I spent half an hour chatting with this old man. He’s a Javanese fisherman, who spent his lifetime making his living from the sea. He said he usually goes out in the evening; hence the previous post with the candles. By his own words, he’s 87 years old. If that’s true, then it’s remarkable to see someone his age still working day in and day out for the livelihood of his family. I asked him if I might take someRead more
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Hook and candle
Javanese fisherman’s candle, found sitting on an old boat. The candle is made from fruit. Ingenious yet simple. Colors unaltered. Anyer, West Java, IndonesiaRead more
Canon engineers held back by marketing department's "megapixel race"
From Yahoo’s “Tech Digest“: Canon engineers are being held back from developing new sensor technology by marketing departments in a “race for megapixels”, claims an employee of the Japanese photography company. The employee told Tech Digest that Canon have the technology to “blow the competition away” in terms of image sensors, but are instead being asked to focus on headline figures like the number of megapixels a camera has. When asked for his opinion on the Canon EOS 5D MarkRead more
Self portrait: staring at the sun
Rare self-portrait. Novita says I look ‘serem’; (mean) in this one. Taken yesterday with the sun to my back filtering through the window, bouncing off a mirror with me holding my Canon 5D off to the side and hoping for sharp focus. Handheld / existing light with Novita yellin at me to hurry up and get in the car. Larger Photoblog versionRead more