Rainy Night
On a rainy night I took a drive alone which allowed me to capture the last three places my father dwelled, park, and properly fall apart without subconsciously holding on so as not to upset my children. A lot of emotions, but necessary to the process. Continue reading “Rainy Night”
Dad’s Last Roll of Film
Looking over my father’s cameras I came across his Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 140ED AF film camera. It was on exposure 24 of 24. My Mom shared that Dad may have not used the camera in a while, there were older shots he took of his grandchildren (a very Dad thing to do), ones he took at one of many parades attended supporting his granddaughters. Film was drug store grade Fuji 400 film. In these pictures, I see clearly how much my framing was informed by my father’s teaching so many years ago. Took a moment to determine how to use the last exposure, but the family decided to complete his last roll of film with a photo of his viewing. Here are all 24 exposures. Continue reading “Dad’s Last Roll of Film”
Tribute to My Father
Recently wrote a post for KEH listing People Who Have Inspired My Photography.
First listed was my father whose hands you see above. He always had a camera about. The first I remember were Kodak instant cameras.
KEH Blog Post Preview: TECHART PRO II LM-EA7 plus a Helios 44-2
Next blog post for KEH will be about the TECHART PRO II LM-EA7. More details to come there, but the surprise AF performer has been the old school M42 mount Helios 44-2 58mm f/2 fresh off it’s usual Zenit E home. Very light so it balances well, and focuses in quite a bit so a decent macro look can be had. And with AF this lens really shines. Some samples below. Continue reading “KEH Blog Post Preview: TECHART PRO II LM-EA7 plus a Helios 44-2”
New @KEHCamera blog post up. Work Progress.
Link to KEH Post.
Duke Gardens w/ the Leica Q.
New to me gear found at my local camera shop deserving a quick run through Duke Gardens. Few samples below. Full gallery with the rest from this day and from over the last few years here.
-ELW
