Darktable Negative Inversion

Blog, Photography

We took a trip to Italy recently and I brought along my Ricoh XR-7 and ten rolls of film. During the trip, I ended up shooting eight and a half rolls (three color, five black and white). At home, I had three rolls of color film I was holding off on developing until after the […]

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Zenobia Camera Test

Blog, Photography

Picked up a small 120 folder for cheap at a thrift store and put a roll of Kentmere Pan 400 through it to see if the 75-year-old camera could hold its own against my fleet of cameras.

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Thirty-seven didn’t turn out to be the year I expected it to be, in some ways that was good and in some ways that was very much not good. Leading off with the bad because it really felt like a dark cloud over the year, work drove me to some dark places. For me, I […]

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Photographing a Lunar Eclipse on 35mm Film

Blog, Photography

If you were to ask my wife why I do all of the hard things I do, she’ll tell you that it is because I can. And she isn’t wrong. I genuinely love to find out about something new, or old that I should be able to do and then spend days and weeks researching […]

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Six sixes. Four nines. Three twelves. Two eighteens. One thirty-six. The past year started out with my baby girl turning one. It’s hard to think she’s approaching two so quickly now. We threw her a big bash to ring in the whole year. Two months later she started walking and has been getting fast and […]

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Profiled


Blog

As promised, I would like to provide you with the link to my newest blog. If you would like to view it, the address ishttp://www.admissions.wisc.edu/blogs/author/danny/ and it is also located on the right sidebar of this site. The actual posts will be listed at the bottom of that page. Feel free to leave me any […]

October 14, 2009

Profiled


Blog

The profile picture for me has been updated on my UW-Admissions blog. I can finally say that I have a photo of my profile where I don’t hate how my hair looks. Win. Side note: If anyone has a Google Wave account, or invite. Send me a message at webmaster@sassyhacksaws.com. I have access to an account (but […]

October 14, 2009

Friday update


Blog

It’s October and my Fall schedule seems to be in full swing. I may only be taking 12 credits this semester (harvesting the fruit of previous semesters) but I seem to be running everywhere. I have my two jobs and my blogging internship. In addition to keeping relations alive, furthering them and creating new ones. […]

October 2, 2009

Drafted


Blog

I just thought I would let everyone know that there is a new feature to the website. I have implemented some code that allows for me to post different drafts of the same story and to keep them categorized together. I have posted all the revised versions of stories that I have. To view a […]

September 25, 2009

Intro to Parenting


Fiction

“That was ‘Take a Chance on Me’ by ABBA. We’ll be back with Tiger James and Mack in the Morning after these words from our sponsor. When was the last time you had the shingles on your roof replaced?” Richard reached over from the bed and slammed his hand down on the alarm clock. He […]

September 25, 2009

Columbian Carabo vs. Water Weasel


Fiction

Columbian Carabo starts a conflict At the zenith of flight Muscle taught against tendons Beneath, a beach on which, a weasel Greedily grabs for fish. The brown tawny owl swoops Down, daring the weasel to run. Struck aghast, is a weasel slaying on its way? Amber owl brings carnage from above, Talons ready to mangle […]

September 25, 2009

Norman Agate


Fiction

“If you will just sign here and the loan for your museum is yours,” said the Mr. Bankman who was the loan officer in charge of Norman. “How about that? Just need to write the eleven letters that make up Norman Agate?” Norman replied, wiping the mucus from his nose out of habit. “Now I […]

September 25, 2009

Interview with John Heaton


Fiction

The room they put me in is bare; four walls, two chairs and a single table. The walls are empty, uncovered cinder block. I’m seated in the chair facing the door so I see him as he enters. His face is chiseled, the skin pulled tight over his bones. His hair has gone uncut since […]

September 25, 2009

Meal Time


Fiction

A food court filled with freshmen, Racks of stainless steel pots and pans clang while piled high, Taller than a cold iron mountain. Mystery abounds: the lines grow and shrink at random. Are the cookies cooked today? Grabbing a warm, wet tray, I begin my journey. I glance at the sandwich bar full of white […]

September 25, 2009

No Good Rotten Liver


Fiction

My father was the first person to hand me and my brother a beer. We were only fourteen and fifteen when he did. He said to us, “Boys, I know you’re going to drink sometime. I ‘spose its better that I’m here to watch you so you don’t do nothing stupid.” On my 21st birthday […]

September 25, 2009