#WednesdayWindows......

From the Old Snack Bar at Ft Ord, California:  An Old Army Base for my Father's birthday.......

See more old Army site for my Father.

Scroll down pas the Police Officer Photo.....

#WednesdayWindows for Holy Week

Preparing for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil........

Wednesday Windows......Getting Started with a New Series

#WednesdayWindows

I follow the Thursday Doors posting on Twitter and Wordpress.  But I am more of a Window person and I found a Wednesday Windows Twitter Group.  So I'm picking this up as a new posting series.

My Take on Windows may be a bit different from the usual postings by the group.  But let's go!

I'll start with a Favorite Window from the Past........

My Holga Week

My Holga Week has posed on my Fine Arts Blog.  Here is a sample:

Unfortunately I will not be participating in future Holga Weeks.  I had wanted to submit something, but could not get the link form the organizers.  After two attempts at contacting them, with no response, I'm dropping out of the process for next year..........

Last Shots for Holga Week

Just finished my second roll for Holga Week.  And oh, yeah I do have lot's of green tomatoes.  Expecting our first hard freeze in a couple of days.........

Holiday Hiatus

Enjoy the Peace, Light and Blessings of this Holiday Season.

This is also a 52 Rolls Redux from 2016.

52 Rolls Redux: Revisiting the Holga Pinhole

A redux with the Holga Pinhole........

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It's time for the Holga Wide Pinhole Panorama Review.........

This has been my 'go to' pinhole for the past several Pinhole Days, but I also have done a lot of pinhole experimenting.  But on to the results:

Tech Info:  Three rolls of film including Ilford Delta Pro 100 and 2 rolls of Kodak T-Max 400.  Developed and Scanned by Oldschool Photo Labs, New Hampshire.

52 Rolls Redux: Let's Mix It Up!

I've posted three in a row in chronological order....so let's mix it up!

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Late this week because I've just returned from a wonderfully insightful B&W Photography "boot camp".  Unlearned old bad habits and learned a few new things.  But that's neither here not there........You'll see those images, maybe next week.......

Today we visit My friend's sort of 'hole in the wall' darkroom.  For rent in Boulder, Colorado, although he said he may have to close down soon, so this may be a fond farewell....

located in an old warehouse that is now an 'artists colony' on the far north end of town.  Above, the front door.  Below, we have to play with the Holga Flash to photograph the interior:

Up the stairs and right to the entrance:

And remember, "Don't Let Out The Dark!"

The sign says:

"Darkroom, Keep Door Closed.  If it is left open, All the Dark Leaks Out!"

Above, looking down the hallway to other artsy spaces hidden behind closed door.  And Below, we go back down the stairs to exit.  

See my home darkroom as it was under construction in 2012.

Tech Info:  Holga 120S,  Kodak T-Max 400, Holga 235B Flash. Developed and scanned by our friends at Old School Photo Labs.

52 Rolls Redux: Making up for Delayed Delivery

For the Project, I had my film developed by Old School Labs for faster turn around.  When I rush my home developing I always end up ruining my film.  So this was the best option for a fast paced project. 

Read On.........


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My intended Week 3 roll vanished into the abyss of the U.S. Post Service.  Never fear, I have tracked it down and will have it in time to post for Week #4.  So to fill the gap I was forced to actually shoot and process a roll myself last week.

Starting with images from near my home:

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Who said your images have to be Horizontal? Winter Sun @ Lake Waneka.

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The Boat House @ Lake Waneka.  Actually an old reservoir built for a Power Plant that used to be located on the site a century ago.  Now water storage for my hometown Lafayette, Colorado.

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Now let's venture to Downtown Denver.  The Capital of Colorado about 40 miles from my home.  We'll see more of Denver in weeks to come.

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State Capitol Building from the City Hall Steps.  The Dome was recently restores, and yes that is Gold Leaf, representing Colorado's mining history.

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Reflections of the Capitol Dome in the Nativity Scene @ City Hall (left) and Santa's Elves (right).  I had thought that Nativity Scenes were no longer allowed on public property.  But In Denver the rules are obviously different.  Images of the City Hall are on the roll I am waiting for.  So you'll see those later (and many more times in weekly rolls to come).  There are a lot of events in Denver during the Summer Months and we often go there to do Street Photography.

Final Image from Downtown:  Sculpture outside the City Geographical Information and Survey Office.

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Tech Info: Holga 120S, Kodak T-Max 400 Film, 8 minutes developing time in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X, Orange Holga Contrast Filter.

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I'll be experimenting with my Holga Contrast Filters and Special Effects Filters throughout the project.

52 Rolls Redux: Preparing for Winter

We take a look back at January 2016 as we prepare for the coming winter.  Continuing with the Holga Theme that started my 52 Rolls Journey.........


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Our First walk along Coal Creek Open Space in Boulder County, Colorado:

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Camera: Holga 120S, Film: T-MAX 400

My Strategy for the project is to use a variety of film types, although I usually shoot ISO 400 film in my Holgas.  I am also, in general shooting two exposures of each scene, so most of the time I will only have 6 discrete images to post.  Also, I've decided to cheat a little bit and shoot two cameras the 120S and 120N, and overlap my rolls by 3-4 days to get a bit ahead and make up for times when I may not be able to complete one roll in a week.  And one last disclaimer when I don't have time to develop the film, I'm sending B&W to Ilford Labs USA and always sending Color Film to Old School Photo Labs.