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Downtown Portland

I caught this lucky shot accidentally while trying to take a picture of the wind turbines on top of this building.

That was on a walk between the MAX and the ever delectable Thai Peacock on SW Ninth Ave. Everything I’ve tasted there is delicious and the location is nice too. It’s just a few blocks [...]

Speaking of Anonymous…

Always nice to see a few Guy Fawkes masks across the street from a Church of Scientology.

E-P1 Flash Sync Test

1/180th of a second flash sync test with the Olympus FL-14 Flash.

I thought 1/180th might be a bit slow, but it seems fast enough to freeze these water droplets. Ken Rockwell’s sync speed article gives the impression that 1/180th would be bad here, but I wouldn’t say that. At least not on the E-P1.
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The Olympus E-P1 is fun

Sold my D40, bought an E-P1 to replace it. I’m really enjoying it, it’s a big upgrade in every way. This shot is taken with the 14-42mm collapsing kit lens. For a kit zoom, the macro abilities are remarkable.