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<\/center><\/p>\nOctober 13 – The Marin headlands<\/a> provide their own rugged beauty as well as affording some of the most splendid views of San Francisco.<\/p>\n October 30 – Equipment maketh the man, and it appears that it’s just about impossible to make bad pictures with the 180mm AF-D Nikkor<\/a> lens. Mine’s a bit of a beater but the optics are outstanding in every way at any aperture.<\/p>\n October 31 – This year’s Christmas calendar<\/a> featured pictures taken over many years of the Transamerica building.<\/p>\n November 9 – SF’s Mission District<\/a> yields riches on a stroll with the 24mm Nikkor.<\/p>\n November 23 – Sometimes you get lucky. An innocuous shot of a short order cook took on a deeper mysterious theme when processed<\/a>.<\/p>\n December 22 – I reminisced about my Crown Graphic<\/a> view camera and published a snap or two taken with that monster.<\/p>\n December 25 – Beautiful kids<\/a> beautifully dressed offer subject matter for the 180mm Nikkor.<\/p>\n Photographers:<\/b><\/p>\n September 5 – Cindy Sherman<\/a>‘s work was exhibited at SF’s MoMA and the show was splendid, showing this talented woman’s output over several decades.<\/p>\n October 15 – The Radical Camera<\/a> show at SF’s Contemporary Jewish Museum did a fine job of displaying the work of the New York Photo League.<\/p>\n November 30 – Not all great wealth has to emulate the crass boorishness of a Trump, as this gorgeous advertisement<\/a> from a premier watch maker proves.<\/p>\n December 5 – O. Winston Link’s railway images<\/a> continue to delight and satisfy.<\/p>\n Photography:<\/b><\/p>\n September 26 – The iPhone 5<\/a> arrived and proved that changes at the margin are all that’s in store from the former innovators at Apple. A slightly better camera in a decidedly underwhelming device.<\/p>\n September 30 – The month closed with some gorgeous photography in Ralph Lauren’s<\/a> clothing catalog.<\/p>\n October 9 – The Nikon D2x<\/a>, at very low cost, joined the D700 chez Pindelski<\/i>.<\/p>\n November 12 – proving that there’s one born every minute, Leica<\/a> continues to make silly priced gear for silly people. Get this. $10,000 and it can’t even do color. “But dahling, the greys, the tones ….”.<\/p>\n November 29 – Finally, someone has made a full frame point-and-shoot<\/a>. Unfortunately, Sony forgot to include a proper viewfinder.<\/p>\n December 26 – DxO Viewpoint<\/a> offers a better mousetrap for fixing keystoning at a bearable price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Looking back. Continuing from parts I and II. Photographs: September 29 – The annual dog parade always yields a cornucopia of material and in addition to publishing several snaps I disclosed here, for the first time to a global audience, my vote in the 2012 US Presidential Election. October 13 – The Marin headlands provide … Continue reading Columns of the year 2012 – Part 3 of 3<\/span> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/Marin_Headlands4.jpg\")
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