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Carl Paffendorf
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Making the Ordinary Interesting, Since 1974

Please visit my black and white photo gallery at #Broviranu and my color photo gallery at #Broviravo Thanks!

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The backstage Fly System of ropes and controls is seen in the center of the image with black curtains are on either side. There are three Strip lights casting long vertical halos across the top of the photo.
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Strykers Paints and Wallpaper
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An old art deco neon paint store sign in the shape of a vertical arrow hanging on the front of a building. Across the top reads the name "Strykers" in neon letters. Below that, the word "Paints" is painted vertically in black paint and neon letters. To the right of that is the word "Wallpaper" spelled vertically in neon letters on a deteriorated rusty background. To the left of the sign is a Dutch Boy Paints logo mounted on a wall.
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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The Goldsmith Brothers Building
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A red brick factory building with the words: "Goldsmith Bros" painted in white and black letters across the top. There are three large openings that may have been doors and have been walled up with white concrete blocks. The foundation level is made of stone block and has a dark opening in the middle and a walled up area to the left. Utility wires cast shadows across the front of the building.
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Borden's Dairy
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Three old wooden milk bottle boxes stacked on top of each other with the top box turned a skew. The word "Bordens" is printed in red type in the middle panel of each box.
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Eponymous Self Portrait
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Portrait of the photographer standing in front of a bank of three mirrors with a sink and counter below. Rectangular lighting fixtures are mounted on the wall between the mirrors. The reflection of a rectangular mirror on the back wall is seen behind the photographers head.
February 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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'Cel, aigua i arbres'
Pantà de Bellpuig a finals de gener. Urgell.
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Un cel força ennuvolat en un matí d'hivern al Pantà de Bellpuig Els arbres reflexen les seves siluetes a l'aigua. En primer pla, unes quantes canyes de marge petites.
January 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Storm Clouds Gathering
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A man with a giant skeleton skull on his head is standing in the roadway looking at the camera. There is a police vehicle behind him with the door open and a patrolman getting out. Behind the police vehicle there are storefronts with storm clouds above.
January 31, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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#ForestFriday #Scape
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Into Light
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A group of pine trees at the edge of the woods with tall straight trunks and old vertical limbs broken off near the trunks that resemble the steps of ladders. Near the top of the image there is dense foliage with bright sunlight entering from below. In the foreground there is leaf litter on the ground.
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Pinhole Portrait
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Self portrait of the photographer as a young man sitting with his arms in front of him and looking down. The image was made with a homemade pinhole camera that created a limited depth of field focus in the center with elongated bokeh in the background.
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Dogwood
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The limbs of a dogwood tree covered with fresh snow, as seen from below.
January 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
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#TrestleTuesday
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The Help Me Trestle
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The tall stone arch of an old railroad trestle with a roadway going under it is in the foreground. Looking through the arch you can see a straight steel railroad trestle in the distance with the words "HELP ME" spray painted on it. There is a large dump truck on the roadway driving toward the viewer.
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Rain on Lillypads
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Raindrops glistening in silhouette on lily pads floating on the surface of a pond.
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Elephant Ear Plant
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Close-up detail of an elephant ear leaf highlighting the ribs and veins in the lush greenery. In the background a second leaf and stem can be seen in bokeh.
January 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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A Cold Performance
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Looking up at the back of a small theatrical theater highlighting the rear seven rows of seating with the directors control booth and two exit doors behind.
January 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
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Basket of Pine Cones
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Close-up photo of a group of different varieties of pinecones, highlighting the bracts and scales of each cone.
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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On the Fly
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The detail photo of a backstage Fly System rigging of ropes tracks and counterweights that are used to control the raising and lowering of curtains and scenery on a theatrical stage.
January 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Prickly Pear Cactus
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Several pads of a prickly pear cactus in different stages of decay. There are pads that are still green, with others that have turned orange and are starting to shrivel, and some have turned brown and white.
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Scars of Time
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Cross-section of an approximately 80 year-old oak tree, showing uniform growth rings and seasoning checks (cracks) radiating from the center out toward the edges.
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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The Empty Beach Chair by Renee Propes
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Close-up of the back and seat of a webbed folding beach chair that has bright orange, aqua and yellow stripes on the vertical webbing with yellow, aqua and orange stripes on the horizontal webbing.
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #One
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Monochrome by Multiple Authors
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The arm, back, and seat of a plush cloth chair that is upholstered with a monochrome geometrical fabric. The chair is next to a white wall that has a black and white drawing of a table on it.
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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The 13 Steps by Multiple Authors
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Looking up a narrow alleyway between two brick buildings at the underside of a set of fire escape steps.
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
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Photo of a pond in summer with lush green plants growing and reflections of the sky and trees in the water.
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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#WackyWednesdayArt
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Jack-in-the-Box by William A. Johnstone
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The ceramic sculpture of a head wearing a pointy hat with a contorted face and its mouth wide open. A small wooden head, resembling the head of a Jack in the Box is inside its mouth.
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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A Collection of Art Books Produced by the Roycroft Press of East Aurora, New York
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A group of Roycroft Press hand made art books with leather and cloth bindings, each of a unique design are displayed on four shelves of a bookcase. On the top shelf is a Roycroft desk set featuring a silver letter holder, ink well and blotter corners.
January 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Little Journey, my first self published photography book. My collaborator at the time, Bill Kobasz and I printed the pages, made the bindings and bound the books ourselves, a limited edition of three copies.
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Photo shows the title page of a book that reads: LITTLE JOURNEY by William J. Kobasz and Carl Paffendorf published by the authors, Edison, New Jersey, 1977
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM