After ages of reading David Hobby’s excellent Strobist blog (and hopefully assimilating some of the stuff he teaches), I finally decided to participate in one of his assignments with a few shots of my own. In order to do that I had to perform the correct motions of registering on Flickr, joining his Strobist group [...]

The final part of my series shot on Ilford film, with the Canon F-1 manual SLR.
As a final word, I don’t know if you can notice the film grain in these small images but, well… I find it absolutely amazing. There’s no way digital will ever be able to mimic the texture of grainy film. [...]

And this concludes my Kane County Flea Market documentary…
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Miniature ship replicas, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007

Mickey & Minnie Mouse stuffed toys, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007

All kinds of horse saddles, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007

A pile of old tickets, Kane County Flea Market, May [...]

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Live bait dispensing machine, Goose Lake, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&W film, May 2007

Grass, Goose Lake, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&W film, May 2007

Overgrown barn door, Goose Lake, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&W film, May 2007

Rusted grain conveyor, Illinois, Ilford HP5 400 B&W film, May 2007

Abandoned barn, [...]

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Various brass, wooden and plastic knobs, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007

Lots of colorful stuffed toys, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007

Part of the outside parking area, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007

Ugly-looking old doll lying on a pillow, Kane County Flea Market, May 2007

Three old dolls [...]