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"Always carry a camera!" -- There are potential photos etched in my memory from times in the past when I didn't have a camera. Most of those times were in the film days. Once digital pocket cameras became affordable, that problem was resolved. Now in the age of smart phones, nearly everyone has a camera at all times.
I wrote all of that to say that I've taken a lot of car window photos since getting that pocket camera and I have no regrets. Digital is so forgiving. If you don't like it, delete it.
This is a series of "out the window" shots taken in the fall of 2013. It was golden hour and late fall. That combination made for some nice shots, even if it was from a moving car.
Hannover Linden, Saturday 6.45 in the morning. I was hunting through Hannover Linden for a good shot and had some done from a platform at the Ihmecenter. A bunch of screaming kids grabbed my attention. Maybe they were drunk and came from a party this morning. So I watched this scenery: One girl dropped backwards over a curb on the bridge, three others are laughing at her and as next they're paying attention to the guy, only dressed in shorts and already hanging on the outside of the bridge, ready to jump. After a few minutes he managed to jump in the water. Not safe but it seems he get out well. You'll might think this isn't that high, but I wouldn't know whats inside the water (max. 2.5m deep) beside the bridge. I got my shot done for this day.
Day 2 of Big Ears Festival I rode my AiPAS Ebike down to the Volunteer HQ at Hyatt Place. I picked up my Friday meal voucher. I left my Ebike on Gay St (so it would be close when I came out of the Tennessee Theatre later in the day). Then I popped into Marble City Markets and got a Gyro sandwich from Yassin's Falafel House.
I worked my 2nd volunteer shift at The Greyhound. Performances I saw during my shift, were: Tomas Fujiwara - Dream Up and Dave Harrington & Mary Lattimore.
After my shift, I popped into The Mill & Mine to catch some of Jeff Parker Expansion Trio. Then the next show I attended was Pan•American at The Black Box. Afterwards, I made my way up to the Tennessee Theatre for Caroline Shaw & So Percussion ft. Ringdown. Then I rode home and rested up for the Dirty Three show at the Tennessee Theatre. That was the end of the night for me.
Tennessee Theatre (604 S. Gay St)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, March 27th, 2026
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Shot with a Kodak Instamatic 92 camera and some Lomography Redscale Negative Lobster 110 film 200 ASA
Digital image taken with an OLYMPUS XZ-1 - found and admired at Busch Wildlife Conservation Area near St. Charles, Missouri, USA
This is the "Kodak Bantam F.8"; it is from the series of "Bantam" folding pocket sized cameras produced by Kodak from 1935 to 1953. This particular model the "F.8" was produced in 1938, and was one of many cameras designed by the industrial engineer Walter Dorwin Teaque.
An interesting thing to note is that although would be classified as a "folding camera", unlike typical folding cameras it does not feature collapsible bellows. While majority of Kodak's Bantam cameras were "strut" folders; the "F.8" model instead has a rectangular retractable lensboard. This camera would have originally used the 828 roll film format, which is essentially 35mm film on a paper-backed roll; as apposed to being housed in a canister and only having one perforation per frame. The smaller size of 828 allowed Kodak to produce a much more compact camera design. However, the 828 itself would never become one of the mainstream film formats, this was due primarily to the fact that 828 cameras themselves were marketed towards the ultra low-end of the consumer market. 828 was discontinued by Kodak in 1985.
This is a fairly simple folding pocket "point-and-shoot" camera from that era, with the chassis made out of moulded black bakelite. There is no focus, aperture or shutter speed control; the only user controls are the shutter leaver and the advance wheel. This camera would have been designed to have been very discrete (roughly the side of a pack of cigarettes when folded). The shutter leaver is located on the very front of the camera; the shutter will not fire when the lensboard is retracted. The "F.8" in the cameras model name refers to the fixed "f/8" aperture setting.
I acquired this camera from a local yard sale as part of a bundle deal. This also included a "Kodak Baby Brownie”, a “Kodak Baby Brownie Special”, a pack of old GE flashbulbs, and a few rolls of old 35mm, 127 and 828 film which expired in the early 1950s; along with some other small odds and ends for $10.00.
"Always carry a camera!" -- There are potential photos etched in my memory from times in the past when I didn't have a camera. Most of those times were in the film days. Once digital pocket cameras became affordable, that problem was resolved. Now in the age of smart phones, nearly everyone has a camera at all times.
I wrote all of that to say that I've taken a lot of car window photos since getting that pocket camera and I have no regrets. Digital is so forgiving. If you don't like it, delete it.
This is a series of "out the window" shots taken in the fall of 2013. It was golden hour and late fall. That combination made for some nice shots, even if it was from a moving car.
Not the best photos, the venue doesn't allow photography, so you grab a shot on a small camera as the situation allows. I don't understand this policy, because having the artist on social media not only helps spread the word about their talent but also gives the audience something as a reminder of the special moment. I guess too many people have made a spectacle in doing the "selfie thing" and that is too bad for those of us who take the process seriously. Can you image what the memories of the Beatles (and many other bands from the past) would be like if no one had been allowed to shoot photos during their career?
