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Continue reading →: Civics 101-The Declaration of Independence and Enlightenment Philosophy
July’s topic is a review of the founding ideas of the United States government. I’ve called it Civics 101 because this topic is the founding ideas and basis of our entire government. Especially in this time when the current president acts more like King George III, doing whatever suits his…
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Continue reading →: A random posting about using black and white film.On a recent trip to the United Kingdom I took the opportunity to pack a couple rolls of Kodak T-Max film. I wasn’t sure what kind of light or conditions I would encounter so one roll was ISO and the other ISO 400. I used a newly refurbished Canon AE-1,…
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Continue reading →: Cafenol-My new Black & White Developer
If you are a film shooter you have extra decisions to make before going out to create something unique. Top of the list is whether to use black & white or color film. Your decision may be limited to local labs and their ability to develop black & white. Maybe…
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Continue reading →: Waterfront Blues Festival-Portland, OregonB.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, The Blues Travelor, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Chris Cain, Robert Randolf, the list of blues artists is deep. From the one string Delta Blues artists recorded in the 1920’s to the screaming guitars of today, it seems like anything with a…
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Continue reading →: What Caused the Civil War?
It seems like a question we all know the answer to, we learned it in high school. Slavery caused the Civil War. Why should we look any further? It turns out that the slavery we think about and the slavery Americans in the early 19th century thought about only have…
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Continue reading →: The Challenge of Car ShowsThere are two challenges of photographing car shows. First, it seems like the cars are different owners but the same cars, the same colors, and the same accessories. Second, with the cars so close together it’s hard to isolate only one. In a previous post I mentioned that I decided…
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Continue reading →: Spring is almost gone in Southern CaliforniaSpring is almost gone, a few days of 100 degree weather makes short work of any wildflowers that emerged from the late storms of March and April. The displays I saw this year were mostly wild mustard. Here are a few pictures from the Orancge County wilderness. Enjoy. All photos…
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Continue reading →: A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth The Making fo the Port of Los Angeles and AmericaWith a 2023 Gross Metropolitan Product of $782 billion dollars, greater Los Angeles is the 21st largest economy on the planet. One major reason for its strong economy is its harbor. Poised on the edge of the Pacific Ocean its moderate climate and extensive rail and trucking network, Los Angeles…
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Continue reading →: Marbury v. Madison
What branch of government decides what the Constitution means?
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Continue reading →: Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR’s Fight to Regulate American CapitalismWho owns America? It might seem like a simple question at the onset. Delve a little deeper into the question and it becomes difficult to answer. Like a debate where the definition of the terms used during the session becomes the guiding guardrails to victory, the parameters of ownership might…
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I’m Dave
I’m a retired civics and history teacher and photographer. On this site you can access posts about taking better photographs and visit various places I’ve been.
I also host a monthly live series called History with Dave where I look at important events and issues from the past that might have some relevance to today. History with Dave is a voice over PowerPoint talk.
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