Del Mar Trumpeter

The trumpeter announces the start of the next race. Del Mar Racetrack. San Diego County, California, August 20, 2011. Canon F1. Canon 28mm FD lens. Legacy Pro 400 film. Developed in Rodinal 1:100.

A Head of Security

At The Walking Phoenixes concert in Lake Arrowhead, California, Saturday August 27, 2011. The Walking Phoenixes are a Johnny Cash tribute band. They were great! Canon F1. Canon 50mm FD lens. Legacy Pro 400 film. Available light. Developed in Rodinal.

Remarkable Musicians

"Legends of the Celtic Harp" in concert in Cambria, California on August 6, 2011. I was shooting in available light and being without tripod or solid substrate upon which to rest the camera for the shot, I braced myself as best I could, brought my breathing under control and squeezed the shutter release gently. I hoped for the best. I am continually amazed by the flexibility of the little Olympus XA in low light. I used Walgreens 800 ASA film.

Plaza Self Storage

Deco style building on the corner of Pacific and 7th in San Pedro, California. Olympus XA. Walgreens 400 ASA film.

A Wee Rest...

After a long walk on a hot day, Sadie and I stop for a wee rest before continuing our walk home. Zeiss Ikonta 521/16. Fuji Acros 100 film. Developed in Rodinal.

Long Driveway

It's the long driveway off Anaheim Street into Recreation Park Golf Course in Long Beach California. Recreation Park Golf Course dates from the 1920s and this stretch of driveway, which I think may no longer be used has, in my opinion, a 1920s Southern California vibe. Shot with a Rolleiflex Twin Lens Reflex, using expired Fuji Pro 400H color film cross-processed in Rodinal (RO9) 1-100 for 60 minutes.

Pinhole Image

On the Redondo Beach Pier with my Holga Wide Angle Pinhole camera. About a 10 second exposure. Fuji Acros 100 film. Developed it myself in Rodinal.

San Francisco

I took this picture in September of 2010 with my Konica I. The Konica I is an old rangefinder camera. Vintage 1949 I think. Stamped on the leatherette are the words "Made in Occupied Japan." The camera came with a green filter. I used the green filter for this shot, which I took from a conference room high up in the Westin Hotel, just off Union Square. The camera has no light meter (and neither do I) so I estimated the exposure. The film was Kodak T-MAX 400 I think.

Blacksmith at Work

Fort Tejon, California. Ft. Tejon was a US Army outpost that was garrisoned for about 10 years between 1855 and 1865. It's located near Gorman, in the "Grapevine". You'll pass right by it if your on the 5 Freeway. It's well worth a visit if you have a little extra time. The barracks are restored as are a couple of other buildings and there are some displayes of contemporary military equipment. The docents are knowledgable, too. I took this image using my Canon F1 with Canon FD 28mm lens. I was using the 25 ASA Kodak Technical Pan film kindly donated to the Film Photography Podcast by Flickr member Nano-Burger. I took this shot on Aug 6 2011.

Fair Food

The healthiest stuff I saw on offer at the Orange County Fair was grilled vegetables. But deep fried butter on a stick and funnel cakes the size of cow pyes were more popular. Costa Mesa, California, August 12, 2011. Canon F1. Canon FD 50mm lens. Walgreens 200 ASA film.

Tower 24

Tower 24, a photo by brian-moore on Flickr.

Huntington Beach, CA. Olympus XA. Legacy Pro 400 film. 60 minute stand development in Rodinal (R09 One-Shot) 1:100.

Girl On A Bike

The Corner of Main & PCH, a photo by brian-moore on Flickr.

The parade has just ended and the streets are still closed to automobile traffic. It's the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street, in Huntington Beach, California on July 4, 2011. This view is looking south on Pacific Coast Highway. Canon F1. Kodak Technical Pan 25 ASA film (expired). Developed in Rodinal (R09 One Shot) 1:100.

Bob & Jan's Bottle Shop

Bob & Jan's Bottle Shop, a photo by brian-moore on Flickr.

Cambria, California. August 6, 2011. Olympus XA. Walgreens 800 ASA film. (It's hard to focus an XA sometimes.)

The Corner of Geary and Powell

The Corner of Geary and Powell, a photo by brian-moore on Flickr.

San Francisco, California. Shot taken from high up in The Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Konica I. Kodak T-MAX 400. The building on the right with the flags is the Westin. Union Square is lower left.

Into the Sun on the DiskO

A fast-spinning ride at the Orange County fair in Costa Mesa, California. August 12, 2011. Canon F1. Canon 50mm FD lens. Walgreens 200 ASA film.

Bicycle Parking

Bicycle Parking, a photo by brian-moore on Flickr.

Under the Huntington Beach Pier on the Fourth of July, 2011. The camera was my Canon F1. The film was Kodak Technical Pan 25 ASA (expired). Developed in Rodinal using a 1:100 dilution and 60 minute "stand" technique.

Public Dump, San Pedro California

I'd always wondered what that big chimney was for so one day after work I wandered up that way and took this picture with my Vivitar PN2011 with flipped lens and Legacy Pro 400 film. Oh yeah,...I developed the film at home using Rodinal developer.

Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations, a photo by brian-moore on Flickr.

Orange County Fair, Aug 12, 2011. Canon F1, Canon 50mm FD lens, Walgreens 200 ASA film.

Tall Building

 

Birmingham Alabama. I took this shot the day the tornadoes hit a few months ago. The tornado sirens all over the city sounded not long after I took the shot. Being from earthquake country the question naturally occurred to me,..."What should I do?" Since no one else seemed to be panicking neither did I. Had I known what was to transpire later perhaps I would have.

I used my Vivitar PN2011 camera with flipped lens. It had "Memories" brand 200 ASA film.

Seal Beach Liquor

On Main Street in Seal Beach, California. Shot taken with my Vivitar PN2011 with flipped lens and Legacy Pro 400 film. Developed in Rodinal (R09 One Shot).

Control Tower-LAX

Control Tower-LAX, a photo by brian-moore on Flickr.

One of the routes out of LAX is a circuitous one that leads right bast the new control tower. (I say new, but I don't know how new. I just know it's newer than the original one that still stands nearby.) I took ths snap out the moonroof of my car with my Olympus XA. It had Walgreens 200 ASA film in it at the time. It was about 7 am on Aug 2.

Moonstone Beach

I took this shot with my Olympus XA. It was about 7:00 pm on Aug 6. The film was Walgreen's brand 200 ASA. (It's actually Fuji film.)

Bolsa Chica State Beach at Sunset

Shot with an Olympus XA using Legacy Pro 400 film. Huntington Beach, California.

Sunlight Falling On A Chair

Taken with a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash Model box camera from the 1950s. This camera was designed to take 620 roll film, but it accepts 120 film. I used Fuji Acros 100 ASA film for this image. I developed the image in Rodinal.