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Recommended reading
Recommended reading for 15 July 2023.
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The Dixie Highway in southern Indiana: Bedford
The Dixie Highway in Bedford, Indiana — and its confusing exit.
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At the top of the generations to come
There was a short-notice memorial service for my Uncle Jack just a few days after he died. Margaret and I rearranged our calendars and made the drive to Michigan to be there. Jack attended a little country church near his home. The place was full of friends and people from the congregation. I was gratified…
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The decay and renewal cycle of the city
A reflection on how cities have glory days, and then decline, and then revitalization.
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Are airport CT scanners as bad for your film as everyone fears?
Firsthand experience (accidentally) letting my film go through an airport CT scanner. The verdict: I was lucky.
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The Reto Ultra Wide and Slim in Germany
The most interesting photos I made in Germany with my tiny Reto Ultra Wide and Slim.
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Recommended reading
Recommended reading for 8 July 2023.
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The Dixie Highway in southern Indiana: From Bloomington south to Oolitic
The Dixie Highway passes through lovely country on its way to the town of Oolitic, but a limestone quarry interrupts its path.
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My German language skills were not nearly as dormant as I feared
I was astonished and thrilled that my dormant German skills came roaring back in Germany.
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The photograph that made me a photographer
I’m an experience-based learner, and my experience making this photograph spurred me on to learn photography in earnest.
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Our grand old flag
On this Independence Day, the story of the song “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”
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Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL
A review of the Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL, a 35mm SLR from the 1960s. If you can find one in working condition, it’s a good performer.