To view LA

To view LA, originally uploaded by danfogel.

On a family vacation to LA, I tried to find a fresh perspective at the Griffith Observatory and I have a love of the coin op telescopes. I love this photo and the little raindrops on the telescope.

Camera: Olympus Trip 35

Along the Chicago River

Along the Chicago River, originally uploaded by danfogel.

An "accidental" photo. I was asked to speak to a group about where the housing market was going in 2009. After that was over, I was waiting for the valet to bring my car from the Marina City parking garage. I slipped my Trip 35 out of my bag and quickly snapped this photo.

Sometimes It Really Hurts to Run a Marathon

Sometimes It Really Hurts to Run a Marathon, originally uploaded by danfogel.

I worked as a volunteer at the Chicago Marathon between Miles 25 and 26. This is the point in the marathon when, for many runners, the race is all about hanging on. This runner struggled. The woman helped him along and then, he started running again and then finished in a speedy 2:47.

Keith in the Kitchen

Keith in the Kitchen, originally uploaded by danfogel.

This is my good friend Keith, in his kitchen in Ossining, NY. I stayed with him when our good friend Paul died (just days earlier).

I shot this with my 1979 Olympus OM-1n (purchased in 1979), using an Olympus Zuiko 35mm, f/2.8 lens.

Film used: Fomapan 400

Processing: HC110, dilution H

These Are The Days

These Are The Days, originally uploaded by danfogel.

Maybe my year was all about the Trip 35 and Tri-x and I don't realize it. This captured a moment at my daughter's Girl Scout picnic near the Lake Michigan beach in Wilmette, IL.

Film used: Tri-x

Processed in HC110, Dilution H

Off Season

Off Season, originally uploaded by danfogel.

I took this photo with an Olympus Trip 35, a camera sold in the 1960's and 1970's. On Flickr, I tried several times to get a photo in the Night Trip group, a curated group for photos taken after dark with the Trip 35. I believe that with this photo I got just what I was looking for.

I used Tri-X and processed this myself in HC110, Dilution H.

Breakfast and the Sports Page

Breakfast and the Sports Page, originally uploaded by danfogel.

I really like this photo. I want to do more "environmental" portraits, that is, people doing what they do rather than posing for a photo like a snap shot. This photo also marked my growing comfort level and even love of Fomapan 400.