Archive for the 'Nature' Category

Antelope Canyon – Page, Arizona

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

In the words of Wikipedia, Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. On a recent trip to Arizona, Utah, ending in Las Vegas, I passed through Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is located very close to this small town. Since the Canyon is located on Navajo lands, which are fenced [...]

Chicago’s Belmont Harbor

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Well, here I am back after a very long time during which I engaged in a multitude of pleasant activities. Photography unfortunately took to the sidelines but it still remains one of my main hobbies.
Here are three photos that I took a while back (in fact I wanted to post them last year in 2008 [...]

Beating around the bush with the Canonet QL17 G-III

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Here’s a bunch of photos I shot in July, in the woods, with my trusty Canonet QL17 G-III. I guess my metering was off or something or the processing was at an all time low but the photos turned out a bit on the dark side, which isn’t such a bad thing after all, as [...]

Ilford on Canon F-1 Manual 35mm SLR – Part 4

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

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. [...]

Ilford on Canon F-1 Manual 35mm SLR – Part 3

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Note: Click on the images for a larger version.

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, [...]