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I was roaming around the hills south of Dallas, and came across a historical

farm site called Penn Farm. It was continuously used as a farm by the same

family (forget their name....) from the 1850s to the 1940s...when there land

was flooded by a useless recreation lake.

 

As I wandered the acreage, I saw these structures and immediately thought of

Gene M....

 

Gene M., I hope these meet with your approval! BTW, I am now processing my own

BW, quite frankly, because of the interest you sparked for me in doing it...<div>00M0aF-37654384.JPG.a08599a585fd3df5d47b52b4b2f3aeb2.JPG</div>

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Nice pictures John, I'm also fascinated by old farms. you always try to imagine the people who lived there and how their life was. Last week-end I bought a Mamyia Sekor 500TL from the local Salvation Army store, quickly replaced the melted seals and shot some old farm houses. Will post something soon. By the way what camera have you used.
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Great photos John, especially the compostions. The only thing I would change is to boost contrast a bit, you can either do it by PS, or by over-developing the image a bit.

By the way, what camera and lens combination did you use?

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I have a feeling Gene has inspired a good number of people here, myself included. Looking forward to more great pics from you all.

I agree Stuart, there's just something about seeing those images on the still wet film.

Just wish i had more time to shoot.

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Ive been wandering around this small town Im staying at in Maryland and the thought keeps popping into my head of finding things like Gene M. would find... things that might make interesting photos but would usually be passed by as "too ordinary" for most folks to bother. Or going back to the same location to shoot because maybe its a different time of day so the lighting is a little different. I like that about Gene's work... how you start to get a feeling of familiarity with the areas hes shooting in alot... it reminds me of how Monet would do paintings of the same scenes at different times of day and times of year. Thanks for the inspiraton!!
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John,

 

Good Job..I too want to get back to developing my own film. In my 20s

for about 2 years I did just that. This forum and specificall Gene

has got me hankering to do it. I"ve got quite a few old cameras not

least a baby Speed Graphic and a Super Ikonta. I will want a 120

negative scanner. I still have my tanks in the cellar but no darkroom

since I moved to Europe.

Further Inspiration!

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