Happy SONday! – remembering my dad and mom

November 1943
1961 on vacation.
Looking elegant in 1961.

In ten way too short years, he laid the foundation for the man I would become, but it was my mom who influenced me the most. Paul, 1914-1963.

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wordless wednesday

1959, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku, Tokyo.

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Happy SUNday! – Do you remember your first Kodak Instamatic?

My first Instamatic was from Christmas 1963 or 64.
Early Kodak advertisement.
Still going strong in 1967.

October 1967 at Rhinebeck, New York. My Instamatic was my camera phone back in the day (always with me)..

Spad XIII
Fokker D-7
The Instamatic 104 with its amazing flashcube.

How many millions of these were sold? If you were a child of the 1960s and ’70s then your life was recorded in the little squares these cameras produced. Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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green on green on green… on green

Fujifilm X-T2 with Fujinon XF18-55 f2.8-4 R LM OIS lens.
Fujifilm X-T2 with TTArtisans AF 27mm f2.8 lens.
Fujifilm X-T2 with TTArtisans AF 27mm f2.8 lens.
Fujifilm X-T2 with TTArtisans AF 27mm f2.8 lens.

A few images from around my gardens. My Fujifilm X-T2 was set to Velvia Vivid film simulation. Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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More SUNday Happiness – blue skies and blossoms

I-95, Jacksonville, Florida, looking south over the St. Johns River just before sunset.
Colorful blossoms.
Bird’s eye view.
Mandevilla blossoms in the sunshine.

Thanks for stopping by, Chris

Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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Happy SUNday!

Fun with a classic digicam.

Canon PowerShot A40 from 2002.

The image below is a straight-from-the-camera shot with this awesome little digicam.

Full auto exposure. Great color and, at 2 megapixels, good resolution.

Thanks for stopping by, Chris

Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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boxed in (again)

converging lines

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wordless wednesday

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Happy SUNday!

A gallery of images from this past week.

Zeiss Ikon Contax IIIa 35mm rangefinder camera from 1951.
Old wounds heal slowly.
Butterfly bush with no activity.
Gerbera daisy. Fujifilm X-T2 set on Acros black and white film capture.
Canon EOS R
Canon RF 70-200mm f4L IS USM Lens
Velvia Vivid

Thanks for stopping by, Chris

Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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wordless wednesday

inside

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