Joy with Nikons

I've been a Nikon fan my whole life. Around a bunch of Canon lovers I stick out like a leper and Leica worshipers call the men in white jackets if they see me. My first one was a N2000. An excellent starter camera that began my addiction with Nikon optics. I'm a firm believer that there's no such thing as having too many lenses. So when the Earth shifted and digital cameras came into being I held off. What I could afford wasn't impressive and I'd be stuck with a fixed lens. Eventually I caved and bought a Coolpix 5000 and wasn't that impressed. It felt like a toy and moved at such a glacial speed that it wasn’t good for anything but landscape. A Nikon should have heft. It wasn't meant to be ignored. I drooled over the D70 the minute I saw it. Have you ever seen some new device and knew you not only needed it, it would change you're life. Turned on immediatly. Didnt fuss and hesitate when I hit the shutter.

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Eating Well

Occasionally I forgo the junk food and soda and treat myself. A nice steak, some wine, and a decadent piece of cake. Maybe after dinner brandy if I'm feeling like a robber-baron. What is a treat to me is standard fare for some people. Billionaire people like Roman Abramovich. He ran up a $47,000 bill eating in Manhattan. There's a $15,000 bottle on the receipt! This is decadence of a level I can only imagine. And envy.

Milky Way Portraiture

Images of space are some of the most amazing things caught on film, or at least a CCD. They're colorful, fantastical, and best of all real. This one showing the Milky Way was made by Axel Mellinger from Central Michigan University. It was made by stitching together 3000 images.

Deconstucted Princesses

I sometimes wonder if anyone at Disney ever attempts to look at the big picture. Not the bottom line of course, we know they always keep that in sight, but how they portray life for future generations. Isn't it enough that they've pretty much done away with motherhood? Unless it's evil step-motherhood of course. But when you start deconstructing their Princesses it all becomes even more disturbing. A bit humorous maybe, but very true.