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I got this one a while back and enjoy the art of Joey L(awrence). I am currently set to read The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Hofstadter, one of the few historians of American History who knew how to write. Most are just plain awful.

From the Astoria West Mooring Basin. I swing by it almost always on Thursday evenings on the way home. The drydock followed by some nets on the departing Arctic Ram. B0002059 by West Phalia, on Flickr B0002027 by West Phalia, on Flickr

Sailing out for Whiting. They will be out the night and offload the catch in the morning. The catch is filleted and frozen and then shipped to South Africa. The motion of food across the planet to feed hungry mouths. B0002052 by West Phalia, on Flickr

That's the right name for that real estate. Great pics. ;o)

Our Civil War general, William Tecumseh Sherman, is famous for coining the phrase, "War is Hell." I did three years active service and, gratefully, never heard a shot fired in anger. Fellows I served with who had seen action in WW II or Korea were just grateful to have survived. During the...

I would like to point out that while the US did not actively participate in WW II until after 7 December 1941 it was a passive participant. The US contributed much through Lend-Lease in armament, ships and supplies. The US is plagued by a naive nativist belief that it is "Fortress America" and...

You have probably all heard that Pixii is making a 24+MP sensor full frame now. I am due for an update in September. Upgrade, shipping, etc., all paid for. David Barth at PIxii did an extensive interview about Pixii on YT with Happy Snappin': and JL Willams did a vid on the Max, too...

There is a difference between diplomacy, war and counter-espionage. The first one is polite.

Hamburger America by George Motz, a guide to the best smashburfers in America.

We have beaten 80F here for a few days running. Very rare. I am on the Columbia River and can see the Pacific from my porch. These are thermal flywheels but they could not keep it under 80. It would have been worse without them. Sunlight is so rare that some locals thought the city had left...

Found this on YT. I know film is expensive. This could be an answer:

OK, I ran across this YT video of an interview of David Barth, the Pixii CEO. It gives an insight into his design goals and who he is and what motivates him.

Further thoughts on PIxii. I am guessing that they may assemble parts but do not manufacture parts. This would be similar to Polaroid. They were marketing and R&D. I seem to remember that Timex made some of their cameras. Polaroid just cooked up and implemented the great ideas. This may be...

Oh, great, now you tell me. LOL Ist ein Witz, nur ein Witz. ;o)

The link does not work. Sorry. I do not know how to make it work for anyone but myself.

Pixii is perplexing. It cranks out a nice image, a little goosed up but not enough to annoy. Usually it is not a problem. And I have to test the color profiles and find one that reminds me of Agfachrome which I preferred over Kodachrome. The color it does produce is closest to the X2D. And...

That one looks plenty humid, too.

What you say is absolutely true. I have some old Leicas which offer up fine images with some good glass hung on them. But that X2D really shows what a good image is. The color and subtle gradations are noticeable and enjoyable. It can make a good picture better. But it cannot make a bad...

I agree. For the most part there are fine differences between most pro-am cameras. It's the shooter that makes the difference, dammit. ;o)

I looked out the window this evening and caught this sight. Yeah, another trite sunset shot. M240 + Skyllaney Bertele 5cm f/2.0 @ f/2.0. Nice corona around the lights in stark contrast to the dying light of the day. I see this from my back door in Astoria, OR, from where I shot it. M2409958...

Sounds like scuttlebutt to me. ;o) We'll see. Speculation in the Pixii camp is heated. I will be happy to see what it is.

I shoot this particular scene a lot. It is a great scene of the beautiful Oregon coastline, part of the 362 miles of it. This spot is where US 101 is high up the hillside south of Cannon Beach and north of Manzanita. That's Manzanita on the coast below. M9 + '42 CZJ 5cm f/1,5, a very nice...

Wandering around the Astoria, OR, boatyard on the West Mooring Basin and I came across this traveler far from home. M240 + CV 40mm f/1.2 @ f/5.6. "The name's so nice they say it twice." M2419915 M240 + CV 40mm f/1.2 by West Phalia, on Flickr

And finally, yes, you are off the hook now, a scene on the Oregon coast at Bar View. It is a lovely scene and could be Asia. All on those rocks has died now due to climate change. Bar View by West Phalia, on Flickr

And here is a weirder landscape, taken inside a shipbuilder's building in a side room of surreal images. Again, a Sony DSC S70 from years ago. Ferns by West Phalia, on Flickr

This is an old one. Taken from the inside of an RV in an Oregon state park with a Sony DSC S70. The window I shot through was misted over giving the scene a soft look. I have always liked this image and hope that you do, too. Window scene, Cape Lookout, OR by West Phalia, on Flickr

