Tag: antique
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Graflex Speed Graphic Medium Format Film Camera
If you study the history of photography from it’s first shot through today’s almost incalculable iterations, you will see the art form takes on an enormous range of artistic expressions. I’m actually proud to say I started off in the age of film photography. I know what it’s like to have to be super intentional…
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Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8 TLR with Xenotar f2.8 80mm Lens
A classic. The original Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8 TLR with Xenotar 2.8/80mm lens and yellow with the green gel filters and closeup lens. Related articles Rolleiflex 3.5 E3 and T. (filmphotographyisnotdead.wordpress.com) Abbreviated History of The TLR – Twin Lens Reflex. (filmphotographyisnotdead.wordpress.com)
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One Man’s Junk Yard is Another Man’s Photographic Treasure
You can find photographic opportunities literally everywhere, these were within walking distance of my house and I’m now thinking they actually look better as a photograph than they do as I walk by every day. I must have looked at these old cars for 5 years, every single day, and never thought about capturing some…
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Compare Gas Prices in My Area Then and Now at $4 a Gallon :: Photos
For some reason I like to photograph gas pumps (see also Is the Auburn Opelika Metro Area Really Out of Gasoline :: Photos) they just seem like they are part of Americana. I took all three of these photos with my iPhone, on Sunday, and the last two photos are actually working pumps at a…
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Scott in the 1971 Volkswagen Camper Van :: Throwback Thursday
Yes, it is Throwback-Thursday and yes, this is me in the family Volkswagen Camper Van, a shot taken in May of 1971 when we were apparently on a trip to Colorado Springs. There are many other shots of me years later when I wanted to drive (like in 1972) where I am sitting on the…
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