robklurfield
eclipse
Maybe two weeks ago, while on bike ride, I came upon this defunct, decaying diner. I had a my Nikon S2 along for the ride loaded with Adox CMS 20 II. I shot a few images, finished the roll then loaded another (same film; still awaiting development). I was disappointed with much of the roll. Careless metering resulted in numerous blown shots, overexposed beyond redemption.
I've always regretted the times that I passed a site for year after year, promising to record it on film before it disappears, plowed under by a bulldozer or knocked down by a wrecking ball. Resigning myself to not allow Tom's Diner to escape without a decent image, I rode back today. 34 miles round trip. ~2,400 feet of climbing. Aching feet. Not such a long ride, but the climbing wasn't fun today. All to capture a few images.
Now, don't let me kid myself into thinking that this is some major feat (it's not). Show us all the lengths (distance or metaphoric lengths) you've gone to capture an image. My accomplishment was a minor one (I could easily have done this by car, but that would have felt like cheating; perhaps I'm nuts), but I'm sure some of you have stood on cliffs, hung upside-down from the wings of biplanes, braved hailstorms or hails of bullets. Show us what you've got.
Words/No words ... if your image speaks for itself, feel free to post it without comment, or if the back story is essential (or even perhaps better than the image itself), share that with us.
Without any more words, here's Tom's Diner....
CMS 20 II
The rest, M8, 28/2.8 Elmarit Asph
I've always regretted the times that I passed a site for year after year, promising to record it on film before it disappears, plowed under by a bulldozer or knocked down by a wrecking ball. Resigning myself to not allow Tom's Diner to escape without a decent image, I rode back today. 34 miles round trip. ~2,400 feet of climbing. Aching feet. Not such a long ride, but the climbing wasn't fun today. All to capture a few images.
Now, don't let me kid myself into thinking that this is some major feat (it's not). Show us all the lengths (distance or metaphoric lengths) you've gone to capture an image. My accomplishment was a minor one (I could easily have done this by car, but that would have felt like cheating; perhaps I'm nuts), but I'm sure some of you have stood on cliffs, hung upside-down from the wings of biplanes, braved hailstorms or hails of bullets. Show us what you've got.
Words/No words ... if your image speaks for itself, feel free to post it without comment, or if the back story is essential (or even perhaps better than the image itself), share that with us.
Without any more words, here's Tom's Diner....
CMS 20 II

The rest, M8, 28/2.8 Elmarit Asph




