Category: Photos

I guess I should’ve known that this is stuff that people own, sell and collect. From what I understand, the items in these collections originally come from World War II veterans who brought the stuff over from Europe after the war. Perhaps their families sold it later on. My grandfather certainly brought back some of this stuff, and my family still has it buried away.

I suppose it makes sense to eventually sell it to a collector or salesman who specializes in this stuff.

But from there, who buys it? I can only imagine. Continue reading “Nazi Memorabilia”

Just bought a new camera lens. Here are the obligatory photos I took right outside my place. Click to enlarge.

Continue reading “New 70-200 F/2.8 Lens”

While in Charleston on Saturday, I went to the Marion Square market with my brother. There we saw some guys break dancing, which I thought was pretty cool since that style is associated with the 80s, and it didn’t occur to me that anyone did it anymore. But these guys aren’t just dancers, they’re more like street acrobats, considering the stunts they pulled.

Just as this guy was about the jump over seven people, I pulled out my cell phone and hit the record button, and then hit it again because I wasn’t sure if it started. Turns out, it did start, and stop, at the absolute perfect time (which by no means did I plan – that was pure luck). Had I actually planned to film this from start to finish, it would’ve been much longer. Unfortunately, 1.3 seconds isn’t much, even if it’s the right 1.3 seconds, so I edited it a bit. Check it out: