... on a little outing with roger, a ride to lewiston for him to try out some motorcycling waterproof boots, i tested the "electronic shutter" feature of my new camera ... first look this doesn't seem like much, but to freeze hair blowing in a 65 mph slipstream is a bit much for a mechanical focal plain shutter, whereas the top speed of a 32,000th/sec made doing so—well, i guess you could say it made taking this picture a breeze ... !!! ...
... returning to the bookstore, in my mail i found a little box from china ... i'd wanted a mid-range lens for my fuji, but unfortunately the funds dedicated for the purchase had to be sent to the new hampshire motor vehicle department (something about a double-yellow line, as i recall) ... a moment of inspiration, however, and with a visit to the little camera museum in my living room i had in hand a classic asahi optical company super-takumar 105mm f/2.8 ... now forty years old, in its day it was of the very best of the glass produced by that famous company ... here's a first shot, hand-held, 60th/sec, i.so. 1,600 ... oh, yes, like the olympus lenses i've been using, this is a completely manual lens ...
... my front door opens onto main street, where i immediately noticed a most interesting face ...
... after closing the store i wandered the streets of waterville's annual "let's disrupt patrick's peace and quiet" evening, the "taste of waterville" for which the downtown streets are barricaded and a sort of epicurean block party takes place ... here's one of the town's well-known food service workers ...
... we used to do this, sit around on our bikes so everyone could see how cool we were ... the cell phone is a modern touch, and, way back in those olden days, we would've risked a whoopin' if any of our mothers had sounded the alarm that their offspring were appearing in public with unlaced shoes ... as for the backwards hats, i think we would've thought that a bit strange ...
... great music at the sterns centre ...
... a small child was fascinated by the leg forest through which he was being negotiated by his father ... using these old lenses slows the process, clearly, but to my recollection that didn't inhibit henri cartier-bressen ...
... an ojibwe "dream catcher" ...
... changes, so many changes ...
... out of pure joy, a child dances ... some things never change ...
... i think i'm going to enjoy using this lens ... more to come, i promise ...