Archive for category: Medford

Stories concerning Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

Pastor Michael takes on Obama

26 October, 2008 (12:43) | Medford, New England Baptist Church, Politics | By: DaveO

Now here I was taken a little off guard. I hadn’t intended to debate him – I was there to take the picture. But it got us to talking and I found that it’s very hard to win an argument over a statement like this with someone who believes in a literal interpretation of the bible.

Wedding Photos on the Lowell Line

10 October, 2008 (22:48) | Medford, Trains | By: DaveO

But I did have a lot of explaining to do with Alex when they sat down for an intimate photo. We do cross the tracks, but we never play or sit on them.

West Medford Railroad Tie Replacement

7 October, 2008 (19:53) | Medford, Trains | By: DaveO

There are stacks of palettes of railroad ties all around the West Medford station. They are bound with a flat metal strip. The end of this strip has been curled up to make a handle.

My Hand as a Lens Hood

5 October, 2008 (21:57) | Cameras and Lenses, Medford, Photo Technique | By: DaveO

It’s not that it was all in my eyes and stuff. It wasn’t. But here’s the deal: I had a polarizer on and that means that I didn’t have the lens shade on, as it won’t fit around my polarizer holder. While I was looking through the viewfinder composing the shot, I couldn’t really see any impacts from shooting fairly directly at the sun. But that doesn’t mean they weren’t there.

Community Day at Tufts

29 September, 2008 (13:55) | Green Stuff, Medford, Somerville | By: DaveO

Residents, neighbors and friends are invited to celebrate the sixth annual Community day at Tufts University from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 5. The event will take place on the academic quad at Tufts’ Medford and Somerville campus and is cosponsored by the two cities.

Screwed

7 May, 2008 (21:29) | Graphics, Medford, Media | By: DaveO

I’m sorry to be so blunt about it. Web.com has put up a long-awaited upgrade to the site builder and it appears to contain a fatal flaw for the way I use it. It’s about pictures.