Craig Philips

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... I'm pretty sure these two pine trees never looked so good.

.., Larry, that I was carelessly focusing on your recent post on the wide end of your 24-70, ignoring its much better performance in the middle and long part of its range.  Certainly most zoom...

Zoom lenses such as the 17-70 (25.5-105 equivolent) are a very tempting walk-about choice, given their flexibility.  The question is, what are you giving up?  LarryJ has recently posted images from...

Snow was melting a few days back (though a fresh coat covered it this morning)

what these people think of me?"Ronald there is a more serious question: do you care a fig about what you think of yourself?Life is a wonder, offering countless pleasures, some are more gratifying...

Thanks for the heads up Rick.  He sees very well.  Certainly worth a look for those thinking about a DP2M, or the new 35mm 1.4.

Thanks for the input Peter, which spot on.  The previous NSX, also mostly aluminum  and of mid-engine design, was on the market over a decade and a half until 2005. Later a V10 version was planned,...

When I shipped the big tube from Michigan to Colorado (USPS) I specified "media not for commercial purposes" and, whether correctly or not, was charged about $6.50.

After seeing the auto show last weekend I visited the Detroit Institute of Art.  Given the city's travails over recent decades and all the empty space in its old center, the museum's size and the...

I don't know Nancy.  Maybe it's only a 2 wheel drive vehicle?  Or maybe the marketing people meant "urbane" and the sign painter forgot the last letter ; > )If Honda enlightens you (I can't), let...

Agreed.  Nice images TJ!  And you certainly made better use of the tall blond than I did.The NSX to my mind was hands down the most elegant concept car.  I was torn between including the side view...

Hi Bernd,Thanks.  I agree that too many images one finds on the web are way over-saturated and contrasty… from the 'challenges' on this site to places such as 1x.com.  Perhaps "Landscape" camera...

Thanks for the comments Kendall and Bernd.  Yes the Foveon sensor is tops for this subject matter (I recall the superb BMW engine you posted some time back Bernd, in a "foveon 3-D effect"...

Neglected to identify the final two:  the newest iteration of the Chevrolet Corvette, which got a lot of attention at the show

If you've never been to this auto show, I recommend it.  Impressive and amusing in countless ways.  Of course many modern vehicles are very similar (thanks to wind tunnels?), so the struggle to be...

Here's a sampling of Concept cars at the Detroit International Auto Show of 2013, which closed today. These are designers' dreams, not yet in production.  All images © craigphilipsA Honda SUV...

This is the last day of the Detroit International Auto Show in Cobo Hall. I went two days ago, my first visit.  Which of these would you like to drive home?  (SD1M, redoubtable 17-70 2.8-4.5)...

look at the gallery view to see the 100% version.  Should have mentioned that.

Haven't read through the thread since Laurence asked for comments on more than the perspective on the houses. While I first preferred 3 on those grounds, but taking a closer look at bringing out...