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  • Waiting to cross

    The low winter sun takes the edge off the chill. In the background is my Moby Dick, a sign and building that I will hunt down until I get a photo that I am happy with. This gentleman on the bicycle has no clue that he stands between and my enemy.

  • Mother and Child

    Mother and Child, originally uploaded by john m flores. Don’t let all of this Internet talk of the latest and greatest cameras deter you. Use what you’ve got and make pictures. Dial up the ISO if you have to. Convert to BW if you must. But get the shot.

  • Prague (Praha) is a city of spires and statues.

    Prague (Praha) is a city of spires and statues., originally uploaded by john m flores.

  • Goodman’s Restaurant & Deli

    Goodman’s Restaurant & Deli, originally uploaded by john m flores. Bring a camera with you. Always. Throw it in the corner of your bag, stuff it into your pants pocket, buy clothes that are small camera friendly. Do what you must. Because you never know when the light’s going to be just right and a…

  • Winter Shadows

    The low winter sun screams through a chill sky and through the branches of a naked tree to warm the brick facade.

  • Farewell my beige friends

    Farewell my beige friends, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:En route to recycling, a Hitachi 17 CRT, circa 1997, an Epson Expression 636 flatbed transparency scanner, and a Dell Precision workstation running Windows NT. I saved the drive cage of the last one, and now have a bunch of 80 and 120GB IDE…

  • Pentax K-01 vs K-5, Size Compared Using Internet Technology, Circa 1992

    Here’s a size comparison between the Pentax K-5 and new Pentax K-01. I went old school animated GIF to show that I’ve tried to align the K-mount screws and pins as precisely as possible. Is it a big enough size difference for you? For me, the answer is yes.

  • Alex with Nate’s paws

    Alex with Nate’s paws, originally uploaded by john m flores.

  • Olympus OM-D

    Olympus OM-D, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Another piece of the puzzle…

  • Bragging Rights – Who’s Got the Smallest Pancake?

    Until the release of Panasonic’s diminutive 14mm F2.5, Pentax’s DA40mm F2.8 was the undisputed Mini-me of the camera world. I’ve got both and finally got round to showing how they stack up… My findings: They are nearly the same depth. The Panasonic lens extends farther from the lens mount while the Pentax lens extends farther…