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The latest thoughts and photos from my blog...

[2012/03/01 11:14 am]
It's been a long four months here. Lots has happened since the fall. First and foremost, I have gotten two "new" cameras. My father-in-law gave me the rest of his Nikon gear for Christmas. This included the Nikon F3HP body with a bonus waist level viewfinder. A total of 8 new lenses were passed along to me including a 28/f3.5, 35/f2.8, 35/f2.8 (PC-Perspective Control) 50/f1.4, 85/f2, 105/f2.8, 135/f2 (telephoto), & a 200/f4.

With this new equipment, I have started taking my gear to local music shows. I have learned a lot in the past couple of months doing this and am set to shoot a little bigger show down in Asheville, NC at the end of March. Adding this type of photography is something I've wanted to do for a long time and I am very excited to finally be doing it. It is opening new doors for me in other areas in my life including a newly refreshed creativity.

The other new camera I got is a Mamiya RB67. This is my first step into medium format photography. So far, I'm still learning the gear and I have gotten frustrated not being able to figure out what "safety mechanism" is causing my shutter release to not work. My second roll of film ended up with only 3 images (out of 10) because I did not understand the basic settings I had the camera on. Fortunately, I am quickly learning and seem to be getting better with my hand metering. I'm sure it will be a while before I am confident and comfortable with it, but already I am seeing how rewarding medium format is!

Current Mood: cheerful

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[2011/11/12 8:16 am]
I know it's been a while since my last post. Things have been piling up lately and with caring for two children, there is less time for blogging. When I have had a moment here and there, I have taking out the camera. This autumn, I captured a lot of diverse shots with both my Nikon FE and my Minolta X700 with Ektar and Fuji 200. For now, here are a few from my first fall roll.

Current Mood: chipper

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[2011/07/21 12:09 am]
Here are a few more shots from this past Spring.

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[2011/06/26 11:49 pm]
Enjoy more images from this spring.

Current Mood: awake

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[2011/06/24 11:19 pm]
Here are some more photos from this Spring.

Current Mood: grateful

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[2011/06/21 10:48 pm]
Today marks the first day of summer! Spring was a very busy season here. I have taken a lot of photos along the way. I have taken shots ranging from my children to various nature scenes to the destruction left by an EF3 tornado in Glade Spring. In this time, I also have acquired a "new-to-me" camera, a Minolta X700.

Since I have so many stock piled, I'm going to share a few every few days for awhile. For now, enjoy the new images.

Current Mood: sleepy

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[2011/04/30 11:31 pm]
Sorry to not have posted in a month. We've been very busy gearing up for the arrival of our son (who was born 4/27). In this time, I did manage to shoot another roll of Ektar and capture some of the incoming spring. I hope you enjoy these new photos.

Current Mood: accomplished

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[2011/03/25 10:30 pm]
Here are a couple more old shots from my early B&W days.

Current Mood: cheerful

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[2011/03/22 11:11 pm]
Since my last roll, I acquired a Nikorr 24mm lens. I put it to the test along with getting a better feel of Kodak Ektar 100. Here are some of my favorites from the roll.

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[2011/03/13 12:29 pm]
After my last post, I decided to work on a couple more shots for the portfolio. Here are my results:

Current Mood: accomplished

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