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Time for a diet

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Lens Usage Distribution

Over the last year I have taken over 20,000 shots: 19,500 were shot with my M9; 900 with my Panasonic G1. The distribution of focal lengths is shown below.  One might argue that the distribution reflects the limitations of the  camera (i.e., the M9 uses only fixed focal length lenses and I have only up to 90mm covered) or it might be that the type of photography I do drives the nature of equipment I use.  The truth is closer to the latter.  Only on a couple of occasions this year did I use the G1 which support longer zoom lenses.

Chicken Again? The Normal Routine Returns

After the Christmas and New Years frenzie things are starting to get back to normal.  All the cookies and cakes are gone; the big dinners long-ago ingested but still remain as that extra 20 pounds. The regular routine of early to bed, early to rise ... and back to the gym.

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Accomplishments

Filed under the category of accomplishments is the climb to The Towers (Torres del Paine).  Round trip it was 18km from the hotel, with an elevation change of about 750 meters.  For the most part the trail is well-defined and maintained.  The bulk of the elevation change is reserved for the last 1 km and many parts of that portion of the trail are difficult to walk.  For example, the last several hundred meters traverse a rocky terrane seen in the picture below.  What ever triumph there may be in the photograph, it is out done by that of just getting in position to take the shot.

Leica M9, Leica Elmarit-M 28mm ASPH, ISO 160, f/4.0, 1/1500 sec

Monument Valley

It is so well known for the many John Ford / John Wayne Westerns filmed there.  I recently saw such a film, said to be in Texas, with the opening scene close to the one below (which is in fact, Utah).  

Lecia M9, Leica Summicron-M 50mm, ISO 160, f/16, 1/90 sec

Bald Eagle

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix-G Vario 45-200 f/4.0-5.6, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/500 sec

Cuernos del Paine, Patagonia

This shot was taken on our first day in Torres del Paine Park.  It was a spectacular day of contrasting light, wind and cold.  But all that seemed inconsequential to the surroundings. 

Leica M9, Leica Elmarit-M 90mm, ISO 160, f/8.0, 1/500 sec