Dr. Jeffrey Kavanaugh 🇨🇦
@jlkavanaugh.bsky.social
Glaciologist and Earth system scientist at the University of Alberta. Luthier, photographer, baker, and coffee maker. Two-wheeled travel enthusiast and dog companion. He/him.
This @ellecordova.bsky.social banger seems relevant.
September 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This @ellecordova.bsky.social banger seems relevant.
Huzzah! That is a happy Friday!
September 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Huzzah! That is a happy Friday!
There's one in my neighbourhood as well. Crazy stuff.
September 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
There's one in my neighbourhood as well. Crazy stuff.
Hard to see how this isn't generational+ destruction of that leadership.
September 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Hard to see how this isn't generational+ destruction of that leadership.
Thanks for this thread - and that multiple-exposure eclipse shot is iconic. Here's my (unintentional) semi-recreation, taken in the mid-late '90s from the Vancouver waterfront:
September 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Thanks for this thread - and that multiple-exposure eclipse shot is iconic. Here's my (unintentional) semi-recreation, taken in the mid-late '90s from the Vancouver waterfront:
The TOWIN stereo-pair bracket system looks very cool - and this apparent prototype certainly fetched a"Leica price":
Leitz Stereo Tandem TOWIN prototype | AI_38_38461
the Leica tandem TOWIN was invented in the 1940s by W. Berssenbrugge - an expert in colour and stereo photography - it was originally made for stereo exposures, in 1949 however Leitz advertised it as ...
www.leitz-auction.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The TOWIN stereo-pair bracket system looks very cool - and this apparent prototype certainly fetched a"Leica price":
Oh, very cool - thanks for this additional information!
September 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Oh, very cool - thanks for this additional information!
An even better solution! (I was imagining something different.)
September 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
An even better solution! (I was imagining something different.)
I believe the answer is right there in your question. 😉
I'd try isopropyl alcohol, then perhaps acetone (though the latter can wreak havoc on plastics).
I'd try isopropyl alcohol, then perhaps acetone (though the latter can wreak havoc on plastics).
September 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I believe the answer is right there in your question. 😉
I'd try isopropyl alcohol, then perhaps acetone (though the latter can wreak havoc on plastics).
I'd try isopropyl alcohol, then perhaps acetone (though the latter can wreak havoc on plastics).
Hah - cool!
September 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Hah - cool!
The photos of civilians walking past blown-out buildings and soldiers playing baseball next to the bomb-wracked bleachers are really powerful - and highlight how lucky we've been in North America to fight our wars in distant places.
September 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
The photos of civilians walking past blown-out buildings and soldiers playing baseball next to the bomb-wracked bleachers are really powerful - and highlight how lucky we've been in North America to fight our wars in distant places.
Thanks for sharing these. He definitely had a gift with capturing people, places, light, and moods.
September 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Thanks for sharing these. He definitely had a gift with capturing people, places, light, and moods.
Could be either. German cameras and firearms were both rather sought-after by allied troops.
September 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Could be either. German cameras and firearms were both rather sought-after by allied troops.
That caught my eye as well.
September 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
That caught my eye as well.
That'd be my guess, too. I wonder who made that body coupler. Perhaps it was a Leica item?
September 16, 2026 at 2:29 AM
That'd be my guess, too. I wonder who made that body coupler. Perhaps it was a Leica item?
Okay, interesting. My grandfathers served in the Pacific theater and Iceland (respectively).
September 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Okay, interesting. My grandfathers served in the Pacific theater and Iceland (respectively).
I figured you’d appreciate that. It looks like a really useful setup.
September 16, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I figured you’d appreciate that. It looks like a really useful setup.
Hey, that’s awesome! I’d be curious to see whatever you’d like to share.
September 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Hey, that’s awesome! I’d be curious to see whatever you’d like to share.