Make life easy

Posted on April 14, 2022 Posted in Lith Prints, Peopleless Philadelphia, photo walkTagged Agfa Brovira, Darkroom, Expired Paper, HC-110, IlfordDelta3200, lith print, nikonfm2, peopleless philly, Philadelphia, photo walkLeave a comment

I took a walk down the Schuylkill River Trail on a blustery spring afternoon. I got some dystopian vibes.

These were all shot on my Nikon fm2 using Ilford Delta 3200. I printed them on expired Agfa Brovira BEH in Moersch easy lith.

Living together

Posted on September 8, 2020 Posted in StuffTagged ilfordhp5+, nikonfm2Leave a comment

We got a COVID kitten.

Can’t shake the feeling

Posted on August 31, 2020 Posted in Peopleless Philadelphia, photo walkTagged MZ-3, nikonfm2, peopleless philly, Philadelphia, Svema1 Comment

Went out with the Nikon fm2 and a roll of Svema MZ3. Makes the world seem darker.

The Tide is Low

Posted on December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 Posted in photo walkTagged HC-110, MZ-3, nikonfm2, Philadelphia, photo walk, Svema, WashingtonAvePierLeave a comment

I have been to the Washington Avenue Pier along the Delaware River a couple of times to shoot. But yesterday was the first time I was there with the magical combination of low tide and golden hour. The low tide gave me the opportunity to get down among some of the pilings for some more interesting shots. And the late afternoon winter light was incredible.

For the second time in a few days, I was out shooting with my brother and sister. I’m sure they took some amazing photos. I was a little hamstrung with just a single roll of MZ-3 and my Nikon Fm2. But I was not unsatisfied!

That’s a knife

Posted on December 20, 2018 Posted in Stuff, UncategorizedTagged Grain, HC-110, ilfordhp5+, nikonfm2, still life, StuffLeave a comment

I’m pretty sure I’ve owned some type of Swiss Army knife since I was a teenager. I got my current knife sometime in the late 80s or early 90s. So almost 30 years. That means countless boxes opened, a bunch of IKEA furniture assembled, some light switch plates screws tightened, a few bottles of wine uncorked, and dozens of beer bottles uncapped. I don’t think I’ve used the awl tool that much. I know I used the long blade for something I shouldn’t have since the tip is broken off. The toothpick is long gone but the tweezers stuck around.

I was looking at it and thinking it might be time to get a new one. Then I got sentimental. There’s really no point in getting a new one. With all its issues, it still works. With a little luck, I will die owning this knife. Of course then it will probably end up in the trash. I can’t see my kids keeping it around.

I shot these pictures of the knife with an even older Nikon fm2 loaded with Ilford HP5 plus pushed to iso 3200 and developed in HC-110 dilution B

Thoughts from Thanksgiving

Posted on December 4, 2018 Posted in colorTagged C41, color, expires film, holiday, nikonfm2Leave a comment

I don’t like developing color. I know it’s relatively easy. I just don’t like doing it. So I put it off. Case in point, I just now developed a roll from Thanksgiving. Once this developer is shot I think I’ll go back to having someone else develop my color.