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Viral Post, 6/25
It’s late June here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Up here in the highlands, the mountain laurels in my yard are in bloom. I know from experience that the vast expanses of laurel in places like Hickory...
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No Laurels
As I mentioned in my last “Viral Post” two weeks ago, my local mountain laurels were in bloom, which signals to me that very likely they are in bloom elsewhere in the Poconos. This includes several...
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Viral Post, July 30th
It is week 20 of the coronavirus lockdown. For a man of my age, between the pandemic, the sometimes illogical/irrational Government response, and the everlasting urban mayhem, this is clearly the most...
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The Flow of Autumn
Maple on Rhododendron (Fujifilm XE3, XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS) Autumn has come to an end on the Pocono Plateau. Not so much the calendar season, as that ends with the winter solstice. But...
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Cell Phone Cameras and Me
No Diving (Samsung Galaxy S8) Cell phone cameras have many uses. I use mine to take quick snaps of documents, serial number plates or VIN numbers on cars or power equipment, or to take a quick image...
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A Trip to Wellsboro
Grand Canyon Looking South (Fujifilm XE3 XF 18-55mm f2.8-4) As I have written before, I like snow. This makes me somewhat of an outlier among my friends in northeastern Pennsylvania. Sadly, at least...
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Upgrade Decisions: the Fujifilm X100V
Laurel Run at the Tubs (Fujifilm X100F) With the introduction of the Fujifilm x100V, those of us with its predecessor, the F model, are faced with a dilemma. Are the improvements to the new camera,...
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No Laurels
As I mentioned in my last “Viral Post” two weeks ago, my local mountain laurels were in bloom, which signals to me that very likely they are in bloom elsewhere in the Poconos. This includes several...
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Viral Post, July 30th
It is week 20 of the coronavirus lockdown. For a man of my age, between the pandemic, the sometimes illogical/irrational Government response, and the everlasting urban mayhem, this is clearly the most...
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Another Viral Post, October 15th
We have officially hit week 31 of curve flattening, infection prevention, disease curing, bizarro world. With the weather growing colder here in Pennsylvania there has been an uptick in positive...
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Another Viral Post, November 11th
It has been 29 weeks or 8 calendar months since we locked down our society to battle the scourge of COVID 19. Nationally, we are clearly in the third run of new cases. The graphs from the Atlantic’s...
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Eight months with the Fujifilm X100V
Daffodil in Snow (Fujifilm X100V) Once upon a time, this used to be a photography site. The site’s camera-related content, particularly related to Fujifilm gear, continues to be the most viewed...
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Henrysmithscottage: New and Improved
Time marches on. Given my temperament, I am generally content with the (functional) status quo. This certainly applied to my website, which to me seemed adequately engaging, and has been gaining in...
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The Flow of Autumn
Maple on Rhododendron (Fujifilm XE3, XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS) Autumn has come to an end on the Pocono Plateau. Not so much the calendar season, as that ends with the winter solstice. But...
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Cell Phone Cameras and Me
No Diving (Samsung Galaxy S8) Cell phone cameras have many uses. I use mine to take quick snaps of documents, serial number plates or VIN numbers on cars or power equipment, or to take a quick image...
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A Trip to Wellsboro
Grand Canyon Looking South (Fujifilm XE3 XF 18-55mm f2.8-4) As I have written before, I like snow. This makes me somewhat of an outlier among my friends in northeastern Pennsylvania. Sadly, at least...
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Upgrade Decisions: the Fujifilm X100V
Laurel Run at the Tubs (Fujifilm X100F) With the introduction of the Fujifilm x100V, those of us with its predecessor, the F model, are faced with a dilemma. Are the improvements to the new camera,...
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No Laurels
As I mentioned in my last “Viral Post” two weeks ago, my local mountain laurels were in bloom, which signals to me that very likely they are in bloom elsewhere in the Poconos. This includes several...
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Viral Post, July 30th
It is week 20 of the coronavirus lockdown. For a man of my age, between the pandemic, the sometimes illogical/irrational Government response, and the everlasting urban mayhem, this is clearly the most...
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Another Viral Post, October 15th
We have officially hit week 31 of curve flattening, infection prevention, disease curing, bizarro world. With the weather growing colder here in Pennsylvania there has been an uptick in positive...
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