dave lackey
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This topic was suggested to me by a friend to help me break out of a dry period in my photography. I need inspiration and looking forward to visiting fellow RFF'ers gives me a little hope for a brighter future...
So, CONVINCE ME TO COME TO YOUR TOWN!
Please post up to 10 images by May 15 and we will set up a way to judge the best images...
Here is my paltry contribution to start with:
M3 w/ Summarit, Tri-X
Digital...sorry...
So, CONVINCE ME TO COME TO YOUR TOWN!
Please post up to 10 images by May 15 and we will set up a way to judge the best images...
Here is my paltry contribution to start with:
M3 w/ Summarit, Tri-X
Digital...sorry...
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dmr
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Not originally from here, but lived here the past 30+ years.
Film, no apologies.
Canon GIII, Fuji 400 (I think).
Film, no apologies.
Canon GIII, Fuji 400 (I think).
charjohncarter
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My town, at least for now:
and my barbershop in my town:
and my barbershop in my town:
pesphoto
Veteran
Downtown of my (now) hometown:
Sparrow
Veteran
not a town really
petronius
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angeloks
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The house where I grew up.
pesphoto
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A house in my neighborhood:
marke
Well-known
What, no Kodachrome, Dave!!!
All kidding aside, I love those two pictures. A different mood in each that shows us much of how you see the world.
Here's mine. I grew up in the village of Brown Deer, Wisconsin. Actually, in a small isloated section of the village that was the original part. And to this day, it still has the feeling of Mayberry, the iconic town in the old Andy Griffith show of the B&W television era.
When I was a kid, this place was an old-fashioned country store, complete with butcher and pickle barrels. Eventually, my dad's cousin bought the place, and kept much of it's original attraction, with a bit of European flair.
This place used to be a biker bar when I was working at a factory 30 years ago. They would cash our paychecks and serve us $0.25 tappers. Now it is one of the best places in the metro-Milwaukee area to get fresh fish dinners.
The old ice skating pavillion, where I learned to ice skate as a kid. My dad learned here also, 75+ years ago. When he was still alive, he would tell me stories of how the Olympic speedskaters would train here. This was THE place to be as a kid in the winter. You could meet cute girls on the pond, and show off your skating skills with jumps and fast turns!
It's a big pond/lagoon, with many areas to explore, including a small isolated island, where many species of birds are protected from human contact.
Two of my favorites.
And finally, the Milwaukee skyline. Thanks for visiting my hometown. Stop by anytime you're in the area.
antiquark
Derek Ross
Sorry, I'm not the sentimental type...
pesphoto
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wjlapier
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If you visit you might want to stay. Nothing personal, but enough is enough...
crawdiddy
qu'est-ce que c'est?
me either......
I really like this photo. Courageous of you to stop and take it, but I think you didn't get the camera quite level. In a hurry?
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
DeKalb, IL, recently turned 150 years old. Shortly before, there was a kind of campaign for which a number of photographers volunteered. I was one of them, and we were supposed to photograph the town between January and May 2006, and then deliver our negatives or digital documents to the city hall, so that they not only chronicle the city but also become its property. Of course, there was an unofficial contest involved: a panel of judges would pick a selected few, and put them up in a special exhibit in the summer, when the town annual festival is celebrated.
From the 65 photographs chosen, nine were mine. In fact, I was the shooter with the largest number of photos in the show.
Here are some (I got to keep some prints of my shots):
First Street, early in January 2006 (M6TTL, Konica 35mm, T-Max ISO 100).
Long gone coffee stand on Second Street (same gear).
Antiwar protesters, active on the corner of First and Lincoln Hwy, like every Friday from 4 to 6 PM (same gear).
Original thread, Dave. Thanks for the chance!
From the 65 photographs chosen, nine were mine. In fact, I was the shooter with the largest number of photos in the show.
Here are some (I got to keep some prints of my shots):
First Street, early in January 2006 (M6TTL, Konica 35mm, T-Max ISO 100).
Long gone coffee stand on Second Street (same gear).
Antiwar protesters, active on the corner of First and Lincoln Hwy, like every Friday from 4 to 6 PM (same gear).
Original thread, Dave. Thanks for the chance!
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pesphoto
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Let's just say he wasn't interested in making conversation......