Archives From The Desk of CJD

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  • The Romance of the Unusual

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    Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the Romance of the unusual. Ernest Hemingway

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  • Digital Contact Sheet

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    One of my favorite tools on the iPad is importing my images to the Photos app. The simple act of sorting, organizing these photos like I used to do on a contact sheet of film negatives. Find the keepers and then develop them in the…

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  • I Love My iPad Pro

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    I’ve had the privilege of handling and owning a lot of personal computing and tech devices over the past couple of decades. My all-time favorite is hands-down the M1 iPad Pro and it’s companion, the Magic Keyboard. The iPad has so much processing power and…

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  • The Wild Wild Web

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    Speaking about personal websites, I just screened this video about the early web. I can thankfully say my website was NEVER this cheesy but there was a sense of ownership back then. Much more so than we do on today’s social media platforms where there…

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  • Anti-Censorship

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    Four years ago today I decided that I wasn’t having fun using Google anything, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram anymore, so I downloaded all my content from those platforms and promptly deleted those accounts. No Google products and no social media. If you’ve DM’d me, then…

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  • I Disapprove This Message

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    I need a new photo project. I figure that there will be a lot of photo opportunities between now and November, so, my new project is… During and after the 2016 campaigns I swore off of news media and politics. I’m done. However, they are…

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  • Let’s Take This Outside

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    Due to a variety of interests, there has been less writing here in favor of being outdoors with a camera. I’ve been out and about capturing a variety of topics including urban art, neon signs and more. I’m thinking of capturing a few new things…

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  • Map Quest

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    Over the past couple of decades I have acquired a lot of images and have failed to document them properly. Now I want to take on the enormous task of mapping my finds. Just getting started There are three categories I want to photograph, map…

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  • A Better Way

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    Do I miss Twitter or Facebook? No. I make better use of my time by following blogs and websites via RSS.

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  • My Way

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    I pay a web host for my personal website, my private emails, RSS, and photo services. I pay to support the products I enjoy using and that promise to not collect or sell my information. If it’s “free” than I don’t want it.

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