around 945pm on 11 July of this year. f16 for 60

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I'm running out of fingers.Yesterday, I ripped the cuticles of both of my index fingers, while repackaging a badly damage furnace to return to the manufacturer -- U'll be pleased to know that the box which contained said furnace was in perfect shape.And then today, I cut the outside tip of my right hand ring finger. I hate sheet metal.Anyway, I shot this in Okanagan Falls, on the turn-off to the

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David Suzuki News August 25, 2006: Environment minister delivers death sentence to owls: "One may be the loneliest number, but 17 is rapidly becoming one of the saddest. That's how many Northern Spotted Owls are left in Canada, and a recent decision by the federal environment minister all but guarantees that they will be the last of their kind in our country."Fuck.Pretty much sounds like it's

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