abstract rain drops

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Rain on the sunroof.
An abstract view.

Samsung Galaxy S8+

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Happy SUNday!

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Playing with ChatGPT this afternoon. Thought I’d feature my Asahi Pentax 6×7 medium format camera in a different light. The original.

The original.
Enhancement A.
Enhancement B.
The real camera.

So, do you use AI to slightly enhance some of your original images? I’ve found ChatGPT to be quite creative when closely supervised. Like anything, it can be abused.

You can’t take my picture. You got the lens cap on.

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wordless wednesday

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Early 1971 Canon F-1 Box Set

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My very early 1971 (maybe as early as March) Canon F-1 box. These original F-1 boxes are difficult to come by, but I was extremely lucky to add this one to my collection recently. As a side note, I graduated from high school in 1971.

Earliest F-1 box.
This set included the camera body and lens, with a lens hood and case. I have all the proper bits.
Looks almost pristine.
On one side of the box is a list of available accessories (accessories obtainable).
Shown here with Canon’s part or model numbers. I think it was super smart of them to include this information on the box, as most buyers purchased additional items at the time of sale or shortly afterward.
One of my early sets.

If you’re chasing classic camera gear, finding 55-year-old boxes in excellent condition is very difficult but not impossible. Happy hunting!

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Happy SUNday!

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A small collection of recently enhanced images from my time in Japan in the late 1970s. All were taken with my Canon F-1, Canon AE-1, or my Yashica TL Electro X.

The Great Buddha of Kamakura.
Pigeon racing at Ueno Zoo, Tokyo.
Bored vendor. Summer in Yokohama.
Honmoku, Yokohama.
Ginza. Helpful Tokyo Metro Police along the Chuo-dori shopping avenue.
Gonza Tsudaya Building.
McDonald’s Kamakura Ekimae.
US Navy base housing, Area 2, Honmoku, Yokohama.

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In the Shop – New arrivals and more.

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I’ve added some really nice items to my camera shop at CC Design Studios http://www.ccstudio2380.com. Everything’s on sale, too!

Some NOS cameras and gear.
Canon gear, including still-new classic camera straps.
Lots of brochures and instruction books.

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USS Forrestal (CV-59) in 1987

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Onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59) with my brother-in-law Richard during a family day cruise off the coast of Northeast Florida (1987).

I was assigned as ship’s company from 1985 to 1988 in the Operations Department, Operations Aerology (OA) Division (meteorology/oceanography). F-14 Tomcat pictured behind us.

This is a recently discovered photo taken by my father-in-law.

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Jet Engine Welder

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A picture of my father-in-law, Frank Tifft, welding at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft’s West Palm Beach plant in October 1993. He was a jet engine welder at P&W for about 40 years. He was one of only a few welders qualified and cleared to work on the J58 engines for the SR-71 Blackbird.

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