I’m more of a Window person, but this unusual elevator door in Long Beach caught my attention:
See more of last year’s trip to Long Beach and the Queen Mary here.
Snow Sculpture II: A Retrospective
Going back to 2012 for these 35 mm B&W images:
Inspired By: Bruce Hucko
Cisco Ghost Town, Near Moab, UT:
Bruce Hucko was the Founder of the Moab Photography Symposium, which ran for 15 years and had its last meeting in 2018. The results was a wrap up Book containing images from Participants:
The Featured Image above is one of my book prints. The others are here below:
But more importantly, Bruce worked on local Preservation and Conservation Issues, contributing Photographs and field experiences that were instrumental in the protection of the Bears Ears National Monument, Utah. This region and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Park are now under threat from Fracking and Mining interests. This prompted a recent Visit to the Grand Staircase and Capitol Reef Parks this past Fall. We wanted to see them before they were gone……..We start with some scenes from Ruins of the Ancient Ones in New Mexico and Arizona.
Aztec Ruins, NM:
Aztec Ruins, NM
Pecos Pueblo, NM:
Casa Rinconada at Chaco Canyon:
Sears-Kay Ruins, AZ:
And a view from the Cathedral Trail at Capitol Reef:
Please Remember the Absolute Necessity of Preserving our Natural Environment. Give it Some Love!
Happy Valentine’s Day
Fern Valley
At Rocky Mountain National Park:
Through the Glass: Facing 60 Part I
I wanted to work on a “Facing 60” project. I also wanted to recap my Mayo Clinic experience. So for Part I, I am summarizing my treatment experience at the Mayo Clinic, and my recovery during the the first year through a series of portraits taken by my Husband.
Where it all Started on October 31, 2018:
Above, after my first 14 hour surgery. Puffy faced, but still with hair. I was growing my hair back in hopes of having small dread locks….but that won’t happen for a while.
I had a second surgery at the end of January (only 6 hours) and I was well enough by Valentine’s Day to Celebrate:
And actually I did quite a bit of Photography. I had several types of 35 mm film to test and write about. And I purchased a Fuji GW690 III to experiment with. See more here.
Facing the second surgery, this time through my forehead, I did a precut. The results of that below:
The shave, incision and surgical superglue:
Post Surgery #2
Front Shave
Below, I trimmed the back of my head as my hair begins to grow back so I can have even regrowth.
Keeping it short for Radiation
My last week of treatment; still no hair loss due to the radiation treatments; my special Proton Beam Mask in hand. I have to wear a hat to keep the UV away from my treatment areas when I’m outside:
And officially “Ringing Out” of the Mayo Clinic………
Had my follow-up in September and Stopped by Santa Fe, New Mexico to vist friend Nathan on the way home:
After My Mayo Check up in September……..I kept wearing my old favorite hat. Only a bit more hair happening here than in my pre-surgical haircut. My Surgeon successfully talked my out of trying a hair transplant. So we’re keeping as is. But by the end of September I was beginning to experience more serious vision problems with my left eye.
Alas, my vision travails continue….I am working with the Vision Clinic at Anschutz, the local University of Colorado Medical School. No worries, not going blind, but we’ll catch up on that in my next posting.
Snow Sculpture I: A Retrospective
We missed the Snow Sculpture Competition this year due to bad colds and last year due to, well you know what………
Since I’ve never posted anything here regarding the Snow Sulptures, I’ve decided to do a best of Retrospective. And Hoping to make it next years……Let’s Start with 2017:
Inspired By: Christopher James
I’ve done a couple of night time workshops with Christopher James in Downtown Denver. But I think what I have learned the most about myself from working with him is an appreciation of Interior Spaces:
As I mentioned in My Inner Monet at the start of the year, I’d been aiming at those grand sweeping landscapes and missing the point………My talents were leading me elsewhere. More towards interiors and intimate landscapes.
So here is a summary of some interior spaces at Christopher’s Old studio (unfortunately now a gentrified condo) and one from the Byers-Evans House:
And what about that space ship in the Denver Library:
Christopher has been busy lately with the care of his elderly parents. But I hope to see him back at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center offering Workshops Again……..
Interior Spaces
This image was shown in another post, but I wanted to Feature it here as a part of my exploration of Interior Spaces for My Inner Monet:
From the Como-Boreas Pass Festival. Follow the link to see more.
The “Accidental” Camera Collector
What happens when your friends find out that you are a Film Camera User? They start handing off their film cameras to You! I’ve made some introductory notes about my new camera family members in my Photo Diary. Here we’ll discuss camera collecting and view some results. Most of my “Active” cameras are shown here.
We’ll start with some ‘Gifted Cameras’: The Rollei TLR, Yashica Electro 35 GSN, Fujica ST 705 and my Mom’s Kodak Jiffy 620.
The Rollei TLR was our first ‘gifted’ camera, being given to us by my father-in-law. It is great for Portraits, and we certainly don’t use it enough:
To tell the truth, my neighbors were moving and gave me the Fujica and the Yashica extra lenses. But the Yashica camera had accidentally been packed. Since I had the lenses I went on Ebay and found a beautifully refurbished Electro 35 GSN. So I bought it! Images are posted for the Yashica and Fujica. I’ve loaded the Kodak Jiffy, but still need to take it out for a stroll……..
Now, images from my medium format Camera Favorites: the Mamiya-7, Mamiya-6, Mamiya 645, Fuji GW690-III, Fuji and GA645Zi. The Featured image is from my M645. I’ve recently published more from this Camera HERE.
Mamiya-7 Favorites:
The Symbol of My Journey
Next a couple from the Mamiya-6. Truthfully, this is my husband’s preferred camera, but every now and then I use it:
The Mamiya 645 was my first medium format camera. I started with the 1000S and moved on to the Pro versions for the changeable backs. My Ancient Forests were taken with the 1000S. The images below are from the Pro-versions:
Recently I did buy a beautifully refurbished 1000S which I mostly use for fisheye photos:
The Fuji GW690-III. My best shot so far from this Camera. Still learning my way around it:
And how could I forget my Canonet G-III QL:
I had another Canonet (older model) that I have given away. The original Canonet I had inherited from my Mom because it was too complicated for her. That one was unfortunately stolen, but I liked it enough to obtain a replacement when I had the chance.I always intended that this would be my ‘car camera’. You know, always in the car with me so I have a decent camera on hand and not just my cell phone. In 2020 I will make this happen. A favorite Canonet image from the Boreas Pass Festival:
And Finally, the Fuji GA645Zi, which I typically use for street photography and low light interiors:
Now for some Pinholes: the Holga Panorama Pinhole, Diana Pinhole, RSS 6X6F and RSS 6X9F.
First the Holga Pinhole:
And the Reality So Subtle Pinholes. Still working with the 6X9F, but I do have quite a few from the 6X6F that have turned out well:
I’ll be exploring more RSS Pinholes for My Inner Monet Series. And I have done some Diana Pinhole work too. You’ll see more featured in My Inner Monet as well:
Some other Plastic Cameras: Holga, Diana and my newest Debonair. I have a lot of Holga Images because I used it for the first 6 months of the 2016 52 Rolls Project. But below are some Oldies but Goodies, from when I first met Holga in 2006:
I’ve been quite taken with the Diana Camera lately, and I will be using it for the second quarter Frugal Film Project since it has a Pinhole setting that I can use for World Wide Pinhole day in April.
I haven’t finished my first roll through the Debonair yet. But keep a lookout for it soon…..
Martin Luther King Day
I will be downtown Denver at the Marade (March and Parade). I’ll be working on new Street Photography subjects.
Hoping for Peace and Justice for All!
