I paid my respects at “Colonel” Harland Sander’s grave in Louisville KY, then drove over to Jerry Lotz’s place to take a gander at his massive collection of stuff. As luck would have it, Jerry saw me taking pictures and came out to talk about his collection. I was invited inside to see even more of the hoard, and shot that part of the impromptu tour with a digital stereo infrared rig.
This image was captured with a 1930 Rolleidoscop on AGFA RSX II film, and home-processed in my basement.
There are pockets of Bloor Street in Toronto that are gentrified and developed, and some that are…questionable. When I captured this image last year I assumed that the restaurant had long been abandoned, but just last week I saw them open and catering to customers.
This was shot with the twinned AGFA Isolette folder that Sam Smith created, on very expired Kodak E100 (no, that’s not an Instagram filter), and home-processed in my basement.
This Sante Fe shop keeper agreed to have this environmental portrait done in the doorway. The Open shade made Velvia the choice – interior light balanced well by luck.
I like shooting store windows – reflections vs. transluscence. Thi one is more about the stuff, the sunflowers, and signage.
Velvia worked wll for this lighting scenario – side sun. I love how it saturates the colors.
I was absolutely awestruck when I came upon this scene. The picket fence, the metal barn, the broken glass, even the wires in the sky… and wow, what a sky.
In July of 2014, my wife and I trail ran and trekked the Dolomites in the Italian Alps. There is a lot to see here and we opted to take a guided running tour with holomites.com. After a brief rest at this picnic table, we made an easy climb to the base of the falls.
This view is an inspired resting place where views of the mountains and summer wild flowers surround you in every direction. After my cha-cha shot, I put my camera back in my Osprey Rev 6 hydration pack and ran to catch up.
While running along the river bank I was enamored with the giant leaves you see here. If you were to stand in the bunch, you’d be knee deep more in water, and single leaf would provide a good hat from the sun.
I ran by many summer gardens in the ski town, but this one made me stop, take out my camera for a cha-cha shot. If you look closely at the background you can see a car on the road and few cable cars in different positions in the left and right images 🙂
All images were made with a Fuji GA645w using Provia 100F film.
This is a picturesque service yard for, what appears to be gondola service and rebuilding. It was taken hyper with my twin Lubitel rig. This shot must have had a large aperture since the corners and edges are very soft.
This shot gives you an overview of the various choices you have for traveling the canals of Venice. It was taken with my TL120 on Provia 100f film and is just above the Rialto bridge. 
Shot with my Tl120 hand held on Provia 100f film
, this is a gorgeous cathedral in Prague’s “lesser town”. I’m left wanting for wider lenses.
This image is of 3 of the “Martello” towers which are part of the Fort Henry complex in Kingston, Ontario. These towers date back to the War of 1812.
This image is the third MF image I ever shot. It was my test reel of my first Sputnik camera. The day was so bright and clear that it was almost impossible to take a bad image. This shot, taken hand held, sold me on MF. The light that came from the clear sky was so bright that even full shadow was well illuminated.
Spin the light fantastic is a variation of the expression “trip the light fantastic”. It comes from the poetry of the English writer John Milton. He is referring to someone dancing nimbly which I thought fits this image well as the lights seem to be dancing in the night sky.
Another angle of the same ride. At the CNE, one warm summer night.
One of the old rides at the Toronto Exhibition also known as the Canadian National Exhibition or CNE. It takes place every summer. http://theex.com
On the road from Vancouver to Whistler\Blackcomb the famous ski area not too far from the town of Squamish BC.
This was the view from the Plaza hotel in Mussoorie India. It must have been a gorgeous residence at some point. You can see that someone is living there, or at least hanging some laundry up to dry. Mussoorie is in Northern India at the foothills of the Himilayas.
Photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop. I used a pod-support on a deck railing. I think it was 1/125 @f16.
Photographed with a TL-120 on a tripod using a Vivitar 285H with plastic diffusor for fill-flash. I think it was 1/60 @ f16.
There’s nothing quite like the Mermaid Parade, the participants loved to be photographed, and the stranger the camera the better.
Photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop with a Vivitar 285H with a diffusor for fill-flash. I believe it was f16 @ 1/125. The TL-120 seems to do fine with flash sync at 1/125 even though 3D World only claimed 1/30.
It was bright sunny day for the 2014 Mermaid Parade, fill-flash saved lots of my shots from excessive shadow detail.
For me fill-flash is like that commercial for hot-sauce: “I put that $#*& on everything!”