Favorite Combo

52 Frames - Week 1 - Self-Portrait

Here we go...on to Year 7.  I intend to do the entire challenge in B/W...unless the prompt itself specifically requires color. l also intend to submit as many "slice of life" photos for the challenge as possible vs. staging the scene (like this photo).

2025 was a re-entrée into film photography.  Here I'm contemplating 2026 with my favorite film combination - Leica CL w/ Voigtländer 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic.

Sony A7IV @ f2.8 | 1/250 | 50mm | ISO 6400

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

Photographed 1/1/26

An Influential Friend

Starting off the 2026 blog with recognition of a friend who has been influential in my expanding into new (and rekindling some old) photographic interests.  After meeting Steve about 2 years ago, I now shoot, develop & scan b/w and color film, have acquired three film cameras, shoot film & digital with several M-mount prime lenses and print photographs for zines, photobooks & display.

I captured (on film) this shot of Steve giving me an inquiring eye during our last photowalk of 2025 in Grayslake, IL.

Nikon 35Ti | 35mm | Fujifilm 400 | ISO 400

Nikkor 35mm F2.8

Photographed 12/23/25

If Only It Was True...

Grayslake, IL

"Where Troubles Melt Away Like Lemon Drops"

Think we can fit the White House, Congress and Supreme Court into this house?

Nikon 35Ti | 35mm | Fujifilm 400 | ISO 400

Nikkor 35mm F2.8

Photographed 12/23/25

Layers Upon Layers

52 Frames - Week 52 - Redo

I love shooting storefront reflections.  They often contain multiple stories and create a puzzle of layers for the viewer.

To diverge from my original 52F-Week 35 Reflections photo taken with an iPhone, I set out to capture a storefront reflection on film, not knowing if it was successful until I processed and scanned the roll.

Photographed in downtown Grayslake, IL, this scene is through the windows of a men's barbershop with reflections of the adjacent street.

Nikon 35Ti | 35mm | Fujifilm 400 | ISO 400

Nikkor 35mm F2.8

Photographed 12/23/25

Finished The Roll

I was itching to get out and finish a roll of film I had loaded in this camera, so on a cold day went to the historic town of Long Grove, IL for a photowalk.

Leica CL | 40mm | Ilford HP5+ | ISO 400

Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

Mill Pond

8'-6"

All In A Row

 

Sleigh Ride