I sold my 2006 Honda Accord EX-L V6 and bought a Lectric XPremium electric bicycle. I took my first ride on the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park Trail.…
I was curious about the padlocked wooden box with the words "Maison Nicolas".…
A few weeks ago, on a late Sunday afternoon in late April, Bhavna and I took a long walk on the Asbury Park boardwalk. I learned that day that Bhavna had only visited Asbury Park once before, and that visit was with Shaan and me. Let me put that into perspective. I am two years older than Bhavna. We’re both immigrants. Since she was six years old, she has lived in New Jersey. Her family emigrated from Gujarat, India. I…
UPDATE: After messing around with Color Efx Pro 4from DxO's Nik Collection 3, I think my criticism and reaction to the SOOC JPEGs from my Fujifilm Film Simulation Challenge Roll 5: Kodak Portra 400 test was "user error". I think the exposure compensation dial may have moved during my photo walk. That would certainly explain the washed-out look of the SOOC image. As a test, I used Fuji X RAW Studio to reprocess the images with Ritchie's Kodak Portra 160…
I spent an hour walking north and then south taking photos with Ritchie Roesch’s Kodak Portra 400 film simulation recipe. Nassau Street didn’t have the normal Saturday morning bustle I’m used to. No queue outside PJ’s or Jammin’ Crepes for breakfast. For years I wanted to photograph the storefronts on Nassau Street but parked cars always blocked the view. Today I finally got some of the photographs I wanted. Bhavna and I spent the afternoon on a beer run around…
