Miscellaneous still portraits of the town of Apalachicola, FL. This tin fish was hanging at a curiosity shop out front. It looks like a weather vane. It sold between visits, as there was another. The last time I go back this spring, I’ll have to spend time talking to the owner of this place A classic upside down photos of a house. Yes, It would have been nicer if the house had been more interesting, but you can choose your subjects sometimes. I like the image, especially how the house seems to be dissolving off the top. There are so […]

I had so many pictures from the boat dock in Post number 1 that I had to have a second post. The details can be subtle, but by walking around when the light is soft, many opportunities present themselves. I spend 5-10 minutes around this water supply to find a composition that was interesting, but also showed the lovely patina’d red ironwork I think this one worked and the subtle colors on the faucet were also interesting. Obviously these marine power supply plug wear out. Interesting to see both the degradation of the paint and the differences in color between

Have spent time in the sleeply north Florida town of Apalachicola for many, many years as my family has been coming there since the 1960’s. Much of this fishing-village town has fallen into disrepair, but there is still a little industry, mostly surrounding shrimp, oysters, or fish. With the development of St. George Island, the community of 2,300 has seen a small influx of tourist dollars and had created a nice little downtown with restaurants, a couple of hotels, and some nice shops. Nearby is a fairly active commercial marina where shrimp boats tie up. The dock is fairly busy,

Before the winter came, I went out as the fall leaves had just fallen late one weekend afternoon. I wanted to find leaves-on-water and I was not disappointed. I took most of these images with the Olympus EM1-2 and the not-used-so-much 40-150 f/4.0. That lens, which I bought a year or two ago, has been really underused. It’s super compact, so much so that you have to “unlock” it and extend the lens before you can use it. The nice thing is that the lens is internal focusing once extended and super sharp. I used it as a long-distance close-up

Rented a Fuji X100VI for a week to gauge its suitability for me. The quick answer is Yes and as quick as I can find one without paying a premium, I will get it. It’s a great travel camera. A great family camera. It’s got great customization, maybe too much. But it is undeniable that the image quality is really good. Having only a 35mm lens, like I used to do with my Leica’s, really keeps you from worrying. I really shoot from 24-50 for 90% of my shooting on a M43 12-40/2.8 lens, so it’s not a big stretch

A representative photo of the times. A pay phone that says it works, but obviously does not. I remember these ubiquitous phone boots all over, it was the only way to call your office or spouse when you were on the road. Calling cards, collect calls, all a thing of the past.

So I don’t have much time these days to take photos, so I just zip around between random errands to local areas before I have to either get home to fix dinner or get to a work call. These photos are from both decayed facilities and what was slated for demolition and redevelopment, the old Sevelle’s Auto Body in Westfield, NJ. As usual, all with the Olympus EM1.2 and the 12-40/2.8