Author Archive: jlaity

Life is too short…

…for fiscal responsibility. I made the major upgrade to a Canon 5D camera and 17-40mm f4/L lens last week. Full-frame sensor, the size of a 35mm negative. 12 megapixels. Photos like this: …where if you zoom in to the circled area, you get spy-satellite resolution: First shots from the 5D are here. I can’t wait […]

Published on: 27 June 2006
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My Composer’s Desk

My epic desk project is finally complete. It came out pretty much the way I wanted it to, so I guess that’s a sucessful build. There are a few compromises in the design, and a few small screw-ups that no one else will ever see, but overall I’m very pleased with the result. I haven’t […]

Published on: 17 June 2006
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Montebello

I’ve been enjoying the City, Still Life, Abstract section of Fred Miranda lately, so I brought my camera to work today to try to capture some photos like that. I had seen some cool oppurtunities around our building, like a hotel being torn down and a sign covered with graffiti. Something I don’t run into […]

Published on: 30 May 2006
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Kona Classic 2006

I just got back from the Kona Classic, where I won a prize again. I won Best Photojournalist Set, winning a feature set in Sport Diver magazine. Anna won best video as well! I spent some time talking to pro photographer Eric Cheng about how he started selling images, and he told me I was […]

Published on: 23 May 2006
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Desk Progress

My desk is ROCKIN. One side piece had a bunch of weird parts that gave me fits (one piece of trim had to be cut three times). But now all that’s left is finishing and putting it all together. Off to Hawaii next week, so unfortunately I can’t work on the desk. 😉 Hopefully I’ll […]

Published on: 9 May 2006
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