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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 43m

Bar

This was my view from breakfast at La Perche in Hudson, NY. I would show you the absolutely insane French Toast I had for breakfast, but that photo didn’t come out. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

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The shelves behind a bar are lit up, showing bottles of liquor and glasses.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 2h

Tattoo & Piercing

This is right across the street from my favorite dive bar and restaurant in St. Augustine, Planet Sarbez. I took a photo of it a few months earlier and the neon sign said “Today is Tattoo Day”. I texted it to my wife with the […]

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A one story building with a glass door and windows with a sign in the window that says, in neon, “Tattoo & Piercing”.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 6h

Mister Softee

Not just in trucks any more. Smartflex 3445, Kodak Tri-X 320 TXP, Rodinal 1:50, Kodak Anastigmat No. 33 7-1/2 inch f/4.5.

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A man walks past a large Mister Softee stand, closed. The background of the sign is sprinkles, and between the words is a drawing of a man with an ice cream cone for a head.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 1d

Shirley and Moviola

I’ve known Shirley for something like 35 years. We met up with her at Dromfest. Here she is shooting video of Moviola. She’s dating the drummer, who she was also in a band with back in the 1990s. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

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A woman with long gray hair, seen from behind, is using her phone to record video of a band playing, also seen but blurred.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 1d

Minion

Seen in an alley off St. George in St. Augustine. Leica R4, Kodak Plus-X (expired 1994, shot at EI 80), Rodinal 1:50.

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A Minion character stands on a wooden barrel next to the open door of a store.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 1d

Dentato’s

Stuff moves around on the boardwalk. Dentato’s and Berkeley Candy both used to be in other places. Berkeley moved after their original shop burned down with half of the boardwalk several years ago. Dentato’s moved more recently to get a […]

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Three stands on the boardwalk: The Original Dentato’s Clam Bar (Enjoy Our Famous Sausage Sandwich), Berkeley Candy (Salt Water Taffy), and Shore Store (Body Piercing).

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 2d

Moviola

It’s probably 25 years or so since the first time I saw Moviola on a visit to Columbus. This was the most recent time I’ve seen them, at Dromfest, outside at Return Brewing Outpost. They just keep putting out good music. Pentax 17, Harman […]

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Five middle aged men dressed like truck drivers play music with guitars, bass, drums, and keyboards. Sunflowers grow out of a couple of pots. Lights inside the brewery are visible at the right, and sunlight drenched buildings behind them at left.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 2d

Construction

Hard to get into the Funky Pelican with all the barrels and such surrounding it. Leica R4, Kodak Plus-X (expired 1994, shot at EI 80), Rodinal 1:50.

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A building is surrounded by fences and barrels. A sign on the low part of the building reads “Funky Pelican”. There is a high pitched roof at the right end of the building, perpendicular to the rest of the building, and huge letters attached to the roof that read “Flagler Beach FLA”.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 2d

Kohr’s

There are several of these on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. None of them are open on a Monday morning. Smartflex 3445, Kodak Tri-X 320 TXP, Rodinal 1:50, Kodak Anastigmat No. 33 lens.

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This place is a typographic nightmare. A sign on the roof says “Kohr’s The Original Since 1919” attached to a two scoop ice cream cone. The face of the building facing the boardwalk says the following: “Coca Cola enjoy summer Frozen Custard and Ice Cream Kohr’s The Original Since 1919 P J’s Place Seaside Heights NJ Coca Cola enjoy summer Kohr’s The Original Since 1919 Kohr’s The Original Since 1919 Coca Cola Coca Cola.” The side of the building is similarly festooned, but you really don’t want me to write all that crap down here.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 3d

Beth Kaplan

Beth Kaplan of the band Salem 66 played at Dromfest. Her set was outside at the Return Brewing Outpost stage. Playing with her were Frankln Bruno on keyboards and Chris Brokaw on guitar. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

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Three middle aged people, two men and one woman, play music outside a brewery.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 3d

Surfside Shakes

Ice cream and shakes in Flagler Beach. Leica R4, Kodak Plus-X (expired 1994), Rodinal 1:50.

