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Jack Baty
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Photography (film and digital). Analog tools, Emacs, Blogging, etc.
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A page from one of my grandfather's photo albums. He knew how to do it. I have 24 more albums yet to scan.
A page from a photo album with black and white photos. Under each photo is a short description written neatly in pencil. This is how it's done.
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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One of those mornings
Screenshot of a note: "Friday, December 13, 2024 I have not made any progress. With anything. Good job, Jack."
December 13, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Just another lie I tell myself
Index card saying, "Non Colligo, Sed Seligo" ("I don't collect, I select")
December 13, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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I get why people think on-camera flash photos can look a little too snapshot-ey, but I kind of dig it. Here's Lincoln waiting patiently for his lunch.

Leica MP. 35mm Summilux. HP5. Godox flash.

#FilmPhotography #Leica
Black and white film photo of my grandson in his high chair, waiting patiently for lunch.
December 10, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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Always a good sign.

#FilmPhotography
Film development canister and reels on my counter.
December 10, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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I love making prints in the darkroom

#FilmPhotography #Darkroom
Several silver gelatin prints hanging to dry in my darkroom-slash-bathroom.
December 8, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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This morning was a good morning.
My grandson and I, "playing in the balls" this morning
December 3, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Speaking of vintage digital, it's my annual exercise-the-1Ds-from-2002 day. A friend gave me this one when he upgraded to the Mark II in 2004.
Mirro self-portrait with Canon 1Ds "The EOS-1Ds is a full-frame 11.1-megapixel digital SLR camera body made by Canon in the 1Ds series, released on 24 September 2002. The ~11 megapixel, full size 35mm digital camera was far ahead of other cameras counting usually much fewer megapixels, and having smaller size frame. The price was $7,999 in 2002 (equivalent to $13,550 in 2023)." -- Wikipedia
December 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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Hopping on the vintage digital camera bandwagon with my original #fujifilm #x100
Self-portrait using an original Fujifilm X100
December 2, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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I don't need ANY of this!...
Just Mastodon and that's it!
And Bluesky...
Mastodon and Bluesky and that's all I need!
....
Steve Martin in "The Jerk" walking down the sidewalk carrying a chair and other items. The caption reads, "... and that's all I need..."
November 24, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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Couldn't find my 45 adapter so I bought a handful of these yesterday at the record store.
Closeup of a yellow 45 RPM record insert.
June 25, 2023 at 4:18 PM
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This was on the last page of my high school algebra notebook.
i once grasped for love a short hold i had, for it was wrenged free leaving my hands, and heart bleeding and me spiraling ever down to a dark place where the blood from wounds of emotion slowly drips and dries forming a crust too hard to cushion my fall
June 25, 2023 at 1:55 PM
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Thought I'd swing by here to get away from the "block Meta/don't block Meta" arguments going on over on Mastodon. Oh, and here's a photo of my dog that I made with the Hasselblad yesterday.
June 19, 2023 at 12:22 PM
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Aaah, film photography.
Messed up film photograph of a sunset
May 25, 2023 at 2:52 PM
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As I've grown older I've become conscious of how unsurprising I am. Embassytown China Mieville
May 25, 2023 at 12:51 PM
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I took this photo in 1982 of Judas Priest during their “Screaming for Vengeance” tour. The opening act was an obscure band named Iron Maiden, who were touring in support of their new album, “The Number of the Beast”. Cool.
Judas Priest performing in 1982.
May 24, 2023 at 12:20 AM
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Same here, Sam.
Sam didn't care for crowds -being in them, or whatever foolishness they tended to enjoy en masse. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin
May 23, 2023 at 12:14 PM
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"I'm not crazy," I said, crazily, to my court-appointed therapist. This Book Is Full of Spiders David Wong
May 21, 2023 at 12:10 PM
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This shirt still cracks me up
Self-portrait wearing T-shirt saying Per My Last Email
May 18, 2023 at 1:11 PM
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The one true king. I somehow still have my crown (from 1982).
Man wearing vintage Burger King hat
May 6, 2023 at 4:23 PM
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Me too, Murderbot. Me too.
May 4, 2023 at 12:56 PM
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Still the best breakfast
May 2, 2023 at 12:00 PM
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Prepare for far too many photos of my dog, Alice. Here we are watching TV on the couch. She'd already seen the episode.
Black and white dog sitting on couch with Jack
April 26, 2023 at 2:32 PM