Richard Louissaint Photography: The Journal

I have found myself in the past week reading links related to embattled film critic Roger Ebert; An Esquire profile of his life post the removal of his jaw; Ebert’s blog post on walking. In someway the cancer that stripped him of his ability to speak or eat or drink has reinvigorated this sixty-something year-old or rather has not stopped his zest for the things he loves most. As the Esquire piece reminds readers: “He is a wonderful writer, and today he is producing the best work of his life.” And it is a wonderful piece.

For all of my 33 years I have not left North America. Although I was not born in the United States , I can’t lay claim to having traveled anywhere past Florida. It’s as if I have taken that exchange between Cutty and Dukie to heart and am in danger of making it a self-fulfilling prophesy.

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Rangefinder cameras are a new thing for me to use as they are not practical for me to shell out money for especially the Leica’s. But I do think the M series are more comfortable to use than the Mamiya rangefinders, but i still had lots of blurry pictures, partially due to long exposures at night.

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In the early evening this past Saturday after an abrupt and heavy rainstorm, the sun began to peak out on a mostly overcast day. With it, came two rainbows.

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