Spent some time with the folks at the National Popular Vote, a group seeking to ensure that the presidential candidate with the most popular votes wins. Paychex founder and erstwhile independent Tom Golisano has recently signed on as spokesperson (and major donor) and they announced their redoubled efforts in Washington DC. For more information about…

A cheap and cheerful Sigma, originally uploaded by john m flores. I’ve had a cheap and cheerful Sigma 28-80 F3.5-5.6 plastic fantastic sitting in a drawer for a year now. Thought I’d take it out for a quick spin in the yard to see if it still catches light. Yup, it does.

2011, originally uploaded by john m flores. Took this one on New Year’s Eve. The GH2 and Fotodiox adaptor still had the new car smell and I used an old Pentax M50 F1.7 in the dark cold night. This was shot at ISO3200 – not bad for a small(er) sensor….

At the Somerville Farmer’s Market, originally uploaded by john m flores. There are birds chirping outside my window, which can only mean one thing – Spring is on its way. With Spring comes color of course. I can’t wait, so I peruse older photos, patiently waiting. It was a perfect day to take pictures –…

Logan plays with an iPhone from john flores on Vimeo. Logan and I went to the River Star Diner for dinner the other night. He’s an active little bugger – has a hard time sitting still. So after imploring him several times to use his inside voice and sit, I gave him my iPhone to…

Logan plays on the iPhone, originally uploaded by john m flores. A still from a quick video I shot last night at dinner with my nephew. Panasonic GH2 with the 20mm F1.7 @ (IIRC) ISO800, F2.0, 1/50s, 24FPS. Manual mode. This result blows me away. The thin DOF is excellent, WB is spot on (look…

Logan plays on the iPhone, originally uploaded by john m flores. A still from a quick video I shot last night at dinner with my nephew. Panasonic GH2 with the 20mm F1.7 @ (IIRC) ISO800, F2.0, 1/50s, 24FPS. Manual mode. This result blows me away. The thin DOF is excellent, WB is spot on (look…

Welcome to the World, Ila., originally uploaded by john m flores. A gratuitous cute newborn baby shot. Makes this cold winter just that much warmer… Panasonic GH2 with 20mm F1.7 @ ISO800, F1.8, 1/50s

Pentax’s missed marketing opportunity…, originally uploaded by john m flores. Ahhh, what might have been…

They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery., originally uploaded by john m flores. A quick departure from my recent focus on photography…saw this when I opened up the Google Chrome web store. Looks strangely familiar…hmmm