#WednesdayWindows

 From Aztec Ruins, Colorado:

Hope You've had a Wonderful Labor Day Weekend.....

 

#CameraChallenge Pinhole Results.......

OK. I wasn't really expecting great results.  And I'm not 'officially' a participant because my camera was not fully home made,

So the Hawkette Camera 'seemed' sort pf a;right.  And I swear at first it didn't have a lot of pinholes in the bellows......I tried to photograph them, but they were dim enough not to be visible on my phone camera.  Well I capture a couple of scannable images.  I know that these probably represent......you tell me?

I think the second one might be a door or window from my house.  I'm not sure what the first one is..... Both are just abstractions of some kind.

#WednesdayWindows : Mission San Juan Capistrano

Old Mission San Juan Capistrano:

And the Story behind the photo.  I liked the lighting coming through the window.  But the room itself was a ruin.  So I set up my tripod and my Mamiya 645 to capture the window.  Other Tourists saw what I was doing and assumed that the must be something exciting in this room.  They crowded around me, but were disappointed.  The was only the Light!

#CameraChallenge for July-August 2020: Pinhole Preparation

OK, first this is a very unofficial entry.  The challenge was to create a home made pinhole, makes some image and post them to the #CameraChallenge.  I have a lot of pinhole cameras (some I've never used) and I really didn't feel like making another one.  Then I ended up with this piece of crap camera........and an idea was born:

You can see that for one thing, the lens is gone.  This is a common fault with these cameras.  But you can also see the 'T-I' switch, that will allow me to leave the aperture open for my image attempts.

So I have the camera body, but I needed a pinhole.  Well what do you do with all of those leftover SolarCans after you've made your Solargrams? Tah Dah........you can try to recycle that pinhole:

Now remove the pinhole from the SolarCan:

I did three cans just in case to see which size would fit best:

And Voila!  A Pinhole (or sorts):  The Hawkette Pinhole.......

The pinhole you can see is rather large.  But let's try it and see what happens.......

Summary of My Flowers Film Test

Read a summary of my Flowers Film Testing.......In the end I didn't Change Color Films:

See More Flowers Here

And the Four Wise Owls Here

#WednesdayWindows - Ft Lupton

This being a fortress, not a lot of Windows to be found:

A few more Windows and all of the Doors coming tomorrow on my Other Blog.

Irises From My Garden

Looking at the buds......about to open.

Tulips from Early Spring

I've been posting a lot of Veggie Gardening Updates.  But I've had Flowers blooming since fairly early in the Spring.  So let's catch up on the Flowers.  Four Tulips Open a 'Window' on my Flower Gardening:

Worldwide Pinhole Day

My Entry is Here:

But follow this link to read the details:

Harper Lake Pump House

#WednesdayWindows : The Brown Palace Re-Opens

The Brown Palace had never closed before, but did close down for the Denver Lockdown.  Here's a view from a 2013 Night-time workshop:

#WednesdayWindow A Bit Disoriented

Today we visit Garnet,  a Montana Ghost Town.  Very well preserved. The Gold ran out after only 10 years.  This view from the Garnet Hotel......

Usually I would have straightened the photo, but the door and window have different angles.  And the times we are living in feel distorted and disoriented anyway.....

#WednesdayWindow: Bringin' Back an Oldie

One of my best windows, a Holga from the Rhyolite Jail in Death Valley, California:

CLICK HERE to view a variety of our past visits to Death Valley.

Please Be Patient With My Updates..........and Remember Memorial Day

Remember to keep those who have passed on, especially due to the Pandemic, in our Thoughts and Prayers.

I'm still working out the changes.  But I think for now I have settled on this Theme, although the final layout may change.

Like the Miner above, we are still 'mining' for new ideas.  And with the times we are living in, the tone of this blog will from time to time take a serious or more deeply thoughtful turn.  Be patient with that also.

History of Memorial Day

The Corn Palace

One the way home from Sioux Falls this November, the wife and I stopped to photograph some of the Americana along the way. This shot is from The Corn Palace, in Mitchell, South Dakota. You can see a few more images of the Corn Palace and Carhenge here, and here.

Buttes

High tech solution

And sometimes new is better.

Windmill

Sometime the best solution is the simplest solution.

Pawnee Butte

Square Bales