Independence Day – 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018August 11, 2019 Posted in Canon, ColorTagged flag, independence day, united state flag

As we celebrate our independence today in the United States of America I thought it would be appropriate to share how proud we are of our flag and what it stands for on this day.

The Negative Positives Double-Exposure Film Exchange

Posted on July 3, 2018March 9, 2021 Posted in Color, Film, LeicaTagged double exposure, Film, kodak ektar 100, Leica, Leica M6 TTL, Photography

I took part in a film exchange last month for the facebook group Negative Positives Film Photography Podcast. The plan was that we would be paired up with an unknown photographer and we would share a roll of film to create double exposures. Shaun Nelson collected names and paired people up. My photo partner was Sherry Christensen from Canada. She supplied the film (Kodak Ektar 100) and shot the roll. She then mailed it to me for me to shoot and I was in charge of processing and scanning the film.

I was pleasantly surprised how well these turned out. There are a few that I really like that I have included here. This was a great way to meet photographers and get a feel for what they like to shoot. The only rule we set was we were to shoot all frames in landscape. We also tried to line up our fame lines. It didn’t quite work out but I really like the overlap. She warned me her shots would be from around the farm house so I wanted to be be sure to add some color and urban scenes. I really like the eye looking through the door of the grain bin above. As I look at this image I’m reminded of the many many hours I spent inside these grain bins shoveling grain in the hot summer heat. I wouldn’t pass growing up on a farm for anything these days.

Photographer #1

Name: Sherry Christensen
Location: Canada
Camera: Pentax MV with 50mm lens

Photographer #2

Name:Scott Smith
Location: Utah
Camera: Leica M6 TTL, 35 & 50 mm lens

We used Kodak Ektar 100 film. It was developed by Replicolor in Salt Lake City, Utah. I scanned the roll using a Epson Perfection V700 scanner.

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Morning Shadows

Posted on February 20, 2018March 9, 2021 Posted in Black and White, Color, LeicaTagged idaho, Leica, Leica M240, Photography, selfportrait, shadow, Summicron 35mm f/2.0 ASPH

Morning Shadow, Idaho, 2017

NYC Commuter

Posted on February 16, 2018March 9, 2021 Posted in Color, Digital, LeicaTagged Leica, Leica M240, new york, new york city, Photography, Summicron 50mm f/2.0

NYC Commuter

Commuter deep in thought as he works his way through Grand Central Station in New York City.

Vinyl

Posted on February 4, 2018March 9, 2021 Posted in Color, Film, LeicaTagged Film, Leica, Leica M3, Photography, Summicron 50mm f/2.0

It’s an analog/old school kind of day. Spent a few hours looking for some new vinyl while shooting some black and white film in my #leica M3 in my newly rebuilt 1970 Ford F250 truck.

Be Kind to each other

Posted on January 15, 2018March 9, 2021 Posted in Color, Digital, LeicaTagged florida, Leica, Leica M240, Photography, reflection, streetphotography, Summicron 35mm f/2.0 ASPH

Please be kind to each other.

Hawaii Sunset

Posted on October 11, 2017March 9, 2021 Posted in Color, Digital, LeicaTagged hawaii, kauai, Leica, Leica M240, Photography, Summicron 35mm f/2.0 ASPH

This would have been just a typical Hawaiian Sunset but just at the right time this family launched their boats and paddled off right in front of us. I overheard people complaining that they ruined their “perfect sunset” but for me I was excited and captured them at this moment just before the sun disappeared. Look for the opportunities to add a human element to a photograph to give it more impact and meaning.