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To me the Olympus OM-D marks the tipping point where the Micro Four Thirds format made the leap from a good idea in theory to a good idea in practice.

February 24th, 2013 | Tags: 12-50mm, 12mm, 14mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30D, 35mm, 45mm, 5-axis, 50mm, 5D, 60mm, 6D, AEL, AF, aperture, APS-C, auto, auto focus, battery, bokeh, button, camera, Canon, chimping, compact, custom, depth of field, digital, dpreview.com, DSLR, E-10, E-M5, E-P1, easy, enthusiast, ergonomics, EVF, example, experience, experienced, eye, f/1.4, f/1.7, f/1.8, f/2, f/2.5, face, fast fifty, FF, field of view, five axis, Flickr, Fn1, Fn2, focus, FoV, full frame, full sized, grip, hand, hand held, high, HLD-6, ideal, image quality, IQ, IS, ISO, k10d, kit, LCD, lens, light, Lightroom, long exposure, low light, Lowepro, Lumix, manual, manual focus, MF, MFT, Micro Four Thirds, MKII, MKIII, motion, Olympus, OM-D, Panasonic, pancake, Pentax, photographer, prime, priority, professional, program, quality, RAW, Rebel XT, resolution, review, Robert S. Donovan, sample, sharpness, slr, small, speed, stability, studio, system, test, Travel, user, viewfinder, weather sealed, WYSIWYG, zoom | Category: Photography, Stuff, gear, reviews | Leave a comment

Now that we live on the edge of Adirondack Park and in an area renowned for its trails and outdoor activities, I decided to convert my Marin Hamilton 29er back over to its trail riding set-up and check out some local trails.

July 22nd, 2012 | Tags: 29er, 6 Shirley Drive, Adams, Adirondack Park, Barnes Corners, bike, black and white, bokeh, brake, cap*, chain, cycling, deer fly, dirty, drop out*, dusty, frame, Gatorade*, Hamilton, hardtail, hub*, Klein, map, Marin, monochromatic, mountain biking, New York, NY, pad*, Rascal, rigid, rim, Robert S. Donovan, seat stay*, single speed, spokes, spout*, sprocket, steel, summer, tire, top*, trail, water bottle*, Winona Forest | Category: Uncategorized | Comments (1)

Finally!!! After four long months of living apart, today I am traveling to Florida to meet up with my family, enjoy the 4th of July at the beach and then start the drive – TOGETHER – back to Northern New York. It has been difficult being apart but it was definitely the right thing to [...]

July 3rd, 2012 | Tags: 4th of July, 5, Al Stewart, black and white, blur, bokeh, counting, days, five, Florida, hash marks, monochromatic, move, New York, passage, passing, photograph, Photography, Robert S. Donovan, time, vacation, vignette, whiteboard | Category: My life | Leave a comment

Sorry things have been kind of quiet here lately. This was my first full week back at school and I have been rather slammed. I am in class most of the day and reading Plato and Aristotle during all of my free time. In addition, I got rained on just about everyday this week so [...]

May 29th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Adobe Lightroom, Au Bon Pain, Auburn University, bokeh, chairs, college, deserted, Direct Positive, DoF, empty, outside, Pentax K10D, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, school, summer, tables, vacant | Category: Auburn, My life, photos | Leave a comment