E. H. Schroeer
@myvortexcloud.com
Amateur Chess Player ♟ & Amateur Photographer, Book Author, Mentor and Blogger. Nr.41 of US Top 100 Correspondence Chess Player
♚ adult chess improver
♞ chess player - USCF
♞ ICCF - CCE title
https://chess.myvortexcloud.com/
#chesspunks #FilmIsNotDead
♚ adult chess improver
♞ chess player - USCF
♞ ICCF - CCE title
https://chess.myvortexcloud.com/
#chesspunks #FilmIsNotDead
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Just had an unforgettable two hour conversation with President Obama 🤯🇺🇸
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Just had an unforgettable two hour conversation with President Obama 🤯🇺🇸
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Columbia River Gorge
Moonlight Shadow 🌔
Pentacon Six TL
Carl Zeiss Biometar f2.8 120mm
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #Ilford #Pentacon
Moonlight Shadow 🌔
Pentacon Six TL
Carl Zeiss Biometar f2.8 120mm
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #Ilford #Pentacon
August 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Columbia River Gorge
Moonlight Shadow 🌔
Pentacon Six TL
Carl Zeiss Biometar f2.8 120mm
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #Ilford #Pentacon
Moonlight Shadow 🌔
Pentacon Six TL
Carl Zeiss Biometar f2.8 120mm
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #Ilford #Pentacon
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Driftwood Sentinel – Whidbey Island (R32 I13)
Photographed on Whidbey Island, Washington, looking out toward Smith Island.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f/2.8
Exposure: 1/125s @ f/11
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #kodak #photography […]
Photographed on Whidbey Island, Washington, looking out toward Smith Island.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f/2.8
Exposure: 1/125s @ f/11
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #kodak #photography […]
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August 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Driftwood Sentinel – Whidbey Island (R32 I13)
Photographed on Whidbey Island, Washington, looking out toward Smith Island.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f/2.8
Exposure: 1/125s @ f/11
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #kodak #photography […]
Photographed on Whidbey Island, Washington, looking out toward Smith Island.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f/2.8
Exposure: 1/125s @ f/11
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #kodak #photography […]
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Lost Places – The Forgotten Oven (R30|001)
An old oven sits in the yard of an abandoned farmhouse, framed by fruit trees. Part of Lost Places — a visual journey into abandoned homes and fading structures, captured on black-and-white film.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Zeiss Tessar 4.5/10.5 […]
An old oven sits in the yard of an abandoned farmhouse, framed by fruit trees. Part of Lost Places — a visual journey into abandoned homes and fading structures, captured on black-and-white film.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Zeiss Tessar 4.5/10.5 […]
Original post on mastodon.online
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August 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Lost Places – The Forgotten Oven (R30|001)
An old oven sits in the yard of an abandoned farmhouse, framed by fruit trees. Part of Lost Places — a visual journey into abandoned homes and fading structures, captured on black-and-white film.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Zeiss Tessar 4.5/10.5 […]
An old oven sits in the yard of an abandoned farmhouse, framed by fruit trees. Part of Lost Places — a visual journey into abandoned homes and fading structures, captured on black-and-white film.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Zeiss Tessar 4.5/10.5 […]
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The Old Juel House: Guardians of Time (R1I5)
Weathered fruit tree stands watch over the Old Juel House. Its gnarled trunk and branching limbs casting shadows on a farmhouse yard that has seen generations pass.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Tessar 4.5/10.5 cm
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO […]
Weathered fruit tree stands watch over the Old Juel House. Its gnarled trunk and branching limbs casting shadows on a farmhouse yard that has seen generations pass.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Tessar 4.5/10.5 cm
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO […]
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August 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Old Juel House: Guardians of Time (R1I5)
Weathered fruit tree stands watch over the Old Juel House. Its gnarled trunk and branching limbs casting shadows on a farmhouse yard that has seen generations pass.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Tessar 4.5/10.5 cm
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO […]
Weathered fruit tree stands watch over the Old Juel House. Its gnarled trunk and branching limbs casting shadows on a farmhouse yard that has seen generations pass.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2, Tessar 4.5/10.5 cm
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO […]
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Silent Sanctuaries – St. Joseph Oratory (R27|7)
The dome of St. Joseph’s Oratory rises above trees and stone statues in Montreal. Part of Silent Sanctuaries: Sacred Places — a series exploring spiritual architecture and quiet places of worship.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL, Zeiss Biometar 80mm f/2 […]
The dome of St. Joseph’s Oratory rises above trees and stone statues in Montreal. Part of Silent Sanctuaries: Sacred Places — a series exploring spiritual architecture and quiet places of worship.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL, Zeiss Biometar 80mm f/2 […]
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August 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Silent Sanctuaries – St. Joseph Oratory (R27|7)
The dome of St. Joseph’s Oratory rises above trees and stone statues in Montreal. Part of Silent Sanctuaries: Sacred Places — a series exploring spiritual architecture and quiet places of worship.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL, Zeiss Biometar 80mm f/2 […]
The dome of St. Joseph’s Oratory rises above trees and stone statues in Montreal. Part of Silent Sanctuaries: Sacred Places — a series exploring spiritual architecture and quiet places of worship.
