Adams, MA
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Captivated by Colour (2020) by Camille Walala.
Created for the first ever London Mural Festival in September 2020, Camile Walala reimagined Adams Plaza Bridge with enchanting geometric shapes and every aspect of the colour wheel.
As seen from the Windy Ridge area of Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Monument.
Standing at 12,281 feet (3,743 m), Adams towers about 9,800 feet (3,000 m) over the surrounding countryside. It is the second-highest mountain in Washington and third-highest in the Cascade Range.
Source and more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Adams_(Washington)
Thirsty Adams may or may not be coming to Slexfix early next year. Keep an eye out for the zany adventures of Thirsty.
You keep following route 2 through Western Massachusetts until you almost hit the NY border! This little wonder is right there in North Adams. The trail itself is magnificent, but parking is a problem.
Just got back from a great overnight stay at Ricketts Glen where my eldest daughter and I spent exploring the glen there under very impressive water flow with all the recent rains.
Here was the first capture taken yesterday once we arrived.
Fresh thunderstorms overnight made for extremely wet and great conditions this morning there, and took tons of waterfall captures.
For Macro Mondays - Staying Healthy.
Water has many health benefits, it is recommended that we drink 6-8 glasses per day. It has been proven that a glass of water 1/2 an hour before bed and 2 first thing in the morning helps to keep the heart healthy.
Happy Macro Monday!
The state of Washington's second highest peak, at 12, 289 feet. It rises 8,000 feet above it's surrounding lanscape. (Deschutes River Recreation Area IMG_5097.jpg)
There are many different angles to consider when photographing Adams Falls. This is my favorite composition as it showcases the cascade of water flowing over the beautiful maple leaf shaped rock in the foreground.
Happy Halloween, okay?
This is the spookiest photo I've taken lately.
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'I Can See Your Eyes, I Can See Your Brain'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Ilford Pan F+
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 5min
Adams County, Washington
October 2021
Out of all of the Horst-Heimbigner House photos I've taken, this one seems to be the most dishonest. Here, the house seems small and separate from the world.
In this photo, there is no destroyed barn behind me. There are no outbuildings filled with barbed wire. There's not a wagon beside me, not a strange ball of fencing to my front. And where it all went in this shot, I couldn't say.
It's important (to me) to explore a scene to find new looks. A place like this can give you near countless.
'Universal No. 2'
Camera: Graflex Crown Graphic (1954)
Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm
Film: Fuji HR-U X-Ray Film; 25iso
Process: Rodinal; 1+50; 4mins
Adams County, Washington
October 2021
In a different light, these old wires would glisten and the shadows would play a larger roll.
Throw some better clouds in here, and quite a lovely lil pic.
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'Like We Planned'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min
Adams County, Washington
October 2021
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'To Have a House'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Ilford Pan F+
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 5min
Adams County, Washington
October 2021
Well, here's a bit of spooky fun. I was worried that the sky wasn't going to cooperate with me. In the early morning, it was clear. And later in the day it was clouded over in some dramatically boring ways.
I wish I could spend the day here, and see how the light plays with it through the evening. Or even arrive earlier for the first slivers of dawn.
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'Restore'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min
Adams County, Washington
October 2021
Just because Halloween is over, doesn't mean that the scares are over.
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'Walked Alone'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Ilford Pan F+
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 5min
Adams County, Washington
October 2021
Now that the time has changed and it is lighter longer in the evening hours, a trip farther east is in order. This simple hike takes as long as you need it to. It can be done in three or four miles, but you could also wander towards ten.
There are trails in places where trails are needed, but wide open spaces where trails are not.
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'By Daylight'
Camera: Graflex Crown Graphic (1954)
Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Exposure: f/9; 1/100; Yellow Filter
Process: Foma Retro Special; 4min
Adams County, Washington
May 2021
Winter hasn't been too hard on me this year. With a little luck and perseverance, we'll all make it through.
