December 2020 - THE DULL CHANNEL

December 31, 2020

2020 in review, goals for 2021

I watched this video on Youtube a while back about how to recapitulate the past year and how to plan goals and habits for the next to simply be more happy. I usually dismissed these kinds of videos back then and never put much stock into the kind of exercise she suggests. But I got to know Maryjane as a…

Thoughts about myself

December 30, 2020

My easy Fujifilm X-T3 setup for vintage lenses

As you know I bought a Fuji X-T3 mostly to shoot with vintage lenses. For me most cameras have too many functions that I do not need. I also dislike using menus or touchscreens. That is why I like Fuji because you can see all the relevant settings by just looking at the camera. So I went and checked every…

Photography

December 29, 2020

Brick Office

I took this picture when I was still very new to complex cameras. Why in the world did I stop the lens down to F9? Well we all have to start learning somewhere. Astute readers might recognize this place from an earlier post. It is the exact same building but with the shot just taken from the other side. And…

Photography/Urbanism

December 25, 2020

Distance and Reflection (2020)

My thoughts on Christmas about relationships and what seems to be important in life. Sometimes I distance myself to reflect calmly and sometimes I distance myself because I have reflected calmly. Even though “to think about” would be the proper translation of “nachdenken” I feel that “to reflect” captures the essence of the saying better Mirrored on a blackboard I…

Photography/Thoughts about myself

December 22, 2020

Forgiveness and Attachment

This is about insecure attachment and it describes a (small) incident of terrible behavior by a parent. It made me feel unwell but also compelled me to collect a few thoughts. A common incident I went for a walk with my small family and we saw another family with children. The parents, grandparents, a baby in a stroller and a…

Psychology/Thoughts about myself

December 21, 2020

Changes to this website

I have removed all political content from this website. Thedullchannel will focus on photography, stories through images and philosophy.

Uncategorized

December 20, 2020

My life in camera part 10: Panasonic GX8 Buying for buying sake

This camera marked the low point of my photography. As you can see from all the installments of this series I bought more and more cameras and lenses. But this did not help with my loss of focus and creativity. I simply no longer enjoyed photography. My then most used camera the Olympus M5 Mk.2 felt overly complicated, I did…

Photography/Thoughts about myself

December 18, 2020

Storm Damage

That is how my local park looked with rather severe storm damage. Heavy storms are not really the norm in mainland Germany but they do occur mostly in late autumn and early winter. The park was not very well maintained due to budget cuts and the storm took its toll. The whole area looked like a tangled mess of twigs…

Photography

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December 16, 2020

Part 1#: I am degoogling myself

I have been using Google services for more than a decade now. Back then when their motto still was “Don’t be evil”. First it was only email, then YouTube, Drive, Calendar, Notes, Photos and Maps. Everything is seamless, slick, fast, easy to use and convenient. But for quite some time I felt uneasy about the amount of data Google amasses…

Technology

December 14, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 9 Sony RX100 the pocket wonder

How to find more time for photography As much as I liked the Panasonic GM1 it was actually too big for being pocketable. Especially when I would add one of the other lenses. Especially in summer I would carry around a small bag anyway so what was the point right? So I thought about getting a used Sony RX100. This…

Photography

Monthly Archive: December, 2020

2020 in review, goals for 2021

My easy Fujifilm X-T3 setup for vintage lenses

Brick Office

Distance and Reflection (2020)

Forgiveness and Attachment

Changes to this website

My life in camera part 10: Panasonic GX8 Buying for buying sake

Storm Damage

Part 1#: I am degoogling myself

My life in cameras: Part 9 Sony RX100 the pocket wonder