Central Oregon
Central Oregon is one of those places I’d love to see more often, but I only seem to make it there about once every 5 years. I got lucky the last two years because I’ve been there twice. I got...
Unfinished Business: Central Oregon
I have been to Central Oregon way too few times. As such, I will try to make this interesting anyway. Smith Rock, July 2024 ©2024 Gary L. Quay I will never climb Smith Rock. Looking at it, and taking pictures...
Rediscovering Ilford XP2 Film
I used Ilford XP2 film when I first picked up a medium format camera, but soon gave it up. Now, I am wonderng why. What is XP2? XP2 is a fine-grained, multi-ISO film that is developed in color negative film...
The 2024 Scenic Wonders of Doom Calendar is here!
The long-promised 2024 Scenic Wonders of Doom calendar has arrived! Not only that, but I may actually be able to take orders on the website for it. I’m slowly getting it figured out. The price is $20.00 with $9.00 shipping...
Film and Developer Testing, Take 2
An Unexpected Return to a Sometimes Problematic Developer In my previous post about film and developer testing, I said that I would not be using PMK Pyro anymore. For those unfamiliar with them, Pyro developers are some of the oldest...
Reinvigorating an Old Friend
A Renewed Focus on Film Images A season of travel and hiking, along with some new equipment, brings a new emphasis on my old passion: Film. Facebook Twitter LinkedInMore I have been trying to put together a film kit for...
Tunneling Into the Vault
When entering The Catacombs, carry the right kind of wine.The Vault (or catacombs) is my euphemism for my older work. I keep my negatives in protective sheets in 3-ring binders labeled by the type of film, and the number of...
Scenic Wonders of Doom!
Introduction I have been working on a project I call “Scenic Wonders of Doom”, which involves going to as many as I can of the places in Oregon and Washington featuring names that hint at an interesting history. The best...
2023 Calendar – Sold Out!
I have 2023 made a calendar that will be for sale as of the 9th of December. This is an experiment to see how much interest there will be in producing more of them in future years. I do...
Scenic Wonders of Doom
There are names, and then there are NAMES. In the Pacific Northwest, places like Portland, Eugene, or Klamath Falls have normal, family-oriented names, while Deadman Pass, Cape Disappointment, and Starvation Creek are another matter entirely. How did they get these...