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Everything's JOKSearchPrimary MenuSkip to contentPirate PartyPhotographyBy Will AloneWhen Imagination FailsSpontaneous IdeasEverythingSubscribePhotography, Pirate Party2022 Trans Resistance MarchFun, PhotographyElf LandCurrent Affairs, Photography, Privacy & Surveillance, Social Justice, SpeechMay 6th, 2022 Pro-Choice RallyFun, Music, PhotographyArt Beat 2021NatureSinging robinNature, PhotographyBirds and the MoonPhotography, WarWarship Wednesday: DDGs LBJ & InouyeFebruary 17, 2021 James O'KeefeLeave a commentOver the summer I planned to head up to Bath, Maine to photograph the USS Lyndon B. Johnson. I planned to take the Maine Maritime Museum’s Shipyards & Lighthouses Cruise just as I had when photographing the USS Monsoor. Due to the pandemic that was not possible, so I instead rented the Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens from Hunt’s Photo Video. My son and I drove up and tried finding locations to photograph from. The land across from the Kennebec River is filled with private houses and offered no outlet from which to photograph the USS LBJ. We ended up starting on the US Route 1 bridge and traveling down to the Doubling Point Lighthouse:The Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens is a very heavy lens. Hand holding it seemed a recipe for blurry photos so I put it on a sturdy tripod. It worked well though the walkway to the Doubling Point Lighthouse vibrated when people walked on it.From the US Route 1 bridge:From the Doubling Point Lighthouse:From where on the Doubling Point Lighthouse I photographed the LBJ. Taken while on a previous boat cruise.featuredArt, Photography, Pirate Party, Privacy & SurveillanceWorcester WalkaboutFebruary 11, 2021 James O'KeefeLeave a commentBack in October I walked around Worcester mapping surveillance cameras at a Pirate Party outing. Got a chance to photograph some of the murals and other sights in downtown Worcester.featuredPirate Party, SpeechAttacks on Section 230February 9, 2021 James O'KeefeLeave a commentSteve and I talked about the CDA Section 230 gutting SAFE TECH Act on the latest Pirate News livestream. You can read a redline version.Some of the articles we reference:The SAFE TECH Act offers Section 230 reform, but the law’s defenders warn of major side effects;War on Section 230 begins in earnest as Dem senators look to limit legal immunity for social networks, websites etc;Now It’s The Democrats Turn To Destroy The Open Internet: Mark Warner’s 230 Reform Bill Is A Dumpster Fire Of Cluelessness;Senators Warner, Hirono, And Klobuchar Demand The End Of The Internet Economy.We live stream Sundays at 7:30pm Eastern. You can find past recordings at MassPirates.org.Nature, PhotographySummer Neighborhood PhotosFebruary 8, 2021 James O'KeefeLeave a commentFinally got around to posting some new photos I took during the summer.I was particularly fond of the following photograph, though a flash would have helped. Whether the patient fly stuck around with a flash going off repeatedly is an open question.featuredNature, PhotographyFlowers and SuchAugust 18, 2020 James O'KeefeLeave a commentA few flowers and such from the neighborhood.To see a higher resolution version of the one above:featuredArt, PhotographyDeCordova Sculpture ParkAugust 16, 2020 James O'KeefeLeave a commentVisited the DeCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln recently. It was a nice day to get out and walk around with the family. Here is a selection of the art we saw:Some of the art wasn’t:You can cycle through all of the pictures:Miniatures, Photography, When Imagination FailsLatest Fleet AdditionsAugust 14, 2020 James O'KeefeLeave a commentFinally got around to photographing and uploading my latest set of 1/2400 ship miniatures. I cannot claim that I painted the ships. That honor goes to gak8346 who has a far better eye for painting small modern ships than I do. I’ll stick to other miniatures.I played with focus stacking and using HeliconFocus got a number of photos of ships at oblique angles. Some post-Cold War GHQ ships:I based the Arleigh Burke IIA destroyer as the USS Hudner, which I photographed when it was being commissioned in Boston.And one from Dutch Fleet Naval Miniatures on Shapeways:As well as some Cold War era ships:Some of the mini-carriers nice and based:Finally finished the Tarawa-class LHA:Bill’s Models was nice enough to create some ships at my request, so I had to get them, including some USNS RO-ROs:And some merchant ships:They are all decent ships, but if you are starting out with adding merchant or RO-ROs to your collection, I recommend getting some of the US ships from Viking Forge such as the Sealift Pacific, Cape Isabel and Algol.There are more pictures from this upload in my 1/2400 Naval Miniatures photo album as well as pictures I shared in the past. You can just cycle through them below:featuredNature, PhotographyNEOWISEAugust 3, 2020 James O'KeefeLeave a commentIn July, my sons and