Camera: Pentacon Six TL, Zeiss Biometar 80mm f/2 […]
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"Where the Streets Have No Name"
Quebec old town
Pentacon Six TL
Biometar f2.8/120mm
Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #kodak #streetphotography #photography #filmmastodon #filmisnotdead
https://flic.kr/p/2rdiVYE/
Quebec old town
Pentacon Six TL
Biometar f2.8/120mm
Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #kodak #streetphotography #photography #filmmastodon #filmisnotdead
https://flic.kr/p/2rdiVYE/
Where the Streets Have No Name (R26|003)
"Where the Streets Have No Name" Quebec old town Pentacon Six TL Biometar f2.8/120mm Kodak Gold 200
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August 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"Where the Streets Have No Name"
Quebec old town
Pentacon Six TL
Biometar f2.8/120mm
Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #kodak #streetphotography #photography #filmmastodon #filmisnotdead
https://flic.kr/p/2rdiVYE/
Quebec old town
Pentacon Six TL
Biometar f2.8/120mm
Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #kodak #streetphotography #photography #filmmastodon #filmisnotdead
https://flic.kr/p/2rdiVYE/
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The Willows Historic Inn, Palm Springs is an iconic landmark and a place of great history.
#believeinfilm #pentaconsixtl #Ilford #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Check it out:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/henryschroeer/pr07Vox16Q
#believeinfilm #pentaconsixtl #Ilford #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Check it out:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/henryschroeer/pr07Vox16Q
The Willows - Palm Springs in B&W and Gold
Explore this photo album by zeissikon42 on Flickr!
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August 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Willows Historic Inn, Palm Springs is an iconic landmark and a place of great history.
#believeinfilm #pentaconsixtl #Ilford #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Check it out:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/henryschroeer/pr07Vox16Q
#believeinfilm #pentaconsixtl #Ilford #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Check it out:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/henryschroeer/pr07Vox16Q
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Sunnylands - Rancho Mirage
Low viewpoint, repeating forms. The central path divides the waves of barrel cacti as you move toward the shade of the trees.
Technical: Pentacon Six TL · Biometar 80/2.8 · Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analogphotography #kodakgold200 #Pentacon […]
Low viewpoint, repeating forms. The central path divides the waves of barrel cacti as you move toward the shade of the trees.
Technical: Pentacon Six TL · Biometar 80/2.8 · Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analogphotography #kodakgold200 #Pentacon […]
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August 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Sunnylands - Rancho Mirage
Low viewpoint, repeating forms. The central path divides the waves of barrel cacti as you move toward the shade of the trees.
Technical: Pentacon Six TL · Biometar 80/2.8 · Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analogphotography #kodakgold200 #Pentacon […]
Low viewpoint, repeating forms. The central path divides the waves of barrel cacti as you move toward the shade of the trees.
Technical: Pentacon Six TL · Biometar 80/2.8 · Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #analogphotography #kodakgold200 #Pentacon […]
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Lower Bear Creek — Heart of Salmon Run
The creeks support the largest wild Chinook salmon runs in the Sammamish population. Shaded woodland, sustaining a cycle of return where salmon fight upstream each year.
1/60s · f/11 · Tripod, shutter release cable
Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Zeiss […]
The creeks support the largest wild Chinook salmon runs in the Sammamish population. Shaded woodland, sustaining a cycle of return where salmon fight upstream each year.
1/60s · f/11 · Tripod, shutter release cable
Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Zeiss […]
Original post on mastodon.online
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August 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Lower Bear Creek — Heart of Salmon Run
The creeks support the largest wild Chinook salmon runs in the Sammamish population. Shaded woodland, sustaining a cycle of return where salmon fight upstream each year.
1/60s · f/11 · Tripod, shutter release cable
Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Zeiss […]
The creeks support the largest wild Chinook salmon runs in the Sammamish population. Shaded woodland, sustaining a cycle of return where salmon fight upstream each year.
1/60s · f/11 · Tripod, shutter release cable
Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Zeiss […]
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Silent Witness – Abandoned Porch
Abandoned home, its windows sealed with plywood, the porch collapsing into slow decay. A relic of forgotten lives, preserved in stark monochrome tones.
