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		<title>Dubuque Brewery in Iowa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another 30 miles or so to the west and slightly north from Galena, right across the Illinois border and the Mississippi, on the banks of the same river is the small town of Dubuque, Iowa. I’ve been here twice and what I liked about this town is the industrial-age look and the red brick buildings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Perfect Compact Digital Camera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many other advanced amateur photographers I&#8217;ve been yearning for the perfect compact digital camera. I do have my Canon 30D which shoots excellent images, along with a bunch of heavy and relatively expensive lenses but obviously I can&#8217;t carry all that in my pocket at all times. Besides, there are times when I simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Galena, Illinois</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you drive about 30 miles north from the Mississippi Palisades State Park you will reach a quaint little town called Galena. It seems to be rather famous around these parts for 2 reasons that I discern: skiing and balloon rides. The surrounding rolling countryside isn’t bad either, in fact it is quite idyllic.
Here’s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi Palisades State Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I revisited the Mississippi Palisades State Park a few months ago so this is a sort of follow up to my Mississippi in Illinois post. This time I discovered another outlook from where I could see the river below me.



Speedboat winding down the Mississippi river as seen from a bluff in the Mississippi Palisades State [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/mississippi-palisades-state-park/</link>
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		<title>Nikon D3 Hands-On</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As most of my regular readers know, I’m a Canon man. Not because they might be the best (which they aren’t) but that’s how it happened. My first digital camera was a Canon P&#38;S with no manual controls, a PowerShot A20. Having liked that camera, my next model was a more advanced one with full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duct Tape Snoot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, after getting off my lazy ass I finally made a couple of “proper” snoots for my flashes. Until now I was using a couple made out of 6 inches of packing tube but since I had to fill a round hole (the tube) with a square peg (the flash head), the whole thing wasn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap DIY Macro Diffuser</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t think this is an original concept. I’m sure somebody else has done it but personally I haven’t come across it so far. Basically what I did is I took two “poor strobist” accessories and combined them. These two items were both discussed separately on the Strobist blog.
I needed a way to hold up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/cheap-diy-macro-diffuser/</link>
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		<title>What Will 2008 Bring?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like most enthusiast photographers, I am expecting 2008 to put some new technologies into our hands.  Here’s a bunch of rumors about potential new digital cameras coming out in 2008 that I’ve collected from the web. They also happen to be cameras that I’m eagerly anticipating, not because I want to own them any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/what-will-2008-bring/</link>
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		<title>Updated 12-28-2007: How to Light Coins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update: for some obscure reason I omitted to detail the shooting technique in my initial post. Here it is now, after the original article.
I won’t claim that I have become the master of coin lighting but here’s my take on this subject. Applying some of the Strobist techniques that I’ve been assimilating for such a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/how-to-light-coins/</link>
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		<title>Unlocking the Stroboscopic Feature of the Sigma 500DG Super Flash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at these 2 pictures. Yes, I know, they are poor shots, directly lit by the flash (oh noes!) and don’t even seem to have a purpose. They look like multi-exposures but they are not. They might have been done by strobe-painting, where you would keep the shutter open for a few seconds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/unlocking-the-stroboscopic-feature-of-the-sigma-500dg-super-flash/</link>
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		<title>Round the Block</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday it snowed hard for the first time this winter. After dark I decided to take a walk around the block and shoot some photos with the Canon 50mm f/1.4. All images are shot at ISO 800 and above.
Note: Click on the images for a larger version.



Tire tracks in snow, ISO 800.



Light halo around a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy ISO 3200 Thanksgiving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a while it snowed in Illinois. Then the sun came out, melting all the snow.  I shot this at ISO 3200 with my Canon 30D. Happy ISO 3200 Thanksgiving everyone!