I went to Danehy Park in Cambridge to see Comet NEOWISE. We got there before sunset to find a good position on the hill in the park. It wasn’t the best location, even besides the mosquitos that came out after dusk, but it was a good opportunity to try time lapse/astro photography.It wasn’t easy to find Comet NEOWISE with the naked eye, so I pointed my camera in the right direction, took a long exposure photograph, then checked if the comet was in the photograph. Whether it was there or not, I repositioned the camera to either find it or get a better picture of it.It was an iterative process.I played with the duration of the photographs experiencing that long durations at high focal lengths result in star trails. Some had a good balance.The next day, clad in bug spray and long pants, my son and I tried photographing the comet from the top of the Alewife MBTA stop garage in Cambridge. The combination of the clouds and the bright garage lights hindered my efforts to get decent pictures. It was a good scouting opportunity. Unfortunately, the weather since hasn’t been great so it was good we went out the earlier night.featuredNature, PhotographyFlowers and a SpiderJune 10, 2020 James O'KeefeLeave a commentPhotographed flowers in the yard recently. No use of focus peaking this time, but I used HeliconFocus to stitch the sharp part of images together. Click on the images to view them in more detail. You can then zoom into them further.Also found this spider in our house. It was a mostly willing model, but eventually it had had enough.All images taken with my Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens on my Nikon Z 50 via the Nikon FTZ adapter.Pirate Party, Privacy & SurveillanceBoston Facial Recognition Ban Hearing TodayJune 9, 2020 James O'KeefeLeave a commentReposting this from the Massachusetts Pirate Party. If you live in Boston, do contact your city councilor and tell them to support this ordinance. Details below.Today at 3pm, Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations will discuss a proposed ordinance to ban face surveillance in Boston. The hearing will be by Zoom meeting and the public may watch this meeting via live stream atboston.gov/city-council-tv. It is too late to address the committee, but you can still provide written testimony. Details below. The ACLU put together a toolkit for activists that includes model testimony. There are also public education resources available athttps://aclum.org/presspause.Please attend the hearing and help out in the following ways:Sign and share the ACLU’s petition in support of the campaign:https://action.aclu.org/petition/ban-face-surveillance-boston;Encouraging your friends and family in Boston to provide testimony in support of this ordinance;If you live in Boston, contact your city councilor and tell them to support this ordinance. You can find a list and email them at https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council. The ACLU has a toolkit for activists that includes contact information for the city councilors.Written comments may be sent to the Committee or staff email (below) and will be made a part of the record and available to all Councilors.Email:[email protected]/[email protected] Attn: Christine O’Donnell, Docket #0683Fax Number: 617-635-4203 Attn: Christine O’Donnell, Docket #0683Mail Address: Docket #0683, City Council, City Hall, 5thFloor, Boston MA 02201Posts navigation12…44Next →Photo StreamPeace and freedom art at Art Beat 2005The Green-Rainbow Party was excluded from Art Beat 2005. As such we setup a table on the street with chalk and asked Art Beat participants to supply their own art for peace and freedom. This is a large part of the art work or statements that people produced.The Graphic ImperativePictures of various posters from "The Graphic Imperative: An Exhibition of International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment. I took these pictures at the exhibition at the Massachusetts College of Art on November 5th, 2005.Surveillance PhotosNatural WorldSome pictures of the natural world I took years ago.With Weapons of Will Game 4/23/2005First playtest of With Weapons of Will (now By Will Alone).By Will Alone Game 4/29/07First convention game of the By Will Alone rules at Havoc XXIII.Miniatures PhotosRecent CommentsJames O'Keefe on If you are into modern naval miniatures …AL Zummak on If you are into modern naval miniatures …James O'Keefe on Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular ExhibitMelissa on Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular ExhibitJames O'Keefe on Latest 1/2400 Modern ShipsSearchThe musings of Jamie O'Keefe: pirate party activist, geek, father and gamer.Thanks for visiting. Your questions and comments are welcome. If you need to, you can reach me by call/text me at (617) 863-0385 or email at jokeefe at jamesokeefe dot org.My GPG key finger print is 9F7C 6B6C EA9F E2D3 6489 B826 A8B0 F73D AAFF 1FEC. 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