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I came here to complain about the ridiculousness of True Detective: Dark Country, but then saw the season three premiere of The Bear and it's all beautiful and me smiling. Best show on TV.

Last Days of Summer: California Skateboarding Archive 1975–1978 https://petapixel.com/2024/06/22/dreamy-photos-show-the-birth-of-skateboarding-in-california-in-the-1970s/ The North American Indian https://petapixel.com/2024/06/21/this-photographer-documented-native-american-tribes-before-they-vanished/

His and her’s Miranda July. Seems at the zeitgeist currently. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/style/miranda-july-all-fours-profile.html?unlocked_article_code=1.100.tF7J.JHSVK5icAIOC&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb [gift article]

Anoushka Shankar newest EP, Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn, but also...

Screwing around with the 5D Classic a bit more lately. I have to admit having a somewhat limited dynamic range sensor, no auto-ISO, and a wildly inaccurate matrix metering in some situations (I shot most of this weekend one stop under, often shots at least one stop over), can be a bit challenging. Hey, at least from the modern perspective the shutter speed was on the money. 😉

Pentax 17 (NSFW)

Thanks much for the Eric suggestion Steve. A lot to admire including the grand architecture of the story, even if many of its mechanics drove me crazy by the end. It’s another reminder how limited the goals are on most TV/film projects. This went big over always safely successful.

I kinda dig that they have several green cemeteries “not easily accessible.”

Ya don’t see crematory/cemetery concert sponsors everyday!

To the rebels! https://petapixel.com/2024/06/12/photographer-disqualified-from-ai-image-contest-after-winning-with-real-photo/

Ren Faire. I really enjoyed this three part series. Its pacing and mix of staged and doc footage reminds me of early Errol Morris. That said I have no idea if any of it is "true" and I don't care.

Oh no, what is Apple going to do?

If the Verge is correct about hardware requirements, out of my iPhone (14 Pro Max), Watch, two iPads, and two MacBooks (one personal, one work), only work laptop will get AI. 😶

Which one of us will become the Genmoji Master first?

Was that opening skydiving video Artificial Looking Apple Intelligence?

Why? It's so easy. ☺️ https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com We'll get there. Kind of fun redefining times.

Nothing interesting yet, but let’s see where this goes. Leica acquires Fjorden https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/06/leica-acquires-fjorden-and-launches-new-leica-lux-smartphone-application-to-mimic-m-lenses/

“They don’t pick up their negatives,” Cohen said of his customers, guessing that maybe 10 percent of them return for the rolls. Behind him, a colleague corrects him: “Five percent.” Another, laughing: “Zero percent.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/arts/film-photography-negatives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk0.0ezG.Bja9SMUZvLQd&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb (gift article)

When two of my childhood worlds collided

Warning: Episode 6 😉🍿🫣

Arooj Aftab's newest, Night Reign. Up there on the beauty scale. Ex.

Usually I like the town I live in.

You're going to be prepped for Phoenix hiking in no time. How about hiking a little bit North in Roseville, Auburn, etc.?