About two years ago I purchased an excellent Nikon-W 300mm F5.6 lens in a Copal 3 shutter for my Toyo VX-125 4″x5″ view camera. I wanted an F5.6 lens I could use to shoot portraits. I liked my Nikkor-W 210mm F5.6 lens just fine, but felt I wanted a bit more compression in the image. […]
Blog
Cross Country Challenge vintage motorcycle ride stops at Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum
Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum in Warwick, Oklahoma was a recent stop on the Cross Country Challenge vintage motorcycle ride across the United States. When I heard the news, I thought “vintage motorcycles deserve vintage cameras and black and white film.” I had a busy weekend scheduled, but bumped some other projects to the back burner […]
Quick shoot with Westcott FJ400 flash
I attended a Bedford photo walk recently and took a few minutes to play with a Westcott FJ400 flash on my Nikon Z6. I only shot for about 30 seconds and shot in manual mode so I could mix ambient and flash lighting. Since I have shot so much studio and outdoor flash, it is […]
Stories
Soul in the Valley drag races
My best friend Tommy Bolton organizes several motorcycle drag races each year. This time he organized “Soul in the Valley” at Thunder Valley Raceway in Noble, Oklahoma. I love photographing sunset races there, since the sun sets right off the end of the track, giving me the opportunity to take some beautiful pictures that show […]
Edmond Bike Night
Last year, several local merchants started Edmond Bike Night at the Railyard in downtown Edmond. I usually try to attend, often riding my Suzuki DRZ-400 or BMW F650GS. This time I brought my Nikon Z6 camera and an old Nikon 105 F2.5 AIS manual-focus lens for some pictures. I had to use the Nikon FT2 […]
4x5x365 – Image 211
Taking action photos with a 4×5 rail camera is always a challenge. I set up on this turn and hoped I would get some action with the long road in the background and some riders in the foreground. I was pretty happy with how this one turned out – no blurring despite shooting at ISO-100, […]
Writing
Find the Good in People and Tell It
Several years ago I began writing for a company in Tennessee that was founded by world-renowned … [Read More...]
Throw Back Thursday – Electric Light Bulbs
Two years ago I wrote and photo illustrated a story about compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) … [Read More...]
Hillbilly Dual Sport story for Thunder Roads Magazine
My wife and I took in north central Arkansas in May and I wrote a feature story about our trip for … [Read More...]
4x5x365 Project
4x5x365 – Image 245
I was told a long time ago by a grizzled old newspaper editor "want to take better photos? Stand in front of better subjects". … [Read More...]
4x5x365 – Image 244
This BMW was made in 1960 - the same year I was born. What a cool bike and I just loved that seat cover, although I would never in … [Read More...]
4x5x365 – Image 243
How about this pre-war 1934 Harley Davidson, still being ridden across the United States? Is this cool or what? It is a deserving … [Read More...]
Me and a 50
Me and a 50 and mountain bikes – with my Nikon F3HP
I used my recently acquired Nikon F3HP and Nikkor 50mm F1.2 lens to capture film images at a mountain bike race at Oklahoma City’s Lake Hefner riding area.
Family on the 4th with a 50
We were hanging around the pool at Kay’s brother’s house in Hot Springs. I had just purchased my Nikon F3HP film camera and used it to capture this picture of her brother Rick and his wife Pamela on Kodak TMAX-100 film. I was just learning the ins and out’s of the F3HP on this trip.
Two pretty girls on film with my Nikon F3HP
I took this photo of my daughter-in-law Cheryl Pratt and my granddaughter Kaitlyn Reber while at a 4th of July celebration in Hot Springs, Arkansas. We were hanging around the swimming pool and I had my recently purchased Nikon F3HP film camera and a 50mm 1.8 lens. I shot this on Kodak TMAX-100 film.