Compo Beach, dusk
Walnut Beach
Phone calls
Like many people, I get lots of calls from numbers I don’t recognize – today was no exception. The surprise came when I got a VM, which is much rarer these days. The message speaks for itself….
(Since I’m trying to post more, I was going thru my drafts to see what I had started and see if I could post anything. This one is…. almost 7 years old, which makes it that much weirder….)
Retropia “Repurposed” Lens
As someone who loves to take photos, there’s a lot you can do in things like software when you take a photo. But what about when you take the photo? There’s all kinds of lenses available, but sometimes you want something a little different.
Like… maybe the lens out a disposable camera.
Like…. something like that but adapted so that you can use it with your modern camera.
Like….. this:
Nikon FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Lens: Retro-Pia
Nikon FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Lens: Retro-Pia
Nikon Lens and Retro-Pia Lens examples
(You can right-click on the images to get full size versions)
You can try it out yourself here. (Affiliate link, I get a small commission if you make a purchase)
RIP, Bill Atkinson
In a lot of ways – the most important ones – HyperCard, and thus Bill Atkinson, had a profound impact on my life and my career. He passed away on Thursday (June 5, 2025) and I’m just learning about it, which makes me sad – except that I was pretty offline this weekend starting Thursday afternoon, so….
Anyway, he joined Apple as employee #51, and did a lot of things – like MacPaint and HyperCard. I spent months in HyperCard, doing all sorts of things – both useful and useless. When I lived in California for my internship with Apple, I created a HyperCard stack that I would update and send – on a floppy disk – to my fiancee back home.
