Notes from Mosquito Hill » Project 365

May randomness (P366)

mack505 — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:11:35 +0000

5/8 – In the checkout line, wondering why Nostradamus looks like an angry Sean Connery.

5/9 – Charter Hose No. 1

5/10 – Beth learning to handle a manual TLR, in this case a Super Ricohflex.

5/10 – The Vegetable Garden @ Castle Hill

5/12 – Requiem for a picnic table. This one came into the family around 1975. It had finally rotted to the point of being dangerous. With company due this weekend it was time for it to go. Bring on the chainsaw.

5/14 – cool thrift store find: a Minolta Uniomat. More about this later.

Crawford Notch (P366 – 5/5)

mack505 — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:05:55 +0000

On 5/5, Beth and I took the motorcar up Crawford Notch on the Conway Scenic RR with the Cotton Valley Rail Trail Club. I’ll let the photos do the talking.

Nikon FM2/Kodak Ektachrome E100G cross processed (above)

Smena Symbol (below)

Wordless Wednesday #2

mack505 — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:20:00 +0000

Floodlights

mack505 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05:36 +0000

5/4 – Engines 681 & 682 operate at an early morning car fire with exposures.

Shot on 645 Pro for the iPhone, which has some nice feature and a decent night mode.

Golf Ball (P366 – 5/1)

mack505 — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:05:53 +0000

In our recent photo travels, Beth and I have noticed a number of found objects stationed on fence posts. I’m not sure if this is coincidence, or if I’m missing out on some sort of meme. This golf ball graced the entrance to Hellcat Swamp at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge last week. It follows on the heels of a shoe and a few mittens we’ve also photographed.

Holga BC135/Ilford HP5+

Light (P366 – April 26)

mack505 — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:55:01 +0000

4/26 – Beth & Cricket. I was experimenting with alternative lighting using a new flash slave adapter. This little $5 gizmo fires its flash when it sees another flash fire. It has lots of possibilities, and I highly recommend picking one up.

4/28 – First day with the new (to me) Minolta HiMatic AF2. I drive past this swamp on Route 1 a few times a week. This particular morning the light was calling to me.

Incidentally, the AF2 has become a quick favorite of Beth’s. It has auto focus, auto exposure, and a built-in flash. The flash has to be engaged manually, but the electronics will tell you when it’s needed. It’s a cool little camera for $6 and takes some very nice pictures. She’s on her third roll of film with it. I must confess I like it too.

Sunrise, sunset (P366 – April 28/29)

mack505 — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:10:05 +0000

Jake Bouchard (@jbphto) from Old School Photo Lab issued a challenge recently. To paraphrase, “Everyone shoots sunsets. I want to see what the sun is setting ON.”

Here you go, Jake.

4/28 – Sunset in Deerfield, NH.

And the object. Nikon FM2, Kodak Ektachrome E100G cross processed.

And for good measure, here’s sunrise the next morning over Salem Harbor.

For those fond of Instagram, Photoshop, HDR and the like, I’d like to point out that none of these images have been post processed. This is the magic of modern film.

The River

mack505 — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:10:16 +0000

4/23 – cold & wet

Bessamatic with Kodak Gold 400

In the rain

4/24 – Bridges

Bessamatic/Gold 400

Foldex 20

mack505 — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:05:10 +0000

One of my recent eBay finds was the Foldex 20. It’s a 620 roll film camera with a folding body and an 86mm fixed focus lens. It takes huge 6×9 cm exposures.

4/24 – Merrimack River. Foldex 20, Portra 160

My first attempts with it could be better. The red window caused a major light leak, and my attempt at re-rolling 120 film could have been better. I also ruined a couple of exposures because the shutter lever is easily bumped from 1/50 to B.

Still, how could you not have fun with this?

4/21 – shot with the Bessamatic on Kodak Gold 400

Trolley Museum

mack505 — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:05:54 +0000

April 21 was requalification day at Seashore Trolley Museum. One weekend every spring, the volunteers descend on Kennebunkport to renew our trolley driver’s licenses.

Picnic Grove

Visitors’ Center

Dwarf

Nikon FM2, 20mm lens, expired Portra 160. If you want it to look like an old picture, shoot with old film.