November 2024

[Trailblazer]

A new month beckons...

 

[Gerald Cafferty]

 

[Gerald Cafferty]

Recycled from circa 1980. I've been copying some old negatives with fuji X-T30ii and Laowa macro lens.

 

[Mark Keefer]

From tonight in the family room. Using On1 mobile app. Galaxy s24 ultra (did you know this thing has a 200 mp camera? Seems to be a lot for a phone.)

 

[Jon Eckman]

Local garden center shop display.

 

[Gerald Cafferty]

Back in the old negatives, circa 1978 Praktica MTL3 or Pentax ME super. Back in the day we called it Scrambling, not sure when it became Motorcross and then MotoX.

 

[Mark Keefer]

Looks like a fun day of shooting.

 

[Papa Tango]

Hang on Sloopy, hang on....

 

[Papa Tango]

Font of Faith
Fujifilm X-T5; |Fringer FR-FTX1| NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Historic architecture is a passion for me. So much so that I earned a masters in architectural history and historic preservation. Structures of faith can be some of the most elaborate and elegant forms--after all they seem to represent our relationship with the supranatural.

This font resides just outside the proximal nave on the north side of the narthex. Of interest is that the narthex was originally intended as a place for those who were not "holy" or worthy enough to enter the main nave of a church. A holding pen for deplorables, if you will. It was thought that by the application of holy water, one could be sanctified and washed just enough to enter and leave behind the requisite 10% tithe. This is why fonts are located outside the doors.

Luckily, no presbyters, deacons, or demons impeded my trip inside. I say luckily because the group that runs these sorts of places and I have a rathered checkered history. For reference, this is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, NY. It was completed in 1852, and architecturally holds a special place in the catalog of American design. Click on the link below to learn more:

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Albany, New York) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Post is PS, with a customized Nik Silver 6 preset.

 

[Jon Eckman]

 

[Papa Tango]

Tar Baby
Canon A-1; Canon FD 35-70mm f/2.8-3.5 Kodak Gold 100

Deep in Owsley County Kentucky lies Raccoon Valley. I did not see any racoons, but there were curious things and a lot of cats with no tails. They claimed that this was the result of domestic cats breeding with wild bobcats. Otherwise, it's still the 1950s there, and Tar Baby lives near a doorway. Yes, that's what they call him. I was told that he was over 80 years old. The cat thing I do not believe--but that part I do. My grandfather had a "Lawn Jockey" that I remember well. Different times, different attitudes.

Sadly, the negative for this image got the heat treatment some time in the last 25 years since the thing was captured, and made some new and interesting colors. Modern tech to the rescue, and I am finally understanding masks in Camera Raw!

 

[Mark Keefer]

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Tar Baby
Canon A-1; Canon FD 35-70mm f/2.8-3.5 Kodak Gold 100

Deep in Owsley County Kentucky lies Raccoon Valley. I did not see any racoons, but there were curious things and a lot of cats with no tails. They claimed that this was the result of domestic cats breeding with wild bobcats. Otherwise, it's still the 1950s there, and Tar Baby lives near a doorway. Yes, that's what they call him. I was told that he was over 80 years old. The cat thing I do not believe--but that part I do. My grandfather had a "Lawn Jockey" that I remember well. Different times, different attitudes.

Sadly, the negative for this image got the heat treatment some time in the last 25 years since the thing was captured, and made some new and interesting colors. Modern tech to the rescue, and I am finally understanding masks in Camera Raw!

That is from an old era, different time, guy eating watermelon. Having that on your porch in Philly probably would not be wise, not that I would ever want one. I recall the carriage man with lanterns by driveway, long since painted white.