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'When Spring'
Camera: Chamonix 45F-2
Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Super-Angulon 8/90mm
Film: Fuji CDU Duplicating Film; x-03/1996
Exposure: f/64; 30sec
Process: DIY ECN-2
Adams County, Washington
April 2021
This is probably not the best photo for a small screen. There's a lot going on here, even though much of it is in drop-off.
That said, I like how it seems very compact. The rock formations in the distance, the fence on the right, the high horizon, and how I'm somehow hovering above the water (I was obviously on a bridge).
Even the sky seems to end before it should.
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'Feelings for Yesterday'
Camera: Graflex Crown Graphic (1954)
Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Exposure: f/64; 4sec; Yellow Filter
Process: Foma Retro Special; 4min
Adams County, Washington
April 2021
A Ferris flower. :-)
taken with my new 150-600mm Tamron lens and hand held even at 600mm! (ISO of 500)
View in Large screen to see the lights!
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'Floating'
Camera: Graflex Crown Graphic (1954)
Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm
Film: Foma Retropan 320
Exposure: f/12.5; 1/200sec; Yellow Filter
Process: Foma Retro Special; 4.5min
Adams County, Washington
May 2021
This is another scene I photographed with multiple cameras and film, but I think I like this best.
Again, this Steinheil lens does some really wonderful things.
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'Malice and Magic'
Camera: Graflex Crown Graphic (1954)
Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Exposure: f/9; 1/200sec; Yellow Filter
Process: Foma Retro Special; 4min
Adams County, Washington
April 2021
I've spent the last three weekends at Drumheller Channels in Washington. I usually hit the place once or twice a year, but I've really grown to love it. It's sort of the perfect place for seeing these types of basalt columns.
There's also wildflowers a-plenty right now (with more on the way).
As for wildlife, I've not seen a lot so far. In past years, I've stumbled upon rattlesnakes and coyotes. This year, it's only been a badger - my first! And a marmot or two. Oh, and a skink. And bald eagle. And slews of ravens and even a few swifts with a flash of green on their wings!
Okay, so some wildlife. Some. I guess just no deer, rattlesnakes or coyotes. Maybe next time.
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'Foretold'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90
Film: Bergger Panchro 400
Process: HC-110B; 9min
Adams County, Washington
April 2021
On Thanksgiving, I revisited a few places that I had recently visited before that. It covered many of the places in the latest issue of In This Land.
I'm not exactly sure why I wanted to do this. I think it's mostly because I just wanted to.
But now, looking at the seven rolls I shot (which covered a good many new-to-me places), I'm considering doing another issue of In This Land from these.
In a way, it would be a continuation, and there's enough difference there that few of the locations (and none of the shots) would be the same.
Regardless of what I end up doing, it was a beautiful day, beginning here - as a school house I've never seen before.
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'And Longer'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Foma Retropan 320
Process: Foma Retro Special; 4.5min
Adams County, Washington
November 2021
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'Occasional 2'
Camera: Graflex RB, Series B; 2x3
Lens: Kodak Ektar 4.5/127mm
Film: Kodak Ektachrome E100SW; x-2/1998; 25iso
Processing: DIY ECN-2
Adams County, Washington
April 2021
After several years, I returned to the Horst-Heimbigner House to find that the barn had fallen down. But I was able to spend a good deal of time on the grounds shooting it with various cameras. More will follow.
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'Relapsed'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min
Adams County, Washington
October 2021
One of my favorite places on earth has only ever been open as a day-use park. I had no real complaints. Sure, it would be nice to camp around there, I suppose, but it's small enough for a long day hike, so that's okay.
This photo was taken towards the end of a day in April. A storm was moving in, and though the clouds didn't look so bad in real life, I knew with a red filter, I could bring them out and make them look really nasty.
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'Quicker Thank Shadows'
Camera: Chamonix 45F-2
Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Super-Angulon 8/90mm
Film: Foma Retropan 320
Exposure: f/64; 1/4sec; Red Filter
Process: Foma Retro Special; 4.5min
Adams Couty, Washington
April 2021