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Thank you my friend...

Black and white photograph of a circus tent and ticket sales trailer in Boardman, Ohio.

Paranormal Cirque - Boardman, Ohio - EOS R50 V

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Black and white photo of Homies food truck in Houston Texas. Standard hitched trailer popup food vendor with a City of Houston themed mural, featuring (L-to-R) a helmeted astronaut, the space shuttle, The Astrodome, and animated singing downtown skyscrapers.

Homies - Houston, Texas - GRIII

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In addition to the HBSB (PC acronym for the modern age) check out that yellow banana seat - super sweet...

Brutal functionality has an aesthetic - well captured on a perfect day.

Thank you and agreed. It is very rewarding to capture a connection. Likewise a joy to process and share.

Black and white photo of a pair of draft horse pulling an out of frame wagon in downtown Houston, Texas.

Horse Power (1) - Houston, Texas - EOS R50 V

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Black and white photograph of a Tesla with a Texas custom license plate that says Tu Papi. The vanity plate has graphics showing an oil derrick, a natural gas flame and a small pump jack atop the A in the oil and gas text on the bottom of the plate. The car has Swangas (extended wire spokes protruding out from the rim and capped with an emblem plate) found on SLAB (slow, low, and bangin') vehicles in Houston. The car is approaching a freeway overpass.

Tu Papi - Houston, Texas - GRIII

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Black and white image of St. Stephen church in Houston Texas. Church image is framed by a utility pole on the left and a large oak tree on the right. Church is simple a simple brick structure with a white wooden steeple in the center. Electric wires from the utility pole run horizontally across the frame (~2/3's up) There is a white portico over the front double door flanked by a large wooden cross on the left and a community bulletin board on the right. To the right of the church is a fenced open plaza with administration/community rooms for church related activities.

St. Stephen - Houston, Texas - GRIII

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Thank you... I think so as well..

Yes, I was fortunate to stumble across it at a local art installation. It was in an old grain silo with incandescent light. The curve of the silo wall helped wrap the light around (if you will) the puppet.

Black and white image of Lotus Seafood food truck, in the evening, illuminated by led lamps. Sidewalk in the foreground is damp. Left frame shows a water hose looped on the sidewalk and an open built-in compartment (storage/battery?) on the rear quarter panel of the truck. Center of the frame shows closed walkup window with lightly illuminated menus. a larger circular Lotus Seafood sign is to the of the window. Right frame shows truck cab sliding door window illuminated by a dim light and two 52 quart Igloo coolers on the side walk in the foreground.

Lotus Seafood - Houston, Texas - GRIII

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I'll go back to a MacBook or switch to Linux...

Black and white image of a marionette, posed in a sitting position against a wall. Photographed with a GRIII.

Silo Marionette - Houston, Texas - GRIII

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Thank you for the kind words my friend...

Good price on the Yashica and an M42 adapter is always handy for an aspiring photog on a budget.

Black and white photo of a restored 1964 Chevy Impala SS.

Impala SS - Houston, Texas - GRIII
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I’m too stubborn to read the article :)

Is this a nice way of saying hard-headed?

I seem to recall seeing old B&W (circus or carnival) footage of Capuchins atop ponies trotting circles in a small ring

Z50 Mini Trail for me....

What is break even on a barrel of Permian crude these days, $45?

Managed to dig up the lens and it wasn't an Ektar (I must have traded it) but rather a B&L Baltar 50mm f/2.3. Spiral on the Helicoid is similar but not the same. Sorry to have bothered you...

She's a beaut!

Spotted in Houston in 2025:

Spotted around Houston in 2025..

You may be right. I think the lens I have is a "cinema" Ektar but I could never confirm it. What I really want to know is the flange to focal distance so I can try to rig up a 3d adapter print to give it a whirl on a mirrorless camera..

I'll pull it out tomorrow, as I recall it was 35 or 50mm. It's just the lens housing assembly with iris and focusing helicoid. I searched for info on it but couldn't find anything specific online. This is the closest I've seen to it - specifically the helicoid groove.

I have an old Ektar. The spiral groove on the interior of the barrel displayed is similar to the one I have. Mine is wider but same aperture. I never could find an adapter to put it on a mirrorless camera. I need to dig it out and see if I can find a 3D adapter print for it.

Interesting concept in a digital image age. Looks like a hoot to shoot but I shudder to think what film would cost these days. I'd really like to see a compact camera like this with an updated Kodak CCD sensor, ~ 16mp would be fine.