Testing new waters

Moo cards & Wikipedia

Around 18 months ago, Smugmug had a promotion with Moo, who had just opened their US office. I decided to try it out, and tested a cross-section of my images. From this first attempt, I narrowed it down to 4 final images. I've just made my third order, refining those images with the new tools Moo has available.

Virtually every person I've given one of these photo business cards to has said, "Where can I order these?" Now I have an easy answer: click the square on my blog.

Links are included for Europe & the UK. Not sure if I really need those, but just in case, they're available, as well.

Wikipedia, on the hand, stands a world apart, and quite amazingly so. During their recent 10th anniversary, it was remembered: "This is an idea that could only work in practice." I've been so impressed with recent entries I've found, that I donated. Maybe you will, too. For instance, need info on a pharmaceutical or herbal remedy that you're taking? Search it here. Good unbiased info. I was surprised. Maybe you will be, too.

Rumi quote

Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot;

seek the path that demands your whole being.

Leave that which is not, but appears to be;

seek that which is, but is not apparent.

— Rumi

waldo647images RIP, part 2

I just changed the Blogspot/Blogger URL away from waldo647images to chriswesselmanphotography, as well. Hopefully, everything is properly linked now... It always surprises me how long it takes to adjust all these links. Should interconnectedness be this complicated?

Enough of this!

Soon: my new Nikon D7000 — and reflections (finally!) on low-light photography.

waldo647images RIP

At the end of day (month, year, decade) — it became clear: waldo647images sounded like a stock agency, and it meant something only to me.

It was actually a further development of waldo (as in Ralph Waldo Emerson), which I’ve used for hard drive names, logins, etc., for years. And when I googled waldo647, I got back lots of hits — so maybe this was my brand?

Well, time to move on... and rebrand: the new URL is ChrisWesselmanPhotography.com and the new email address is cw@chriswesselman.com. For the time being, chriswesselman.com will redirect to the new web URL, as well. It’s easier to type and use/remember for an email address.

waldo647images.com (or .org) may return in some future incarnation, but for now — clarity is the order of the day. The old domains and email addresses still work and automatically forward to the new ones, so nothing is lost.

And finally, here's my new favorite Ansel quote — it speaks volumes and incorporates my Zen practice:

When words become unclear,
I shall focus with photographs.
When images become inadequate,
I shall be content with silence.
— Ansel Adams