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During these strange times

Posted on September 10, 2020 by gretchen

My state of Oregon is on fire. The sky is red and the smoke is getting into our lungs. We are on Level One evacuation orders and our bags are packed. Besides three days of clothes, documents, medications and water, … Continue reading →

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June Project Box camera

Posted on June 30, 2020 by gretchen

For the month of June I chose the Brownie Special Six-16. This all metal camera was produced between 1938-1942, the war years. It uses 620 film which you can still buy online, but it’s really just 120 respelled onto 620 … Continue reading →

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Titan 4×5

Posted on September 20, 2019 by gretchen

I’m spending these rainy days in Portland going through my catalog of pinhole images. I came across these that I made with the Titan 4×5 pinhole camera while staying along the Salmon River at the base of Mt Hood. I … Continue reading →

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Holga doubles

Posted on May 19, 2019 by gretchen

I haven’t used my Holga 120 in awhile. I usually save it for the beach and rainy days because its plastic body is perfect for those conditions. I long ago gave up taking my digital camera out in those conditions. … Continue reading →

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spending time in alleys

Posted on February 1, 2018 by gretchen

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is coming up fast. It’s the last weekend in April and this year one of the cities hosting the event is Norwich, England. Our host is asking each of us, if we want, to submit 5 … Continue reading →

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testing

Posted on March 13, 2017 by gretchen

With our one dry day since January I decided to take my new Wista  4×5 camera  out for a test run. I was testing several lenses, setting up the camera in one spot and not moving, so I could evaluate … Continue reading →

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no gas

Posted on March 15, 2015 by gretchen

Traveling east from Salem, Oregon, along highway 22 to 26 and the town of John Day, gasoline can be difficult to find. Years ago I started a series of abandoned stations that had been converted to other uses, but I … Continue reading →

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more from Astoria

Posted on January 31, 2015 by gretchen

Continuing from my last post, I want to share more photos from my foggy trip to Astoria. There is a nice 4+mile walk along the Columbia River that I took. Problem is, you have to walk back. I decided walking … Continue reading →

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Before the 50mm lens

Posted on October 15, 2014 by gretchen

I am doing a series of photos taken down back alleys in small town America. For the present the photos are from Washington and Oregon, but as I hit the road from time to time I will include more States. … Continue reading →

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Small town alleys

Posted on July 30, 2014 by gretchen

I’ve lacked inspiration lately with my photography so I have started a new project. I’m going to photograph the back alleys of small towns across the Northwest. I’m usually making photos of old store fronts, but on a whim I … Continue reading →

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