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I put together a workbench in my basement office that was supposed to house all of the cool “maker” projects I was planning.

Copingmechanism.com has alternated between being a general purpose blog and being a photography-only blog.

I finally finished the roll that’s been idling in the M6 for a couple of months.

A roll of mostly self-portraits taken in the basement “studio”.

Let’s face it, film is meant for well-lit subjects.

I keep this blog around so that I have somewhere to post images and maybe a little background as well as the ever-popular gearhead nonsense.

A few from the most recent roll from of the Leica MP.

Leica M lenses are tiny little jewels with unmatched build and image quality.

I’ve got nothing.

I miss Kodachrome.

It had been a while since I used the Olympus OM-1n.

Steve and Chuck The dogs were very popular, especially Chuck, the puppy Maybe too creepery, but I thought it was a beautiful and powerful configuration.

My 1962 Minolta Autocord has seen better days.

Dogs, myself, and cameras are about the only things I’ve been photographing lately.

The little Leica IIIf is adorable, tiny, and capable.

The best camera is the one you have with you.

I exercised the M6 by running a roll of Portra 400 through it, as it’s been dormant since I bought the MP.

My repaired and overhauled Leica M4 was returned to me today.

I’ve been making 5×7″ prints for several years.

I had the house to myself today, so I set up a backdrop and pulled out the strobes for a few large format film self-portraits using the Linhof.

The Leica M3 is The One, when it comes to the Leica M line.

A friend of mine mocked me for carrying a camera around my neck and I said, “I like to always have a camera with me.

My Leica Elmar 9cm collapsible lens was made in 1957, making it nearly 70 years old, and it shows.

  Jonathan Slack:

I was surprised to find that I had 55 rolls of various 35mm and 23 rolls of 120 negative film stocks just wasting away in my fridge.

I’m trying to use up the rolls of expired TMAX 100 that have been taking up room in my fridge for a few years.

I love the way the Zeiss lenses for Hasselblad render.

The gentleman who sold me the Linhof later sent me (at no charge!

Take a look at this list from my notes about how I manage my photos: 2019-01-01 I’ve decided I’ll be using Lightroom CC.

For example, currently, we don’t have likes.

There are too many things that can go wrong when shooting large format (4×5) film.

Mostly snapshots from our family reunion.

Anyone who’s dabbled in large format photography knows the name “Linhof”.

First, I have to admit that I’m not a fan of Instagram.

After a year of buying really nice cameras and lenses, I’ve gotten to a point where I’m feeling the weight of having so much money tied up on photography gear.

I’m either going to have to shoot this faster or stop drinking Diet Coke.

Leica Leica MP | Leica Summilux-M 50mm ASPH | Portra 400 400

Sometimes it’s fun to throw a roll through the little Olympus Stylus Epic.

Now that I have my dream MP, I should probably sell the M6.

Out with the new MP and a roll of HP5+.

Here are a few from the very first roll through the new Leica MP.

Tri-X in the Hasselblad 500C/M.

If I knew how to take a good picture, I’d do it all the time Robert Doisneau

I enjoy both film and digital photography, but the pendulum has been swinging toward film recently, and I’ve been having a ball.

These are all taken with the Leica M3 on HP5+ and were processed in HC-110 Dilution B.

A photograph is a universe of dots.

Leica M6, HP5+.

My dad (right) stands in front of bar while in the Navy.

I’m trying to stick with the Adobe suite for processing, editing, and managing photos.

Yeah, I’d definitely get the black-paint version.

He’s a good one.

As an antidote for my usual spiral of sitting at a giant screen full of a dozen windows, staring, clicking, staring, clicking, etc.

I purchased the Leica Q2 Monochrom (new) from Camera West in February 2021.

Riccardo Mori has a few comments on the beta of Safari 15 showed up.

Yesterday I was asked something about a project I’d worked on two years ago.

Unless I’m doing some crazy non-standard layout, I’m not a fan of using WordPress’ Gutenberg editor.

I’m almost certainly using Zotero wrong.

I bought my first Olympus Stylus Epic in 2004 and fell in love.

It’s been a while since I bought a new fountain pen.

The more simple any thing is, the less liable it is to be disordered; and the easier repaired when disordered Thomas Paine I would be wise to keep this in mind.

It’s good being able to celebrate again.

I see office vs remote is very much on the menu (thanks media for using your platform to ruin our day ?

I’ve owned a lot of cameras and lenses.

Riccardo Mori:

I’ve never loved editing photos in Adobe’s Lightroom (Classic).

Keith James, Macfilos:

I spent the weekend helping a friend assemble and place a lift for his speedboat.

Cory Doctorow

Things have been stagnating around here.

But just because we always come back to the barn with “results” doesn’t mean we got anything.

I take all my notes in TiddlyWiki now, and publish most of them to rudimentarylathe.

I wonder what I would choose to do with my time if I didn’t share every detail of my life?

Software-wise, this incredibly powerful iPad is as capable as a 2014 iPad Air 2 (the oldest iPad model that can run iPadOS 14).

It’s 2021; structured data and ~transclusion~ are still the sidewalk around the quad, while screenshots are the diagonal desire path, worn to bare dirt https://twitter.

I’m exhausted.

I’ve been using the reMarkable 2 tablet for almost three months now.

Here’s my star rating system for everything: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it!

…skip any definitive conclusions, as we know you might change those at any time.

TL;DR: I’m sticking with HEY for my email, but there’s a surprise twist: I’m also sticking with Fastmail.

(Updated with notes about the custom domain discount) Other than having a couple of nits to pick, I really like using HEY!

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Dante Stella, The Machine Planet:

I got my first Kindle in 2007.

Writers spend way too much time and money seeking out their “grail” pen and paper combo — the tools that will make their work so much “smoother.

I haven’t been using film much this year, but once in a while it’s fun to get out and shoot a roll.

Everything in my life has become overwrought, overthought, overdone, and needs to be unwound.

It feels like the entire world (or at least my corner of) is consumed by the “how” of note-taking.

Dante Stella pokes accurate fun at videos about still photography.

When I started using Roam, I found the way it handled backlinks to be a revelation.

My first annual subscription to Basecamp’s HEY email service is about to expire, meaning it’s time to decide whether I will be renewing.

Using a single 32-inch monitor with my M1 Mac Mini has caused me to re-think how I manage apps and windows.

None of the old books on my Kindle mean anything to me.

I haven’t seen my parents in a long time, so we got together on Easter.

I uploaded this photo of my daughter to Flickr on July 5, 2004.

I am once again having thoughts about only maintaining One True Blog™.

I’ve had this Minolta Autocord for so long I don’t remember where I got it.