Down by the River

River.
New Brunswick, NJ.
Fall 2008.
Diana+.

New Jersey is that way....

Just get authorization before trying to cross the state line.
Penn Station.
NYC.
May 2008.
Holga 120CFN.

Happy Halloween

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Good/Bad Art Collective.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. '98 (maybe).
Canon AE-1.

Halloween is the best. Here are some photos from various Hallowmas celebrations over the years from the World/Inferno Friendship Society. They know how to throw a good party. This year is only the second year I've missed since 1998. It's a bit of a bummer to miss it, but these things happen.
Happy Halloween.

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Good/Bad Art Collective.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. '98.
Canon AE-1.

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Warsaw.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. 2003.
Canon AE-1.

World/Inferno Friendship Society on a boat.
East River, NYC.
Oct. 2006.
Canon AE-1.

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Good Bad Art Collective.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. 1999.
Canon AE-1.

Fall Bike Ride

Fall Bike Ride.
Watchung Reservation, NJ.
Fall 2008.
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim.

Fall Bike Ride

Fall Bike Ride.
Watchung Reservation, NJ.
Fall 2008.
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim.

Train Station Pinhole

Train Station Pinhole.
Linden,NJ.
Feb. '08.
Diana+.

A pinhole shot of a passing train at the Linden train station with a lovely sunset in the background. I have a great fondness for pinhole photography. There's something so simple, yet complex and elegant about it at the same time. I bought the Diana+ camera for the simple task of teaching myself the basics of pinhole photography. Despite never becoming a real fan of the camera itself, I think it taught me some good basics. I took that thin thread of knowledge and tried my hand at making my own pinhole camera. That turned out well. The first roll was a sucess. The second roll was pretty good. I didn't make too many interesting photos with that roll though and it's part of the reason I haven't made any prints from that roll just yet. I've got a third roll in now, hopefully I choose better subjects this time around. The Pentax pinhole project came out really well too. I've made prints from the first roll but haven't gotten around to scanning them. One problem that came up with the Pentax though was a bit of a starburst in the dead center of every image. Some images it's more prominent than others. I'm thinking that I made the pinhole a little too big which let in a ray of direct light to the film. That's an easy thing to remedy and all part of the learning process. I'm planning on working on the Pentax over the weekend so that I can load it up with another roll of film. Should be fun.

Fall Bike Ride

Bike Ride.
Rahway Park, Rahway, NJ.
Fall 2008.
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim

Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. I love the colors, the cool crisp air. Perfect weather for heading out on long bike rides.