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Knox County, Nebraska
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Late in the afternoon, BNSF rotary 972559 is just out of Trumbell, Nebraska, heading toward the end of the Giltner Subdivision at Hastings. It has spent the entire day opening the line from Aurora.
In the past week, I've seen two different, recently-released movies that were partially shot in Oglala National Grassland. This is a place that almost nobody knows about. The locals use it, as well as some anthropologists and geologists. There is some somewhat broader history from the area (a small battle between US troops with Buffalo Bill Cody and a band of Northern Cheyenne under Little Wolf), but mostly it's gloriously forgotten.
The area has almost no services. There is an established campground near some incredibly fun rock formations (toadstools), and that's about it.
I am utterly in love with this place. I have visited it every year for the past five and plan to visit again this year.
It's not likely that the movies will bring in more tourists. The location isn't mentioned in the films and even on IMDB it's not listed for either.
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'The Reason For'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Fomapan 400
Process: PMK; 1+2+100; 13min
Nebraka
July 2021
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
Seward County, Nebraska.
I was originally not planning to show this, played with the colors, turned out nicely, thought why not showing and see what happen.
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
Abandoned house in the black and white, located in Knox County, Nebraska. On that day the weather was overcast, looked dull so decided to white-out in the background. And it turned out nicely, I think.
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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
I spent the better part of three days exploring the Nebraska sandhills. The maze of roads in and around them is truly staggering. Even with a map and GPS I got lost a number of times.
Some roads would simply end. Others were become private. And others deteriorated to sandy nothingness.
Typically, there are no landmarks in the Sandhills. There are hardly any trees. Abandoned houses and schools appear now and then, but they're nestled in the vallies and between hills.
Some places are utterly desolate. You can travel fifty miles and not see another car or truck or tractor. There's almost no cell coverage, and the roads that I was on almost never actually crested any of the hills. Rather, they would wind themsevles through the valleys and passes.
And though I drove hundreds of miles through them, I feel like I hardly know them at all. I can usually spend some time in a place and at least have a good idea what that place is. The sandhills confounded and intimidated me.
It was a strange example of what seemed like tame and even inviting land actually being unsettling and fear-inducing.
And yet, there was a peace between all of that. There was a quiet and a beauty that soaked its way through the hills.
I would like to try them again.
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'When You Called'
Camera: Chamonix 45F-2
Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm
Film: Kodak Tri-X; x-01/1981
Exposure: f/18; 1 sec
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 10sec
Nebraska
July 2022
Welcome to Lyman.
These doors make me think that this building was the town's theater. The Lyman Theater (as it was named) was opened in the summer of 1927 by G.A. Parberry. And installed a new sound system in March of 1938. Not only that, they also got a Crystal Beaded screen and reflecting arc lamps. And in the summer of 1955, they finally got air conditioning!
I'm not sure when it closed, but the last newspaper listing for showtimes was in December 1956. They showed Revenge of the Creature starring John Agar.
It's possible they closed after that. The same ad mentions that they were going to one movie per week. Prior to that, they'd show as many four films, changing them every couple of nights.
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'New Telepathy'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90
Film: Ilford HP5+
Process: Rodinal; 1+50; 11min
Nebraska
July 2022
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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Grace Lutheran Church, near Swedeburg, Nebraska,
One of a few Lutheran Churches I encountered while heading north on Hwy 77 between Lincoln and Sioux City
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'Unrelated Pause'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Ilford Pan F+
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 5min
Nebraska
July 2021
I struggled to both take the photo and to not be struck by lightning. Sometimes just surviving is your success.
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'Our Passing'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Agfa Copex Rapid 50
Process: Rodinal; 1+100; 18min
Nebraska
July 2022
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.