.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Like trying to photograph clouds (Cherry Blossoms @ Branch Brook Park, Newark NJ), originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Photographing cherry blossoms is like trying to photograph clouds. From far away it’s an

Branch Brook Park – Frederick Law Olmsted was here., originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Strolling through Branch Brook Park and admiring the blossoming cherry trees is a pleasant experience. The paths wind through one picturesque scene after another. It should be no surprise – Frederick Law Olmsted was here. Olmsted, perhaps the most…

Cherry Blossoms at Branch Brook Park, Newark NJ (Panasonic GH2 with Super Takumar 50mm F1.4), originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:My wife is the flower photographer. I feel like a hack compared to her. We’ll go out, shoot the same thing, and have completely different photos. She sees things that I don’t. It’s…

Cameras Aplenty at the Cherry Blossoms of Branch Brook Park, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Here’s a little known fact – there are more cherry blossom trees in Branch Brook Park in Newark New Jersey than the much more famous cherry blossoms in Washington DC. Even on this dull day the park was…

Bocce Ball in Branch Brook Park, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:We came for the cherry blossoms, which on this dreary day were still quite stunning. But on the way back to the car I noticed that the bocce courts, which before had been overrun by children, were now being used as they…

Low Light Pizza (aka Pentax K-1 @ ISO6400), originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Nearly every time I hang out with my wife’s family, someone mentions the pizza that Granma and Granpa used to make in Newark back in the day. The stories of Sunday gatherings to eat pizza are legend. It’s been over…

Most folks that take pictures of their food for Facebook use their phones, but real foodies and artists bring a real camera. It’s a tough gig with low light levels and rapidly cooling morsels, so a dedicated foodtographer has to be quick and the gear has to be up to the taks. Under these challenging…

Crazy that these are the first shots of this place. It’s walking distance from home and I’ve always wanted to take pics. I’ll probably take hundreds of shots of this place over the next year until I get something I really like. That’s one thing about a new camera – it can often spur a…

I’m lucky to have such a pretty building within a mile from my house. Even on overcast days it sits like a jewel. I’m also lucky to have the Pentax DA70 F2.4. It’s the kind of lens you build a system around. With this piece of glass I know that every bad shot is my…

Pentax K-01, as taken by it’s bigger brother., originally uploaded by john m flores. So this blog and my Flickr photos are receiving an inordinate amount of traffic ever since I started writing about my Pentax K-01 experiences – much more traffic than my postings on Micro Four-Thirds cameras. I find that a bit surprising…