#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 : Room with a View

From a recent visit to the Queen Mary...........

And Lots of Windows and Rivets from the outside:

And Our Queen Mary in Long Beach:

Clinkers........

More from the Yashica Rangefinder, some leftover 'Clinkers' from the old power plant at Lake Waneka.  First a reminder of the Power Plant:

The Donald, Andy, and the Clinkers......

 

And a close-up of the Brick.....

Hello From Denver!

A friend forwarded this NOAA satellite image to me:

That Big, Bright Spot near the center is the Denver Metro Area.  South of it Colorado Springs, and to the north Ft Collins.  Due west is Salt Lake City, and the the southeast is Oklahoma City.

Just a little Geography Lesson......

#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:

Happy 4th of July!

The mascot at out local liquor store:  The Atlas Bear Says Hello and Stay Safe.......for the Holidays!

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: