All web pages were created using RapidWeaver and Scott Mackie's amazing
RapidAlbum photo gallery plugin. I have
it configured to use the Slimbox gallery template, which
provides the pop-up images and navigation.
Image management, editing, and exporting accomplished using
Aperture.
The previous version of this site was authored using
iWeb 1.1.2 to create a framework of
pages that linked together smart web albums exported
from Aperture. I documented the process of
combining the two here.
This site has been running on Media Temple’s Grid Service since 11 August 2007.
Prior to that, it was on a G4 Mac Mini connected to
the Internet via a basic consumer DSL package from
Speakeasy, who has provided excellent
service since December 2002. We switched to a Comcast cable modem in September 2007
for a speed bost. Switching to a hosting provider
eliminated the need for a static IP address, and the
speed of our DSL connection continued to degrade,
perhaps due to the nearly fifty-year-old wiring in our
condominium. At the time of the switch we got about
225 kbps down and 275 up with our DSL modem. The cable
modem provides about 10 Mbps down and 1.5 Mbps up.
Keyword scheme courtesy Quang-Tuan Luong and Terra Galleria.
Film cameras used for the photos on site include a 4x5
Speed Graphic, Nikon FM2n, Pentax WR90, and Minolta
Weathermatic Dual 35mm.
Digital cameras represented on these pages include a
Nikon D700, Olympus E-3, Olympus E-500, Fuji F30, Panasonic FX-7, Leica Digilux 1, and Nikon CoolPix 900. Lenses for the Nikon
include the Nikkor 50 f/1.8 AF-D, 28–105 f/3.4–4.5 D, and 70–200 f/2.8 VR; Tamron 28–75 f/2.8 and 28–300 f/3.5–6.3 VC; and Sigma 180 f/3.5 macro. Lenses for the
Olympus included the Zuiko 50 f/2.0 macro, 7–14 f/4.0, 14–54 f/2.8–3.5, 14–35 f/2.0 , and 50–200 f/2.8–3.5 as well as a Sigma 150 mm f/2.8 macro. I discuss my
initial choice of Olympus here and move on to Nikon in
this article.