20 years ago, I started a second career as a motorcycle journalist, and I’ve been lucky enough to see many of the beautiful places in the world and publishing stories and photos of my adventures. I’ve started documenting my bicycle adventures in a similar fashion, and will be sharing those stories here. Please join me.
“The idea is to die young as late as possible
Ashley Montagu
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It’s in the Bag: 2012/05/01, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Shooting an interview for the Library of Congress’ Veteran’s History Project. My friend is bringing his Fuji X Pro1 for stills. I’m shooting video.Stuffed inside the LowePro Flipside 400…Panasonic GH2Pentax K-01 (backup cam and b-roll stills)Pentax DA*16-50mm F2.8 zoomPentax DA21mm F3.2 LimitedPentax DA70mm…
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Platinum Minds, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:These are just some of the students (“Scholars” as Platinum Minds like to call them ) that participate in the Platinum Minds program. You won’t meet a more articulate, motivated, civic-minded group of young men. Platinum Minds helps bright students from inner cities and other tough…
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It’s in the Bag: 2012/04/30, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Shooting another non-profit event tonight. Tight quarters during cocktail hour, so I’m bringing the slimmest bag I own – a LowePro Midtown 160. I’ve got a Stealth Reporter D400AW, but it’s much deeper, and I’d be spending much of the cocktail hour saying,…
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Does size matter?, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Olympus OM-D EM-5 with the Panasonic 25mm F1.4 vs. Pentax K-01 with the 21mm F3.2. The Olympus is sitting on a lens hood because the EVF extends from the back of the camera. As you can see, this actually makes the Olympus deeper than the…
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Look what my brother bought (left). I’ve just handled it briefly – it’s a solid piece, much smaller than it looks in the photos. AF seems snappy, even with the slower Panasonic 20mm/F1.7. What is a little surprising is the size comparison to the K-01. The Pentax is clearly larger, but not significantly so. In…
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Russell, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Russell is a Platinum Minds scholar. Injured his leg running track. Taking a break. Probably thinking about his prom, which was the next day. Platinum Minds helps bright students from inner cities and other tough environments stay focused on education and get exposed to opportunities in the…
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It’s in the Bag: Pentax K-01 + DA*16-50 F2.8 + Metz 58 AF-1, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Helping out a non profit tonight (Platinum Minds) at their annual fundraising event. Platinum Minds helps bright students from inner cities and other tough environments stay focused on education and get exposed to opportunities in the…
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Cat butt, originally uploaded by john m flores. I’ve taken thousands of photos of Nate, but none of his butt. Until now. This one reminds me of those photos of people lying face down on the ground, one of which was a controversial winner of a well-known photo competition. Nate could give that photo a…
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If you’ve been keeping score at home, you know that I’ve got some good things to say about the Pentax K-01 (great IQ, great high ISO, great AWB, stealthy shutter, feels good in hand, great companion to DA Limited primes, etc…) as well as some criticisms (slow 1FPS with DNG, subpar video, hard to compose…
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And in this corner…, originally uploaded by john m flores. A couple of years ago, someone in the Pentax skunkworks thought it would be a good idea to start releasing their entry-level dSLRs in funky colors. First the K-m (K-2000) received the Crayola treatment, then the K-x. The K-x was an interesting proposition – class-leading…
