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Category Archives: Vintage

Day 304: More from the Magical Junkpile!

More miscellaneous photos… (1/45s f/8.0 ISO250 100mm -1 Canon 7D all photos using a polarizer filter) (1/250s f/5.6 ISO250 100mm -1 stop 7D) (1/60s f/8.0 ISO250 100mm -1/2 stop 7D) (1/90s f/8.0 ISO250 100mm -1.5 stops 7D) (1/250s f/8.0 ISO250 100mm -1 stop 7D) (1/90s f/8.0 ISO250 100mm -1 stop 7D) (1/250s f/8.0 ISO250 100mm […]

Day 92

I guess the Squirrel that lives in my engine didn’t like my choice of music… (1/80s f/8.0 ISO400 6mm (35mm eq:28mm) -1/3 stop Nikon P7100) (Maybe leaving a CD in the player in the car when not in use for a long time is not a good idea…) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

Absolutely Fascinating!

The Ghosts of World War II: The photographs found at flea markets superimposed on to modern street scenes Images depict almost transparent soldiers racing through our streets as they look today Fascinating series shows contrast between wartorn cities in the 1930s and 1940s and pleasant neighbourhoods now Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219584/Ghosts-war-Artist-superimposes-World-War-II-photographs-modern-pictures-street-scenes.html#ixzz29nZpExWP

Day 163: Living the dream…

Back before I was born, oh so long ago, Mom and the other chil’n (as I heard it) gave the Dailylife Pappy (to be!) a 1931 Model A Coupe.  It was not in the best of shape, but my sister got to drive it all over, and my brother got to drive it all over, […]

3D Civil War Photos!

Pretty neat!  From the Library of Congress.   Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

50 Greatest Cameras of All Time!

Photographic Monthly magazine has put out their 50 Greatest Cameras of All Time list! “The 50 Greatest Cameras of All Time “A photographer’s ‘first’ camera will always be the one which holds a special place in their heart, whatever we move on to owning. Some of us remain loyal to one brand, one manufacturer or […]

Day 344: Another Blast from the Past!

First, a photo already seen here a couple years ago, back by popular request!  The Dailylife Grandpappy, back when gas was a nickle!  (or so…) .And a new photo (for here…) that is much more recent:  Grandpappy and the Dailylife Niece #1, Big Wind! Both of these were scanned from prints.  You know, those paper […]

Dynamite Memories

From the Belmont Club: Dynamite Memories A quick history of film and photography…be sure to read the second page and watch the Kodak commercial.  Some of the comments are pretty good too! ============================================== “By the 1960s, film was no longer so volatile, but flashbulbs still generated a lot of heat and smoke. Remember flashbulbs? They […]

History’s first automobile roadtrip!

At Car Lust! “In today’s episode of Car Lust, we’ll follow a young mother and two of her children as they drive over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house in the family car. Sounds exciting, eh? “At this point, you may be wondering what’s gotten in to me. After all, taking the […]

Day 318

On the road to my Sister’s Birthday Party… This looks familiar somehow… (1/1500, f8, 300mm, ISO 500) Meanwhile, somewhere back in time on the coast of Oregon… (Scanned from a photo…) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{> (At this point in the Space/Time Continuum, anyhow…!)