Technical details:
f/11 · 1/100s · Velbon tripod · Yellow filter
Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Camera […]
Abandoned home, its windows sealed with plywood, the porch collapsing into slow decay. A relic of forgotten lives, preserved in stark monochrome tones.
Technical details:
f/11 · 1/100s · Velbon tripod · Yellow filter
Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Camera […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
September 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Silent Witness – Abandoned Porch
Abandoned home, its windows sealed with plywood, the porch collapsing into slow decay. A relic of forgotten lives, preserved in stark monochrome tones.
Technical details:
f/11 · 1/100s · Velbon tripod · Yellow filter
Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Camera […]
Abandoned home, its windows sealed with plywood, the porch collapsing into slow decay. A relic of forgotten lives, preserved in stark monochrome tones.
Technical details:
f/11 · 1/100s · Velbon tripod · Yellow filter
Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 (ISO 400)
Camera […]
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Equestrian Arena in the Wood
Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa
1/125 f/11
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO400
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa, Zeiss Novar Anastigmat 1:3.5, f=45mm
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #IlfordHp5 #zeissikon #continaiia #35mmfilm #equestrian […]
Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa
1/125 f/11
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO400
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa, Zeiss Novar Anastigmat 1:3.5, f=45mm
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #IlfordHp5 #zeissikon #continaiia #35mmfilm #equestrian […]
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September 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Equestrian Arena in the Wood
Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa
1/125 f/11
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO400
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa, Zeiss Novar Anastigmat 1:3.5, f=45mm
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #IlfordHp5 #zeissikon #continaiia #35mmfilm #equestrian […]
Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa
1/125 f/11
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus B&W, ISO400
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa, Zeiss Novar Anastigmat 1:3.5, f=45mm
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhitephotography #IlfordHp5 #zeissikon #continaiia #35mmfilm #equestrian […]
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I share a turning point in my film journey: discovering flaws in lab scans — missing details, overexposed areas, and tones that didn’t reflect the negative.
Trusting your own interpretation is key in film photography
Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, this video is a bit shorter than […]
Trusting your own interpretation is key in film photography
Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, this video is a bit shorter than […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
September 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I share a turning point in my film journey: discovering flaws in lab scans — missing details, overexposed areas, and tones that didn’t reflect the negative.
Trusting your own interpretation is key in film photography
Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, this video is a bit shorter than […]
Trusting your own interpretation is key in film photography
Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, this video is a bit shorter than […]
Reposted by E. H. Schroeer
Bear Creek | Black & White Photography with Zeiss Ikon Ikonta & Pentacon Six TL
Bear Creek is the most productive salmon habitats in Central Puget Sound, supporting Chinook, Coho, Sockeye &Kokanee salmon. In this video, I combine creek & salmon run footage with 11 black & white photographs […]
Bear Creek is the most productive salmon habitats in Central Puget Sound, supporting Chinook, Coho, Sockeye &Kokanee salmon. In this video, I combine creek & salmon run footage with 11 black & white photographs […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
September 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bear Creek | Black & White Photography with Zeiss Ikon Ikonta & Pentacon Six TL
Bear Creek is the most productive salmon habitats in Central Puget Sound, supporting Chinook, Coho, Sockeye &Kokanee salmon. In this video, I combine creek & salmon run footage with 11 black & white photographs […]
Bear Creek is the most productive salmon habitats in Central Puget Sound, supporting Chinook, Coho, Sockeye &Kokanee salmon. In this video, I combine creek & salmon run footage with 11 black & white photographs […]
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Farmstead in Collapse — part of my series Fading Echoes: Lost Places in Monochrome.
Fractured walls stand as a reminder. Blackberries taking over a d rule.
Shot on black & white film with my Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #LostPlaces […]
Fractured walls stand as a reminder. Blackberries taking over a d rule.
Shot on black & white film with my Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #LostPlaces […]
Original post on mastodon.online
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September 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Farmstead in Collapse — part of my series Fading Echoes: Lost Places in Monochrome.
Fractured walls stand as a reminder. Blackberries taking over a d rule.
Shot on black & white film with my Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #LostPlaces […]
Fractured walls stand as a reminder. Blackberries taking over a d rule.
Shot on black & white film with my Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2
#filmphotography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #LostPlaces […]
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#Schach wird am Union Square flankiert von einer wahren Brettspieloffensive. Tischfussball und Tischtennis gibt es auch. Und eine recht hohe Polizeipräsenz, die für Sicherheit sorgt. Ich wurde vom Regen überrascht, ansonsten wird das Angebot sehr gut angenommen. #SanFrancisco
September 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
#Schach wird am Union Square flankiert von einer wahren Brettspieloffensive. Tischfussball und Tischtennis gibt es auch. Und eine recht hohe Polizeipräsenz, die für Sicherheit sorgt. Ich wurde vom Regen überrascht, ansonsten wird das Angebot sehr gut angenommen. #SanFrancisco
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⚡️Russia seeks 'Ukraine's surrender, not peace,' Macron says ahead of talks with Trump.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Aug. 17 following a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" that Russia is offering Ukraine's capitulation in its war against Moscow through its peace proposals.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Aug. 17 following a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" that Russia is offering Ukraine's capitulation in its war against Moscow through its peace proposals.
