Month: September 2015

  • Honour Guard

    Honour Guard

    In Warsaw, under the statue of Józef Poniatowski, stand an honour guard.  A pair of military personnel, they stand on guard for about an hour and then are replaced with another pair usually from a…

  • Pinhole

    Pinhole

    I have a pinhole adapter.  It’s actually for a Canon FD mount, but I have an FD-M mount adapter so I can use it on my digital camera. Adapter on adapter.   According to the…

  • Eclipse of the Harvest Moon
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    Eclipse of the Harvest Moon

    The magic of the camera is that it can catch the fleeting moment that while acquirable by the eye is often lost in the stream of images.  With the photograph, however, that instant is caught…

  • Windows 10 Upgrade
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    Windows 10 Upgrade

    I’m not sure whether it is worth while subjecting myself to this pain. It’s not only what I have outlined below, but it is a recurring gift.  I use the Windows OS very rarely, may…

  • Installing the Solar Panels

    Installing the Solar Panels

    Yesterday, the crew completed the rack which is the frame mounted on the roof to hold the panels.  Today, they are installing the solar panels. 23 of them. They have rigged up an elevator that…