Film Emulation
It’s fine to digitally emulate analog. A box of monochrome 8x10 sells for $250 — a $150 rise from a decade ago, and some 35mm rolls fetch $15. Analog was once the primary photographic method.
Wooden Shutter Button
How nice would it be to have a camera shutter button made from mesquite?
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 evening hours.
Wooden Tripod
I serviced the wooden tripod today. I repaired a loose hinge, polished the head plate, and applied mineral oil.
Bloom
Penwell, Texas
One-Eyed Dog
Photography is a gentle way to see oneself alive.
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.
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.
Tough. Friendly. Hardworking.
Odessa is a pretty good place.
One Big Small Town
If you take pictures from town to town and put everything together, it’s like seeing one big small town.
Photography
Colorado City, Texas
Abandoned Buildings
Abandoned buildings dot rural Texas, but if restored, they’d make great workspaces, and I’d gladly rent one.
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.
f/8 and be there
F/8 is typically the most optimal aperture for everyday lenses.
The end of photo archives
Image archives will become unrealistic because we’ll have too many new photographs.
Watching the sky
Cumulus clouds rise above the horizon, resembling snowcapped mountains where Abilene needs rain — a grudge is a burden none can afford.
Happy Center
Happy, Texas
Endure
One must be blind or drunk or in love to live somewhere worse looking than Odessa.
A Home in the Monochrome
In every color image I take, I see a black-and-white photographer trying to escape. It’s black-and-white or bust. Mine are pictures of rust, dents, and dust.
Far from perfect
There are things we can control and things we cannot. There are things we can get out in front of and things we cannot. Therefore, we must do is our best and grow. It’s life.