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Tristan Tom | through the lens
Tristan Tom is a photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
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I recently returned from a cruise island-hopping the Hawaiian islands. What follows is a few landscape photos taken from my stateroom balcony of the shoreline I saw pass by.
 
Hi Tristan, not that I would know much about photography, but I must say I love this pictures, the landscape is breathtaking and beautifully captured regards 
Thanks Angelina!
Tristin, do you have any phtography tips to share? especially while photographing people?
Feel free to ask me questions if you’d like
Thanks Tristan 
Wow! The third shot is my favorite. I haven’t been to HI since I got my new camera I’m dying to go back.
Thanks. Yeah, I’d sure like to go back again soon. 
The third landscape is simply stunning. Well done! richard This is a bit geeky but I couldn’t resist. I recently picked up at a tag sale a nearly new condition old IBM Model M ‘clicky’ keyboard (this particular one is from 1991) and it’s the best keyboard I have ever typed on:
 Since this keyboard comes with a PS/2 plug, you can use a special PS/2 to USB adapter to connect it to your current computer, whether it be a Mac (like me) or a Windows or Linux machine. Re-map the Alt/Control/Caps Lock keys in your keyboard control panel to work how you like them and it works like a charm! And it evokes a certain caché with a cool yet familiar old-school retro look and feel:
 This keyboard has a real cult following and I can see why-the keyboards that come with computers these days feel like total mush. I would highly recommend this keyboard (or the modern day roughly-equivalent one from a company called Unicomp in Lexington Kentucky), to anyone who writes, programs or just uses their computer a lot, which is practically everyone these days isn’t it? You can find them on eBay, and at thrift and computer surplus shops. If you want one with USB built in or one in black, Unicomp would be the place to get that although the build-quality is not quite as good and sturdy as the originals. The IBM Model M is the best keyboard ever! For more, check out to this NPR radio story. UPDATE (April 1, 2010): I’m now using the Space Saver IBM Model M which does not include the number keypad on the right. It’s quite a bit smaller on the desk, which is nice. Having the mouse closer in to the keyboard is surprisingly more ergonomic and quicker as well. It’s my new favorite! 
Welcome to the club! I've been using a Model M for years, can't type anywhere near as well with any other keyboard. It does require typing a little more softly at night when people are sleeping, though. 
That's so fun! I remember hearing that story on NPR, too. It is hard to find a comfortable keyboard. Mine isn't quite that clicky, but it is satisfying enough for me. Very fun. 
congratulations on your first ibm clicky! don't forget to swap some keys to astound your comrades! .~. 
I started IBMs many years ago, and used a Model M (several) for many years. Now use the Unicomp with the trackpoint and love it. My IBM laptops have trackpoints and my main keyboards do too. Keeps my hands on the keys, not scratching meeses. Really great pix! A while back, AAA commissioned my Golden Gate Bridge in Fog picture for a large corporate conference with a ‘Building Bridges’ theme. Here are a few pictures of one of the finished products, an announcement card; front, back and the envelope. It may be a bit difficult to see in the picture, but the image is printed directly on the card with embossing around it. I think it turned out quite nice!
   AAA also purchased over one hundred framed matted prints of my photograph. Yes, I sell those! Please inquire if you’re interested.
That is so cool! Congratulations! Your image is fabulous… and I really dig the fun envelope. What a great card!
Thanks Robin! I’m glad you like it.
I have never seen a car & house compliment each other so well Match made is heaven??? ha ha ha
Indeed! 
The best camera is the one that’s with you. I always have my iPhone with me because it’s not practical to have a DSLR with you constantly. I enjoy the limitations of the iPhone camera in perpetuating a ‘snapshot ethic’ much in the same way Polaroids did in the past. This is a gallery of some snapshots I’ve recently taken with my iPhone 3G.
I really like that first one… very dreamy somehow.
Thanks! 
Hi Tristan, What plugin did you for these photographs. And what setup did you use. I have been trying to get some of lightbox plugins to work on my blog. But I am running to problems where the thumbnails show, the photos will not pop-up. Thank you for your time.
HI Mark, that's the NexGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress with Lightbox 2 added in as well. 
Did you use the normal camera or did you DL and additional app? Love your site…. Diego.
Yep, just the camera app and then a bit of Photoshop after. 
I stumbled across this great sequence of pictures by someone on by the name of Jill Johnson on Flickr. This really shows how even a short sequence of photographs can sure tell a compelling story! (click on the thumbnail to the right to view.) 
hey, i came across your blog from prophoto blogs and i just wanted to say that i love your work.
Thanks Cristi. Yeah, aren't these great?
The Business Card Observer website is a nice source of inspiration for business card design. [via Mike's blog @ Mike Industries]. I’m having fun paging through all the card images (be sure to click on the ‘Older Cards’ as well) and thinking about some of the design elements that work well, and ones that don’t. |
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