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This is the last shot from my summer travels last year, taken somewhere in Nebraska on the way home. Hope you enjoyed the trip. This time of year I am normally thinking about where to go for my minimum annual requirement of walking in mountains and otherwise. Alas, those plans have been interrupted by a tiny little virus, so I'll have to wait to see what happens.

Washington County, Nebraska

Here's an abandoned schoolhouse of District 56 School in Boone County, Nebraska.

My first shot of this house was horizontal and I missed focus in a pretty drastic way. I can't remember if I noticed it at the time, but I immediately shot this take on it and moved on.

This entire day was bright and sunny until the end. The storms grew quickly and were some of the most intense I had experienced in a month full of storms.

That night severe storms with countless bolts of lightening and 50mph winds raged through my campsite. I kept an eye on the radar and moved to the car for an hour or so watching my tent trash about.

The storms finally passed, and I returned to the tent, still dry. The same repeated the next day, and the next. It was a week of nightly storm, maybe longer. I just wanted it to stop.

A few days later, it did. The skies cleared and the roads dried and the miles slid away.

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'That Solemn War'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90

Film: Kodak TMax 100; 01/1991; 50iso

Process: 510 Pyro; 1+100; 11.5mins

Nebraska

July 2022

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'The Storm'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Ilford HP5+ at 1600iso

Process: HC-110B; 11min

Nebraska

July 2022

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'The Take'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Ilford Pan F+

Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 5min

Nebraska

July 2021

Sometimes instability can be quite beautiful.

On my way through Nebraska it stormed off and on for days. On this particular storm, I was mostly shooting what would be a 90 degree angle to the left of this scene.

But I kept my eye on this tree the whole time, waiting for the storm clouds to overtake it.

For the most part, they did, but it got too dangerous to wait much longer. Lightening, I am told, is something you don't want to be struck by.

I spent maybe 30 minutes here watching and waiting for light (and lack of light). I missed some shots, some shots missed me, and I believe I have more to come.

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'Front'

Camera: Chamonix 45F-2

Lens: Steinheil Rapid Antiplanet 6,5; 27cm

Film: Fomapan 100

Exposure: f/64; 1sec; Yellow Filter

Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min

Nebraska

July 2022

Nebraska

Shooting this scene was a mess. The storm was on top of me and lightening was very present. I didn't feel like I was in total danger, but I didn't feel safe.

I rushed most of my photos and nothing really came out all that great. This one is interesting, but really doesn't portray the feel of the moment (essentially impending darkness).

The sun poked through once or twice and that's when (and why) I shot this color image. It makes it look super cheery, which it wasn't.

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'A Newer Wilderness'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Kodak Vericolor III; x-x-04/1992; 50iso

Process: DIY ECN-2

Nebraska

July 2022

The storms smashing through northwestern Nebraska were some of the most intense I've ever experienced on the road. But I had to stop and photograph this tree.

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'Compilation'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Ilford HP5+ at 1600iso

Process: HC-110B; 11min

Nebraska

July 2022

Not every photo needs to be beautiful. This roll is full of what could probably be mold or fungus or just weird spots of some unknown origin.

But still, the color is wonderful.

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'Dispell'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Konica Minolta Centerria Super; x05/2007; 50iso

Process: DIY ECN-2

Nebraska

July 2021

August 11, 2011 - Kearney Nebraska US

Only a few final captures of this day. Was trying out this new cam and I wanted to check out if I could get some quality pics that evening. I think I overachieved my own wishes!

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Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography

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Nikon D7500

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. I went back to one of my favorite schoolhouses after finishing my Thanksgiving dinner. There were some rumors that the owner planned to demolish it, which started about three years ago. Some said it was just a hoax. I’m glad it’s still standing.

The schoolhouse is located in Polk County.

Cottonwood trees have a death grip on life.

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'Either Spoken or Done'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Agfa Copex Rapid 50

Process: Rodinal; 1+100; 18min

Nebraska

July 2022

I hated shooting this so close, but the *#$^#* awnings on either side of it made it the only way to catch the sign. Looking back now, I kinda like this view.

Still open, still showing movies. Just like it should be.

Nikon Z 5

VR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G

The Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Nebraska and is located in downtown Lincoln. Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, it was constructed of Indiana limestone from 1922 to 1932. The capitol houses the primary executive and judicial offices of Nebraska and is home to the Nebraska Legislature—the only unicameral state legislature in the United States.

The Nebraska State Capitol's 400-foot (120 m) tower can be seen up to twenty miles (32 km) away. It was the first state capitol to incorporate a functional tower into its design. Goodhue stated that "Nebraska is a level country and its capitol should have some altitude or beacon effect."[3] In 1976, the National Park Service designated the capitol a National Historic Landmark, and in 1997, the Park Service extended the designation to include the capitol grounds, which Ernst H. Herminghaus designed in 1932.

Butler County, Nebraska

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Colfax County, Nebraska

Here's a beautiful art deco auditorium in Dodge, Nebraska.

Did Buddy Holly play here? Asking for a friend.

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Nebraska

Abandoned rural schoolhouse locates in Nemaha County, Nebraska.

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You know those evenings where it's been mostly cloudy all day and then a storm brews up and it's evening and the sun shines low across the ground and you can't help but wonder what you ever did in life that was good enough to allow you to observe this?

That's this.

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'Long Distance'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Kodak Vericolor III; x-04/1996; 25iso

Process: DIY ECN-2

Nebraska

July 2021

For once I had the opportunity to shoot out of a car while a friend was driving... in this case, somewhere in southwest Nebraska last July where we were desperately hoping to not get hailed on by the supercells active that day.