Just passed the halfway point on the first of my six changes for 2010, and so far I’ve been taking a camera with me every time I leave the house, although I have not yet taken photos every day. Will be working on shooting more often over the next four weeks.
February 05, 2010, 7:59am Link
“The vanquished know the essence of war—death. They grasp that war is necrophilia. They see that war is a state of almost pure sin with its goals of hatred and destruction. They know how war fosters alienation, leads inevitably to nihilism, and is a turning away from the sanctity and preservation of life.”
— Chris Hedges
January 25, 2010, 7:55am Link
For the past two weeks I’ve been rediscovering my love of photography. I purchased a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 with a 20mm f1.7 lens that’s been getting rave reviews and have really enjoyed shooting this camera. For a number of years I travelled around with 10-20 lbs. of SLR gear hanging off my shoulder, but got tired of lugging it around. Tried a few digital cameras, but they were always too slow to focus and shoot and ended up in a box in a closet after a couple of months. Until now.
The GF1 focuses incredibly fast and takes the shot as soon as I depress the shutter. It feels like I’m using a high quality film camera and that makes all the difference. Feel free to check out some photos on my photoblog or flickr account.
January 20, 2010, 1:31pm Link
“People crave the most lavish food and alcohol, and kill their fellow sentient beings to fulfill their desire for meat, even though, in the end, it all just turns to excrement.”
— Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
January 17, 2010, 5:45pm Link
“In a real sense nonviolence seeks to redeem the spiritual and moral lag that I spoke of earlier as the chief dilemma of modern man. It seeks to secure moral ends through moral means. Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.”
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1964
January 15, 2010, 12:54pm Link
