As often as I've returned to places I've already photographed a great deal, I still find something new!  These are three of those happy finds!

 

I visited the memorial site of the El Faro again yesterday and was surprised at the number of commemorative objects that continue to accumulate and seem to be constantly renewed. I was particularly struck by the many small stones that were left on each little, iron 'piling', a graveyard custom, until I realized that the sailors were lost at sea and there are no graves to visit. The ship sank in a storm in 2015 and all 33 of the officers and crew were lost. Jacksonville designated this beautiful little park to their memory which was a kind gesture that I'm sure is appreciated.

 

Continuing with the negatives from 1994, here are two I processed that were taken on the coast of Maine, probably Camden though I'm not sure.  If I were there again, there are things I'd do differently, but presenting them still seems like a good idea. 

So, yeah! Here are a few more from the Wayback machine - 1974-75!  These were taken at the Cloisters in upper Manhattan which is in Ft, Tryon Park, as is a view of a path there. Here's a link to more information about this place. https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-cloisters-museum-and-gardens

I will be posting more photographs from the trove of medium format negatives from 1974-75 that I found yesterday. These two were taken in a pasture near West Chester, Pa. I was out with my father who was toting a new Mamiya RB67; we stopped wherever we saw something worth photographing. I chose to make portraits of cows. I never saw what my dad photographed. 

Yesterday, I came across a bunch of black and white negatives I made in 1974. These images were made in Oakland, Maine which was the town closest to the camp on Lake Messalonskee. I was teaching at the New England Music Camp and was deeply interested in photography even then.  I will be posting more as I scan and process the ones I like, but here are three to begin.

A few days ago,  my wife and I planted a Japanese maple tree sapling hoping that its partially shaded location would keep it from excessive heat. Where we live in northeast Florida is pretty much the southern limit for these trees, so we're hoping this little guy will make it. And why go to the trouble? Because I miss the vibrant colors of autumn in NY, and this tree's job will be to turn yellow when it's ready! ;) Even though it has been in the ground less than a week, its starting to leaf out. 

I was surprised today when I went for the eleventeenth time to Cedar Point to find a part of it I'd not been to before. And, there was a lot that I thought would be interesting to photograph. Here are some of those.

Though I've made scores of trips to Big Talbot Island SP,  I had not hiked the area I photographed today. There are so many fallen, bleached trees in parts of the beach, that it's not difficult to imagine most or all of those that remain will meet the same fate in a few decades, and with rising seas due to climate change, there will be much less land for new growth. Here are four of the images from today:

I've been looking forward to visiting the lake at Deerwood when the light was more or less directly overhead as the leaves get beautifully illuminated. Here are six of the photographs I made today, February 27th, 2023.

The road between The Ribault Club and Kingsley Plantation is attractive in itself, but leads to a path through the woods to some ancient stonework walls. Here are some photographs I made there yesterday.

On my return from a place that wasn't nearly as interesting as I thought it would be, I took a scenic route instead of the interstate. It was a very windy afternoon, and the road that went beside the St. Johns River was far more compelling than where I'd come from. Here's the evidence! ;)))

The fallen trees at Blackrock Beach, mistakenly referred to as driftwood, never get visually boring. The wind, tide and occasionally rough weather endure their frequently changed orientation and immediate environment.  Here are three photographs I made on Valentine's Day with my oldest film camera: a Mamiya C220 using 55mm and 135mm lenses. I also used a 25A red and 15 deep yellow filter. 

I often return to the Ft. George inlet area and the shrimp boat dock on the way there.  Here are today's photographs from both places. 

Film is increasingly costly and less tempting to 'waste' with ill-considered experiments. So, I was happy to come across a few rolls of long expired Tri-X that didn't need to be exposed as sure-fire 'keepers'!  Here's one image that I liked from that roll. It's a view of the sky from our backyard.