Last week, after months of hoping and searching, I finally landed a Minolta Super Rokkor 50mm 1.8 LTM lens. This lens is rare (only about 3000 were made) and highly regarded for its image quality. The camera it was designed for, the Minolta-35 IIB, was sold for onlyContinue Reading
It’s been a month since I began working on the garden, and there is still a lot to do. After a cold winter, it warmed up much faster than expected, with 80-degree days early on. As a result, I’m fighting weeds much earlier than usual. VMLP photography projectsContinue Reading
Usually, I prefer to photograph images with significant shadows in black and white. Shadows seem to add a sense of gravitas or at least a specific mood to an image. Here, I chose to shoot in color because of the vibrancy of the plumage, the warmth of theContinue Reading
The Decatur Box project is another art initiative born of a collaboration between artist Larry Holland and the Decatur Arts Alliance. The project turns traffic signal utility boxes into public art instead of dull green/grey metal eyesores. Last December, with a Minolta AF-C in hand loaded with Fuji 200, IContinue Reading
