oh, that's nice

my thwarte ssl certificate expired and no one from thwarte notified me.

so i had to find out about it from someone who wanted to place an order today. it expired April 5, 2006. gadzooks. how many orders did i lose because of that?

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the color prints are looking fab. took a little bit of color management settings but i'm in good shape now. along with the infrared shots, i'm going to put some of the painted prints up for sale; and everyone in the family who's seen the painted dad in hot tub wants one (and even a couple of people who aren't in the family. i've been working on other painted ones in my spare time. the one thing i found was that it's better for me to start with a b&w negative or a digital shot that's been converted to b&w. if i try to paint a color shot i'm way too influenced by the existing colors.

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i also think that the tablet / pen (the cheap wacom) doesn't support "pen tilt" and i'm starting to think i need that.

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There are a bunch of interesting commercial photo opportunities coming my way. I'll write about them if they pan out. I am heading in new directions.

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Removed the Google ads from the blog. I think their presence was cramping my style.

The Google Ads in the blog seem harmless at first - when they start to bring in money - I at least - found that the stuff I was writing about became influenced by them. I mean - I know I was writing about colonoscopies for a long time - but I don't think that whoever reads this blog wants to know the best place for a virtual colonoscopy. Well, then maybe I shouldn't write about non-photography stuff. Nah.

Rollei R3 Film

Rollei R3 Monochrome Film (Rollei European Site)

"Film speed is variable from ISO 25 to ISO 6400, allowing the material to be used in practically any light. This is made possible by a multilayer design with cubic silver-halide crystals of different size embedded in the various layers. Spectral sensitivity also covers a wide range from orthochromatic to panchromatic right into the infrared. "