Vault Hill, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC. 13 May 2012. (Argoflex E, Kodak Tri-X 400)

Thanks to my bud Willy G, I’m now the proud owner of an Argoflex E twin-lens reflex camera! I was impatient and brought my film to a local lab instead of sending it out for mail-order developing and they scanned the photos cropped as rectangles—quite annoying considering the camera shoots square format. Oh well, the negatives look good and I can always rescan.

I’m just thrilled I got the expose semi-correct as this camera has no meter (I used this print-out paper meter as a guide). Overall I’m very happy with my first foray into medium format and I got more rolls to go!

Blur Bird.

Van Cortlandt Park, 26 Feb. 2012.

Another shot of The Blockhouse in Central Park. Wish it was unlocked.

Minolta Hi-Matic 7s, Four Corner Store C41 B&W 400 film.

The Blockhouse, Central Park, NYC. 13 Nov. 2011.

Ducks, lots. Van Cortlandt Park, NYC. Winter 2011.

Drums Along the Hudson, Inwood Hill Park, NYC. 22 May 2011.

Blown out sky, but what can ya do?

Hudson River | Snow Tennis. Dec 2010.

Van Cortlandt Stadium. 6 Feb 2011.

Inwood Hill Park is one of those places that makes living in NYC worth it. I took a mighty stroll through the park today & capped it off with coffee at Indian Road Cafe.

Central Park. Sept 2010.

Van Cortlandt Stadium, Bronx. Fall 2010.

Got my knee in the pic because of parallax issues inherent in all viewfinder cameras (i.e. I didn’t see my knee in the viewfinder), but decided not to crop it out or anything. I kind of like seeing part of the photographer in the photo sometimes.

Digging America’s Grave. Bryant Park, NYC. Sept. 2010.

Van Cortlandt Park, NYC. Nov 2010.

Using b&w film in the Golden Half is one of the smarter things I’ve done recently.

Have a drink. Ft. Tryon, May 5, 2008.