January 2011
19 posts
Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Garak redux
another luch time stroll through Garak market. afterward I ran over to the lotte mart to drop the roll and was blown away by the massive difference between the two commercial spaces. Garak with its twisted ajummas, bare bulbs, and grit, versus the gaudy glitz and shine of the department store. it’s something one sees often in Korea, the strange juxtapositions, but as the older world fades...
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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school day
winter intensives have me wrapped up in lesson plans or sheets as the only thing i’m doing lately is sleeping and working. yesterday i brought my new nikon fe2 and blitzkrieged a roll at Garak Market on my lunch break. Today I slapped the AI 50mm, 1.4 Nikkor on my dslr and tested it out on some students. It doesn’t meter or auto-focus but it looks fucking nice. much better than...
Jan 19th
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succesful camera surgey, feeling satisfied
Minor late night camera surgery was a success and the FE2 braved the cold and successfully pulled focus at garak market on my lunch break today (crowd applause). shot 36 exposures in twenty minutes, too curious if i spent 350 for rorschach blots. never let counter chilling, leica collecting ajosshi shop vendors change your focus screen.  
Jan 18th
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mo' cameras, mo' problems
I just got the test roll back from the new Nikon FE2 I picked up in Chungmuro yesterday and am a little irked with how the camera seems to be mis-focusing, especially under f5. After some online browsing it seems it could be a host of problems, but most likely the focus screen, which I had the vendor replace last minute. Looks like I’m heading back to Chungmuro next week to get it replaced....
Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 13th
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WatchWatch
Being a bit of a Luddite, always wanting to throw my shoe at the newest technology, i didn’t think this was possible, and i’m still not sure it’s cool. But, I did just film, edit and post this clip from an ipod. Not precisely by any means, but successfully. I think that’s kinda neat. super 8 app, imovie mobile, tumblr mobile
Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
WatchWatch
mtendere: Wish i was apart of the creation. nice vid with a tune of mine backing. titled: Perpetual Motion. “Se asia via various vehicles. “ teebs posted my video on his blog. i’ve really been loving his stuff lately. great montage music also
Jan 9th
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Jan 8th