Back after a delay
It's been a number of weeks since the last post, but I am back in town and can hopefully devote some time for a post here and there. For the most part, I've been busy with a few home projects, planning some social events, writing a grant application here - and preparing a 501(c)(3) application […]
Fun with the new color camera
What makes Lee Friedlander's pictures good?
A recent Slate.com explores the photography of Lee Friedlander in "What Makes Lee Friedlander's Pictures Good?"
The history of modern art photography is, to a great extent, the history of the tension between the painterly photograph and the snapshot.
For decades after its beginnings in the mid-19th century, photography was a (seemingly) simple matter of recording the […]
Advice on Purchasing a Condo/Coop in a Converted Building
There was an excellent article in today's Star Tribune, "Fixer-upper condo units?", which provides some sound lessons to consider before buying a condo in a building that has been converted.
"Anybody buying a condo or townhouse should look past their unit," she said. "You're not just buying your unit — your ownership includes the whole complex."
Brown […]
Photos on this website have moved to Flickr
Over the last few years I've taken a number of photos. I've scanned some of these in and have been posting them on this website under various categories.
Overall, this has become sort of a chore. Not only does the whole process take a while (scanning them in, resizing the photos, and then plugging them into […]
Photos from Venezuela
I've posted some photos from my trip to Venezuela.
They are available at:
http://flickr.com/photos/zkorb/tags/venezuela/
If you have flash, I've found the slideshow to be a pretty nice feature:
http://flickr.com/photos/zkorb/tags/venezuela/show/
Why are there delays at airports?
For most people, living at airport is both a moderate blessing, and more than moderately, a headache. Hub airports offer a range of direct flights to other airports. They also offer fewer choices and on average, probably higher fares (due to reduced competition). What I didn't realize is that hubs may also offer fliers […]