Let me begin by extending a very heartfelt apology for my absence over that last couple of months. It was not something that I had planned. One day in mid-September, what seemed like almost overnight my attitude toward my photography and this blog turned to one of extreme discontent. One might even say disdain. No... Continue Reading →
Inspiration At The Oddest Time
Doing dishes on a Friday afternoon is not a time nor activity I would have thought where inspiration would hit. Yet that is exactly what happened today. I was finishing up the morning dishes and thinking about what I wanted to shoot this weekend. While some of the subjects that were coming to mind were... Continue Reading →
Giving Fomapan 100 a “nudge”
Two of my greatest photographic joys this year has been becoming acquainted with Fomapan 100 and the use of homemade developers. At the beginning of the year when I purchase my first 100' spool of Fomapan 100 (it was actually branded Arista EDU Ultra, but it's the same film) I knew, or at least highly... Continue Reading →
After The Overnight Rain Shower
As the work week gave way to the weekend I spent my Friday night brainstorming what to shoot only to fall asleep with no clear idea of what I would be shooting. Overnight we were blessed with a fairly heavy thunderstorm. Heavy enough to wake me from a pretty deep sleep. It was then that... Continue Reading →
Town Hall – Grand Rapids, Ohio
After yesterdays successful river walk trip to Grand Rapids, OH, I decided to go back and focus more on the buildings. This time, though, I chose to use the FM and loaded it with Fomapan 100. Today's shoot was aimed mostly at the Town Hall. For development of this roll I once again used D23... Continue Reading →