Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Retro

A while ago my wife asked me if I heard of TTV photography. I had, but I didn't really know much about it - so I looked it up and thought it was cool. To surprise her, I bought her an old Brownie Reflex twin lens reflex camera off ebay, and then built a little contraption for the camera. It was WAY cooler than I thought it would be, and so I proceeded to get my own.

My wife and I went out with our cameras yesterday for the first time, and we were constantly amazed at how these weird contraptions could make the mundane seem surreal. It was VERY cool stuff. Here are some of mine:

retro-sign-ttv

this-way-ttv-arrow-sign

downtown-building-side-1

88-street-ttv

_IGP7422-copy

_IGP7424-copy

tire-against-red-brick

manequin-in-window

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Off the path

I haven't updated in over a month. "Sigh..." - Back to the old me, I guess. Too lazy to share some photos or words of wisdom with everyone.

So I'm back, this time with an update to some of the trips I've taken recently.

First up: St. Louis. Great city - lots of stuff to do - but my most interesting photos were found on the way and back. These photos were taken of buildings and locations just off the highways - deep in the heart of the country in between small towns.

s1

- I've seen this many times on the way to Brownville, NE - but I finally had a chance to stop and take a photo. I love the rusty old sign...

s2

- This location is full of potential, just beyond Brownville too. The house this belongs to is filled with stuff - but the door is wide open. I will check out the inside next...

s3

- This house is just full of good creepiness, with a cemetery literally next door. I imagine someone scouting this location for their next horror movie.