Notes from Mosquito Hill » landscapes

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)

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.

Wordless Wednesday #1

mack505 — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:05:17 +0000

Wireless-less Wednesday, Another Milestone, and a 365 Update

Experimental photography (P366)

mack505 — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:19:16 +0000

With #MarchofFilm completed, I need to pay attention to Project 366 again. I’ve still been doing as much film shooting as possible. This past week saw two experiments, one successful and one not so much.

First up was an attempt at red scale photography. Redscale is a technique where film is respooled backwards so the light passes through the film base before striking the emulsion. The resulting images show a red or orange color cast.

4/1 “Medic 9″

I shot my first roll in the Nikon N65. The auto DX coding made it difficult to get enough overexposure, resulting in dark, grainy images.

4/2 Emmett

4/2 Dover Point

4/3 Negatives!

First negatives out of the new darkroom, and the first ones at home in over a decade. Ilford HP5+ black & white.

4/4 – Beth ‘training’ with Cricket.

Voigtlander Vito B with Ektar 100.

The end of the week brought a different experiment. I attempted my first roll of cross-processed film, Fuji Velvia 100 shot in the YashicaMat LM. Cross-processing (x-pro) also involves a color shift, based on processing slide film in negative chemistry. The results vary based on the film and chemistry used. In contrast to the redscale, these came out stunning.

4/5/12, Old Town Hill with Beth & Cricket:

4/6/12 “Locust Towers”:

4/7 – Sunrise over Stetson St. Vito B/Ektar 100.

4/7 – lest you think I forgot (iPhone)

4/8 – the ambulance bay (again) Voigtlander Vito B, Kodak Ektar 100, handheld slow exposure. It’s a lucky effect but I love it.

Also 4/8. Another lucky shot.

4/9 – Newburyport waterfront. Vito B/Ektar again.

4/10 is already here.

City by the bay

mack505 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:05:43 +0000

Sunday morning. It’s going to be a good day, I can feel it.

Project 366 – January 26/27

mack505 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:47:28 +0000

1/26 – The Howe is finally under cover in her new home. I need to finish telling the story, but it has a happy ending thus far. This one looks best with a retro filter.

1/27 – Just uphill from the Local Suburban ambulance bay, the floodlights interact with the tree branches in a spiderweb pattern. I’ve been trying to capture an image with little luck. It looks even more spectacular with a bit of rain or ice on the branches.

Project 366 – January 17-19, 2012

mack505 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:16:26 +0000

January 17 – Thermodog. The fire looks much more impressive in motion than in still life.

July 18 – How to Piss Off Your Cat in 4 Easy Steps

January 19 – Plum Island. Shot on the iPhone with Camera Plus and a Holga filter.

As I sit here and type, the dog is doing it again at my feet. She’s a Tennessee girl, and I don’t think she really likes this New England winter stuff.

Eight degrees (Project 366 – January 15-16)

mack505 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:41:39 +0000

January 15 – Seat heaters, engage! My TDI spent the night outside; unlike its ancestors it started and ran without a hiccup.

January 16 – it was still only 7F when I left work Monday morning. I caught this shot along the Plum Island Turnpike.

A NOTE FROM THE MANAGEMENT: My apologies if you have been getting blank photo posts. I just discovered that somehow one of my Picasa settings had been changed to Private. I could see the photos but no one else could. I’m not sure when/how it happened, but I’ve been having an awful time with the new Picasa interface imposed by Google Plus. Google, do you hear me? I want the old Picasa back!

Project 366 – January 4-5, 2012

mack505 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:10:55 +0000

January 4 – cold sunny morning along the marsh in Newbury.

January 5 – Time to undecorate. Just having a bit of fun with my macro lens.