This gull was willing to stay still while I puttered with exposure settings. This is the Port Townsend waterfront looking south to the NE corner of the Olympic Mountains (well, with a bunch of clouds mixed in). For a wider angel view (without the gull), see below.
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.
I like photos of trails … and I seem to be particularly fond of those where the trail curves around out of sight. This adds a bit of mystery to the image. These two were taken on Tri-X … a classic black and white film with good exposure latitude. The camera was my Nikon FM3A … one of the last film cameras that Nikon made.
Years ago I went to England to try to capture shots of the total eclipse. It was cloudy (in August), so I got no photos of the eclipse … except a couple that looked like it was dark. Well, I guess it was.
But there was side trips driving around and seeing the countryside… and finding many stone circles … many of them unsigned and hanging out just waiting. This one did have a sign, but it didn’t say much.
Also called “Lady Slippers”, these are some of my favorite springtime flowers. Most of the orchids that are native to the Pacific Northwest are even smaller and less showy than these.