Zen and the Art of Seeing
A long time ago, I ran across a book called “The Art of Seeing.” Not to be confused with the book by Aldous Huxley, this described a way of seeing the world in such a way as to easily paint...
More From the Fabulous Twirly Camera
I like to take the Twirly Camera along whenever I am out to take pictures. For those not in the know, the “Twirly Camera” is a Noblex 06/150 Panoramic camera. It was made in the 1990’s, and it makes panoramic...
The Donner Pass Summit Tunnels, Truckee, California
I had planned to make my next post about the return of my newly repaired Deardorff 8×10 camera, but it was not to be. I haven’t had the opportunity to use it much. I did, however, take a trip to Truckee,...
Large Format
Large Format Large format is the Holy Grail of film photography. It’s elusive, mythological to all but the most devoted, and rare. When asked what camera to take along for a photo shoot, Ansel Adams replied “The biggest on you...
Portland Bridges
Portland Bridges Portland has some of the best bridges in the world. Here’s some of the pictures I’ve taken of them over the years. Portland Across the Willamette River ©2009 Gary L. Quay Another shot of my favorite Bridge in...
More from the Darkroom Saga
The new darkroom is small, so I’m setting it up to work small, even when developing large format. I bought myself new daylight developing tanks with reels that work with both 5×7 and 8×10, plus a smaller tank for 4×5....
Infrared Film
Infrared Film Infrared film has been a long time passion of mine, but as I mentioned before, infrared film stocks have diminished over the years. My go to film has been Konica IR 750, but it was discontinued in 2005....
Opening of the Locations Gallery
I started a new gallery on the main site. It’s called “Locations”. I will be exploring various places that I have concentrated on as a photographer in the last 30 years. These range from the Oregon Coast to Hood River...
Hood River
Hood River I lived in Hood River, Oregon from 2015 to 2019. Photographically, it was the high water mark for me, simply due to the sheer volume of opportunities to take astounding pictures. In this gallery, I will display pictures...
Terra Incogito
Terra Incognito Terra Incognito is the name I jokingly give to the wide open spaces between towns, especially to places that I have never been able to relocate after I took my first pictures there. Mapmakers used the term (but...