Tag Archives: Marina Beach

Camera Test: No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak, R.R. Lens Type

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

Remember the No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak, R.R. Lens Type?  With such a distinctive name, who could forget it? Not like the cameras nowadays – all DSC-something-cybersomething-shot-pix – they all blur together.  Naming conventions were different in the early 1900s. … Continue reading →

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Camera Test: Ansco Readyflash

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

The Ansco Readyflash – so named because it’s “ready for flash” (but I don’t have one) via two connectors on the camera – is about as simple a box camera as you could probably come up with.  It’s made of … Continue reading →

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Day at the Beach

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

Marina Beach, Chennai, India

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“Blessed:” My Entry for the “India Is” Video Contest

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

All living things love their life, desire pleasure and do not like pain; they dislike any injury to themselves; everybody is desirous of life and to every being, his life is very dear.” –  from the Yogashastra (Jain Scripture), from around … Continue reading →

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Testing the Kodak Retina 1a

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

In today’s world of camera that are fully automatic, and only the hard-core photographer bothers to worry about and understand concepts such as aperture and ISO, managing to get decent photos from a camera where you must set everything manually … Continue reading →

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Chennai: at the Beach

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

Today’s post is a bit more depressing than most. People in Chennai will proudly tell you Chennai’s “Marina Beach” (also often spelled “Merina”) is the longest beach in the world, or the second longest.  I was skeptical, but found that … Continue reading →

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