Youth soccer is almost over. It’s been fun to watch how the players’ skills have progressed over the course of the season. And it’s starting to get chillier, so with the clouds and the impending gloomy storm I decided to process accordingly. It’s like I’m channeling English weather or something.

Goal, a photo by john m flores on Flickr. I think I was toying with my smartphone when I heard a crescendo of screaming. I look up to see Matthew streaking past the defenders and towards the goal. I quickly pick up the Nikon 1, point and click. This is what I got.

Via Flickr:It’s old school Italian. Very nice.

Via Flickr:It’s old school Italian. Very nice.

Mike Johnston, aka The Online Photographer, recently asked his readers, “Why do you choose a camera?” The two choices he offered were simple: “Results trump everything else” “Results are important, but other things are important or more so.” The answers were quite telling, with many assuming that “results” meant “image quality”. I disagree. Sometimes getting the result…

Via Flickr:Pentax K-01 with FA 31mm F1.8 Limited @ 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO1600

Via Flickr:Nikon 1 V1 with 1 Nikkor 10mm f/2.8 @ 1/15, f/2.8, ISO1000, NEF

Hey Pentax, I’ve got a new advertising campaign for the K-01… “Pentax K-01 – the Pontiac Aztec of Cameras” Funny, huh? I crack myself up sometimes. Now I’ve gotta admit that the K-01 is almost universally derided by the online camera commentscenti. Most of them have never held one in their hands and are ignoring…

An ancient, crappy Pentax K20d with a seriously deficient APS-C sensor took this really awful photo. I really should just burn it.

Pentax Q, late at night, after the opening of a friend’s photography show. A bunch of us, mostly photogs and other visual/creative types, are having a beer and some ribs at Dinosaur BBQ. The Q sits quietly on the table until it’s called upon, then it’s all ISO3200, manual focusing, and just trying to grab…