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Pepin-Minneapolis 2022 Trip, Part Two: The Tour
The Brew-Up in Lake City, 15 May 2022. Minolta XD5/Ilford HP5+/Ilfosol 3 1:9 at 5:30 in Rondinax 35U This wasn’t my first Pepin rodeo, nor was it
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A Bay Area Trip, 19-24 June 2022
From my March 2017 trip, when I brought the Bantam along. Hey folks! Details have not been formalized, but I am 90% certain I will be heading down to
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Coffee Outside and a Forest Park Ride: 21 May 2022
At MP 6 1/2 on Leif Erikson Drive, Forest Park. 21 May 2022. Minolta XD5/MC Celtic 28mm f/2.8 lens/Ilford HP5+/Ilfosol 3 1:9 at 5:30 in Rondinax 35U
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Visiting The Portland Darkroom, 25 May 2022
Ships at night. Lower Albina at the Willamette River, 25 May 2022. Olympus 35RD/Ilford HP5+/Ilfosol 3 1:9/5:30 in Rondinax 35U I’ve mentioned
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Pragmatism vs. masochism: Stark St. Mileposts Ride, 7 May 2022
For the past couple years I’ve switched from my “open” registration system for rides, where I simply announce a date and time and hope people
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Pepin-Minneapolis 2022 Trip, Part One: The train ride out
The view of the Rockies from the dining car, as the Empire Builder crests Marias Pass in Montana. 12 May 2022. Olympus XA2/Kodak Portra 160 Here is
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The people we don’t know, the people we do, Part 2: Aaron
Hello friends. I don’t typically make blog posts that pertain to holidays. But today is Memorial Day in the United States, and this post is a
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Traveling with a Brompton
Readying the Bromptons for the train. Boarding Amtrak’s Empire Builder at Portland Union Station, 11 May 2022. Camera: Minolta XD5 Lens: Minolta MD
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A May art update: More dip pen action
Esterbrook 356 nib, once used by Carl Barks (not this nib, but the nib in general) Hello folks. Last month I let you all know that I got back into
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Smena 8M: Finding fun in a basic camera
A year-and-a-half ago I mentioned how famed photographer of the Twin Cities music scene, Dan Corrigan, disparaged those who still shoot film. His
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Minolta XD5: My second film SLR
It’s been almost two and a half years since I got back into film photography. I’ve tried a bunch of different 35mm cameras during that time,
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Minolta XD5: My second film SLR
It’s been almost two and a half years since I got back into film photography. I’ve tried a bunch of different 35mm cameras during that time,
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Pedalpalooza is all summer long! Here are the rides I’m leading
It’s anniversary time for Pedalpalooza, Portland’s annual summertime bike fun fest. Starting in 2002 as the all August long BikeSummer, it
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Tracking the miles: Update
Secret path near Powell Butte. 23 April 2022. Camera: Olympus XA2/Film: Fuji C200 Three months ago I mentioned how I was logging every ride I did
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A coffee outside and post ramble, plus vanishing places. 23 April 2022
Southwest Community Park, 23 April 2022. Olympus 35RD, Kodak TMAX 400, developed with Ilfosil 3, 1:9 solution at 6:20 in a Rondinax 35U tank I’m