Here's a grab with an M9 and a 1942 CZJ 5cm f/1.5 @ f/5.6. These two work well together. Check the color and IQ with this 80 year old lens and 15 year old digital camera. L1003387 M9 + 1942 CZJ 5cm f/1.5 by West Phalia, on Flickr

Ach, Du Alt, vielen Dank. Nun versteh. Im Futur immer. ;o) Thanks for the lesson. This is The Shanghai Woolies, a band by Ben and Michelle Medler. They are a wonderful couple who run the Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra (PYJO) a jazz nursery which turns out students with good jazz chops. They...

OK, how do I do that?

If I have posted those before forgive me. It is The Shanghai Woolies, a Portland, OR, jazz band. Remember jazz? ;o) The couple who head up the group, the Medlers, run a jazz nursery in Portland, PYJO (Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra). They accept students from junior high and beyond. When...

Out wandering again. The Pacific Northwest is known for bad weather and funny place names. Some are Indian names which seem strange to us and some others are names of eastern places but misspelled because that's the way we like to do it. I was wandering on the north side of the Columbia...

Yes, wandering around the Astoria West Mooring Basin again. Trying out the M240 - CV 35mm f/1.7 combo. It works well sunlight or dark, Every camera has its own version of the color pallet. Leica's are good. I really like the M9 but this camera/lens combo seems to work alright, too. The...

Nice pics. I know you must have had some of the wonderful Shanghai dumplings. I was in Shanghai in '88. It has changed.

Sunny day here today, a rarity. I swung by the dock at Bornstein's and caught a crabber, Great Northern, with a Hake fisher, Cassandra Anne, behind it. Both homeported in Astoria, OR. Fish and timber are big here. SOOC reduced in size with GIMP. I love this camera and its IQ.

Got out of the house today and caught this beauty in the boatyard. I seem to like boat tailed sailboats with Scandinavian names. This one is Swedish for "lake" but if I am wrong someone tell me. Reduced in size with GIMP.

No, this is an error on my part. I did not realize that APSC was "large". I still have a Sony DSC S70, Pentax Q S1 and a small Lumix also. Mark me repentant and contrite.

Here is an old one of a cruise ship in our harbor in the late afternoon, Pixii A2572 with the beautiful old Canon 28mm f/2.8 LTM, and I am going to guess wide open at f/2.8. NB, the Pixii returns good, low grain APSC images at high ISO's.

Night shot of a fishing boat in our harbor here in Astoria, OR. Pixii A2572, Canon 35mm f/2.0 LTM.

Yeah, just the name is a grabber isn't it? OK, some background on the band. It is i swing/dance/jazz band in Portland, OR, run by the Medlers, Ben and Michelle, who are just great folks. I have known of them for 20 years and known them for about 10 of those years. For me their claim to fame...

Looking upriver on the Columbia River in Astoria, OR. Reduced in size in GIMP.

Just a casual shot of the trumpeter for The Shanghai Woolies at their Portland, OR, 5 April concert. A local group and good.

A more nautically pedestrian display, gear stowed on deck here in town

You could have kept that a secret and wow'ed us.

That's a nice series. You're pissing me off. ;o) I had hoped I was done with lenses. Nice color and definition and composition. Very nice.

Tonight, a USCG cutter, 47 foot, anchored between missions. And across the street, fill up on unleaded and Budweiser.

I was just involved in a thread about the good Leica M9 on another board. This old hull, the Captain Connor, in what seems a perpetual Purgatory, is marooned in dry dock in Astoria, OR, as it has been for the 20 or so years I have been here. Will it ever sail again? It is from another age, a...

Not exactly. This fund pays bills for those injured or lost while their families get back on their feet. It covers rent, gas, groceries whatever was paid for by the person no longer able. It is like a form of insurance for the fisherfolk. Granted we could have a better healthcare system...

This is what those Dungeness crabbers bring home: This was at a crab feed to raise funds for a program which helps crabbers and their families in times of tragedy. The delicious Dungeness had been cooked, cleaned and chilled perfectly. It cost $20 which is hardly more than a meal at...

Not quite seaside but close. This is upriver from Astoria, OR, to the Astoria Anchorage where ships await orders to go upstream and load cargo. Longview for timber products and Kalama for agricultural products. And then downstream and out into the Pacific and to the world. This is taken with...

The Dungeness crabbing season opens 1 February this year. These are two crabbing boats getting ready.