Best VW bus color I have seen in some time. It reminded me of my cooperfish nosedevil
I am sinking lower than lo-fi ......I am getting really excited to re-visit a real interesting photographic pursuit. I am planning on spending much more time with the camera obscura (the ultimate in lo-fi photography). Lenses are really so overrated (haha)!!
I grabbed this shot- while waiting for the wind to straighten out the morning sickness last Monday- Very rare to see full on rainbows in our neck of the woods. I was kinda surprised the rainbow survived my crappy little camera and the cross processing. This was my last shot on the roll and I wish I was able to capture the rainbow as it was hitting our surf but this was the only angle that provided enough contrast in the sky to allow the rainbow to be so intense!!
Really feeling pretty frustrated as of late as I haven't been grabbing any shots and we are in another little stretch of windblown surf. I got confronted yesterday by an older gentleman as i was snapping some shots of his canvas covered 1966 Buick- Once he saw my badly battered and duct taped Diana camera he relaxed a bit realizing that I was only harmless oddity!!!
NP: Radiohead- In Rainbows- such a masterpiece!!
I snapped this image on the subway back in December after the Kidman Ether show- I have always loved street photography and used to do it exclusively, but being further from an Urban area makes doing this type of work considerably more difficult. I do miss it..
It's funny how the more I surf the more I want to surf. Its perhaps more interesting that the more I surf, the more irritable I get when I can not surf. I guess this is a tell tale sign of an addiction. At least it is a healthy addiction, provided I do not destroy my interpersonal relationships in the process ( I jest, well kind of). I also have noticed that I rely more on surfing when undergoing tricky intra-personal growth activity. surfing provides a very calming affect on my mood and mental activity, and allows me to step back from the issue at hand and gain some perspective. 
Hoping to score some fresh fish tomorrow- "swellnofo" is playing with my mind again- that green guy of Swellinfo's Long Beach NY report is quite elusive.
Had a fun afternoon session yesterday. Low tide waist/stomach high bowly little waves coming in, albeit a bit inconsistent. I actually got to spend some time figuring out my Cherry Simms 21 (Simmons style board)- I am very stoked as the board has full-on hull planing speed with incredible fish properties (front foot surfing with back foot over the fin cluster). The board is so fast and it likes to stay close to the pocket. I can't wait to take it out on an chest/shoulder high incoming tide swell- looks like she will love long open walls. It feels good to be back in the ocean more frequently. The water is cold but still very tolerable (40 degrees Fahrenheit), but the temp will certianly keep dropping over the next six or seven weeks. 
I snapped this shot a couple of weeks ago- I love boat yards in the winter- so quiet and filled with stillness, and timelessness. hoping to get the Simms 21 in the water after work today- very excited to get a sense of what this board will do. 
After 18 days of sheer flatness- we were finally granted some waves with favorable wind conditions yesterday. Water has definitely dropped a few degrees but its never as bad as you imagine it to be. The morning brought stomach to chest with occasional shoulder/head sets. Strong north winds with lots of spray!! killer rainbow over the ocean to boot. I doubt my lo-fi crappy camera captured the rainbow but i snapped a few anyway. 
Grabbed this shot of Froth AKA the militant one after the Kidman Ether art exhibition. my trusty diana got locked on the bulb setting- shooting ilford delta 3200. I was really impressed with kidman's prints- he seems to be able to capture low light situations in a manner that evokes a strong mood for the moment as it occurs. 
Vintage 'Vette, about as cool as they come...... tried to blast this shot off while driving. 
Well the freak show in my mind continues as the board quiver rotation continues... just sold my fineline microant II and a larry mabile swift movement twin keel to fund a purchase of a 7'2 John Cherry Simms 21. Can't believe I am left with no hulls considering the fanaticism I experienced for them over the last two years. I'll post pics of the simms when she arrives- Hoping that she has hull-like trim speed with the ability to turn harder off the tail.
this is one of my favorite shots over the last three months- i posted a while back but thought I'd put it up again. Haven't been shooting much as a result of the cold and the HORRENDOUS WAVES of lat. I am getting CRANKY!!!
Here is my friend Ken with his old "winter hull". Seems like the displacement hull is a thing of the past for the hulltastic voyage creators. too bad- such a funny blog!!
x processed- expired ektachrome 200 - modified brownie hawkeye... still flat which is okay - battling a little sinus infection- sick of the winter big time!!!
I have been shooting a lot of color film as of late- this is a completely new avenue for me and one that I am hoping to have some success with. Until recently I was somewhat "color phobic"- feeling that in someway the addition of color to the photograph might ultimately serve to distract the viewer from my intended message (both emotional and from a form/composition perspective). While I am still unsure how I feel about the use of color, I am open to continued exploration of this aspect of the photographic medium, despite some recent criticism I have received from the lo-fi community.
I have always been intrigued by the ghostly quality of old boat yards. I love poking around to see remnants of Neptune's residue. 
Here is a shot of my vintage hansen 50/50. Apparently people either love em or hate em. so far I am in the love 'em camp. so wide, nice refined rails and nice east coast beach break rocker.
My man Lenny is always reliable with his morning surf check texts. The text comes in like some no nonsense, military-like classified info- example: "chest -going" or "knee- longboardable" or "flat-paddling out anyway!!"
