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Walter and the Nice Girl

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

fun. - At Least I’m Not As Sad As I Used To Be
Music for reading comes from the new band simply called fun. off their album Aim and Ignite.
I headed south on the one-oh-one freeway towards downtown Los Angeles to seek out Walter. See, my trusty Canonet had failed to fire a few times when [...]

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Mama’s Takin’ That Kodachrome Away

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Photo by UnclescarMT
Gosh, I thought it was already dead. I have some expired rolls I’ve yet to shoot. I better get on that.
Kodak kills Kodachrome film after 74 years | Technology | Reuters.

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Scoring a Stash

June 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

The street was dark, I wasn’t sure if I had the right house as I rolled up and killed the lights. I got out and crept up the driveway. No lights on, or wait maybe a flicker of television behind the drapes. Was this this place? My sneakers crunching the gravel sounded louder than [...]

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A Mini Tale of Film Fail?

April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The scene is Hollywood. I’m halfway to dropping film off at The Icon on Wilshire. I have my Leica in my hand and I’m waiting for the bus. I’m finishing off a roll that has been in the camera for a couple weeks. I take a picture and the counter slides past thirty-six. I [...]

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Shining Through

April 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

When I saw the invite for a film only Flickr meetup near me in Runyon Canyon set for last Saturday, I was psyched. I figured my Rolleiflex would be back and itching for some action. It didn’t turn out that way, as Mr. Harry Fleenor has let me know six weeks was not enough to [...]

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Not All Craigslist Adventures Are Magical

December 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Sequence of events on a Sunday morning in Los Angeles:
01:07 A.M: Someone advertises 12 rolls of expired Fuji Neopan ASA 1600 on Craigslist for $20
01:56 A.M: I reply to the ad with my phone number.
02:01 A.M: Poster replies: “i’ll be home tomorrow after 1pm. come on by - just give me a ring [...]

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Medium Format, High Drama

December 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments · life

The sun is setting in Los Angeles. I’m on the 101 with the window rolled down and I’m cranking the stereo. A song that comes on the radio that absolutely: Blows. My. Mind. But, before I tell you what it is, you’ll need to know some background.
Earlier this morning, I see a post [...]

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Colorblind

October 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I just dropped off three rolls of black & white film at the shop. (Ilford) My aim in shooting black & white film is to present a photo such that the commenter will ask: “This is nice, but I’d love to see the color version. Could you post that too?” Thus allowing me to [...]

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