Category Archives: Uncategorized

A beautiful sunny day without a cloud in the sky. A good time to do some metering work, and work on exposure times. I set up the big Kodak, found a suitable subject, and began my test. Unlike conventional film which is sensitive to a broad spectrum of light, and can be metered rather easily,Continue reading “Calibration day”

I have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather that we have been having here in the City. Sunny, and warm, but without the horrid humidity that will be here soon enough. As you may know from previous dispatches the wet plate process requires UV light, and Winter images are certainly possible, but the highContinue reading “Sunny days”

I will apologize in advance for not having taken any photos during this last ride.  I got so caught up in what I was doing,  and was having such a beautiful ride, that I did not get around to it. ast Sunday promised to be a beautiful one,  and I had the great fortune toContinue reading “Sunday test ride”

Compared to most people I own very little.  This is mostly do to not owning a house, which by its very existence creates a vacuum that needs to be filled.  Don’t get me wrong, I am not a minimalist by nature, but out of necessity.  Years working, and living aboard ships, and years bicycle touringContinue reading “SWEETPEA, THE BICYCLE”

As I write this my brother Greg is on his way down from Maine for a visit.  Crazy time to come to the City, but we will plan accordingly, and stay safe.  one of the things we will do is to ride our bicycles down Broadway.  Not normally something that I would set out toContinue reading “Back to plan B,or was it plan A?”

Yesterday was  spectacularly beautiful.  Warm, and sunny.  A welcome change after days of cold, and damp.  Friends and I took advantage of the weather, and went for a little bicycle ride across the Brooklyn Bridge, and down to the waterfront park for a late lunch picnic.  We spread out our blankets, maintained our distance, andContinue reading “Social Distancing”

The work on my little bicycle trailer box has begun!  I will say right off the bat that I am by no means a skilled wood worker, but I do enjoy it, and with most projects like this I have a general idea as to what I want, but am flexible. The box that IContinue reading “cArt work”

Up earlier than usual yesterday morning. The forecast was calling for it to be a sunny, and warm day, and after the bought of cold rainy weather that we have been having I wanted to load up my camera gear,  and go for a ride.  So, at midnight I fired up the ovens at Fulton StallContinue reading “A GRAND DAY OUT”

Well, that is a good question.  To some degree every day in NYC is a bit of an adventure,  but it is my next bicycle trip that I am referring to. My last big ride, the “PEDAL PORTRAIT PROJECT’ was a great experience,  and ever since finishing that double cross country ride I have beenContinue reading “What will the next adventure be?”

A grey, and cold Spring day here in NYC, and a week of rain in the forecast.  A good time  to pull out the road maps, and dream about future bicycle trips. Seven years since my last, long bicycle journey.  I had hoped to go on more over the past years, but work, and lifeContinue reading “THE CLOCK IS TICKING”