Hurray for the Firefighters!

​Today's uploads are a bit slow in coming, but this is not surprising.  More importantly, they include a few shots courtesy of the Bristol, Tennessee Fire Department. See the Bristol link on the left.

The men and women at the BTFD are the best.  They bent over backwards to let me in two stations to shoot, and they are extremely proud of their new Quint engine.  Most of the shots you see are of this magnificent machine.  A special thanks to Bunny at the Central station for making this happen.​

Also in this upload are a few shots from ​a recent snow.  I had great expectations for snow on early spring blooms, but the images, putting it mildly, sucked.  THIS is why I am an amateur.  At least I can still afford to eat.

Film Shots Now Added

OK, short of Kodak 126 cameras and a single APS format camera from the 1990s, I have never shot film - until now.

I recently came across a couple of Canon AE-1 cameras with 50 mm lenses, and thought I might be fun to try.  Oh yeah, they were cheap too (average cost - $60).

After a failed attempt (through ignorance), I got back a roll of shots using Ilford Delta 100 film.  It was supposed to be just a test roll, to see if the camera worked.  I'm in love - real film grain beats digitally-created grain.  And the contrast is way cool.

I posted some of the more interesting shots on the new Film page.

Thanks again for visiting.  I hope you leave happier than when you arrived.