doug grosjean Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 My day job is mechanic at a bicycle shop in Detroit. Covid has sparked a worldwide bicycle boom, and shortages of bicycles & repair parts, so every day this summer was like McDonalds at noon rush for 8 hours straight. And while everybody else took up bicycling or learned to back bread during Covid lockdowns, I already had 4 bicycles, and bread wasn't hard to learn, so.... we conceived a second child, a daughter. . By the time bicycle business tapers off in November, and aware that our daughter wasn't getting any smaller, and travel would only get tougher as we got closer to February due date, we got out of town in the second half of November while we could. Camping, hiking, cooking our own meals; all about as socially distant as we are back home in Detroit. . Katie & I use modern dSLR Canons when we shoot weddings, so what did we use for fun? I used a Widelux FV, while Katie shot with a Holga. . Photo below is from Red Rocks state park, near Sedona, along Oak Creek. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Katie & our son, Phoenix. Phoenix is named for second chances, and rebirth. In my late 50s, I thought I was done having children... I was glad to be wrong. Phoenix was born in August 2018, so this was his first summer walking. He walked a lot; we figured walking was something where we were equal. . Also Red Rocks state park, Oak Creek, near Sedona. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Phoenix & Katie enjoying some time along Oak Creek. I was not expecting fall color in second half of November. Bonus! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 I lived in Arizona for 3.5 years after graduating high school in 1980, starting with 6 months spent working at the Orme School & Ranch, shown in this photo. Located about 60 miles north of Phoenix (Arizona), I worked in the ranch kitchen in the afternoon while attending Motorcycle Mechanics Institute full-time in the mornings on weekdays. I'd commute by motorcycle, 120 miles round-trip, getting 60 MPG as long as I kept my speed on I-17 steady & modest. I also memorized every foot of the route, a memory is intact to this day. . This is the view that awaited me each afternoon. I'd cross the Agua Fria river, normally dry, and upon entering the Orme campus, the ranch kitchen is just left of the bridge. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 We also visited Goldfield, Arizona; a faux ghost town in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains, a bit east of Phoenix. We wanted to hike a bit in the Superstitions, but... toddlers & pregnant women are not the best at scrambling over large boulders, so Goldfield was an easier family activity that we could all enjoy. Photo taken from the train which circles Goldfield. Image cropped slightly, to remove handrail of train car. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Between the two of us, we shot nearly a dozen rolls of film. But just like the olden days, not all are finished processing yet, so we wait.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Ah, I forgot one. My wife, Katie. Red Rocks State Park Sedona, Arizona 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent T Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Beautiful images, from a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing them. Excellent photos all around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subbarayan_prasanna Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 beautiful pictures; keep them coming. Thanks SP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Very impressed. Lover the wide vistas! Congrats on Fathership!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 So far I've managed to avoid acquiring a dedicated wide angle camera, but I sure love them. Good on you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyfalsetta Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 How do these cameras accept filters, such as polarizers. It looks like a few shots had the advantage of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 How do these cameras accept filters, such as polarizers. It looks like a few shots had the advantage of one. . Filters are available, but not easily. They are tiny, like a cough drop. I don't own any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 How do these cameras accept filters, such as polarizers. Neutral (or otherwise) graduated filters might work, but polarizers are sensitive to the sun light angle, so would not produce a consistent effect. This is true with wide angle lenses on regular cameras too, by the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 There is a Widelux FB page, and a guy there is 3D printing a tiny fixture to hold colored filters, I think for BW film. I've wished for graduated neutral density filters, because if you want a straight horizon, horizon will be mid-frame. But I don't know if such a filter is offered. . In general, a Widelux excels when scenery is close by. Wide sweeping vistas are too far away and look like nothing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 My (not) local lab continues to process & scan images from that, so new images continue to arrive. This is the staged gunfight at faux ghost town of Goldfield, Arizona; in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains, on eastern edge of metro Phoenix. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Abandoned motel at Glen Rio TX. On TX / NM border along old Route 66. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Red Rocks State Park Sedona AZ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Montezuma's Castle Camp Verde AZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 About ruins. New Mexico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Jerome, Arizona 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 A hike below the rim, on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon. November 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Tangent: The daughter my wife was carrying in photos was born on February 11, and came home on the 13th. Mom & baby doing well. A baby girl, Lilith Rose, weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces. Sorry for modern photo. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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