Busker Eric B and Bangor Daily News Photographer Kevin Bennett

Still taken from the Eric B's smash hit video "10,000 Light Year From Home"

Fence Breaking News: Car Smashes Into Stephen King's Fence.

Grief like this is why I am not a writer making 85 million per year. Do I need this? No, thank you.

To Get The Best Seats At The American Folk Festival

Get there early!

The 2010 American Folk Festival Flickr Group can be found here.

This is Why I Still Carry my Canon XTi

I'd love to retire it. I have the XSi and the T1i but they won't let me PHOTOGRAPH THE SUN! If the sun is in the frame at 10mm with the other camera I get a sky white out. All other settings on the cameras are the same. I've even tried reducing the exposure compensation. No go. But the XTi will let me get blue sky RIGHT TO THE CORONA! (Hee..ok..close enough.) Anyone? Anyone? That XTi is approaching almost half a million shots. It's not going to last forever. HELP!

Lara Hartley, You Are Awesome!

Thanks!!!

The Muddy Rudder, Brewer, Maine.

Please call for licensing because brown grass, low tide, and assorted domestic vehicles = AWESOME!

Jonesboro Grange Dinner Tickets

I'm Going to be STUFFED!

I Didn't Say I Wasn't Going To Buy a New Camera

I said I wasn't going to buy a NEW camera.

Kodak Baby Brownie Special, 127 film, 1939-1954

Does It Cheapen The Experience If I Do It Too Often, Gentle Viewers?

More lightning portraits!

Find The Coffee Mug!

I'll order anything.

Your lowly and humble photographic servant As Sneakily Photographed By his lowly and humble photographic father.

Guest Photographer: jkirlin, the elder. (Different j)

The Central Track Club Bantam Relay Team

aka The Running Rapscallions.

Latest Decal for the Folding PhotoBike®

Thanks, Canon Bitches!

The Thing of the Moment's Guide to Lightning Photography O' The Day®

It's pretty formulaic, actually.

10mm lens switched to manual focus after acquiring the autofocus to hold it + 6 second exposures + f/8 + burst mode + dry, comfortable place to stand (at my lowered living room window) + finger steady on the shutter = 5 of 272 shots.

It's collecting more the capturing.

More lightning shots can be seen here.

Totally Unauthorized Use

Really, FBI? Permission is needed for this?

FBI to Wikipedia: Remove our seal!

Oh, THIS Lensbaby hat?

Why, yes, as a matter of fact, it IS the last LENSBABY baseball cap available. Ever. Why do they still show them for sale on their website? I dunno. Crazy.

Mail Pr0n

It was a good day at the jkirlin mailbox today!

Custom made sailboat pillow by Cindi Merle Hillerman at cmhdesigns.

Lensbaby® Composer® from the good people at Lensbaby®.

The image of the sailboat pillow is the first photo I took with the Lensbaby Composer and the images of the Lensbaby Composer is the first photo I took with the sailboat pillow. I'll say anyting for the sake of parallel construction.

In a totally unrelated aside, I have a new favorite hat. :)

It's Like I Almost Get It Then It Slips Through My Fingers

I should have paid attention in elementary school art class.

Wait, did I even HAVE an elementary school art class?