Recommended by Danny N. Schweers

Recommendations by photographer Danny N. Schweers, sometimes about photography.

Good SLR and Mirrorless Cameras

Looking for a good, inexpensive camera? Because I teach students in my photo class at the Delaware Art Museum to shoot in Shutter-Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual Mode, they need to easily set ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture. Typically, these are digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLR) or mirrorless cameras with interchangeable lenses. Looking at what […]

Second Chances Farm, Wilmington, Delaware

On Monday, July 20, 2020, some one hundred of us were treated to a tour of the vertical hydroponic farm rooms, a box lunch, and speeches. A recurring theme was the idea that, having served one’s sentence in jail or prison, one should be welcomed back to full citizenship, not branded for life as an […]

Recommended: Planet Walker by John Francis

Easily dismissed as a hippie new-age environmentalist nut case, this memoir by John Francis gives us the inside view of an extraordinary man who spent 22 years walking and bicycling, rowing and sailing, without ever riding in a motorized vehicle. Seventeen of those years, he went without speaking. He tied these two decisions to a […]

Ken Morrison’s Renovations

Ken Morrison, personally and with his crew, has re-built every room in our house and has built from scratch the 950-square-foot apartment attached to our house and the 500-square-foot art studio behind our house. Here are photos of his most recent accomplishment, renovating our kitchen with new windows and lighting, new electrical, a new granite […]

Formerly Recommended: Apple Macintosh Repair, Wilmington, Delaware

In February, 2019, I recommended The Mac Shop for Apple Macintosh repairs, service, and support in Wilmington, Delaware. When someone helps in a time of distress, it makes sense to thank them. In this case, The Mac Shop — 21a Trolley Square, Wilmington, Delaware — got my MacBook Pro humming again quickly and at a […]

Recommended: John Turner, Photographer: Die and Get Discovered

A photographer friend in Bullhead City, Arizona sent me this link to a BBC article about the photographs of John Turner. John Turner died without his work being recognized in his lifetime. Sometimes all you have to do to get recognition is to die and leave your work to someone who will publicize it. Another […]

Recommended: Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter

So far, I am happy with my new Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter. Above is the third scan attempted and below are details of that scan. Click on the images to see them at 100%. I did not overthink this. I screwed the adapter onto the front of a Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 […]

Joshua Coupe moves to Kingsview Asset Management, Wilmington, Delaware

Joshua Coupe, a financial advisor, has moved to a new office with Kingsview Asset Management as of June, 2018. His new office is north of Wilmington, at 1813 Marsh Road, Suite A, Wilmington, DE 19810. His new office is just across the street from Branmar Plaza. See: http://blog.kingsview.com/2018/06/kingsview-welcomes-joshua-coupe/ I found it hard, even in this […]

Choosing More Lenses

In February, 2017, students asked me about buying Canon and Nikon fixed focal-length lenses and telephoto lenses. Canon Lenses I am thinking of getting the Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM lens and was wondering your opinion. I am also interested in getting a telephoto lens, but have no clue as to which one for my Canon […]