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The wall of a small one story building has an elaborate mural painted on it involving raging surf and various sea creatures. The mural is interrupted by an air conditioner and a window with a sign in it saying Surfside Shakes, with a neon sign below it saying Ice Cream over a neon soft serve ice cream cone.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 3d

Cable Cars

Took the Smartflex 3445 to Seaside Heights on Monday morning. I wanted to test some lenses. Surprisingly, two of the three I brought would not focus to infinity, the Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar-S 180mm and the ancient Bausch & Lomb 7-1/2 […]

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Ski lift-style cable cars soar over dunes next to the boardwalk.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 4d

Open Studio

Catskill is an arty town. Pentaz 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

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A yellow three story building. The first floor has an art studio with the words “Open Studio” painted as a sign above the windows and door, with each letter hand painted in a different whimsical style. A woman in a long dress stands in front of it.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 4d

Cool Stuff

This maybe should have been taken in color. Leica R4, Kodak Plus-X (expired 1994, exposed at EI 80), Rodinal 1:50.

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Two hand painted signs stand on the ground up against a tree. The left one says “Cool Stuff” and the right one says “Local Art &”.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 8d

Chocolated!

Yes! It’s chocolated! That’s exactly what I’m looking for when I can’t shit. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

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An old advertisement above a window in a brick wall states "Ex-Lax The Chocolated Laxative”.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 8d

Sailbird Distillery

I don’t drink hard liquor, but I got a kick out of the signage at this place on West King in St. Augustine. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50 (developed as a negative), Rodinal 1:50.

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A building has a couple of signs on it. One says “Sailbird Distilling; Cocktails, Tastings & Tours”. The other says “Distillery” with each letter in its own circle, the circles zigging and zagging back and forth down the wall.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 8d

Castillo de San Marcos

One of the many national parks/monuments semi-closed thanks to the Trump Shutdown. Leica R4, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Rodinal 1:50.

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A sign in front of an ancient fort reads “National Park Service Department of the Interior Castillo de San Marcos National Monument”.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 9d

Three Stories

Cute little building on the main drag in Catskill. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

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A three story brick building stands close to the street. The ground floor houses a store.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 9d

Good Wave

King Street on the other side of Route 1 has some interesting businesses. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50 (developed as a negative).

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A stucco building with a curved roof has abstract patterns in its display window sitting on chairs and a table. A sign to the right of the door at center says “Buena Onda”.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 9d

Bad Politics

I’ve posted a shot of this place on Avenida Menendez before. Much as I love St. Augustine, I don’t think I could live in Florida. Leica R4, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Rodinal 1:50.

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Two buildings with colonial style roofs. The one on the right has several American flags. The one on the left has one American flag and several signs promoting Donald Trump and calling the patriotism of liberal Americans into question.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 10d

Boarded Up

The place we stayed at in Catskill was probably the nicest house on the street; a lot of the other houses looked something like this. In fairness, I saw a couple of people working on this one at another point during our stay. Pentax 17 […]

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An old house built on an inclined street sits with its front door open and most of its windows boarded up.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 10d

Sailboats

Overcast morning on the Matanzas River. Leica R4, Kodak Plus-X (expired 1994, shot at EI 80), Rodinal 1:50.

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Sailboats are anchored offshore in the Matanzas River. Houses are visible on the other shore. The sky is overcast and ominous.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 10d

Three Cannons

Here’s a good example of why I say the Smartnon lens that comes with the Smartflex camera is a poor choice for landscape and architecture photography. The cannon in the center are in focus. The cannons on either side of it are […]

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Three cannons peek out through the parapets.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 11d

Come & Sit With Me

A welcoming message on the front porch of our AirBnB in Catskill. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

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A white rocking chair sits on a porch with a pillow on it that says “Come & Sit With Me”.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 11d

Bridge of Lions

It was a gray, overcast day in St. Augustine. Good thing I was shooting black and white. Leica R4, bulk rolled Kodak Plus-X (expired 1994, shot at EI 80), Rodinal 1:50.

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A drawbridge goes over a tidal estuary under a heavily overcast sky.

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