Monthly Archives: April 2020

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One Image, One Story: CA&E No. 20

This is a shot of Chicago, Aurora and Elgin trolley car, No. 20. It was built by Niles Car & Manufacturing in 1902 and currently resides at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, […]

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Wilcoxson Buick GMC

Yet another follow-up on my recent digitizing adventures. While Negative Lab Pro has given me the kind of results I’ve always wanted with my negative shots, it was of no help for me when it […]

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Quarantine Storm

Quarantine StormMy balcony has served as a photographic refuge during the Covid-19 shelter in place order. I have become a wildlife photographer, a landscape photographer, an architecture photographer and now a weather photographer after last […]

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One Shot, One Story: Machinery at Rest

When I look at the photographers that I admire, I notice that a lot of them skew towards black and white work. Ansel Adams did some color work but I think most admirers of St. […]

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A Tale of Two Scans

Today’s post is kind of a follow-up on yesterday’s post about how I am now digitizing my film and why I’m so enamored that I can finally get the results that I consider both worthy […]

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Digitizing Film – My Method

I am a practitioner of both film and digital photography. Both work for me and I use them for different reasons. However there has always been one problem with film for me and it is […]

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Photography in the time of Covid-19

Fog of Covid IsolationThe tree outside of the balcony where I’m self isolating as my part of the Covid-19 response forms a silhouette against a foggy blue hour morning.Nikon Coolpix A Like much of the […]

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Accepting Limitations

This photo was taken shortly after we set sail aboard the Sapphire Princess for a cruise to Alaska. Photo taken July 26th, 2008. One of the things I’ve tried to learn and I’m still trying […]

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Camera Non-Review: Rolleiflex 2.8D Xenotar

Items that were part of my wedding day attire: Tie-clip and class ring from my dad, cufflinks from Tyler, pocket watch to match the ones given to my groomsmen and my Rolleiflex 2.8D. Yes, I […]

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One Image, One Story: Custom Bike in Olde Town Arvada

I can’t remember this gentleman’s name but he was a fixture around Olde Towne Arvada. And maybe he still is. I don’t think he’d fit in quite as well if he was, though. Ever since […]