Month: June 2012
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Disappointment and redemption
In my eBay travels I stumbled upon the Kodak Signet 50 recently. After a half day of shooting it, I was disappointed. It’s oddly put together, with the film advance lever on the bottom and an odd feel. The ASA setting is jammed, and I had begun to suspect that the selenium meter may be […]
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Micro-rants (@mbtaGM, @nookBN)
I guess I’m grumpy this week. A few things have annoyed me, and one or two almost became whole blog posts. I decided not to devote the time and effort to anger, so here’s a bullet pointed list. The MBTA’s Charlie Cards expire. This is a little-known fact hidden deep in their ToS. Regular riders […]
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Reunion (finale) and proof, 2012 edition
When last we left the saga of the Return of the Howe, we were sitting in a Walmart parking lot in Tilton, NH with only five functional tires. I haven’t felt like writing the rest of the story in detail, but here are the bullet points: Emergency tire replacement x1. Ran out of daylight […]
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Rain delay
A mild summer afternoon has turned to a muggy evening. The June storms have arrived, bringing a paradoxical increase in the temperature. We stand in the open garage bay facing south as lightning illuminates the clouds above, each flash forming shadow images on the horizon. The minor league ball game across the street has called […]
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Color!
5/25 – sunset over Stetson St 5/26 – rabbits & cavies 5/27 – daisy dozer 5/28 – “Escher’s Gorge”
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Uniomat
My Minolta Uniomat rangefinder is proving to be a fun find. I won’t give a detailed review here, but simply say I find it well balanced and a pleasure to shoot. It doesn’t allow for as much control as a fully manual camera, but it takes nice shots. These were shot on expired Tri-X on […]
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Backlog
One of the difficulties with a 365 Project is the need for good notes, especially when you don’t keep up with posting. 5/16 “Boardwalk.” 5/17 was a Wordless Wednesday feature. 5/18 “Wyoma afternoon.” 5/19 “Zoo train” 5/20 “low tide” 5/21 “canine photobomb” 5/22 “impossible barn” 5/23 is a separate post 5/16 “heartbreak”
Notes from Mosquito Hill 