Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
We went to our favorite Filipino store/restaurant in Poughkeepsie to get food and other supplies the other day. The dog needed to relieve himself so I took him for a short walk behind the building. This is what we found.
Just goes to show that the Hudson Valley isn’t all picturesque landscapes.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
I’ve always had a weakness for vines climbing over walls and fences.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
Our friend Tim loves to hunt. He and his wife also keep chickens and grow vegetables so they’re virtually self sufficient as far as food goes.
Although I’m not altogether comfortable with killing, sometimes cute, living creatures I realize that I’m being hypocritical in that I continue eating meat. It’s just that someone else is doing the killing.
Also there is a need to keep, for example, deer populations down as in many places they no longer have natural predators. Deer populations running rampant have negative implications for the whole ecosystem.
But this isn’t a deer. It’s a caribou shot in northern Quebec. Tim normally hunts with a bow and arrow, but informed me that this was one of the few occasions where he used a rifle. Incidentally the meat from such an animal keeps them going for about a year and tastes delicious too.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
The other day my wife wanted to go to a nearby Goodwill store to look for some pots. While we were there I took a look around. At first I didn’t see anything of interest – just one broken 1980s vintage point and shoot. Then at the back of a bin I noticed a case, possibly empty, possibly not. I took it out and had a look and, lo and behold, an Olympus Infinity Stylus Epic DLX!
Now I already have two of these (see: Finally found something at the thrift store; and Back to film: Olympus Stylus Epic where I’ve already described the main features of this camera)
Since I already have two why get another one? First the cameras that I have, while functioning well, leave a lot to be desired cosmetically. This one also appears to function perfectly (hopefully it won’t be plagued with the light leaks that tend to affect the Infinity Stylus line), but also is in near mint condition. Second it’s hard to ignore a camera that costs $5.99 (actually less. When my wife paid she got them down to $3.00) and sells at the moment on ebay for around $200.
This one is something of an oldie, dating back to my re-discovery of film photography in 2011.
It was taken at Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow, NY with a Zorki 4 rangefinder. I don’t recall what lens was used but it would have been either an Industar 61 52mm f2.8 or a 50mm f2 Jupiter 8.