Cooling Off

[br1078lum]

Has it gotten warm enough for ya yet?  Well, it is for me, so I headed down to Masons Creek to cool off, and test out a Canon Sure Shot Classic 120 that came in the mail from Goodwill.  This is my third one, and I finally have one that functions correctly.  Taken on Kodak BW400CN.


Reflecting Pool by br1078phot, on Flickr


Turbulence by br1078phot, on Flickr


Escargo On The March by br1078phot, on Flickr


Cool Retreat by br1078phot, on Flickr

The rest of the series is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N07/sets/72157630228671418/

PF

[Santiago Montenegro]

Refreshing 

[Kalkadan]

Ah PF, I love the last of these and the second last of the horse on  your Flickr.  Have you seen the movie War Horse?

The water in the creek (stream?) reminded me of photos taken by one of my Uncles in the Berserker Mountains, probably just after WWII.  I don't know what camera he had, but he used to trek into the mountains and photograph scenes such as this.

Dan

[br1078lum]

Thanks, Santiago and Dan.

Dan, I haven't seen a movie in over a year.  Maybe one of these days I catch up on all the ones I've missed.  This creek is one of my favorites because when the water is low enough, you can actually walk from one side to the other to get a better shot.  But this is the first time I've seen the snails lined up like that.  The camera and film combo works really well, and I just tested another model (the Z135) to see if it has as good a lens.  Will post them later, as I went on a little photo safari, and shot up five rolls of 24 exp Ultramax 400, and a Fuji disposable, in one afternoon.

PF

[lesged]

Phil,

Hot enough for a safari, wow! 4 rolls and a disposable camera. Santa Cleopatra!You were loaded for hippopotamus--and what did you shoot? Snails in a row? (I'm Joking!)

Seriously, my sense of perception must be seriously degraded, because I can't imagine what object the row of snails are clinging to. They make my mouth water thinking how nice they'd taste as "Lumache marinara" Did your mother make any dishes with snails?

What I seem to see, but only imagine, is an outline of a trout facing NNW in the third image. Perhaps, it's wishful thinking in anticipation to meet my fishing buddy at Framingham's Farm Pond today at 10AM Jerry says the chain pickerel are biting. BTW, ain't no trout in Farm Pond

Another great photo shoot, Phil. Thanks!

[LarryD]

I need to get down to the swamp again tomorrow. It is so hot the frogs came up to me with paper cups and I was without a camera to record it. :-)

[br1078lum]

Phil,

Hot enough for a safari, wow! 4 rolls and a disposable camera. Santa Cleopatra!You were loaded for hippopotamus--and what did you shoot? Snails in a row? (I'm Joking!)

Seriously, my sense of perception must be seriously degraded, because I can't imagine what object the row of snails are clinging to. They make my mouth water thinking how nice they'd taste as "Lumache marinara" Did your mother make any dishes with snails?

What I seem to see, but only imagine, is an outline of a trout facing NNW in the third image. Perhaps, it's wishful thinking in anticipation to meet my fishing buddy at Framingham's Farm Pond today at 10AM Jerry says the chain pickerel are biting. BTW, ain't no trout in Farm Pond

Another great photo shoot, Phil. Thanks!

Thanks, Les, but the photo safari came a few days after these were shot, and it was a much nicer day, temperature wise.  The snails are on one of the rock ledges that make up the stream bed.  All the strata here is tilted and folded, so they make for little bridges to cross the stream at low flow.  And Mom didn't care for snails, so we never had any.  If there are any trout in this stream, they are in the larger pools above and below this part.  It hasn't been stocked in ages.

PF

[radiophoto]

These are really beautiful shots, Phil.  Excellent work, very evocative and truly dramatic in black & white.

[br1078lum]

Thanks, Pete.  I always like the look of the shots I get with the BW400CN.

PF