Palma de Mallorca – Summer 1986

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017Chris and Carol 4 Comments

As a career U.S. Navy Sailor, I often went on liberty in some pretty questionable ports of call. Dirty, tough and not so nice. Palma – well there’s no place better for an overworked Sailor then a port call in Palma during the summer!

USS Forrestal (CV-59) anchored out off the coast of Palma.

Nothing like an ice cold Heiney!

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Obviously Palma is much more than an ice cold beer and a long night of drinking at ‘Bar Joe’ – come back often and I’ll be posting more Kodachrome slides of my port visit.

All images are shot on Kodak Kodachrome with my Canon F-1 and scanned on a Canon scanner.

Chris

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Taxi!

October 21, 2017October 21, 2017Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Rome – August 1986

An Italian taxi and a Coke!

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodachrome. No post production – as scanned. Pretty good color after 31 years!

Always a pleasure when you stop by!

Chris

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The Albert c1862 – Victoria, London

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The Albert – built c1862 and little changed since the beginning. Located at 52 Victoria Street, Victoria, London – September 1987

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodacolor. Thanks to the taxi showing up at the right time to add to the picture.

Thanks for your visit!

Chris

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Station (Victoria) Hotel – London 1987

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Super nice B&B back in the day – Vauxhall Bridge Road, Westminster. Just what some tired US Sailors needed after a long day touring.

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodacolor. Yes, the hotel was pink(ish).

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

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Bigger Ben – London 1987

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Forgoing the traditional images of Big Ben, I choose a close-up at 200mm – September 1987

Actually quite an amazing thing of beauty, function and intricate detail. Canon F-1 with Canon FD 80-200mm f/ 4 zoom lens on Kodacolor.

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

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Westminster Abbey – 1987

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Standard tourist image of Westminster Abbey – September 1987

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodacolor.

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

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‘Colorful London’ – 1987

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Beautifully sunny afternoon in London – September 1987

‘Color with no U’

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodacolor.

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

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Standing Her Post – London 1987

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Could this same image be taken today?

‘Policewoman, me and Ben’

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 on Kodacolor

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

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Zunow SLR – 1958

October 19, 2017October 20, 2017Chris and Carol 1 Comment

One of the rarest early Japanese 35mm SLR cameras ever made. The Zunow SLR (below).

Zunow SLR 1958.

This gorgeous Zunow sold for a cool ¥ 1,880,000 (about $16,700 USD)!

The Yashica Pentamatic (below) just sold for $16,598 less!

Yashica Pentamatic 35mm SLR. Yashica’s first ever. A cousin to the Zunow? We think so.

We believe designers and engineers from Zunow and Nicca played a big part in bringing the Pentamatic to market by early 1960.

Thanks for your visit! To find out more about Yashica and the Zunow connection stay a bit and check out our blog here on the ‘Yashica Pentamatic Fanatic’!

Chris and Carol ^.^

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Glow

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017Chris and Carol 4 Comments

Glow and Grow

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In response to this weeks challenge, https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/glow/

Maidenhair fern sprout greets the new day.

Chris and Carol ^.^

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Palma de Mallorca – Summer 1986

Taxi!

The Albert c1862 – Victoria, London

Station (Victoria) Hotel – London 1987

Bigger Ben – London 1987

Westminster Abbey – 1987

‘Colorful London’ – 1987

Standing Her Post – London 1987

Zunow SLR – 1958

The Yashica Pentamatic (below) just sold for $16,598 less!

Weekly Photo Challenge – Glow