WWBD?

WWBD?, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

Rhetorically, of course. Since I think we all know the answer.

We won't be fooled again

Being forced to stay indoors the past few weeks, I'm starting to "get to know" the light in our new place and this corner is one of my favorites between 11 and 1 in the afternoon. This is good since we are pulling out all of the science to help fuel the Hate against winter. That's right. We are declaring Winter an insidious form of Evil that we will no longer tolerate quietly.

So consider this our manifesto: We, the people of Chez Smith, are officially sick of you Winter.


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A bridge too far

A bridge too far, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

The need for a trial run on a new (to me) camera beat out the need to avoid a red air quality day...
I'm the Bad Dad.
My excuse is stupidity.

Sorry or Please

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

I'm just getting to the huge backlog of photos I've had building since the first part of December. Add to that, Heidi has been sick for the past week and I've been helping someone else learn to develop film and I'm just not posting as much these days (kind of missed a whole month there in December, which we've only done a few times in the past three and a half years). Although, I'm taking photos again, so that's fun.
Polaroids. More Polaroids.

Escape is so simple

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.


And if you're into Polaroid stuff... there's good news on the horizon!
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Casiotone for the painfully alone

... We are alive - barely!
Have been busily bustin' our tails to get the reno done on our new place (yeah, right!), then said "to hooey with that" and moved in a week and a half before Christmas. Christmas. Crazimas. New Years. Yay!
And the boys turned three.
More to come. Hope the holidays found you well.
Happy New Year!

Heidi, Marcus, Ian, Mike

Ghost of Noir Recessions' Past

I've been going through some older photos trying to remember what it's like to use a camera... and I found this little gem on the cutting room floor. You want a little insider information on blogging? It's all outtakes, people.

Given certain national/world economies, I thought Ian's badge of capitalist pride and expression rather prophetic. He's like the creepy kid from one of those demon child horror movies - and this one is wearing the mark of the beast!
Mwahahahaaa!

Truly...

They're all wondering what I'm doing holding a $30 camera with a plastic lens. Actually, a lot of people wonder that.

Kids Rock: Reason #17

This is the look that Marcus gives when he's imitating me. Seriously. Kids are shameless. Where's the respect?
I'm your father! You better shape up, kid, or I'll subtitle all of your photos with self-gratifying ego pumping slogans.
Right.
That's better.

Visiting with Piper

Shooting Guns

Don't touch him, don't touch him. Stay away from him, he's got a gun...
Watch your wife.

On the doorstep

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The Future is in the palm of your hand

The Future is in the palm of your hand, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

"This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can."

Happy Halloween!

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Ian, Man of Steel & Bat-Marcus.
POW!

Bronica SQ-A :: Polaroid back | FP-100C

Art Nouveau meets Action Star

She's some kinda heavy hitter. Arrives on time and leaves the place in ruins.

All aces.
So you know.
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On the case

On the case, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

So, I got another Bronica med format camera so I could make some mods/upgrades to mine. This shot was from a test run of the new system so that I, like Solomon, could make the proper decision.

Here is Heidi, and from the look of it, she's getting ready to lay the flippin' smack on somebody. I recognize the look. This time it wasn't for me, but it won't be long before that jaw clenches because of something I did.

Here's to the future!

**I will be selling a fully functional (I don't want to say "leftovers" cause I'm a born salesman) Bronica SQ-A with a prism and a 120 back SOON for anyone interested in a really cool camera**

The evening redness

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

There may be even more to come from this series...

Little treasures

This photo is one of the survivors from a roll that met with an unfortunate accident named Mike. Because of this and the ensuing frustration, it had been literally sitting in a basement locker for the past several months undeveloped. So, when Friday night came along and I was full of self-hate and felt the urge to satisfy the beckon call of masochism, we ventured back into the dark. However, this time I had the blessing of a zen master and thus was able to overcome.

Hence, this little treasure of Marcus catching some of the evening sun was born.

The moral of the story: face your demons. But do it in the dark otherwise it could get messy.


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Olympus OM-1 | Neopan SS black & white film scanned as color
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Honey child what can I do?

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...And in color

So I had Heidi buy a pack of this crappy fuji x-tra film at costco the other day because it was so cheap they were practically paying us to take it.

Hence, the color.

I'll try and make up for it with another three months of black & whites.