Angkor Wat

I discovered after the fact that there was a sweat smear on my lens causing flare. I tried to correct it with Gimp, and ended up with this antique effect that I like. That’s Angkor Wat in the background. Looks idyllic, but in fact it was grueling for an old guy like me unused to blistering sun and 100%humidity. Hence the sweat…

I should point out that this is one of those pictures that looks better large…

latte art

After going through more than a pound of coffee beans in a testing marathon…

After going through more than a pound of coffee beans in a testing marathon, I concluded that my grinder was inadequate. I did not drink all of the espresso I produced, but I was like Hogarth in The Iron Giant for several hours…