CNN informed me thata photo of mine was selected for a slideshow about the World Bike Festival:
It occurred to me that this combines a ton of my passions—photography, internet, writing, cycling, and activism—with my ethnicity.
Save the world, one bike ride at a time. 
“I want to tell you the most important tip I learned about photography.”
“What is it?”
“You have a camera.”
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Recently some colleagues had a contest: “Guess how many cameras Terry has on him right now?”
Even though I have one, too often, I forget I carry a camera.
You have a camera, shoot it! You never know what will happen.
Someone asked me how I got the sunbleached faded photo treatment from this photo (mouseover to see original):
Somewhere along the way, I ran into Gordy’s Camera Straps.
Gordon Coale is a guy out in Washington state who hand makes leather camera straps. Last year it occurred to me that one of his straps would perfectly match my Hirano case (which you may have seen before). Hand straps are simply a good idea for nearly any camera, because they’re the most minimal safety leash for photography: you don’t really need a one normally; but if something bad happens, you’ll be glad you have one around your wrist. Plus, when you do it right, they look gorgeous:
I bought this Gordy’s strap almost exactly one year ago.
Continue reading about camera straps and cases after the jump→
A few weeks ago, there was a thread on on of our internal blogs at work concerning our home office setup for productivity and comfort. One of them mentioned an old blog post of mine, and it occurred to me that it’s been five years since I’ve shared my office.
Here is what it looks like today:
Continue reading about my office and HDR panoramic photography after the jump→
There is some sensor dust that is wedged in there, but I was worried that my Adorama order wouldn’t arrive before I had to leave. Since, I am “a customer support person’s worst nightmare,” Marie decided to call them for me to confirm the order.
While waiting, I put the Heliar on my Leica and snapped some photos.
The heliar is about as plane-jane lens as you can put on a camera: a normal lens with modest apertures. About the only thing it has going for it is that it is the sharpest lens Popular Photography has ever tested. Well, that and its nickel plating looks gorgeous when collapsed into a Leica digital body.
In the days of super-wides and full-frame, sometimes it’s fun to shoot normal. Take out your 50mm and shoot a portrait today, you might be surprised at the result.
In the crossfire between the landlord and the city, Automattic got evicted from their home on Pier 38 on Friday.
At the end of every week, some of the Automatticians have been having #burittofridays, so they made one last burrito run before closing the doors. As Beau, put it, “We came in with a bang, and out with a burrito.”
One of the advantages of working for a distributed company is that now that we are homeless, we’ll simply be working from home. The Bay Area crew won’t get to see each other each week though. 
And here is one last parting shot from our fearless leader:
He leaves us with a bit of= T.S. Eliot:
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
I’ll miss you guys.
That’s “Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens,” or a SLR without the “R”eflex mirror. And here is how Nikon got EVIL:
This is the Nikon 1. For obvious reasons, Nikon is not calling it EVIL, but instead A-CIL (Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses). Call it what you like, I’m a big fan of the EVIL camera, and this is the first of this type introduced from the “big two” (Canon or Nikon).
The new camera will debut in October with two body types (J1 and V1), with four lenses and three accessories..
Continue reading about the Nikon 1 and other compact system cameras after the jump→
It’s been a while, but now that I’m almost moved in to the new place, I think it’s high time I start photographing again. Mostly this means carrying around the camera, even if I haven’t gotten used to pressing the shutter button again.
Recently, “the camera” means my trusty Leica and the original lens I purchased with it.
Continue reading about shooting a digital Leica after the jump.→
My classmate, Frank Ling, of Groks Science fame, had a couple hours layover in San Francisco on his return home to the radioactive wasteland.
Marie and I stopped by SFO to pick him up for some linner—why not In-N-Out Burger? “A burger sounds good.” And off we went.
Continue reading about linner with Frank (and my new lens) after the jump.→