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(The focus on the third pic is a little soft. I accidentally flipped the focus mode to “continuous” and it was looking for something to track. 🤷‍♂️ Guess I’ll have to load another roll of Euphoric and go take the picture again to get it right.)

More from these rolls soon. All developed and scanned by Darkslide Film Lab, who do outstanding work.

4) We just really liked the crab shack. Don’t know why, just felt compelled to photograph it.

Might be a minute before I finish the roll and get the scans back, but for now…

I saw a very good car today.

Also, Elon is still a total turd. Space, rockets, and the like are still important and cool, so I photograph them. The guy who runs this rocket company is an asshole.

American Airlines flight AA1471 transiting the Wolf Moon on approach to Tampa International Airport tonight. Shot from across the bay in St. Petersburg, FL.

That depends, but as far as ice cream you can buy at the store, Ben and Jerry’s Non-Dairy Peanut Butter Half Baked would be it.

So… the elephant in the post… Elon Musk is a turd. And that is being generous. I sincerely hope he is forced out of SpaceX. Space exploration and getting things into orbit are important. And cool as shit! He’s doing SpaceX no favors with his bullshit.

This week was the end of an era. What was originally the fifth Wilson’s Lounge of the chain of bars and package stores, the 4th Street location in St. Petersburg opened in 1972. It was, until it closed earlier this year, the last Wilson’s. This week, the building was torn down. While loved by many, I only went there once and it was awful. And I love a good dive bar. I guess it just wasn’t the dive bar for me. But the building was an amazing relic of our city’s past. I took these two photos on Adox Color Mission 200 film shortly after Wilson’s closed, knowing it wasn’t long for this world. While it wasn’t the place for me, I’ll miss driving by it everyday.

In December 2017, I set out to a secret location (now known to only a few people and the spot has been since compromised by light pollution) to capture the Geminids. It did not disappoint. This year’s, happening now, are mostly ruined by the moon. But, the 2023 Geminids should be amazing. No moon. Save the date(s), stay up all night, have yr mind blown.

One helluva photowalk! I lugged a tripod-mounted Mamiya RB67, loaded with Ilford HP5, around my favorite spot in St. Petersburg, the St. Pete Pier. The good folks at Darkslide Film Lab developed and scanned these. The St. Pete Pier is just packed with amazing things to photograph. It’s like a playground for me. It’s been a hot minute, so I think a trip down there is due to happen again ASAP.

The Moon and Mars, dancing in the sky tonight. Stunning.

Some macro fun today.

Macro GIF action with Simone, who is a very smol.