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We had one of these when I was growing up. I built this one from plans I drew from memory. Easy to build out of 3/4" plywood, it carries stuff, is very sturdy, and should last forever.
Photo courtesy by Michele Portas.
Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo. A nice shot taken by my friend Michele.
Pencil drawing of Native American dancer. The man's name is Clint. I don't know how to spell his last name, so I won't even try. I'm standing with the drawing to show the size - 40" x 60". I have decided to put a waterfall in the background. Who knows when I'll finish it.
This one is just for my memory -- this huge plot next to Grand Central and the MetLife building is under construction after a long time fenced off and inactive. I'll be curious to see how the whole area is changed once this enormous structure is finished (I hear it's supposed to be the tallest commercial building in the city once it's done).
I did get a M10, and I like it a great deal. I also got a Tri-Elmar, and I like it a great deal less.
Another good day at work. Gettin' paid to roam around LA Union Station. Not bad. Today it was all Amtrak and Metrolink. Even the relief power was Amtrak today. And for the first time, I finally saw a Metrolink consist that was only the new paint scheme and not the usual mashup of new, old and leased equipment.
Worked at concerts Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Volunteer dress was black pants, white top. Saturday was more formal and I forgot to get a photo! that's what happens when dressing is automatic.
Photo in front of art design at Cleveland State University.
A Vodafone billboard ad on Deansgate, Manchester.
It reads "Work Naked" and is advertising, as the board says, Vodafone's "Mobile broadband and Email" service.
Here's the thing. This advert is moronically advertising "mobile broadband and email". That's "mobile" as in, take it anywhere you want, when you want. Wherever you travel, wherever might find yourself, thanks to the miracle of Vodafone, your broadband internet and email can be with you. So why the fuck are you likely to be naked.
work threw a holiday party, it was casual friday after all needless to say nothing was accomplished the rest of the afternoon beyond revelry
Went to my friend's shop to witness him doing the initial work to shave my door handles.. This was him grinding down the tack welds he'd created.. I THOUGHT I was a safe distance away but getting this shot, I caught one of the sparks right in the eyelid and another that singed my eyebrows.. I was lucky.. Definitely wanted to get this shot of the 3Dimensional depth of sparks coming into the lens... loved the array of light and action of this shot.. Used a slower shutter speed to enhance all of the motion.. Just reminds me of the 4th of July.. Shoot using natural light, exposed for the sparks and action..
This is where I spend wayyy to many hours a day cranking out art for screen printing. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do to pay some bills.
Man at work in a huge Asian metropole.
How difficult and different the working conditions look like for us, watching this young boy.
He left his sandals, is working bare feet and is using hardly any protection while using his mechanic drill to reshape the concrete balls.
This is a shot of my desk. In the foreground are some fun new headphones that a coworker gave me today as a thank you. Thank you gifts are always welcome :)
I've been working much longer days lately, so this shot seemed appropriate. I'll try to label the stuff in notes mode. In case anyone cares...
I’ve had this MOC sitting around for awhile now. No idea if I’m ever going to finish it. Running low on parts for it, so I may have to order more.
Day Four
Working in an Architect's office, part of my job is to visit site, to monitor progress, check specifications and sort out design problems. This is one of the schemes I am working on at the moment, the conversion of agricultural barns into holiday cottages. Work started on site last November, and it is hoped the project will be complete by the end of April, in time for this year's holiday season.
Farmers Grain Co-Op, Ogden, Utah tear down - Study failure. April 2024.
Elevators shot with Miniature Speed Graphic from about 1945 based on serial numbers. Shot with Graflex Optar 90mm f/6.3 lens in Rapax shutter. Shot on AGFA Aviphot 200 from about 2006 / 2007 at ISO 125. Developed in Kalogen 1:100 - Usually the tank held 800 ml so 8ml developer and 792ml distilled water.
Stand developed for 1 hour at 70 degrees F, with one rotation at 30 minutes. Development appears to be accurate, all problems considered.
This started as an experiment to develop 70mm film without a reel -- because I have some 3 1/2 inch rolls I want to develop. The first experiment was almost a complete failure and the second one was maybe worse. After those I realized I wanted some shots of the elevators before they tore it down, so I shot another roll and developed it on a conventional reel. And, so the problems began. The 70mm Mamiya back is hammered - one reason I got it for next to nothing. No working counter, door is funky, everything scarred - however, that kind of made it just a basic back. The film advances with one crank of the winder and has plenty of space between the frames. The lock doesn't work so you can advance the film all you want, and you can take multiple exposures.
So, the back opened up mid roll the first time, however the roll is in a magazine inside the holder so that was minimal. I forget sometimes to close the lens, which causes multiple, and unintentional, exposures of varying degree when you set the focal plane shutter.
Finally, my last roll, which I thought would be great, I again forgot to put the dark slide in or close the lens between shots a couple of times and had a number of strange exposures. Also when I first got there, I shot 3 or 4 pictures without advancing the film! LOL awesome.
Then, I was using an old FED daylight developing reel - which handles up to 116 film / 70 mm, and after I properly loaded the film and put the lid on, the lid rose back up when I was initially rinsing the film, causing some fogging and extra exposure. SO, to make a long story longer -- Every roll I shot doing this had some kind of problem or failure. Either in camera, or in darkroom. Someone said maybe the shots didn't work because the place is haunted. Probably.
So here most of the shots are -- in all their failed glory. I started liking them so I decided to put them together and make a set. LOL
The Miniature Speed Graphic I purchased with no lens and a Mamiya Press back of some sort. I took off the back and it sat for a couple of years because the graflok back I acquired was not a perfect match for the screw hole reinforcements. (Because the original Miniature Speeds had spring backs...) I finally reworked the back of the camera a bit and filled in the Graflok back where it might leak and I drilled new holes in the back and the camera back. All good. The focus scale seemed to be about 100mm and the stops were placed about 90 to 100mm. So I dragged out lenses until I found one that was the best fit for the rangefinder and the scale - the 90mm Optar. I am still going to mess with a 80mm and ?? My 101mm was off enough.
So, enjoy this set. I have a couple of favorites...
I'm an interpreter at a local technical school and the idea of being uncluttered definitely applies to my work desk. I always dust my keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I also make sure that my books and documents are on the left side of the monitor for easy access. It's minimalist and it makes my morning feel right.