This Week:
What: Old neon sign in afternoon light
11.25.2014
Ektachrome Classic Tuesday #21
Every Monday, (or Tuesday if my order pushes it too close for me to get the slide in time, such as this week), I'll be spotlighting a different classic Kodachrome slide that I've picked up, and trying where I can to detail the who, what, when, where, why, and how (much) of the image:
This Week:
What: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
11.21.2014
Come Fly with Me: Air Travel Images from the Golden Age
Next week, we'll be entering the busiest travel week of the year as the Thanksgiving holiday. Millions will hit the roads, rails, and air to reunite with family and loved ones.
As if by sheer coincidence, I just acquired a modest collection of slides in old Airequipt trays off of ebay taken in 1957 and 1958. I had very little to go on with regards to their contents, aside from the years, and that some were taken in snow and at least two trays were taken in Florida. I managed to get them at opening bid of $15.00, and hoped for good things, but didn't get those hopes up, bracing instead for the likelihood of an excess of static photos of Aunt Maude, Fido, and that pretty flowering bush in the back yard.
I wound up being very pleasantly surprised, as the photos inside were actually REALLY nice. The photographer had a good camera, and got out and shot a fair deal of scenes of the day, even liberally sprinkling classic cars throughout the family slides in the batch. These slides are a noticeable notch above the typical snapshots of the era, with crisp focus and very lifelike compositions in many of the shots. I must have pulled at least 60 to 80 from the lot to set aside to consider scanning for future features.
Among the appreciable amount of keepers in the lot were a number of Kodachrome shots showing an air voyage taken between Ohio and Florida taken around 1958, with lots of shots in and around the terminals, as well as of airplanes of the era. Given my own longstanding interest in transportation, the travel industry, and history, I wanted to share this nice little baker's dozen images with you, as I try to piece together the bits and pieces based on what is here. I would definitely welcome any input regarding locations and other items I may have missed.
Enjoy!
As if by sheer coincidence, I just acquired a modest collection of slides in old Airequipt trays off of ebay taken in 1957 and 1958. I had very little to go on with regards to their contents, aside from the years, and that some were taken in snow and at least two trays were taken in Florida. I managed to get them at opening bid of $15.00, and hoped for good things, but didn't get those hopes up, bracing instead for the likelihood of an excess of static photos of Aunt Maude, Fido, and that pretty flowering bush in the back yard.
I wound up being very pleasantly surprised, as the photos inside were actually REALLY nice. The photographer had a good camera, and got out and shot a fair deal of scenes of the day, even liberally sprinkling classic cars throughout the family slides in the batch. These slides are a noticeable notch above the typical snapshots of the era, with crisp focus and very lifelike compositions in many of the shots. I must have pulled at least 60 to 80 from the lot to set aside to consider scanning for future features.
Among the appreciable amount of keepers in the lot were a number of Kodachrome shots showing an air voyage taken between Ohio and Florida taken around 1958, with lots of shots in and around the terminals, as well as of airplanes of the era. Given my own longstanding interest in transportation, the travel industry, and history, I wanted to share this nice little baker's dozen images with you, as I try to piece together the bits and pieces based on what is here. I would definitely welcome any input regarding locations and other items I may have missed.
Enjoy!
11.19.2014
11.17.2014
Kodachrome Classic Monday #20
Every Monday, I'll be spotlighting a different classic Kodachrome slide that I've picked up, and trying where I can to detail the who, what, when, where, why, and how (much) of the image:
This Week:
What: Street Scene of a Shopping District.
11.14.2014
10 Tips and Tricks of "Nostalgraphy"
Oddly, this post starts in the middle of a Big Bang Theory Episode.
Character Dr. Sheldon Cooper makes mention of a word he is coining, "prevening," to accurately describe the period between afternoon and evening.
My own coined term doesn't quite roll off the tongue as easily as that of Jim Parson's famous character, but I think it's about as succinct in describing a favorite photographic theme of mine: "nostalgraphy."
It's a fairly simple portmanteau that combines "nostalgia" and "photography." That said, the concept of nostalgraphy is not exactly self-explanatory by default. In short, it is the process of taking a photo in the present day with the intention of making it look as if it were taken decades ago.
Succinctly, what it boils down to is how this image definitely looks like it was taken decades ago...
but what about this one?
Character Dr. Sheldon Cooper makes mention of a word he is coining, "prevening," to accurately describe the period between afternoon and evening.
My own coined term doesn't quite roll off the tongue as easily as that of Jim Parson's famous character, but I think it's about as succinct in describing a favorite photographic theme of mine: "nostalgraphy."
It's a fairly simple portmanteau that combines "nostalgia" and "photography." That said, the concept of nostalgraphy is not exactly self-explanatory by default. In short, it is the process of taking a photo in the present day with the intention of making it look as if it were taken decades ago.
Succinctly, what it boils down to is how this image definitely looks like it was taken decades ago...
but what about this one?
11.12.2014
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