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My wife and I went to see a local bluegrass band last night, and such situations always make me think about just how much musicians using "unplugged" instruments reminds me of my craft as a film photographer. Electronics and digital equipment may help us out in a variety of ways, but on a street corner, that mandolin player and me with my rangefinder are equally at home, fully unplugged and joyfully untethered.

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RT @sylvia_nyc: we live in a world where yelling about being hungry is considered more violent than being left hungry. Where unhoused people existing in public space is considered more dangerous than someone murdering them in front of all of us.

The Polaroid 95B, the "Speedliner." A gorgeously designed bit of old tech, it was manufactured from 1957 - 1961. This one is in near mint condition. It's a big, heavy beast that shot instant roll film. Even though instant roll film hasn't been produced for over 30 years, the 95B can be adjusted to shoot regular 120 film and even most of a sheet of 4x5 large format film. It will be fun challenge to use.

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A camera with a bellows. The camera, including the folding case, is nearly ten inches tall. When opened up, the lens rides out on a rail to a focusing position, and the accordion shaped bellows stretches out with it.

@aplatte Thank you. Yes, the Fort is a nice "Chicago suburb."

Looking up into the trees at the home of some friends. 7 April 2023.
📷: Fujifilm Instax Mini 8

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A wide circle of tall, bare trees on a sunny day.

Looking up into the trees at the home of some friends. 3 April 2023
📷: Fujifilm Instax Mini 8

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@RickiTarr In art school I took bad photos and tried to make good paintings out of them. In 2020 I began shooting and developing film, and decided to try to craft a good photo that was enough in itself. This is an image of a 1900s fire station that I shot with a 1971 Konica T2, a camera that someone had trashed and abused. I chose to bring it back to life again.

A two story brick building with two bays for horses, or later, fire trucks.

Another view of a fire engine house from the early 1900s, closed in 1975. New photo by me.

📷: Konica T2
🎞: Arista Edu 200 (Foma 200)
🛁: Kodak D-76 & Ilford Rapid Fix

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A two story brick building with two large bays that used to release horse drawn fire engines and later, fire trucks.

@believeinfilm Eight or nine rolls, over half of it color. Since I can't really afford color film anymore, purchasing new developing chems for it just isn't going to happen. So ... into the fridge they go, until the situation changes. :(

I love the strong vertical and horizontal lines found in this quiet little corner of the strip mall next to JoAnn's Fabrics.

📷: Konica T2, 52mm f/1.7
🎞: Arista Edu 200 (Foma 200)
🧪:Kodak D-76 & Ilford Rapid Fix

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#analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #konica #konicat2 #aristaedu200 #kodakd76 #iso200 #bwphotography #architecture #design #fortwayne #frugalfilmproject

A corner on a retail building showing a large exhaust pipe, metal stairs, drain pipes for rain, and fencing.

An older industrial area of town. There's something about the random broken windows that just grabs me.

📷: Konica T2
🎞: Arista Edu 200 (Foma 200)
🛁: Kodak D-76 & Ilford Rapid Fix

#analogphotography
#analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #konica #konicat2 #aristaedu200 #kodakd76 #iso200 #bwphotography #oldfactories #factories #fortwayne #frugalfilmproject

In the foreground is an old corrugated buildin advertising space for lease. Behind it can be seen an old factory made of bricks, and several windows are broken out. Telephone poles and smaller buildings make up the rest of the background.

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"OK, try it now."
Greek island, early 80s.

Exploring the engine bay of a wrecked car.

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Carpathian Mountains .
It is still used by shepherds during summer grazing.
Kodak TMAX P3200

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#FilmIsNotDead
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An old wooden house on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. It is still used by shepherds during summer grazing. They live in it and make cheese from sheep and cow's milk.
Back view

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Beware the ides of march.

A tabby cat is lying on top of the fridge with one paw out caressing a row of knives.

An aged water tower looming in the background in an older industrial area of town.

📷: Konica T2
🎞: Arista Edu 200 (Foma 200)
🛁: Kodak D-76 & Ilford Rapid Fix

#analogphotography
#analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #konica #konicat2 #aristaedu200 #kodakd76 #iso200 #bwphotography #watertower #factories #fortwayne #frugalfilmproject

A fire engine house from the early 1900s, closed in 1975. New photo by me.

📷: Konica T2
🎞: Arista Edu 200 (Foma 200)
🛁: Kodak D-76 & Ilford Rapid Fix

#analogphotography
#analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #konica #konicat2 #aristaedu200 #kodakd76 #iso200 #bwphotography #firedepartments #enginehouse #fortwayne #frugalfilmproject

A two story brick fire station built in the early 1900s. There are two bays that were used for horses and, later, fire trucks. "Engine House No. 7" is molded in cement and runs in the space above the bays.

@foggygray The reason I don't do any (serious) work on my cameras -- the times I have, springs and tiny rangefinder lenses have flown into oblivion, leaving no forwarding addresses.

Col. Sanders is dead. Oh no, he's outside ... looking in.

📷: Konica T2
🎞: Arista Edu 200 (Foma 200)
🛁: Kodak D-76 & Ilford Rapid Fix

#analogphotography
#analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #konica #konicat2 #aristaedu200 #kodakd76 #iso200 #bwphotography #drivethru #fortwayne #frugalfilmproject