We are coming to the end of season two and for those who have been watching you know the last couple of episodes have been very exciting and a little surprising. I am also a fan of the comic and I have been OK with the changes; it keeps things interesting. What I am not OK with are some of the inconsistencies in the writing of zombies. I just keep hearing the MST 3K theme song playing in my head "repeat to yourself it's just a show I should really just relax." Come on though, a zombie who is weak enough to get his feet stuck in mud suddenly is strong enough to rip Dale's stomach open with his bare hands. What was the zombie doing just hanging out by a fresh kill, did he step into the woods to relieve himself, is he the first zombie smart enough to know how to set a trap, doubtful.

Has it really been this long since my last post. I only have laziness to blame. I mostly only keep up with facebook these days because that is what most people I know check on a daily basis. I also like the ease of uploading a photo with no more than a one or two word description, if that. Like I said laziness, but I digress. The point of this isn't to shame myself it's to show a new photo project I'm working on. This is a photo I made with a a laser pointer and very slow shutter speed. I recently opened a consignment store and with the 7 day a week schedule finding time for photography has not been easy. I thought this might be a fun way to exercise not only photo skills but drawing as well; both could use a little tuning.

I posted that I found an old Canon film camera at the flea market so I had to shoot off a role of film to see if actually worked. It seemed to be working fine but I needed to be sure before I took a bunch of pictures that I really cared about only to find they were all ruined. I was really pleased with the results! It's tough to get use because it is completely manual. I'll admit that even though most professional photographers are encouraged to shot in manual I rely pretty much on my camera's metering system. The first few photos I took I actually shot with my digital camera at the same settings to be sure I wasn't wasting film. But yeah the camera actually seems to work perfect. Though after spending 7 dollars on one roll of film and 10 to process all so I could have about 10 good pictures out of a 24 roll; I realized that even though I do love the novelty of film I will be eternally grateful for digital photography.

Picked this up at a local flea market for $20. It seems to be in working order I can't wait to try it.

Just finished a new hat

On our most recent whirlwind vacation we had exactly one day to take in as much as we could of Philadelphia. Personally I love Philly but you do get a lot of mixed reviews from people who have either visited or live there. I guess it's tough to judge a city from a couple short visits, everyplace seems awesome when you're on vacation. There is still just something about the energy of Philadelphia that appeals to me. On this trip I had to miss my two favorite tourist destinations. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Mutter Museum. The art museum was closed and we just didn't have time for the Mutter. This time around I made it on the Eastern State Penitentiary tour. Though to be honest I only about half listened to my audio tour because I was too distracted taking pictures. Well the official website says it better than I could:

"The Vineyard" as it's called by locals and seasoned visitors, is a small island off the cost of Massachusetts with a full time population of 15,000 jumping to about 75,000 in the summer (according to Wikipedia for what ever that is worth) This is where I spent my summer vacation. Theisland has several major beaches each with a little something different to offer. My favorite is Aquinnah (Gay Head). It features beautiful multicolored clay cliffs, plenty of rocks both big and small to break up the monotony of the shore, and all the ugly naked people you would never want to see. It's also a Native American reservation for the Wampanoag tribe. I've never swam in the water mainly because all the rocks in the surf kind of freak me out a little. But it a perfect place to walk and my favorite place on the island to take pictures. There is a section of the beach that is reserved for the nudist (aka obese people over 40 who like to take their clothes off). I can scarcely make a stroll along the cliffs without a naked man striking up some casual conversation, while I try to ignore the fact that he isn't wearing pants. Well it is a fantastic place to see and photograph if you don't mind a little "shrinkage."