These are a couple of the lampshades that are in the Hastings Building (for more details on this historic building, see my post from June 26th). I’m sure that both of these lampshades were identical … if not now, then when they were installed. Well, as sure as I can be … they are the same shape and style. Interesting that they are different now.
These were inside the Hastings Building (for more details on this historic building, see my post from June 26th) … I didn’t arrange them or move them … not sure how long they have lived there.
There was a huge variety of condition of the rooms in the Hastings Building (for additional info on the Hastings Building, see my previous post). This one was in better condition than most … and the only one I noticed having a fireplace. Not sure that there is any chimney anymore. It was interesting that the glass varied significantly … some was old enough that it showed the typical waviness of old window glass. And much was newer … with less waviness. The windows on the weather side of the building are more susceptible to being blown out during storms and I expect the older glass is more susceptible than the newer panes.
This is the tasting room of the Port Townsend Vineyards. I have a glass of wine very few months … the acid bothers my stomach if I have it more often. But I like the old building the tasting room is in and this day I was trying to shoot the last of a roll of film in a Rolleiflex twin lens that I had just acquired. It’s a wonderful camera, if you don’t mind the total manual operation. Great image quality, for sure.
When I went in, I was expecting to get an interesting shot or two of the Port Townsend Bay, visible out the tasting rook windows or deck. Instead, I got a photo of the bar.
I have been trying out various film cameras to find some I like. They are cheaper now than they were when new … but more expensive than several years ago, as film is making a comeback. This shot was one where I removed a roll of film that I hadn’t started, but was loaded in a camera that I had decided to return (it was a Nikon F6 … a beautiful rugged beast of a camera, but just too heavy). When I loaded it into the ‘new’ camera (a Nikon F100) it wasn’t synced up exactly right and I ended up with a partial double exposure. I thought it was an interesting abstract ‘still life’.
I decided to keep the F100 … it was one of the last film cameras that Nikon made … and was fully automatic, with full compatibility with current lenses. The other 35mm camera I decided to keep was the Nikon FM3a … a fully manual camera (with built in light meter). It’s much lighter weight… but won’t accept current lenses.