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Leica Q2 at Monterey Car Week

August 18, 2025 / August 25, 2025 by webmaster

Since I have already done a couple of Monterey Car Week portfolios, I am not going to do another one. Instead, I want to do a post about using the Leica Q2 at Car Week. I attended several car week events but the one I thought was the most enjoyable was the Concours for a […]

Nikon Z6III

June 29, 2025 / August 19, 2025 by webmaster

Back in February, I purchased a Nikon Z6III from Adorama to replace my Z6. My primary motivation was to take better action photos, especially in terms of sharpness and composition. I was particularly interested in the camera’s faster auto-focus, improved subject detection and better image stabilization. The camera is definitely faster. The cost was $1,700 […]

Bluehost & Computer Updates

September 20, 2024 / October 3, 2024 by webmaster

I switched in 2022 from Siteground to Bluehost as the hosting provider for this WordPress website. The main reason was Bluehost has a higher storage limit than Siteground (unlimited vs 20GB) – a potential issue if you are storing a lot of images. It was also one of the recommended sites by WordPress.org. I briefly […]

Leica Photography

September 16, 2024 / September 21, 2024 by webmaster

I first bought a Leica camera in 2012. It was a Leica M-E or Type 220, a stripped down version of an M9, purchased from Adorama, a well-known camera store located in Lower Manhattan. I subsequently purchased a Leica M Monochrom, a black and white version of the M9, from Fireside Camera in San Francisco. […]

My Photography

May 20, 2020 / September 17, 2024 by webmaster

I have loved photography since I was a teenager. My first real camera was a Nikon Nikomat FT (called Nikkormat in the United States), a 35mm SLR film camera with a Nikkor S 50mm f/1.4 lens, made in Japan. For its time, it was considered advanced with features such as through-the-lens metering and a fast […]

Squarespace

May 20, 2020 / April 19, 2022 by webmaster

When I have time, I will do a more detailed commentary on Squarespace but here are some initial observations based upon websites I have built (ex., Homeowners at Quail and Quail Men’s Golf Association). The biggest advantages of Squarespace are: With their wide-ranging set of templates to choose from, it is easy to build a […]

WordPress and Understrap

May 20, 2020 / May 7, 2022 by webmaster

When we started Shboing in 2007, we selected Drupal as our content management system (CMS). Fast forward to 2020 and WordPress has a 60% CMS market share as compared to 5% share for Drupal. Drupal’s strength lies in its custom content types with built-in views, its security system and its ability to customize processing through […]

Shboing website

May 1, 2020 / May 7, 2022 by webmaster

There is no meaning to the word “shboing”. It is a made up word that imitates a sound (known as “onomatopoeia”). The logo was created by our niece, Kristy. The burgundy color was intended to symbolize red wine. Originally founded in 2007 with friends from work, the vision was to leverage information technology in the […]