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A Sam in Motion
@asaminmotion.bsky.social
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He/Him. Motorcycle mechanic who spends too much on film & fancy markers. More of my art available at: samwanous.com
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I was having a difficult week last week, so I took @nessagray.bsky.social 's advice and went out with a roll of film to shoot the whole thing. It was over two days since there's only like 15min of daylight now. I also redscaled the film to see how Fuji 200 looks in red.

#believeinfilm #35mm
A sign that prohibits car washing next to Rock Creek Park A view of the Tilden st bridge over Rock Creek, the water is low and the autumn colors on the trees look vibrant in redscale A CBR1000 I recently refreshed after it had been sitting for several years. This was on its final test ride An antique store displaying some items on the street to passers-by. The stained glass above the door looks fascinating in redscale
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Slide Film Sunday:

A happy little accident, this expired slide film got a purple hue that just so happened to match the color of the sky after a summer afternoon rainstorm.

📷 Olympus SuperZoom3500
🎞 Poleroid Presentation Chrome

#believeinfilm #35mm #slidefilm #filmisnotdead
Runners pass by the road up to the Memorial Bridge acroas the Potomac River between Washington, DC & Virginia. The sky is a fascinating purple after a quick summer rainstorm blew through
November 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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#fridayfavourites submisstion, one of my personal favourite @ilfordphoto.com FP4 shots. Pushed to ISO 500

The sculpture garden at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

📷 Canon Rebel EosG

#monochrome #believeinfilm #35mm
A "tree" made of hvac ducting in the foreground with a bauxarts Paris Metro entrance in the background. The roof of the National Archives building is also visable behind it all
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I should have listened to Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge" while visiting this grocery store.

Not sure why, but I love the idea of a store in a bridge foundation, so cool. Admired the brickwork too!

📷 Olympus SuperZoom3500
🎞 Kodak Portra 160

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmisnotdead
A Trader Joe's grocery store incorporated into the foundation pf the Ed Koch Bridge in NYC The interior of the grocery showcasing the beautiful brickwork
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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When your friends invite you to do cool things, say YES!

Had a great time going on tour with the band Drivel. We visited 5 states, these were from Paris, KY. Oui, oui!

📷 Olympus SuperZoom3500
🎞 Kodak Vision3 500T

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmphotography
Kevin rockin and the crowd moshing at a punk concert The band "True Threat" rocking the Paris Lion's Club The crowd after a small moshing collision. Everyone was okay and left happy!
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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The shot of this building is such an aggressive Two-Point Perspective I love it!

At some point I'm hoping to draw it, but it'll be a while.

📷 Olympus SuperZoom3500
🎞 Kodak Portra 160

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead
A red brick building stands prominently at a street corner, with a green awning over the ground level business reading "Morgans Mkt" and a bunch of pumpkins for sale underneath
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Monochrome Monday!

Some NYC Skyline shots on Ilford FP4.

I love this film so much, I try to shoot a bunch of B&W over the winter and practice composition, dev techniques, etc

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm

📷 Canon Rebel EOSg 80b filter
🧪 LC-110 1:31 8min
A view of Manhattan across the East River from Roosevelt Island. The UN General Assembly building is prominently visable on the right side of the frame. Midtown Manhattan skyline from across the East River
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Slide Film Sunday:

Back to some of the Cross-Processed Phoenix I and summertime, two of my favorite things. It's tough to dial in the exposure and get a stable image with very slow shutter speeds at ISO 25,but I love it when it all comes together.

📷 Praktica LB2

#35mm #believeinfilm #slidefilm
A Fire Station in the city, flanked by an apartment building. I've always thought the architecture of this building feels very 90s, but I've never confirmed that.
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The view of some industry across the East River, some fall foliage, and friends. What more could you need?

📷 Olympus SuperZoom3500
🎞 Kodacolor 200

#35mm #believeinfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead
A power plant is visable in the distance underneath a large bridge with many trees in the foreground
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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First time shooting Portra 160, and I really enjoy the colors and fine grain.

It's also the last roll from our New York excursion, sadly. The view of the city from Roosevelt Island is something I won't forget.

📷 Olympus SuperZoom3500

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography
The Southern end of Roosevelt Island looking out at the East River. In the foreground are trees changing color and a red city bus. Several Ferrys are visable on the river carrying passengers to Manhattan
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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My Yearly Bike & Fall leaves picture.

Trying to enjoy the season and not fixate on how much I don't want it to be winter...

📷 Praktica LB2
🎞 Fujifilm F-64D

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmisnotdead #motosky
A motorcycle is parked on a now abandoned cloverleaf onto the GW parkway with a row of trees all in various stages of color change in the background
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Monochrome Monday from the Annapolis Pride Parade!

Great to see so many people out celebrating the postponed parade.

📷 Canon Rebel EosG
🎞 Ilford FP4

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography
Marching with a banner saying "Save the Bay" Marching with a "Chesapeake Indivisible" banner and an e-bike in the background Waving at onlookers from a Corvette Convertible A float for a theater company with many props
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Slide Film Sunday

More expired film, this one aged in an interesting way that I think nicely complemented the purpleish post-rain sunset on a summer drive home.