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		<title>Sigma 500DG Super Wireless Slave Mode Revisited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of readers pointed out some time ago as a reference to my Using an eBay wireless trigger with a Sigma 500DG Super flash article, that using the C0 SL setting for firing the flash is ok, AS LONG AS no one else is firing flashes nearby, since the C0 SL setting is for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Insights into the Cactus V1 Wireless Trigger System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After an evening of playing some more with my Cactus V1 Triggers, I came to realize a few things.
First, you get what you pay for.
Second, there might be a way to fix this.
I’ve been frustrated in the past and more so tonight, by the seemingly random discharge of the receiving units. This happens when there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/more-insights-on-the-cactus-v1-wireless-trigger-system/</link>
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		<title>Photo Equipment Reviews Rating System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Starting with my last review on the Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW camera backpack, I have inaugurated a new rating system for my photo equipment reviews.
Ratings will sit on a scale from 1.0 to 10.0. I won’t grade anything lower than 1.0. If I ever come across something so bad and vile as to merit a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/photo-equipment-reviews-rating-system/</link>
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		<title>Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW Camera Bag Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It seems that I&#8217;ve had the Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW for the most part of this year so a review seems in order at this point.
I already have the much larger Lowepro CompuTrekker AW and I&#8217;ve had it for several years, but it always came close to breaking my back when fully loaded. Actually I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/lowepro-slingshot-200-aw-camera-bag-review/</link>
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		<title>Cactus V2 Wireless Remote Trigger Mods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to share this link with everyone interested.
This guy has posted several mods for the Cactus V2 wireless triggers on his blog.
Very interesting stuff. For those of you who&#8217;ve got the imagination and skills, these wireless remotes are very mod-able.
The three mods he&#8217;s performing are (in order of difficulty):
- adding a lanyard
- adding an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/cactus-v2-wireless-remote-trigger-mods/</link>
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		<title>Vivitar VP-1 Varipower Adapter Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, here I am after a very long absence. For my comeback I have reviewed the Vivitar VP-1 Varipower Adapter. I’ve purchased a couple of these during my time off from photography and I gotta say, I love them. During my absence I also bought a LaCrosse Technologies battery charger which is another cool piece [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/vivitar-vp-1-varipower-adapter-review/</link>
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		<title>Beating around the bush with the Canonet QL17 G-III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a bunch of photos I shot in July, in the woods, with my trusty Canonet QL17 G-III. I guess my metering was off or something or the processing was at an all time low but the photos turned out a bit on the dark side, which isn&#8217;t such a bad thing after all, as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/beating-around-the-bush-with-the-canonet-ql17-g-iii/</link>
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		<title>Strobist Assignment on Flickr</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After ages of reading David Hobby’s excellent Strobist blog (and hopefully assimilating some of the stuff he teaches), I finally decided to participate in one of his assignments with a few shots of my own. In order to do that I had to perform the correct motions of registering on Flickr, joining his Strobist group [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/strobist-assignment-on-flickr/</link>
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		<title>Ilford on Canon F-1 Manual 35mm SLR - Part 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The final part of my series shot on Ilford film, with the Canon F-1 manual SLR.
As a final word, I don&#8217;t know if you can notice the film grain in these small images but, well&#8230; I find it absolutely amazing. There&#8217;s no way digital will ever be able to mimic the texture of grainy film. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/ilford-on-canon-f-1-manual-35mm-slr-part-4/</link>
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		<title>Kane County Flea Market - Part 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And this concludes my Kane County Flea Market documentary&#8230;
Note: Click on the images for a larger version.



Miniature ship replicas, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007



Mickey &#38; Minnie Mouse stuffed toys, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007



All kinds of horse saddles, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007



A pile of old tickets, Kane County Flea Market, May [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/kane-county-flea-market-part-6/</link>
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		<title>Ilford on Canon F-1 Manual 35mm SLR - Part 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Note: Click on the images for a larger version.





Live bait dispensing machine, Goose Lake, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&#038;W film, May 2007





Grass, Goose Lake, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&#038;W film, May 2007





Overgrown barn door, Goose Lake, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&#038;W film, May 2007





Rusted grain conveyor, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&#038;W film, May 2007





Abandoned barn, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/ilford-on-canon-f-1-manual-35mm-slr-part-3/</link>
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		<title>Kane County Flea Market - Part 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Note: Click on the images for a larger version.



Various brass, wooden and plastic knobs, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007



Lots of colorful stuffed toys, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007



Part of the outside parking area, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007



Ugly-looking old doll lying on a pillow, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007



Three old dolls [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/kane-county-flea-market-part-5/</link>
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		<title>Ilford on Canon F-1 Manual 35mm SLR - Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in May of 2007 I drove with some friends somewhere south of Chicago, to a place called Goose Lake. I had the notion that the place would be interesting. I was wrong. The whole thing was flat, featureless prairie. To be truthful, there was a big lake there and a nature preserve, but it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.photonomikon.com/index.php/ilford-on-canon-f-1-manual-35mm-slr-part-2/</link>
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