Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!, originally uploaded by calanan.

Me and Manray

BUF-to-SLC
Delta 59

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

smoothdude

smoothdude, originally uploaded by calanan.

Daniel Krieger

Part of the New York City Photowalk

NYC, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[smoothdude on flickr]

Toby

Toby, originally uploaded by calanan.

Buffalo, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

"The sleigh broke down."

"The sleigh broke down.", originally uploaded by calanan.

Dundas St at Spadina
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

Merry Christmas my sugar plums!

Merry Christmas my sugar plums!, originally uploaded by calanan.

smoothie

smoothie, originally uploaded by calanan.

Part of the New York City Photowalk

Columbia University
NYC, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

All hail your new queen

All hail your new queen, originally uploaded by calanan.

Or somesuch

NYC, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Lovely porn

Lovely porn, originally uploaded by calanan.

NYC, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

hip shot

Carey and Dana

Carey and Dana, originally uploaded by calanan.

Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

My sis, Dana, originally uploaded by calanan.

Carey, originally uploaded by calanan.

ShhPeKo

ShhPeKo, originally uploaded by calanan.

Part of the New York City Photowalk

[ShhPeKo on flickr]

NYC, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

smoothdude

smoothdude, originally uploaded by calanan.

NYC, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Manray

Manray, originally uploaded by calanan.

Another one from the archives...I haven't been out shooting lately.

Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF

Lexi

Lexi, originally uploaded by calanan.

Lexi Lou, Manray's niece
Niagara County, NY

Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy, originally uploaded by calanan.

Aunt Lynn, brushing Manray's mane

At home
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

FIBT Bobsled & Skeleton World Cup

FIBT Bobsled & Skeleton World Cup, originally uploaded by calanan.

Utah Olympic Park
Park City, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

...

..., originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

"Until next time..."

"Until next time...", originally uploaded by calanan.

I miss them both so much.

My sister and our Grandfather, April 2002

Buffalo, NY

.f is for felonious.

.f is for felonious., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Reliable

Reliable, originally uploaded by calanan.

Another one from the "hop-shot" archives.

I promise to start uploading new images daily but I want to add some of my old favorites to the photoblog first.

Ellicott St
Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G (D50 kit lens)

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

Iron, Lion, Zion

Iron, Lion, Zion, originally uploaded by calanan.

Today, something from my "Damn hippies" photoset.

Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.e is for eidolon.

.e is for eidolon., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Jenna Bush in Salt Lake City

Jenna Bush in Salt Lake City, originally uploaded by calanan.

I was asked by KCPW's news director, Bryan Schott to take some snaps at their event hosting Jenna Bush, where she gave a reading from her new book, "Ana's Story: A Journey Of Hope"

Main Library
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Here are a few more from the gallery at Flickr:

Nothing but revenge would satisfy him...

Nothing but revenge would satisfy him..., originally uploaded by calanan.

Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

March of the light brigade

March of the light brigade, originally uploaded by calanan.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

A sense of urgency tonight

A sense of urgency tonight, originally uploaded by calanan.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Taking stock...

Taking stock..., originally uploaded by calanan.

14th Street NW, South of P
Washington, DC

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.v is not always for vendetta.

.v is not always for vendetta., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

The sadness needs no leavening

The sadness needs no leavening, originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Buffalo NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.e is for estreñimiento.

.e is for estreñimiento., originally uploaded by calanan.

S. Temple at State
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.s is for schism.

.s is for schism., originally uploaded by calanan.

a.k.a. "Three together; Three apart"

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.p is for panoptic.

.p is for panoptic., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.c is for cold-shoulder.

.c is for cold-shoulder., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Cafe

Cafe, originally uploaded by calanan.

Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

By then, penitence comes so easily

By then, penitence comes so easily, originally uploaded by calanan.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Carlton St at Elm
Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Fangtastic

Fangtastic, originally uploaded by calanan.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

.t is for taciturn.

.t is for taciturn., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.m is for malfeasance.

.m is for malfeasance., originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Meerschaum

Meerschaum, originally uploaded by calanan.

Delaware Ave at Chippewa
Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

Happy Birthday, Manray!! (11/11)

Happy Birthday, Manray!! (11/11), originally uploaded by calanan.

Ahh, I've got bunches!

(with apologies to Noel Fielding)

Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D
Honeywell Strobonar 51-A and 200

For Stobist: On-camera flash triggered two slaves, one stage left on the ground firing into the wall and one stage right high up on a stand, diffused with wax paper firing straight on.

Me and Jake

Me and Jake, originally uploaded by calanan.

Buffalo, NY
December 2006

Rollei Rolleiflex
Carl Zeiss Planar 75mm f/3.5
Portra 400 NC (expired)
Canon CanoScan 8600F

.a is for attenuate.

.a is for attenuate., originally uploaded by calanan.

Violin Making School of America
300 E
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[bigger]

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

The Donut King

As we all know, some things in life can be taken for granted.

Taxes suck.

The Dude abides.

The Donut King protests.

The Donut King, originally uploaded by calanan.

Yesterday I not only met my first Flickr contact in real life but I met the man who plays God with Flickr's Explore algorithm, Jacob Rome. I know Jake from the Flickr Group, DEL*TE ME! Uncensored, a no-holds-barred photo critique group and the driving force behind his photo's rocket-like ascent to the top of the Explore pages.

For those who don't know the Donut King the backstory is that Jake, using the following protests, has been able to garner enough attention that the activity drives the photos to the top of Flickr's Explore (most interesting photos) pages, much to the delight of Explore-haters and much to the ire of Explore Whores.


We Demand Donuts


And coffee

And then there was this recent gem:


Silly Sheep

Jake is visiting Salt Lake this week and we made plans to meet at a local brewpub, Squatter's, for dinner, beer and cheer. At one point in the evening we joked that we should made one of Jake's Flickr-famous signs; Jake headed up to the front desk to ask for a piece of paper or even a placemat but they refused his request and in protest he used our dinner tab to make his feelings known.

Of course, in making that sign it led to his realisation that he was also without marker, which led to:

And a marker would be nice, originally uploaded by jakerome.

Here's Jake making the signs (which later became my souvenirs):

The Donut King, originally uploaded by calanan.

And proof that neither one of us are trolls:

The dream team., originally uploaded by calanan.

More photos are in my Flickrset.