Caloosahatchee Manuscripts The Caloosahatchee Manuscripts were a gift from Florida Power & Light (FPL) to the city of Fort Myers, FL. A pair of bronze cylinders engraved with thousands of letters illuminate the front of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. Maryland sculptor Jim Sanborn created the Caloosahatchee Manuscripts to commemorate the transition of an old power…
Sanibel Beach I’m back from a few days spent on Sanibel Beach, so no more re-runs for a while. This was a nice break for me, since I’ve been working practically every day since November. There is always something to do, but it eventually catches up with you and leads to burnout. Of course, there’s nothing…
Florida Sunrise [pinit] I am a few weeks away from going back to my favorite place to watch a Florida sunrise. Sanibel/Captiva is one of those places where you can just give in to relaxation. Â The most adventurous sport on the island is searching the beach for seashells. Even that sounds like too much work…
More Disney Patio Furniture There is a ton of Disney patio furniture spread around Walt Disney World, and most of it is rather uncomfortable to me. This restaurant breaks the mold.  It’s colorful, peaceful and set away from the flow of traffic.  Unless someone brings a screaming child back here (and that’s a distinct possibility), it…
Understanding Focal Length I was on a photography forum when a discussion came up about the differences between wide angle lenses and telephoto lenses. I thought this was a good topic to discuss some key differences and how to choose a lens for a given result. Â Most of this post came from my contribution to…
Rethinking My Retouching Software I’ve been spending some time using Aperture 3.3 as portrait retouching software. The results look very promising. That means fewer round trips to use Photoshop or a plugin to retouch a portrait. It’s not just a matter of new features. Some of the existing features seem to work much better in…