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Dutch Girl

The fog is less present in this shot than in the one I posted yesterday, but still there in the background. Smartflex 3445, Kodak Anastigmat 7-1/2 inch f/4.5 lens, Kodak Tri-X 320 TXP, D-19 high contrast developer.

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A small fishing boat sits at dock. The name on the side is Dutch Girl. There is also a license number painted on the boat, 979759. Run down shacks line the harbor.
December 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Up

What goes up, must come down. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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Three cars sit at the top of a miniature Ferris wheel type ride against an overcast sky.
December 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Driveway

The neighbors’ driveway, not ours. We can clear ours. Contax IIIa, Kodak Plus-X (expired late 1990s), D-19 high contrast developer.

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A snow-covered driveway winds from the plowed street to a house hidden behind some trees.
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Foggy Harbor

Belford Harbor was enshrouded in fog yesterday. I thought it would be interesting to develop film shot in low contrast fog with high contrast developer and see what happened. I think it worked well. Smartflex 3445, Kodak Anastigmat […]

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Several fishing boats are docked. Fog covers the harbor, and one boat has fog lights on as it helps another boat.
December 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Double Greetings

Two Adirondack chairs, not just one. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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Two Adirondack chairs sit on an empty beach with the ocean behind them. Sunlight reflects off the ocean. There are fake palm trees to the side of the chairs (palm trees are not native to New Jersey). Each chair has signs on it saying “Greetings from Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. Making memories since 1928."
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Snow Capped

More trees, fallen and otherwise, covered in snow. Contax IIIa, Kodak Plus-X (expired late 1990s), D-19 high contrast developer.

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A web of fallen branches, some covered with snow and some bare, sit in a stand of trees. A house is visible through a small section of the trees that is less packed than the bulk of the frame.
December 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Banana Stand

Laura in her happy place. Pentax 17, Kodak 5222, Beeranol.

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A woman stands in front of a brick wall. There is a door in the wall, and above the door, the words “Banana Stand Official Merchandise Store Savannah Bananas”.
December 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Historic Grayson Stadium

Home field of the Savannah Bananas. It was smaller than I expected. We stopped here on the way home from Florida because Laura loves Bananaball and they have a gift shop and it was a relatively short detour from our route […]

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Close look at a stadium, made of brick, with lights standing at the right of the frame and rails lining the top.
December 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Opening

Some game stands on the boardwalk are getting ready to open even though it’s off season. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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A building containing several game stands has its shutters pulled up slightly. The one on the side of the building says “Water Gun Fun”. The one just around the corner on the front says “Candy Wheel Swedish Fish”. A sign above all this says “Jenkinson’s South Arcd Gift Shop Ice Cold Coca-Cola This Way” with an arrow with a Coke bottle inside it pointing up.
December 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Another Fallen Tree

We got snow again this morning, but I haven’t been out with the camera. Here’s another one from last week. Contax IIIa, Kodak Plus-X, D-19 high contrast developer.

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A tree broken near its bottom is covered with snow. Many other trees stand nearby, and houses are visible in the background.
December 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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South Beach Arcade

As seen from the side, not from the boardwalk-facing front. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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A tall one story building has lit up signs on either side of the door saying “South Beach Arcade” and “Gift Shop”. Above those signs lines of pyramids are painted. Above the door is a painted beach scene with the words “South Beach Arcade over the scene and a Coca-Cola sun rising over the beach. Below that a smaller sign says “Jenkinson’s Boardwalk”. A white rail fence runs in front of part of the building.
December 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Madison Square Park

After getting our portrait taken at Penumbra Foundation, we had some time to kill before going to pick it up. We wandered down to Madison Square Park and got caught in a downpour, where I shot this picture. Pentax 17,, Kodak […]

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The walkway in a park shines with reflected light off the rain-soaked surface. Trees fill the frame, with city buildings visible through them.
December 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Snowman

All the snow we got last week melted. We’re expecting a new storm to come through this afternoon and evening, so maybe we’ll see more snowmen tomorrow. Contax IIIa, Kodak Plus-X (expired late 1990s), D-19 high contrast developer.

