I'm Back! Been away too long.

Good Friday. March 29, 2012.

I'm back. I have been spending too much time on mindless forums. If I am going to be reading mindless stuff, I may as well create it myself. From time to time I may say something that offends someone. Or maybe offends several people. Heck, if I'm an a roll, I may offend an entire Gaggle! of folks.

I am currently at work resurecting my interest in backpacking. Naturally, I shall attempt to include my current Pentax 6x7 and 105mm lens among my gear. That camera and lens served me well many long years ago. I still have the negatives from a trip in what is now the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado. I hope to do the same in the future.

From the trip to Colorado, circa 1974...

Dropping back down to treeline.

Stand by for something that might offend someone. Too bad that it has become so easy to offend folks nowadays.

Happy Easter!

Wayne

At Last!

I found a template that uses the whole screen. My photos display much nicer.

My mood is good. I'm still not up to speed on keeping the Blog Drivel flowing. That will improve. Tonight, tomorrow night. Film developing. A roll of Delta 100 (possibly my last) from Bubba. A roll of Efke 25 from the Hasselblad. Strike while the water in Houston is frigid.

I think I'll add a picture and admire the new formatting. From the Wayback Machine. The original Pentax 6x7, 105mm lens & Ektachrome. S. America Street, Covington, Louisinana. Circa mid-1970s.

What did we get for Christmas?

I'm afraid to look. I don't think we want to know what the Senate did to us. It all seems so much worse coming at this time of year.

Merry Christmas, y'all!

These are the good old days!

Good news and Bad news.

Cowboys 24 - Saints 17

Let's Make a Deal!

Ben Nelson picked Door #2. Surprise! A prize for Nebraska. Similar to the prize Mary Landrieu won for Louisiana.

Dingy Harry bragged about bribing Gentle Ben.

Government in back rooms, behind locked doors, giving away the farm to get something, anything, on paper.

Harry, Nancy, Barney, Chris, Al...........Blog This!

A Year with Bigfoot & Bubba Update

My bad. I have been very lazy. I also had a number of bizarre twists in my camera inventory.

Remember the Technika V camera? I have the 127mm Ektar from the Speed Graphic and a 105mm Tominon (ex-Polaroid) lens on Technika boards. I exposed 4 sheets of film in the camera last Sunday. I'll get them developed in January. With a bit of fiddling and exercise, I can make all of the movements work as they should. A nice camera.

Next is the Hasselblad 501c/m and 80mm CFE lens "on loan for a year until you decide if you want it." My early impression: I like the camera. It's not a Magic Bullet. I'm not convinced that it's any better than the Pentax 6x7. Stay tuned. I have a lot film to run through both cameras. Of course that cuts into my time with Bigfoot & Bubba.

I saw a listing for an nearly new (2001), unblemished Leitz 90mm Elmarit-M on the Houston based 99% digital Texas Photo Forum one evening. The price seemed low. Like too low to be real. If the listing had been anywhere else, I would have thought, "SCAM!" The next morning I checked KEH, RFF, etc. and confirmed that the lens was A. Decent and be B. Well below market price. I contacted the seller. He brough the lens to my office at noon. I looked it over. Wrote a check. Done deal.

I now have 3 lenses of 85mm & 90mm. 1 or 2 must go. Deciding will be tough. As I type my c/v 75mm/2.5 lens is on the way to joe (back alley) of RFF fame. I don't miss it yet. Having a 75 & 90 might make some sense. However, I needed to pay for the new 90mm and joe came forward at the right time.

2010 will have to be the year for Bigfoot & Bubba. 2009 was scattered all over the place.

I did manage a few photos for the 35-50-90 Project.

A balcony in Winnsboro, Texas. 1961 50mm D.R. Summicron.

Glenwood Cemetery, Houston. Weeping Angel. 1965 90mm Elmarit. Velvia 100F.

And one from the Hassy..............Bull Durham. Giddings, Texas.

Thanks for reading and looking. I need to figure out the formatting here.

Stand by............I'm about to become a Blogger!

The Looney Tune Wacko Global Warming Al Gore Believing Flaming Liberals are getting too much attention. It's time somebody with a modicum of good sense and practicality spoke up.

I wonder if anyone will actually read this? I haven't exactly been a dedicated contributor to my own blog.