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Contemplation, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Uncle V in a quiet moment… The Panasonic 14-140 is finding its stride. Or should I say that I’m coming to grips with its strengths and capabilities. The "Mega" Optical Image Stabilization works really well and counteracts some of the slowness. And despite the current Internet fetish…

Contemplation, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Uncle V in a quiet moment… The Panasonic 14-140 is finding its stride. Or should I say that I’m coming to grips with its strengths and capabilities. The "Mega" Optical Image Stabilization works really well and counteracts some of the slowness. And despite the current Internet fetish…

Nate says, "You didn’t get another camera, did you?", originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Completely unplanned, furry little one. I bought this lens (the Panasonic 14 F2.5) and it came with a free camera (the Panasonic GF2). Or at least the nearest thing to free you can get. It was an offer I…

Sun. Flower., originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:A late afternoon sun ignites a sunflower. Just got back from family reunion. Plenty of photos of happy people. And some flowers. Years from now I’ll look back on this period as my “Zoom Era”, as I’m really liking how long zooms change the way one…

Giving the GH1 a chance, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:So I bought the GH1 as a backup to the GH2. Cheap. Real cheap. I’ve been really happy with the GH2, so I thought that the GH1 would be very similar. It is, but it’s also very different, and I’ve struggled with it.…

100 degrees in the shade, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Hot hot day today. One-hundred. Even the cows sought shade today. I think I was the only fool in leather sitting astride a heat machine. Things usually cool off once you are on the move, but on a day like today it feels…

Staircase, Palazzo Barberini, originally uploaded by john m flores. Stairs as a sculptural, sensual experience? Only in Italy! This photo was linked to from an art blog on Guardian.uk, Jonathon Jones on Art. It’s the link to “architectural spectacle” in the next to last paragraph.

Up!, originally uploaded by john m flores. I {heart} the 20mm F1.7. It continues to impress optically, and the pancake form factor is just icing on the cake. I’m also interested in the upcoming 25mm F1.4 with its promise of magic Leica pixie dust, but even if I buy it I’ll be hard-pressed to let…

Congrats Celeste and James!, originally uploaded by john m flores. Confession – I cheated here. In the heat of the moment, I set the GH2 to full auto (iA) and snapped away. Credit to the Panasonic for recognizing the moment (portrait) and setting the aperture for thinner DOF. Once again, the Panny 20 F1.7 performs…

Pigs are flying. Now what?, originally uploaded by john m flores. I’m back from a motorcycle tour of Kansas. I was in search of barbecue and I found some. It was also my first motorcycle story assignment with Panasonic, instead of Pentax, and Nikon and Ricoh before that. I carried the GH1 and GH2 along…