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Keep Going

If you think it’s bad now, it used to be worse. That’s why I’m not too worried. You are a part of the change you would like to see.

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Broken, please use other door

A sign at a convenience store says, “broken, please use other door,” and then apologizes for the inconvenience.

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I don’t know what to tell ya

Bad advice permeates. Everyone offers it freely. The rarest thing is something helpful. So don’t worry. Go ahead and make a wrong decision and regret it later. It’s perfectly normal.

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Complaining, a how to guide

Live a great life. From wherever to whatever, I love taking pictures with my camera. It’s an obsession, a small footprint. It’s prints, posts, and film resting inside a trusty binder, while enjoying life and giving others room.

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Film Emulation

It’s fine to digitally emulate a film photography. A pack of monochrome 8x10 sells for $250, a $150 rise from a decade ago. Some 35mm rolls fetch $15. Film photography was once the primary method for taking images.

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Wooden shutter button

How nice would it be to have a camera shutter button made from mesquite?

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Parks

Near passing cars, a walkway loops around a pond. Trees grow, and ducks eagerly anticipate snippets of bread. The park, known as Buffalo Wallow or Memorial Gardens, is an excellent place to walk in the evening hours.

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Bags

Forget about what’s inside, let’s obsess about camera bags.

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Wooden Tripod

I serviced the tripod today. I repaired a loose hinge, polished the head plate, and applied mineral oil to the wood.

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Bloom

Penwell, Texas

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One-Eyed Dog

Photography is a gentle way to see oneself alive.

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Film

It’s pictures made with film that I want to print most — a perfect blend of being choosy and patient.

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Expansive

Wind lifts loose soil, shuffles mesquite branches, and swirls across a vast horizon.

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Experiment

Many people know that we have more to learn, and from the moment we realize that we’re not the center of everything, it gets better.

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Clipped Corners

A ground glass will have missing corners so you can see if the lens is projecting from edge to edge. If you can see the lens, it’s giving full coverage.

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Tough. Friendly. Hardworking.

Odessa is a pretty good place.

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One Big Small Town

If you take pictures from town to town and put everything together, it’s like you’re seeing one big small town.

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Photography

Colorado City, Texas

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Abandoned Buildings

Abandoned buildings dot rural Texas, but if restored, they’d make great workspaces, and I’d gladly rent one.

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Colorado City

Colorado City has potential and possesses a great central business district. It’s on busy Interstate Twenty, far out but not too far away, and surrounded by rolling plains.