I took out the big boy again. I call it the big boy because the X-T2 + Vivitar 135mm is probably the heaviest combo I have. I took this self-portrait from across the street. While I think it’s not the best idea to keep switching focal lengths, it brings out unexpected creativity sometimes. I go […]

I shot this photo using the vintage Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 lens, which I got with my Olympus OM-10 for less than 20 euros. Wide open, it produces very soft images, and I love that about it. Although I’ve taken many photos of buildings and objects with this lens, I’ve never tested it for portraits. I’d […]

I like to overedit. If this photo had natural colors, I don’t think it’d look as interesting. Painting by https://kaziulionis.art/

February started slow. I’m backdating posts. I don’t have anything I’m satisfied with from today so I’ll probably take a short walk to get it or use the one I shot at my desk in the office. We’ll find out later today or tomorrow 👀 Three Six because of Three Crosses and six lightbulbs. I’m […]

January was a successful month for the challenge. I have a few favorite photos from January. Would I take those if I wasn’t doing this challenge? I don’t know. Let’s see what February shots will look like.

I was at a friend’s graduation ceremony. I felt so good walking around in the university (looking for the bathroom). I realized two things. The first is that when I get into the “photographer that needs to deliver” mode, I suck. That’s probably because I don’t have that kind of experience. The second is that […]

How many is too many? I have three digital cameras. Is that too many for a “photographer” of my caliber? Ideally, I’d want to keep only two- a compact one, the X100VI, and an interchangeable-lens one, the X-Pro3. But the X-T2 is totally a “different” camera. I wanted to sell the X-Pro3 but unfortunately, I […]

The Chinese New Year starts today and 2025 is the year of the Snake. Yours truly is a Snake, the earth kind. The last Snake year, 2013, was quite an amazing one for me. I had some great changes in my life that I couldn’t have imagined a year before. Last summer, I ran into […]

I started today listening to The Beatles. That’s probably because I had I’m Only Sleeping on a loop the night before. Today I had I Want You on a loop and lots of Gary Clark Jr.. Today I’m sharing a photo of a flying coffee cup. I took some other photos but they were a […]

Whenever I see the Vingrių unguriai, I think of this cartoon: Today I made the Shop page public. I added size options to products with different prices. I also added some information and a little encouragement for people to buy my prints. I never sold anything nor had that idea in mind. I believe in […]

Went back to the center for a walk and to see some of the art installations we couldn’t see yesterday because it was so packed and we were a bit late. We ended up not seeing some of the art installations again because it was packed and we didn’t have enough patience for queues. The […]

It’s Vilnius Light Festival so I went and took some dark photos. It was so cool seeing Drakis parked in the middle of the city instead of riding around in the Pievaya.

I don’t know what to name some of these photos. What is the message? What message? Leave your message at the door.

I started using the digital crop on the X100VI. I think I shot most photos on the XF 35mm f1.4 so far so I’m so used to that focal length. 23mm still feels a little wide sometimes. I salute those who can take clean shots on wide angle lenses. I shot this on 50mm digital […]

Today marks the 3rd week of the challenge. My quick maths aren’t quick enough. The other day while I was thinking about how far I’m into this challenge, the idea of having a progess bar took over my quick maths. Today, I’ll add that to the Blog page.

I like how this challenge is pushing me to think outside of the box to come up with new photos. I was thinking how could I make the photo more interesting and decided to shoot through a roll of toilet paper. I think I can take some more interesting photos this way. Should I start […]

Today I didn’t get a shot that I was satisfied with. I thought of doing a self-portrait but this came out instead.

This guy was playing the piano and I was taking his photo. A Latvian guy came and told the pianist “Can you try to play the piano?” and the pianist replied, “I am trying to play the piano”. I laughed and left. By that time I had enough drunk convos for the day.

Yesterday was a busy day so I couldn’t post. I’m aware there’ll be days like this. Looking back, it could’ve been smart to set some rules before I started the challenge. I think the only rule is I need to take the photo that day. I can always post later and change the publish date […]

Today, I passed on the opportunity to take two shots because I was in a hurry and I didn’t have my camera on me. I think both would have looked interesting. I got this one for today. I like how the billboard light and her cigarette smoke highlighted her face. I started adding tags to […]

Today I had the third session of my leg tattoo. It looks like there’ll be two more sessions. Tattoos hurt. Whoever says otherwise, don’t have tattoos in areas where it hurts. But as I’m getting older, I’m also dealing with the neck and back pain I get from sitting in weird positions during the session. […]

I love sunny winter days. Today was one of those. Until the afternoon at least. I saw this small vodka bottle left on an old building on my way to work. Looked like it was sitting on a shelf. Now that I think about it, I don’t know if I’ve seen more gloves or empty […]

My Secret Santa got me a roll of Fujifilm 400. As a Fuji fan, I was looking forward to getting my hands on one but for some reason I never did. I tried many different film stocks in the last 4 years but never this one. So now I have a CineStill BwXX, a LomoChrome […]

God Got Me. I didn’t believe in miracles but whenever I was in a difficult situation and I stayed positive, things just somehow worked out. During those times I found myself saying “God Got Me”. I had no other explanation. Maybe it’s the good karma that I’m trying to keep. After a tattoo session, my […]

Back in the days when we went to visit our relatives my brother, our cousin, and I would usually go to the arcade saloon. This was before cyber cafes so around mid 90’s. My brother and our cousin would spend all their pocket money there. I would get a toast and peach juice instead and […]

It’s all about the attitude man. I had a short convo about this with a colleague in the morning. He mentioned his shoes got stolen the other day but he laughed it off when I said he needed new ones anyway. Sometimes we (I) slip but attitude really matters man. I like setting reminders. Some […]

Ngl, this title felt lame. But I don’t think the idea behind the photos is always clear and titles/captions are a great way to give the idea or hints to the viewers of these photos on my social accounts. I was planning to make monthly reels/shorts with my photos but I think I’m gonna make […]