12 June, 2025
A Horse of Five Gaits – One-Shot Story
Yes, in the above still from a short Fuji F31fd video, the rider is carrying a full stein of fine Icelandic beer! And she’s on a native Icelandic Horse. Reputedly, the pur...
Dave Powell's Posts
8 June, 2025
Can Time “Slip”? – One-Shot Story
I think H.G. Wells did centuries of disservice to future scientists when he wrote “The Time Machine.” It’s a great story, but its title and text subtly imply that a machine is r...
4 June, 2025
Don’t Turn Your Back on the Water! – One-Shot Story
Cliff climbing, anyone? These volcanic basalt columns on Reynisfjara Beach on Iceland’s southern coast are one of the country’s several answers to northern Ireland’s more well-k...
28 May, 2025
Scaling Skellig Michael (with a Fuji F31fd)
You can’t climb Ireland’s Skellig Michael monastery island if the gods of rain, wind, waves and tides are against you. Sure, you can go to the lovely small village of Portmagee,...
21 May, 2025
A Heads-Up for Ghost Hunters – One-Shot Story
I’ve lived an extraordinarily paranormal life without ever trying. I never know when the next “experience” will come. Some Reading for a Dark Night Here are a few 35mmc articles...
25 December, 2024
Happy Holidays! – One-Shot Story
Growing up in the 40’s and 50’s, I developed an enduring love for everything Mid-Century Modern. Including Christmas decorations. During the 31 years that Kate and I lived in Wi...
9 November, 2024
Kodak Tourist – The Most “Transformable” MF Folder?
It’s possible that Kodak’s last medium-format folding cameras – the Tourist line – may also be the most transformable MF “pocket folders” ever made by anybody. Since...
3 November, 2024
Becoming an Honorary Newfoundlander
If you visit Newfoundland, you will most assuredly get a chance to become an Honorary Newfoundlander. The ceremony can pop up almost anywhere- from the deck of a whale-watch boa...