Ralph Brandi
@thereisnocat.com
He/Him
Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
https://www.thereisnocat.com/
Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
https://www.thereisnocat.com/
This is the only shot I got with the Charmera at lunch at Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats in Rehoboth Beach today because apparently the camera can only count to 255, and will tell you the card is full and only save to internal memory. The beer was good.
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is the only shot I got with the Charmera at lunch at Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats in Rehoboth Beach today because apparently the camera can only count to 255, and will tell you the card is full and only save to internal memory. The beer was good.
We left Florida for home today. Laura is a big fan of Banana Ball, in particular the Savannah Bananas. I suggested she look up if they had a gift shop. They do. So we made a slight detour and visited.
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We left Florida for home today. Laura is a big fan of Banana Ball, in particular the Savannah Bananas. I suggested she look up if they had a gift shop. They do. So we made a slight detour and visited.
Breakfast at The Blue Hen
We had breakfast at The Blue Hen this morning, a restaurant we were introduced to by my mom several years and one location ago. #Charmera
We had breakfast at The Blue Hen this morning, a restaurant we were introduced to by my mom several years and one location ago. #Charmera
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Breakfast at The Blue Hen
We had breakfast at The Blue Hen this morning, a restaurant we were introduced to by my mom several years and one location ago. #Charmera
We had breakfast at The Blue Hen this morning, a restaurant we were introduced to by my mom several years and one location ago. #Charmera
Thanksgiving Dinner:
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thanksgiving Dinner:
Not Capybaras
The Capybara Cafe has an outer area where you can meet other animals. Shown here are baby goats, a tortoise, and a macaw.
The Capybara Cafe has an outer area where you can meet other animals. Shown here are baby goats, a tortoise, and a macaw.
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Not Capybaras
The Capybara Cafe has an outer area where you can meet other animals. Shown here are baby goats, a tortoise, and a macaw.
The Capybara Cafe has an outer area where you can meet other animals. Shown here are baby goats, a tortoise, and a macaw.
Capybara Cafe
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Capybara Cafe
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
We like tintypes. I discovered that there is a tintypist in St. Augustine. So I made an appointment and we got our picture taken.
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
We like tintypes. I discovered that there is a tintypist in St. Augustine. So I made an appointment and we got our picture taken.
Finding treasures.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Finding treasures.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
Scenes From a Tire Shop
From yesterday’s adventure in quick patching tires on a trip. Kodak Charmera.
From yesterday’s adventure in quick patching tires on a trip. Kodak Charmera.
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Scenes From a Tire Shop
From yesterday’s adventure in quick patching tires on a trip. Kodak Charmera.
From yesterday’s adventure in quick patching tires on a trip. Kodak Charmera.
My Wife's Favorite Rest Stop
Laura fell in love with Buc-ee's on a trip to Charleston last year. I'm slightly less enamored of the place, but it was fun to use my Charmera there this afternoon.
Laura fell in love with Buc-ee's on a trip to Charleston last year. I'm slightly less enamored of the place, but it was fun to use my Charmera there this afternoon.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
My Wife's Favorite Rest Stop
Laura fell in love with Buc-ee's on a trip to Charleston last year. I'm slightly less enamored of the place, but it was fun to use my Charmera there this afternoon.
Laura fell in love with Buc-ee's on a trip to Charleston last year. I'm slightly less enamored of the place, but it was fun to use my Charmera there this afternoon.
On The Go
Getting gas at RoFo, cookies at Crabs-To-Go, and lunch at Machipongo.
Getting gas at RoFo, cookies at Crabs-To-Go, and lunch at Machipongo.
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On The Go
Getting gas at RoFo, cookies at Crabs-To-Go, and lunch at Machipongo.
Getting gas at RoFo, cookies at Crabs-To-Go, and lunch at Machipongo.
Papa oom mow mow
Papa oom mow mow mow
Papa oom mow mow mow
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Papa oom mow mow
Papa oom mow mow mow
Papa oom mow mow mow
Car Parts
More Charmera
More Charmera
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Car Parts
More Charmera
More Charmera
Belford Harbor
More Charmera.
More Charmera.
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Belford Harbor
More Charmera.
More Charmera.
Seagulls
I took the Charmera with me when I went out to get a haircut at lunchtime.
I took the Charmera with me when I went out to get a haircut at lunchtime.
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Seagulls
I took the Charmera with me when I went out to get a haircut at lunchtime.
I took the Charmera with me when I went out to get a haircut at lunchtime.
Fallen Leaves
More from the Kodak Charmera
More from the Kodak Charmera
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fallen Leaves
More from the Kodak Charmera
More from the Kodak Charmera
A non-photographer friend of mine sent me this book, which arrived in today’s mail. It’s a pop culture exploration of the history of photography through the 19th century into the early years of the 20th. I knew a fair amount of what’s inside, but learned a lot as well. Flashes of Brilliance. 👍
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A non-photographer friend of mine sent me this book, which arrived in today’s mail. It’s a pop culture exploration of the history of photography through the 19th century into the early years of the 20th. I knew a fair amount of what’s inside, but learned a lot as well. Flashes of Brilliance. 👍
Leaves
Most of our leaves have fallen, but there are still a fair amount on the trees. I figured it would be interesting to see how the Charmera saw them.
Most of our leaves have fallen, but there are still a fair amount on the trees. I figured it would be interesting to see how the Charmera saw them.
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Leaves
Most of our leaves have fallen, but there are still a fair amount on the trees. I figured it would be interesting to see how the Charmera saw them.
Most of our leaves have fallen, but there are still a fair amount on the trees. I figured it would be interesting to see how the Charmera saw them.
It’s pictures. Maybe not as fully developed as they could be; the negatives are a little thin. Tried Divided D-76 on HP5+. I think it needs longer in bath 2.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s pictures. Maybe not as fully developed as they could be; the negatives are a little thin. Tried Divided D-76 on HP5+. I think it needs longer in bath 2.
Walked to the end of my property to escape trees and then around the corner to escape lights and saw this. Mostly clouds, but maybe a bit of aurora just above the clouds. Nothing spectacular here, but maybe something.
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Walked to the end of my property to escape trees and then around the corner to escape lights and saw this. Mostly clouds, but maybe a bit of aurora just above the clouds. Nothing spectacular here, but maybe something.
Bored, so I’m making cyanotypes with the UV exposure box I made a few years ago and then never used. Fingers crossed.
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Bored, so I’m making cyanotypes with the UV exposure box I made a few years ago and then never used. Fingers crossed.
Stop Turntable
More faux 1-bit wonderfulness from the Kodak Charmera.
More faux 1-bit wonderfulness from the Kodak Charmera.
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Stop Turntable
More faux 1-bit wonderfulness from the Kodak Charmera.
More faux 1-bit wonderfulness from the Kodak Charmera.
Foggy Evening (Kodak Charmera)
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Foggy Evening (Kodak Charmera)
One of the friends I was hanging in PA with a week ago who is also a photographer was given a Speed Graphic. In the box with it was this camera, a Kardon rangefinder. The story behind this camera is interesting. It’s a US copy of the Leica IIIa with origins in WWIi.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
One of the friends I was hanging in PA with a week ago who is also a photographer was given a Speed Graphic. In the box with it was this camera, a Kardon rangefinder. The story behind this camera is interesting. It’s a US copy of the Leica IIIa with origins in WWIi.
mikeeckman.com/2021/07/prem...
mikeeckman.com/2021/07/prem...