Archive: ‘landscapes’
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
This weekend I hiked into Stebbin’s Gulch with Ian Adams and a few other brave souls. The temps were around 12F and we had a 1/2 mile of snow to trudge through from the parking lot to the Gulch. This was my fourth visit into the gulch, but my first with a bunch of new toys. I took three cameras with me. I had my 5dmkII, a Canon AE-1, and a Kodak Brownie Reflex. This post is all about the Brownie Reflex.
I found this camera at a flea market this summer for $5 in the original box with the manual. I guess it’s a rare model that was around from 1940-1942. In 1943 Kodak added a flash sync connection and that model is much more available. The other interesting thing is that this is a 127 film format camera. Not easy stuff to find these days. Fortunately, the good people at B&H Photo still sell it and I’m glad they do because I love the images this camera makes. They are instantly nostalgic – dusty and scratchy, quirky little lens anomalies. In this case, the roll didn’t sit quite right and you can even seen the image number in each shot.
Later this week I’ll post shots from the AE-1 and the 5dmkII. Shortly after that LoC will return to it’s regular programming of families and weddings!
Tags: arboretum, black, brownie, holden, ice, kirtland, kodak, landscape, nature, ohio, reflex, snow, white, winter
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Sunday, December 19th, 2010
I’m sure you’ve all seen the west harbor lighthouse that guarding the mouth of the Cuyahoga near Whiskey Island. It’s been in the paper, even made MSNBC. Still, I had to go myself and get a shot of it. Landscapes like this don’t come around often and they tend to be different everyday – especially during the winter.
This was also my first visit to Whiskey Island. What a great location. This is such a great place for a portrait session – Senior Photos, Engagement, Wedding. Can’t wait to get back there again!
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Tags: cleveland, coast, erie, guard, harbor, ice, island, lake, lighthouse, west, whiskey, winter
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Monday, December 13th, 2010
These pictures aren’t people. They are pictures I take for me. The things I’m shooting when I’m not with a client and I’m not chasing my own kids around with a camera. I have to say, LoC was a lot busier this year than I had expected (Thank You Clients!) so I didn’t shoot on my time as much as I have in the past. Still, I did get out and I think I got some great shots. A lot of these are framed and warming up the walls of my house.
There will be a year on review for client shots coming soon, but there is still one more client I have to work with this year!
Tags: art, fine, landscape, personal, photography
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
February is coming to an end and Spring should be just around the corner, but Mother Nature took one last chance (hopefully) to dump a whole bunch of snow on Northeast Ohio. I called up my good friend Andrea and off into the woods we went.
And since it’s the end of the month, now is also the time to place “Ask LoC”! Got a question about you think only a photographer could answer? Got a question about how I do things or why I do things? Now is your chance! Comment or email questions and in a couple of weeks I’ll post answers.
Tags: arboretum, ask, boardwalk, forest, holden, ice, loc, snow, stream, winter, woods
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
It’s been so long since I last posted here I almost forgot my password.
Headed out to Downtown Cleveland today to shoot with a few friends that have probably seen to much of me recently. That plan was to get some “urban decay” but the rain sort of hindered our efforts. After spending some time inside the Old Arcade, I just couldn’t find anything that caught my eye so out onto the wet city streets I went.
The rains adds so much to the city. It gives it a shine and adds some contrast to the concrete.
Tomorrow I get to go out and get some people in front of the lens!
Tags: black, city, cleveland, downtown, rain, urban, white
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