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A snowman stands in front of a garage. The garage has a wreath on its door, and a snowflake on its eaves. Three small bushes sit in front of the garage, and the snowman is backed by one of them so you can actually see him. The street has been plowed, and two piles of snow from the snowplow sit in front of the snowman. There are two vehicles in the driveway at right.
December 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Greetings From Jenkinson’s Boardwalk

Large Adirondack chair for taking pictures in. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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A large Adirondack chair sits on the beach in front of a fence that protects dunes. The chair has a sign on the front of the back reading “Greetings from Jenkinson’s Boardwalk” and another on the base reading “Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, Making Memories since 1928”.
December 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Shotse

I spent a couple of hours last Friday evening walking around the West Village while Laura was rehearsing at a dance studio in the neighborhood for Mardi Gras. I’m not sure I even realized what this was when I took the picture. It’s a […]

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Dark brown and white scene of people inside a well-lit small takeout restaurant. A neon sign in the window says this is Shotse, rendered inside an outline of the country Ukraine. The street outside is wet, slightly reflecting the light from the businesses.
December 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Tree Scan

This is the scan of the negative used to make the Kallitype I posted earlier. It’s got that lith film look. Black and white doesn’t mean there has to be gray. Contax IIIa, Kodak Kodalith 6556, D-19 high contrast developer.

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Black and white photo of an evergreen tree covered in snow.
December 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Tree

Almost 50 years ago, this was our Christmas tree. My folks got a live tree for a change, and planted it after Christmas. It has taken over this half of the front yard, swallowed up the power and phone lines, killed all the grass underneath […]

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An evergreen tree is covered in snow. The picture is brown with eccentric brown framing.
December 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Spinsters Only

The parking lot at Spinster Abbot’s is almost as amusing as the front of the store. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.

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A car and an SUV are parked in a small parking lot. Behind them, open doors and several signs. To the left, a folding chalkboard sign says “Spinster Parking Only” with a drawing of a traffic cone. The wall of the building has several hand painted oval signs that say the following: “Corner Store”, “Beer”, “Vintage”, “Lodging”, “Hawaii Food”, “Espresso”, and “Live Music”. Another sign below them reads “Spinsters Only”.
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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South Beach Arcade

Half Price Games 2:00PM - 4:00PM. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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An empty boardwalk with shutters pulled down on all the stands. A sign sticks out from the building like a movie marquee and says “South Beach Arcade” where the name of the theater would be, and “Half Price Games! 2:00PM - 4:00PM” where the name of the movie would be.
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Pumpkin

People dump stuff on our property like rotting pumpkins. Contax IIIa, Kodak Plus-X (expired late 1990s), D-19 high contrast developer.

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A rotting pumpkin sits in the snow amidst brush
December 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Spinster Abbot’s

I have not been in this place yet. I hope to rectify that oversight next time I’m in St. Augustine. I’m told that the St. Augustine Analog Club, a group of film photographers in town, has some ties to this place. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.

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December 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Unprotected Beach

Not many beachgoers at this time of year in New Jersey anyway. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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The beach is empty under an overcast sky. The sun must be somewhere, because its light is reflecting off the ocean. A fence protecting dunes is visible at lower right, with a sign by it saying “Warning Unprotected Beach. Property Owner Assume No Liability for the Public’s Entry Onto or Access Its Property"
December 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Fallen Trees

More snow. Contax IIIa, Kodak Plus-X (expired late 1990s), D-19 high contrast developer.

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A couple of fallen trees sit among standing trees, all covered with snow. Houses are visible behind them.
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Clarence Clemons

One of the all time greats is honored with a bench in Point Pleasant Beach. Leica R4, Adox Scala 50, Rodinal 1:50.

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A bench on the boardwalk has a figure with a saxophone embedded into the concrete base, with the name “Clarence Clemons” next to it.
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Shrubbery

Covered in snow. Contax IIIa, Kodak Plus-X (expired late 1990s), D-19 high contrast developer.

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An overgrown bush sits in front of a cedar shingle clad house with windows. The bush, ground, and roof are covered in snow.
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM