The ride home

Titan II ICBM, Lauch Complex 571-7, Sahuarita, AZ, 2009.

All the pixels, none of the hazardous rocket fuel, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4181990048

#photography nerditry:

I've been playing with the Rogeti RG1 geared tripod head, and I'm liking it more than I expected to. Rogeti is a small specialized Chinese manufacturer; the tripod head is their flagship product. Compared with the Arca C1 Cube (my go-to), it's a bit smaller and lighter, but the thing that's really growing on me is the interchangeable modules for z-axis (panning) movements.

It's not cheap (about USD900), and there are a few annoying quirks, but I'm using it more and more.

Park Junction, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.

All the pixels, off into the distance, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4472088022

Battersea Power Station, London, 2024.

All the pixels, now on sale at 50% off, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54079042655

'Hanging On'

A beautiful, large ancient oak tree with some remnants of autumn colour on a cold, frosty winter's morning. I've got many images of this tree, but I hope one day to have a set of nearly identical images through the different seasons.

Blizzard, Philadelphia, 2010.

Very cold pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4347814086

House of the Temple, Washington, DC, 2023.

All the pixels, none of the silly rituals, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53288608886

Midtown, NYC, 2022.

All the pixels, none of the colors, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51893928686

Does higher price really mean a better tripod?

Let's see what happens to these two carbon fibre tripods when I play with them in the ice and snow.

Manhattan Bridge, NYC, 2023

A dozen pixels for every story in the naked city at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52841667763

Happy winter solstice.

Here's four on medium format from summer solstice.

Little Boxes, San Francisco, CA, 2024.

All the pixels, made of ticky-tacky, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54062971395/

Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, 2020.

Several additional pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/50402933763

Upper West Side, NYC, 2014

All the pixels, none of the post-war gentrification, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/14422880057

Code Lines, Union Pacific Railroad, Harvard, CA, 2010.

All the pixels, none of the exessive heat, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4612902834

scotland in winter
an evening walk at 2pm.

......and on that note, just a reminder that winter solstice is on Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 9:20 am

One World Trade Center (and Neighbors) NYC, 2019

Too many pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49291055921

"Bowl for Health", Treasure Island, San Francisco, 2007.

All the pixels, none of the rental shoes, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/2123765265

West Trenton (Ewing), NJ, 2015.

Too many pixels to thank each individually at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/21010463488/

"Remnants.." 📸🌱🌊

#blackandwhite #believeinfilm #monochrome #bnw #nature #photooftheday #photography #lake #blackandwhitephotography

San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island, 2020.

All the pixels, none of the unseasonably chilly weather, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49460593833

81 Fulham Road ("Michelin House"), London, 2024

All the pixels, drinking up the hazards, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54196628571

Gramercy Park, NYC, 2020.

All the pixels, but only available to residents who paid for keys, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49594943761

Vacant Store, BZ Corner, WA, 2011.

All the pixels, a bargain and easily fixed up, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/6110374799