Early Skies: Photographs & Photography

St. Johns Bridge

public — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:40:30 +0000

Interactive Camera — experiment with manual settings, online

public — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:29:10 +0000

So, you’re new to manual photography, or just bored at your desk, thinking how you’d rather be out taking photos. Well, this isn’t quite the same but it is pretty cool for learning more about your cameras features: shutter speeds, aperture, lenses, etc. You can change the settings on the camera and the image is altered to reflect the change in settings.

http://www.camerasinteractive.com

Takhlakh Lake, Washington – Mt. Adams view

public — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:40:10 +0000

Takhlakh Lake, Washington

public — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:56:01 +0000

Blackbird, fly Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) camera

public — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:01:24 +0000

If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to check out the (relatively) new twin lens reflex “toy” camera from Superheadz. It’s made of plastic, like the classic Diana and Holga cameras that have such a cult following in the photography world. But being a TLR is has two lenses — one for taking the photograph and the other for the waist-level viewfinder. Behind this second lens is a mirror at a 45-degree angle (hense the term ‘reflex’ in the name) reflecting light towards the top of the camera to the screen where you can view your subject. Some of the most popular twin lens reflex cameras are/were made by Rolleiflex and Yashicamat, among others.

Anyway, the Blackbird, fly is a really cool camera, especially for it’s price (just over $100). More info at BlackbirdFlyCamera.com

“Who Was Driving?”

public — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:50:29 +0000

My first print from my new Yashica Mat 124G.

“What It Takes To Pray” – Holga photos – Rome 2007

public — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:48:32 +0000

Partly Sunny Skies – Pinhole Diptych

public — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:32:07 +0000

Another one of my first darkroom prints from my Zero Image pinhole 6×9. When I saw the negatives the frames were overlapping and appeared to be an accidental diptych that was meant to be.

Shot at the Columbia River, Portland.

Brighten My Day

public — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:25:40 +0000

This is one of my first prints in the darkroom. It’s a Holga shot from Lake of the Woods, Oregon.

Sheep Urinates In Public

public — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:12:23 +0000

Hah! I got an email recently from Schmap!! Auckland. They were inquiring about using one of my photos taken in Auckland earlier this year for their maps. It turned out that the one they wanted was of a sheep peeing. I found it really funny. It’s hard to tell with the photo this small, but it’s here in the upper right. Or here’s a bigger version: