about these pictures







The 2024 pictures were mostly taken with a Fujifilm X-T5, using the kit XF16-80 zoom lens, a Sigma 10-18mm wide angle zoom, and a Viltrox AF 13mm F1.4 prime for the occasional night shot. I miss the throw-it-in-your-pocket handiness of my older digital cameras, but the I think the images I get with a full-size camera and lenses speak for themselves.

Supplemental snapshots were taken with my iPhone SE (see "throw-it-in-your-pocket handiness", above).

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The 2009 Malaysian pictures were taken with a Lumix LX3, which has a fast wide-angle lens and does 16x9 aspect ratio, making it great for airscapes and landscapes.

Most of the pictures 2001-2008 were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 950, my first digital camera. A few of the images were taken using the standard lens, but almost all of the aerial shots were done with the optional wide-angle lens (the picture at the top of this page shows the camera in action, and was grabbed as a still from video footage.)

Photos shot prior to 2001 were taken with Minolta 35mm cameras, and the slides were later scanned into digital format. One exeption is the set from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, which were shot as prints and (much) later scanned. These required significant handling to deal to make them usable, but they're included for personal/historical reasons.

Photos from Hong Kong and Shanghai were taken with a broken Minolta 35mm camera, though I didn't realize it at the time.

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If you look close (especially on the aerial shots) you'll see plenty of window reflections, bug smears, and artifacts from being in the wrong place vis a vis the sun.    C'est la vie...


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