12 October 2010 was a strange day in south Crete. African winds have brought in warm and dusty air, it was nearly 30 degrees but cloudy and grey. The sea lost its usual Greek blue color and spewed lots of colorless seaweed out. Everything looked nearly like a black and white photo, except for the people. This redheaded girl really stood out :)
Shot with a Kodak Instamatic 92 camera and some Lomography Redscale Negative Lobster 110 film 200 ASA
In my hometown of Norwalk, CA.
This is one of two mannequins outside a locksmith shop on Pioneer Boulevard.
Rollei XF 35 on the left, Minolta Hi-matic 7s on the right.
More photos and a boring story in blog.
Taken with Nikon D80 and Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D. Nikon SB-80dx on camera right with diffuser (fired at 1/64), Nikon SB-24 on camera left (next to the camera) bouncing from the ceiling (fired at 1/2). Triggered with Cactus v4.
Nikon D80 with SB-600 through frosted plastic A4 file on white card.
This is a recent acquisition. It is now my daily "pocket" camera. I haven't had time to scan the first three rolls taken but before I do I wanted to have some "product" type shots of the camera itself. Based on the paper prints it seems capable of some very nice shots. It is aperture priority and has a fast f2.8 lens. Focus is by scale, no rangefinder or other focus aids.
These clouds were too inviting to pass up as we passed the by the Ohio University airport on the way to the Ohio University Bobcats football game.
Three individual images of my daughter dancing layered in photoshop. Canon Sure Shot Classic 120, Lomography 400
This is another little pocket camera I have, this one a real good auto focusing Minolta. It uses 35mm film and works well.
Lens: 28mm
Aperture: f/5.6 (fixed)
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec. (fixed)
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One of the sickest little cameras ever! Super compact and insane build quality. This camera is very old like 1932 . I have a video I did on YouTube that kind of shows some of the functions . youtu.be/3ssQ1OQBusA
Back on January 21, I spent several hours visiting several birding destinations in Burlington & Hamilton at the western tip of Lake Ontario. Most of my photography makes use of a Canon EOS body with a 100-400 zoom lens; however, I always carry with me a pocket-sized Canon S-95 camera to be ready for the unexpected. On my 5th stop that day there was a panoramic scene that called for the S-95 and when I reached for it.... nothing. After double-checking all my pockets and scouring through the car I concluded that the camera had scarpered after accompanying me everywhere for the last 7.5 years! I went home (and triple-checked my pockets and the car yet again!) and did some research to find a prospective replacement. Fast forward to Feb. 4, Sony had a $100-off sale on the camera I wanted, so I trotted up to the camera store and purchased a Sony RX-100. Fast forward to Feb. 14, a day my wife and I do our volunteering afternoon at Dog Guides, our local training school for service dogs. When I went to sign the volunteer log-in book, Jennifer the receptionist said "I have something for you." and produced the lost Canon S-95!!! It turns out that the camera had been found by another photographer at my second stop back on January 21. Later on at home he looked at the shots on the memory card and saw some pictures that meant something to him: An unknown person (Susan) grooming dogs at Dog Guides. On his next visit to the neighbourhood he went in and showed the picture to Jennifer who said "Yes, that is one of our volunteers." So thus, are we reunited under the most unexpected of circumstances. Needless to say, we shout out a BIG "Thank you!" with a standing ovation to Ted L. from Hamilton for his Holmesian detective skills and for going out of his way to return the camera. Hopefully we will soon be getting together in person to tipple some coffees and talk photography.
"Always carry a camera!" -- There are potential photos etched in my memory from times in the past when I didn't have a camera. Most of those times were in the film days. Once digital pocket cameras became affordable, that problem was resolved. Now in the age of smart phones, nearly everyone has a camera at all times.
I wrote all of that to say that I've taken a lot of car window photos since getting that pocket camera and I have no regrets. Digital is so forgiving. If you don't like it, delete it.
This is a series of "out the window" shots taken in the fall of 2013. It was golden hour and late fall. That combination made for some nice shots, even if it was from a moving car.
no inspiration this week. :( i sold my camera to afford another one, but that one won't arrive until next week so i had to get by with my little pocketcamera. not happy. ;) oh well, it is a photo of berit, even if the tail looks like it belongs to another, much hairier dog! lol!
Very busy day yesterday, so little time for a considered photo. This is a snap of my Canon G12 (my pocket camera) that I have been using for a number of my photos this year.
Just having this little camera (that does have full manual, RAW, etc) has, to a certain extent, reinvigorated me after last year's hiatus. Just having the camera in the car is helping me to see the world again.
I may return to photographing this camera another time (and make sure I dust it better before photographing it)
One of the worst cameras I ever bought, the Panasonic ZS80. Everything is fiddly on it. The zoom doesn't work now unless I set the ring for the zoom at increments.
I use them until they wear out though. This is the 2nd Panasonic that I liked the idea of, but in practice, hated it.
But hey, it says "Leica" on it, so who am I to question it's quality?