Soccer field markings

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Four iPhone photos, South Elementary School, Londonderry

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Behind the elementary school

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South Elementary School, Londonderry

Could this bunker contain unexploded ordinance? Or could it be used for to confine and punish misbehaving students? Or do I have an overactive imagination?

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Dr. Northcutt’s exam room

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Lots of artwork by appreciative young patients

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Beautiful roadkill

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At the side of the road in front of the Shaker Museum

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Benson Park walls

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I find it hard to resist taking snapshots of colorful weathered walls. These historical buildings are at Benson Park in Hudson, NH.

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Exterior greenery

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An abandoned greenhouse in Hudson, NH with the greenery now on the outside

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Dramatic sky

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Captured on an afternoon walk in Londonderry

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Thank you, Steve

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First issue of Macworld magazine, 1984 (cover photo: Will Mosgrove)

Steve Jobs (1955–2011) passed away yesterday. I found out last evening. On my Mac. This morning, for this post, I decided to photograph the cover of my old copy of the premier issue of Macworld magazine. I used my iPhone. Then I processed the image. Again, on my Mac. Thank you, Steve, and your Apple team, for creating powerful tools, but also for your unique style which has inspired many of us.

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Analyzing my focal length numbers

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I pulled over when I saw this mileage-stone approaching

I spend way too much time thinking about camera gear. A lot of photographers I know do too, so I guess it’s probably an obsession that comes with being a photographer. Anyway, I like prime lenses and I was wondering what the optimum mix of primes really is for the types of shooting I do. It occurred to me that I could analyze the mix of photos I’ve taken with my point-and-shoot camera, which has a zoom lens, to see what my focal length preferences are.    More

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This web site looks different

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Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH

I’ve given my web site a significant facelift, adding some new galleries, content and functionality. Basically, I started over. And I’m planning – no, seriously, I really am – to create blog posts regularly. I’m not sure exactly what “regularly” means, but I’m going to try to add some new content reasonably frequently. The new site focuses on images, so maybe it will prove to be a little easier for me to at least post new pictures regularly (as opposed to staring at the computer and trying to organize some coherent thoughts; I have a lot of thoughts, but making them coherent can take a long time). Anyway, let me know what you think of the site’s new look and functionality.

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