Visiting An Old Friend – Getting Needed Supplies
Success!!! Developer in hand. It’s hard to find chemistry locally these days. darkroom #analogphotography #film #filmisnotdead #largeformatphoto
A Train Ride For The Darkroom
I am on my way to Central Camera to get some developing supplies. Just waiting for the train to get here. centralcamera #metra #johnhumphrys #analogphotography #darkroom #traintravel #railroad
The Backroads to Education at Imaging USA.
There is nothing like the view from roads that aren’t the expressway. On this trip, I decided to see something and give myself a little treat. I started with Illinois Route 1 to Momence. Then I wove my way over to US 41 and took that down to Veedersburg. I would have gone down to…
Serendipity – What I miss from the days of film.
Sometimes, I miss the hidden advantages of film in these days of digital perfection. Digital has brought many advantages to photography. Today’s cameras can work faster, are more accurate with metering and focus, and can show me the image being recorded as I’m photographing. I can eliminate mistakes and avoid errors before I’ve pressed the…
Surprises
And I thought I had it all figured out. I think I’m going to go back to shooting film. I have always kept my toe in it; I still have my darkroom, processing tanks, and enlarger. I think I might make more of an effort to shoot two or three rolls a month and see…
Memory of UP Fun.
As the weather in Northern Illinois changes to something more wintry, I felt like reliving a bit of our trip to the UP of Michigan this summer. I can see why some people like summer cottages on lakes, this was an fantastic time. So peaceful and so quiet. It is almost too quiet for one…
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Under cover in style.
I love walking in the city. So much to discover and see. rainy #umbrella #commuter #weather #windycity #picoftheday
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Syncronize your watches.
What happened to then? We passed then. When? Just now. We’re at now now. This image is from a visit Ryan and I had to Dayton this last summer to visit with my high school roommate. Ryan is studying mechanical engineering in college and has expressed interest in flying and possibly joining the Air Force. …
Nuts!
The best part of fall is the colors, smells and sounds… accept the sound that comes from parking your car under an oak tree dropping acorns. That repeated tinny thwack sound is very distressing. I photographed this image using my Canon R5 with a manual focus Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AIS lens shot at 1.2. I…
Pilgrimage
Our heavy metal Swede has left, but not before taking a fantastic trip from Orland to Gary then on to the Chicago. First was a visit to Michael Jackson’s family home in Gary then on to more music and trying his hand at some expensive guitars at Chicago Music Exchange and then on to find…