Russia seeks 'Ukraine's surrender, not peace,' Macron says ahead of talks with Trump
"I don’t believe (Russian President Vladimir) Putin wants peace, Macron told reporters after co-chairing a meeting of the coalition of the willing. "I believe he wants Ukraine’s surrender."
kyivindependent.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
⚡️Russia seeks 'Ukraine's surrender, not peace,' Macron says ahead of talks with Trump.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Aug. 17 following a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" that Russia is offering Ukraine's capitulation in its war against Moscow through its peace proposals.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Aug. 17 following a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" that Russia is offering Ukraine's capitulation in its war against Moscow through its peace proposals.
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Peace in our time.
August 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Peace in our time.
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Found some of my Dad's negatives. Need to make some prints!
#filmphotography #120film #SquareFormat #darkroom
#filmphotography #120film #SquareFormat #darkroom
August 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Found some of my Dad's negatives. Need to make some prints!
#filmphotography #120film #SquareFormat #darkroom
#filmphotography #120film #SquareFormat #darkroom
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After years immersed in tech and systems thinking, I’ve rediscovered something powerful:
A slower, more deliberate way to see the world — one frame at a time. In 2024, I returned to analog photography using an 87-year-old Zeiss Ikon Ikonta folding camera.
A story.
A mindset shift […]
A slower, more deliberate way to see the world — one frame at a time. In 2024, I returned to analog photography using an 87-year-old Zeiss Ikon Ikonta folding camera.
A story.
A mindset shift […]
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August 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
After years immersed in tech and systems thinking, I’ve rediscovered something powerful:
A slower, more deliberate way to see the world — one frame at a time. In 2024, I returned to analog photography using an 87-year-old Zeiss Ikon Ikonta folding camera.
A story.
A mindset shift […]
A slower, more deliberate way to see the world — one frame at a time. In 2024, I returned to analog photography using an 87-year-old Zeiss Ikon Ikonta folding camera.
A story.
A mindset shift […]
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Two: Someone doing layout in the Highlander office.
August 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Two: Someone doing layout in the Highlander office.
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My new blog is out
"Rediscovering the Negative: Why I Scan My Own Film"
Like many photographers rediscovering film, I assumed a professional lab scan was the best possible outcome — some kind of objective truth of what my negative contained.
Clean curves. High-end Noritsu or Frontier scans […]
"Rediscovering the Negative: Why I Scan My Own Film"
Like many photographers rediscovering film, I assumed a professional lab scan was the best possible outcome — some kind of objective truth of what my negative contained.
Clean curves. High-end Noritsu or Frontier scans […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
August 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My new blog is out
"Rediscovering the Negative: Why I Scan My Own Film"
Like many photographers rediscovering film, I assumed a professional lab scan was the best possible outcome — some kind of objective truth of what my negative contained.
Clean curves. High-end Noritsu or Frontier scans […]
"Rediscovering the Negative: Why I Scan My Own Film"
Like many photographers rediscovering film, I assumed a professional lab scan was the best possible outcome — some kind of objective truth of what my negative contained.
Clean curves. High-end Noritsu or Frontier scans […]
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Krieg und Schach. Mein Interview dazu mit Igor Kowalenko:
August 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Krieg und Schach. Mein Interview dazu mit Igor Kowalenko:
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Columbia River Gorge
Pentacon Six TL
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
Pentacon Six TL
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
July 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Columbia River Gorge
Pentacon Six TL
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
Pentacon Six TL
Yellow Filter
Velbon Tripod
Ilford XP2 Super 400
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Hey folks, tomorrow July 24th we're doing our monthly forestry and startups meet-up. I hope to see some new faces out for pizza and BEvERages to talk forests, climate, and as we get into the hot part of the year, wildfire.
Details here: lu.ma/dn82mhs0
Photo of checking real-time LiDAR measurements
Details here: lu.ma/dn82mhs0
Photo of checking real-time LiDAR measurements
July 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hey folks, tomorrow July 24th we're doing our monthly forestry and startups meet-up. I hope to see some new faces out for pizza and BEvERages to talk forests, climate, and as we get into the hot part of the year, wildfire.
Details here: lu.ma/dn82mhs0
Photo of checking real-time LiDAR measurements
Details here: lu.ma/dn82mhs0
Photo of checking real-time LiDAR measurements