The Ashton to Tetonia Bike Trail

During the Fourth of July weekend last summer, my wife and I visited family in Idaho and took our bikes to ride The Ashton to Tetonia bike trail. With my favorite cycling camera, the Olympus Stylus Epic DLX (1997), in my back jersey pocket, we stopped at several spots to enjoy the scenery and capture […]

Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash

Sometimes it’s nice to take a camera off the shelf that you haven’t used in a long time. That’s exactly what I did with the Kodak Brownie. You can go back to 2015 and see my original post on the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash and read the specs. One thing fun about the Brownie is […]

Nikon FA

The Nikon FA was produced by Nippon Kogaku from 1983 to 1987. It was designed as a mid-range camera with high-end features for serious amateur photographers. The most sophisticated feature is the matrix metering system, which uses five separate metering sensors to determine the optimal exposure settings for a given scene. The FA was also […]

Kowa Six Photos

After the initial two test rolls in the Kowa Six, I shot another three rolls the following week. This time I used the light meter in the Kowa Six Exposure Finder. I found that the images shot on two rolls of Kodak Gold 200 look great. The images I shot with Ultrafine eXtreme 100 were […]

Kowa Six (1968)

The Kowa Six was first introduced in 1968 and is a 6×6 medium format camera made by Kowa Optical Products Co., Ltd., in Japan. With shutter speeds from 1/500 to 1 sec, no Bulb mode. It also has a cold shoe for an external light meter. The camera uses 120 film and can take 12 […]

The Historic Wendover Airfield

I’ve waited to post these photos because today is the 81st anniversary of the attack on America’s Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On December 7, 1941, “a day that will live in infamy,” the Japanese began a two-hour surprise attack with 350 planes that damaged or destroyed 330 U.S. aircraft, 19 ships, and killed […]

Green River, Utah

The city of Green River is located on the Green River, a major tributary of the Colorado River, in Emery County. After the completion of the Utah Division of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad, Green River became a fueling and watering spot for the railroad. To this day, Amtrak still provides passenger rail […]

Abandoned In Idaho

Camera: Minolta X-700 (1981)Film: Cinestill XX ISO 200Process: RepliColor – Salt lake City, Utah

Northern Adventures – Part I

Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: Kosmo Foto Mono 100Process: Cinestill DF96 Monobath (3 Min @ 26° C)Scanner: Epson V700 Photo

Cycling with the Olympus Stylus Epic DLX

Last year I wrote about acquiring an Olympus Stylus Epic DLX. Because of the small size, I’ve been taking this camera with me on my many bicycle adventures. It’s a great camera that fits in the bag mounted to my seat, in my riding shorts, or the back pocket on my jersey. When I want […]

Olympus OM-2N

I think I own enough Olympus film cameras to officially call myself an Oly-Fanboy. If you look though many of my photos on Instagram, there’s no question that the OM-1N is one of my favorite cameras. It went with me for 3 weeks to Europe, and I recently used it on a 2-week Route 66 […]

British Field Day 2021

Each year at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, owners of British vehicles show off their restored cars, motorcycles, and projects at the annual British Field Day. I’m finally getting around to these images. I’m behind on culling my film photography. All my photos from 2021 are in Lightroom, but they’re just sitting waiting […]

Beetle’s and CineStill BWXX 120

Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved Volkswagen Beetle’s. My parents often retell stories of me as a kid yelling “Volkswagen!” from the backseat of the car whenever I would see one. Sadly, I’ve never owned one. For me it has to do with not knowing which end of a screwdriver to use as […]

More Saturday Adventures

These images were taken along the Mirror Lake Highway and the trail that circles Mirror Lake in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. Again, using a film I’ve never shot in 35mm before, Ilford Pan-F Plus 50 in the Olympus OM-1N MD. Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: Ilford Pan-F Plus 50Process: Cinestill DF96 Monobath (3 Min […]

Saturday Adventures

One thing I’ve learned from my fellow film photography nerds Jim Grey and Alex Luyckx is there’s always something local you can photograph. My wife likes to call them our Saturday Adventures. We’ll often pick a city or place we’ve never been in Utah and spend a Saturday there. The following pictures were taken along […]

PT & More 6×6

During my recovery from shoulder surgery, I’ve been going to weekly physical therapy. I joke that I’m paying other people to torture me, but I am seeing the benefits from the exercises and stretching. For me, the best part about going to the local medical clinic is seeing the beautiful photography from two guys that […]

The End of 2021

During the last half of 2021, I’ve been largely absent from my site. It started in mid-July while riding my mountain bike and I fell. While I’d prefer to embellish a story about going over the handlebars while descending a challenging mountainside, the truth is less than exciting. While riding along a flat, paved trail, […]

More Photos with the Asanuma Lens

Camera: Minolta X-700 (1981)Lens: Asanuma 35 – 105mm f/3.5Film: Kosmo Foto Mono 100Process: Cinestill DF96 Monobath (3 Min @ 26° C)Scanner: Epson V700 Photo

Asanuma Lens

“Ninety-nine percent of the lenses are better than 100% of photographers.” – Scott Bourne My friend Lynn Taylor from the Ogden Camera Club gave me this Minolta MD mount lens a few years ago. It’s in great condition, was still in the box with all the packaging materials. Has no scratches, no fungus, and no […]

Olympus Stylus Epic DLX (1997)

My son has become a master at thrifting. When looking for vintage clothing, he knows exactly what to look for. On occasion, he will find a camera and send me a text and ask if it’s worth investigating. Back in May, he came across a stack of Olympus gear at one of his favorite stores. […]