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A monochrome photograph of a domestic chicken hen walking free range in a farmyard.

A monochrome photograph of a domestic chicken hen walking free range in a farmyard.

3/06/26 Backyard Chicken July 2020
#Birds #Birding #ColorADay #BWFri
#ClassicMono #Monochrome #ArtYear
#BlackAndWhite #Photography

06.03.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Street art pisses me off so bad. That space was supposed to be for gray

03.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 218 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
A forlorn image of the batting cage in winter. Seven or eight cypresses stand huddled together at one corner.

A forlorn image of the batting cage in winter. Seven or eight cypresses stand huddled together at one corner.

The Huddle
Nikon ZF + Nikkor Z 40mm
#tree #landscape #photography

25.02.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Winter trees against a gray sky dwarf the small playground set with its dinosaur stairs.

Winter trees against a gray sky dwarf the small playground set with its dinosaur stairs.

The playground in winter
Nikon ZF + Nikkor Z 40mm
#landscape #bw #photography

24.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Best friends.
Leica M6, Summicron 35, Ilford HP5
#believeinfilm #analogphotography #filmphotography

23.02.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, blkshogun!

23.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trees cast their long shadows across a path leading toward the horizon. At top right, the sun shines quietly through the branches.

Trees cast their long shadows across a path leading toward the horizon. At top right, the sun shines quietly through the branches.

Shadowed
Leica M6 + Nokton 50mm 1.5 + XP2
#believeinfilm #bw #photography #shadow

23.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A small camper parked on a hill.

A small camper parked on a hill.

The little camper
Leica M6 + Nokton 50mm 1.5 + XP2@800
#believeinfilm #bw #photography

22.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking up #trees #woodland #treeclub

21.02.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 1175 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 1
A brightly painted railroad trestle with patches of green and turquoise. An red vertical provided by the iron fence post, and a strong turquoise diagonal that leads out of the lower right corner.

A brightly painted railroad trestle with patches of green and turquoise. An red vertical provided by the iron fence post, and a strong turquoise diagonal that leads out of the lower right corner.

Graffiti is Alive
Every time I visit this scene, it is a new painting.
Bessa III + Portra 800
#believeinfilm #graffiti

21.02.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #FilmPhotography nerds check out my eBay! I’m selling off some awesome cameras and lenses!

ebay.us/m/SRRuXc

#Believeinfilm

18.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
A quiet street of small houses behind which the old grain elevator rises at an angle.

A quiet street of small houses behind which the old grain elevator rises at an angle.

Old grain elevators still dominate
Leica M6 + Nokton 1.5 + XP2
#believeinfilm #photography #bw

18.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Close-up of a pile of recently used colored chalks sprawled across a terraced pavestone wall. On the mulch in the background is a round stone decorated with a graceful whale and the words 'Mermaids Welcome'

Close-up of a pile of recently used colored chalks sprawled across a terraced pavestone wall. On the mulch in the background is a round stone decorated with a graceful whale and the words 'Mermaids Welcome'

First blooms of spring
The upside down stone says 'Mermaids Welcome'
Nikon ZF + Nikkor Z 40mm
#nikon #childhood #art

17.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A light pole with signs pointing to "Oak" on left and "35th Av" on right. Below these two signs someone has affixed a third one, "Love."
This one isn't sending you anywhere. It seems you have arrived.

A light pole with signs pointing to "Oak" on left and "35th Av" on right. Below these two signs someone has affixed a third one, "Love." This one isn't sending you anywhere. It seems you have arrived.

Livin' on Love Street
Leica M6 + Nokton 50mm 1.5 + Ilford XP2
#believeinfilm #photography #bw #signs #philosophy

16.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A dramatic sky above the old fishing hole, with winter grasses bowing over the lake's edge and a few scraggly looking trees.

A dramatic sky above the old fishing hole, with winter grasses bowing over the lake's edge and a few scraggly looking trees.

A little sky drama
Nikon ZF + Nikkor Z 40mm

#photography #sky #photography #Nikon

15.02.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Paula!

15.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A tree sends a long white arm out against a darkening sky.

A tree sends a long white arm out against a darkening sky.

A tree in winter
Nikon ZF + Nikkor Z 40mm
#tree #photography #landscape

14.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Two tree trunks nestled side by side; one aged and lichen-covered, the other a youthful, piebald sycamore.

Two tree trunks nestled side by side; one aged and lichen-covered, the other a youthful, piebald sycamore.

The Odd Couple
Nikon F5 + Nikkor 85mm 1.8
Ektar developed in unicolor c41.
#believeinfilm #tree #photoraphy

31.01.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! Great image.

30.01.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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29.01.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Two barbs of a wire fence seem to be reaching out toward the faint promise of light on this overcast day.

Two barbs of a wire fence seem to be reaching out toward the faint promise of light on this overcast day.

Nikon F5 + Nikkor 85mm 1.8
Ektar 100 in Unicolor C41
#believeinfilm #photography

29.01.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so beautiful! A Japanese woodcut.

28.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
small ornamental star in my garden, green foliage, afternoon sun from yesterday

small ornamental star in my garden, green foliage, afternoon sun from yesterday

with the night now
as if dropped from
a great height

falling

Alice Oswald, from
Evening Poem

28.01.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A twisting tree trunk reminiscent of a Greek sculpture.

A twisting tree trunk reminiscent of a Greek sculpture.

Torso
Leica M6 + JCH Streetpan
in Ilford DD-X
#believeinfilm #photography #tree

23.01.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That said, I do have a section of lo…

ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!

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21.01.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 1466 πŸ” 1097 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 53
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

17.01.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 40041 πŸ” 14698 πŸ’¬ 1321 πŸ“Œ 1047
A red amaryllis with its proud trumpets reaching to the Four Directions. Behind it, a ginger cat lowers his face below the bloom.

A red amaryllis with its proud trumpets reaching to the Four Directions. Behind it, a ginger cat lowers his face below the bloom.

The amaryllis just opened so I tried to get a nice shot of it in front of the north light. Thought I had it framed just right and then this happened.
#caturday #flowers

17.01.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A stand of trees pantomimes the end of the alphabet: X, Y, but not Z.

A stand of trees pantomimes the end of the alphabet: X, Y, but not Z.

Make a Wish
Nikon N8008 + Kalejnar 100mm
Arista 200 bulk rolled + DD-X 1:4
#believeinfilm #bw, #woods #Sovietlens

14.01.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
President Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935, with Perkins among those witnessing the signing (third from right)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Signing_Of_The_Social_Security_Act.jpg

President Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935, with Perkins among those witnessing the signing (third from right) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Signing_Of_The_Social_Security_Act.jpg

1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkinsβ€”FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:

She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧡

14.01.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 3680 πŸ” 1403 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 101
A bunch of helicopter seeds biding their time on the ash tree.

A bunch of helicopter seeds biding their time on the ash tree.

A promise: samaras in winter
Nikon N8008 + Kalejnar 100mm
Arista 200 bulk loaded + Ilford DD-X
#believeinfilm #winter #sovietlens

13.01.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0