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmisnotdead #slidefilm #filmphotography
The Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, Dc. Seen from the Memorial Bridge with the Potomac River in the foreground and the National Cathedral in the background
November 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Walking past this tow yard in the city, I've seen this car there for a while and can't help but think about all the memories made when it was on the road. Now it's the end of the line, or is it?

🎞 Kodak Vision3 500T
📷 Praktica LB2

#35mm #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead
A Mercedes sedan is parked with weeds growing up around it and a mural behind it. Seen through a chain-link fence
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Blagden Alley restaurant Tiger Fork. Had fun walking around trying out Kodak Vision3 500T this summer and just now got around to developing.

Overall I really like the film, but it doesn't seem to like being overexposed.

📷 Praktica LB2

#35mm #believeinfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead
A red restaurant sits in between two brick buildings. It has a rooftop with a progress pride flag, a neon sign above its [off center] entrance and a beautiful hexagon window.
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Happy Monochrome Monday to all who celebrate

Snapped a picture of this Yamaha XS650 I re-built the top end of the motor on and was checking for leaks around the front chain sproket.

🎞 Fuji Acros II
📷 Praktica LB2

#35mm #believeinfilm #filmphotography #b&wphotography
A motorcycle is parked in front of other bikes, on its center stand with a sidecover of its engine removed. The chain is also removed to inspect for oil leaks
October 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Slide Film Sunday:

Experienced some frustration developing this expired Agfachrome CT Percisa slide flim, coming out of the tank the positives looked so thin I thought it was blank. Thankfully I still got pictures, but definitely not the quality I was hoping for.

#35mm #believeinfilm #slidefilm
A photo of the roundhouse exterior of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad museum in Baltimore, Md. A B&O early EMD Diesel-Electric locomotive parked in a garage with a MARC commuter train locomotive in the background A Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive, a massive vehicle A view of the train shed at the B&O muesum, the windows let in a lot of nice natural light
October 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Annapolis [MD] Pride Parade. It was delayed to last weekend from June, I think because of weather, so two months get to be gay now!

This photo is so clear & well focused because my friend shot it 🤪

📷 Olympus 35SP
🎞 Fuji F-64D

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmisnotdead
A white Corvette with a progress pride flag drives along a parade route with enthusiastic onlookers
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Two taxis captured on two Olympus cameras (Olympi?) The first on a Olympus 35SP on expired Kirland film I'm guessing was made by Agfa. The second on my SuperZoom3500 on new Kodacolor 200

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmphotography #35mmfilm
A historic taxi traverses modern New York. Captured on expired Kirland ISO400 film A historic taxi in modern New York, flanked by contemporary cars and pedestrians. Kodacolor 200
October 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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The Ed Koch Bridge, view from Roosevelt Island.

📷 Praktica LB2
🎞 Fuji Acros II

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmphotography #b&wphotography
A bridge spans the East River in New York. A smokestack and many apartment buildings are visable to the left of the bridge with the river in the foreground.
October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Attempting to capture the energy of Grand Central Station in NYC. So much going on, so many people all headed somewhere just passing through this beautiful space.

📷 Praktica LB2
🎞 Fuji Neopan Acros II

#35mm #believeinfilm #b&wfilm #filmisnotdead
The street outside Grand Central Station, a bridge saying "Pershing Square" is behind a group of people walking on the sidewalk
October 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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The view from inside the Roosevelt Island Tram. Pleasantly suprised with the SuperZoom's light meter for nailing the exposure on these.

🎞 Kodacolor 200

#35mm #believeinfilm #filmphotography #35mmfilm
The view out of the tram on the Manhattan side The view of Roosevelt Island from the tram window
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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One of the highlights of my recent trip to NYC was riding the Roosevelt Island Tramway. A whimsical device that, though concerning in high wind, offers great views.

📷 Olympus SuperZoom3500
🎞 Kodacolor 200
A city bus is parked in front of the Roosevelt Island Tramway station on the Island side. In the background two tram cars are visible in front of the imposing Ed Koch bridge, which does not serve the Island.
October 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Driving by this building always makes me think of National Farmers Bank in Owatonna, Mn the famous building designed by Louie Sullivan.

Sure this ones a lot less ornate and only houses tires instead of cash, but I appreciate the effort to give the building something unique.

#35mm #believeinfilm
The sun sets on a NTB tire shop building, it's main office has a curved glass window also encompassing the door. The only ornamentation on the otherwise windowless brick building
October 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Slide Film Sunday

Hawaii Theater, Honolulu on Ektachrome.

Shooting 100 speed film at night can be tricky, but nightime shots on Ektachrome that turn out are some of my absolute favs.

📷 Canon Rebel EOSg
🎞 Kodak Ektachrome

#believeinfilm #35mm #filmphotography #slidefilm
A theater lit up in neon lights at night. Large letters say "Hawaii"
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM