A foggy morning in St. Augustine

[lesged]

These photos were taken over two weeks ago, during the first week Claudia and I came to St. Augustine this year. We are debating how many consecutive winters we have spent in this lovely spot. It's at least 17, but it may easily be our last winter in the "ancient city." St. Augustine is the oldest city settled by Europeans in continental USA.

I was pretty much convinced that I keep taking the same shots every year, over and over; but upon closer examination, I see a subtle difference. With that in mind I yell at the ocean, "Vive la difference!"  

I present a foggy morning different than all the others I've experienced here. Let's see if this bold statement holds any water.































K10d used in all photos






Note:The last image was used in my thread  "Photo and poem"

[Graham Serretta]

These are an evocative series of images, Les.  Why should it be your last visit to St Augustine?  You and your bride have many more years yet!

[br1078lum]

Beautiful series, Les.

PF

[LarryD]

I see a few more years for you and Claudia there... I will have to send you some new Orwo film to shoot this year I should get it this week. Did you take any processing equipment this year?

[lesged]

Thank you Graham, Phil and Larry for your valued comments.

I think we are ready to try another place next winter if we are both healthy enough to travel. This year for the first time, we do not intend to put a deposit on our rented condo. However, if we change our mind, there should be no trouble getting another condo at Ocean Gallery for the 2013 winter. The trick is to stay healthy.

Larry, I brought my Bessa-R and Fed 2 for LTM bodies and 50/2 Summitar, 35/2.5 Color Skopar, 90/4 Elmar, and 52/2.8 I-61. For the first time, I did not bring any processing equipment or chems, however, I rolled off about 5 rolls each of Acros 100 and Neopan 400. So far in the three weeks we've been here, I have yet to make one exposure in film. Btw, I have used ORWO in the past. I liked it.

[martolod]

Btw, I have used ORWO in the past. I liked it

ORWO film rocks.  try and get your hands on some of their surveillance filmstock.
getting rare but someone is bound to have some

[Olypen]

<<I present a foggy morning different than all the others I've experienced here.>>

Well, to me, the first photo suggests that from the inside the fog looks a bit heavy & challenging and the 4th photo shows people walking out into a dramatic meeting of fog and sun. They're all fine photos, but I found 1 and 4 quite evocative.  I really appreciate your seeing and catching those fleeting moments.  As to "taking the same shots every year", wasn't it Edward Steichen who in his 90's kept on photographing a single tree (Shadblow, I think it was called-- no idea what that is, but it's a great name) and said they were all different?