Yesterday and today I finally got the opportunity to shoot some photos with my new camera. I went to a couple of local cemeteries to look for some interesting shots; one cemetery abuts my property, so I just need to walk out my backdoor and I’m there! One especially interesting shot was a Civil War section in the West Lawn Cemetery in Canto, OH. I hope those images come out looking good. I am going to another architecturally interesting one on Friday, the Glendale Cemetery in West Akron. I shot mostly with the Nikon 28mm today.

My gear kit is also fully set up. In addition to the Nikon F-2 Photomic that I have, I also acquired the following Nikon lenses: 28mm f/2.8 lens; 50mm f/1.4 lens; 85mm f/2 AI-S lens and; 200mm f/4 Micro AI-S lens. I also picked up some original Nikon lens hoods, camera body caps, and lens caps. For some creativity, I got color filter set from Tiffen, as well as a no. 12 Yellow filter. I also picked up a Sekonic L-308 X-U light meter. For a camera bag, I chose retro and got a Domke F-6 waxed canvas camera bag (my first professional camera bag in the 1970s was the original Domke F-2 bag).

It’ s my eventual goal to develop my own film, and possibly make prints at some point. I have a second bathroom, which can hopefully be made lightproof. Then it’s a matter of getting an enlarger and chemicals, trays and stuff to do my own printing.

Another thing that is going to happen at some point is changing this website. I’m overly happy with the design, and I will likely go with something more retro to match my black and white work.