Author: Vince Curletta

I'm a freelance Sports Photographer, and retired Software Engineer. I love sports photography and I also do quite a bit of film photography (35mm, 120 and 4x5).

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaApr 24, 20189:27 am

Learning to Code

I learned to code a long time ago – when teletype terminals were pretty common. Programming on a mainframe was, in some ways, similar to the internet today (if you’re reading this and you don’t […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 22, 20189:29 pm

Nikon Envy

I bought an Olympus OM-1 when I was in college – and used it throughout the 80’s. I loved my OM-1, and as a collector today, I have several OM System cameras in my collection. […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 14, 20188:13 pm

Medium Format Experimentation

Today I loaded my Yashica-D twin lens reflex camera, and took 12 black and white pictures. It was really going old school since the camera is not only fully manual, it also has no light […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 13, 20189:12 pm

The Gray Hairstreak

Tonight I ran across several Gray Hairstreaks feasting on one of the plants in my yard. Such a beautiful butterfly, I just had to share. I took several photos – but this is one of […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 13, 20185:02 pm

It’s a Black & White World

So, long ago, maybe before you were born, people used to take pictures with film that showed only 2 colors, black & white, and some people would argue that those aren’t even colors at all. […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 9, 20189:18 pm

Artistic License

So, this is my baby – or at least my latest baby. I collect old cameras, and I specifically like the ones I grew up with. This is a pristine OM-4 that I found for […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 7, 201810:16 pm

Exposure

I’ve been writing a lot lately about photography. I’m sorry if I’ve been neglecting other topics for this… but it’s been on my mind quite a bit. Tonight I’d like to discuss some thoughts on […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 1, 201810:16 pm

Olympus OM-4

I’ve talked about the OM-2 in a previous post. Today I’d like to talk about the OM-4. As far as SLR film cameras go, the Olympus OM-4 is one of the best – at least […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaApr 1, 20188:34 am

Analog vs. Digital

I was thinking about the reasons people like to listen to vinyl music when we have digital. Digital is so much clearer, so much more full. It’s, technically speaking, just better quality music. But people […]