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Bocce Ball in Branch Brook Park, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:We came for the cherry blossoms, which on this dreary day were still quite stunning. But on the way back to the car I noticed that the bocce courts, which before had been overrun by children, were now being used as they…

Low Light Pizza (aka Pentax K-1 @ ISO6400), originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Nearly every time I hang out with my wife’s family, someone mentions the pizza that Granma and Granpa used to make in Newark back in the day. The stories of Sunday gatherings to eat pizza are legend. It’s been over…

Most folks that take pictures of their food for Facebook use their phones, but real foodies and artists bring a real camera. It’s a tough gig with low light levels and rapidly cooling morsels, so a dedicated foodtographer has to be quick and the gear has to be up to the taks. Under these challenging…

Crazy that these are the first shots of this place. It’s walking distance from home and I’ve always wanted to take pics. I’ll probably take hundreds of shots of this place over the next year until I get something I really like. That’s one thing about a new camera – it can often spur a…

I’m lucky to have such a pretty building within a mile from my house. Even on overcast days it sits like a jewel. I’m also lucky to have the Pentax DA70 F2.4. It’s the kind of lens you build a system around. With this piece of glass I know that every bad shot is my…

Pentax K-01, as taken by it’s bigger brother., originally uploaded by john m flores. So this blog and my Flickr photos are receiving an inordinate amount of traffic ever since I started writing about my Pentax K-01 experiences – much more traffic than my postings on Micro Four-Thirds cameras. I find that a bit surprising…

Pentax K-01, as taken by it’s bigger brother., originally uploaded by john m flores. So this blog and my Flickr photos are receiving an inordinate amount of traffic ever since I started writing about my Pentax K-01 experiences – much more traffic than my postings on Micro Four-Thirds cameras. I find that a bit surprising…

There’s a Pentax K-01 in there somewhere. I had hoped to use it as shown for a video shoot tomorrow. And while the setup looks complex, it’s that way to make up for some shortcomings of the camera. That Tascam on top for example is hooked up to the Sennheiser shotgun mic because if I…

A week of unseasonably warm weather coaxed some flowers to bloom early, but the sun has retreated and the mid-spring chill has returned. While wandering around town on this grey day, I thought that I’d capture some color alongside one of the town landmarks, the old county courthouse.

Handmade, wood-framed qajaq (kayak) at Jersey Paddler show, originally uploaded by john m flores. Ahhh, freedom from the mirror and the optical viewfinder! If I had brought a dSLR, I would have had to have someone hold my legs as I hung upside down and contorte myself into the belly of this kayak. And don’t…