Lazy Sunday 6/2/19

Minerva the Cat 6/2/19

Abstract Texture 2 6/2/19

Sunrise Silhouette 6/2/19

Gilbertsen Trail 6/1/19

Took a nice hike this afternoon

Honey Bee 6/1/19

Seed Saver’s Barn 5/31/19

Went on a hike at Seed Saver’s outside of Decorah today

Abstract Texture #1 5/31/19

Interesting patterns caused by erosion

//BNJMN (5/30/19): Update: My XF10 seems to have survived its drop into the bucket of water. All its preferences got wiped, and I am not 100% confident it’s not going to suddenly die on me someday, but for now I’m grateful.

//BNJMN (5/30/19): Went on a nice hike this afternoon and got quite a few cool shots…I’ll probably space them out a bit over tomorrow and the weekend.

Hummingbird Moth 5/30/19

I got this shot using a manual focus lens, which is pretty amazing

Turtle Friend 5/30/19

Little Pink Guys 5/30/19

Taken about a week ago, a nice image for a dreary Thursday

//BNJMN (5/29/19): Last night I dropped my little camera (the Fuji XF10) in a bucket of water while doing chores. It was off and I grabbed it immediately, pulled the battery within probably 3 seconds, and dried it as well as possible…right now it’s under a heat lamp in between cloth bags filled with rice. Hopefully it’ll still work, but I hate the tension of having to wait to know.

//BNJMN (5/29/19): I tried to reunite my raccoon pal with his family last night after I stabilized him, but it didn’t work. But thankfully I was able to find him a new home at Gilbertson Nature Center. He may have had some health problems beyond just being abandoned, but hopefully he gets on well there 🦝🥰

Feeling a Bit Better 5/28/19

Poor little fella 5/28/19

Baby Raccoon 5/28/19

Poor guy got separated from his mother. Got him warmed up and fed.

//BNJMN (5/28/19): Ok, yes…Benjamin from 3 years ago did do some stupid, hacky stuff that caused my biz email to go completely MIA this morning…and yes, all the Benajmins from 3 years ago until this morning knew about the issue and ignored it…

But wow! Today’s Benjamin really fixed it up great! Raise please.

Little Buddy 5/27/19

//BNJMN (5/27/19): I’ve spent most of the day today wrestling with Javascript. The way it interacts with scrolling behavior is baffling to me.

CCC Beachhouse 5/26/19

Wild Rose 5/26/19

This is just lit with natural sunlight, believe it or not

Hiking at Backbone 5/26/19

Amelia 5/25/19

Game Night 5/25/19

//BNJMN (5/25/19): Ok, one thing that drives me crazy on the iPhone 7+: The horizontal keyboard layout is almost impossible for me to use because Apple swapped the location of the ‘Numbers/Symbols’ button and the ‘Alt Keyboard’ button. Every time I try to type a comma it sends me to a different keyboard instead.

Potatoes, Worms, Seeds 5/23/19

West Union Hardware’s arrow sign

Moral Hazard Cuteness 5/23/19

This kitten is ridiculous

//BNJMN (5/22/19): Using the X-T1 with my old lenses has been a ton of fun so far. It’s really natural to get a subdued film look that doesn’t seem gimmicky (at least to my eye). I was shooting mostly landscapes today, which was interesting, because that’s not really the strength of vintage lenses (they aren’t super sharp). Still getting used to the setup, but so far I’m pleased.

John Deere 5/22/19

New-To-Me X-T1 5/22/19

Just picked up a used Fujifilm X-T1 to use with my collection of vintage lenses. Basically it’s a top-of-the-line camera from 5 years ago. It’s a bit bigger than the Olympus EM10 I’ve been using and doesn’t have IBS, but it has a bigger sensor, better controls, and the image quality should be a great upgrade.