NE OH Gathering, May 6-8, 2011

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There is something new in the area that you might want to check out while you are here. A new donut shop with what I think are very good products has sprouted on Brecksville Rd. It is located on the east side of the road between Everett (our road) and Wheatley (north of us with access to Rt. 77). It is just north of the Three Musketeers Restaurant in what was a video store. It normally sells out by 10:00 AM.

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Donuts a la mode?
 

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Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend. I'll only be able to make it Saturday, but I'll be there the whole day.
 

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I'm all packed up and ready to go. Evan, Frank and I will be arriving this evening, certainly too late for dinner. See you in the morning!

Mike
 
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Jeff, Mike, Evan, Frank:
Thanks for coming. We will see you Saturday morning.

All: It is sunny this AM. I have just mowed the grass by the house so that should improve the wetness factor. Unfortunately the tractor won't start now so I can't mow camping area. Too much other work to do to play mechanic this afternoon. Sorry campers. You are still welcome to camp, but the grass is tall and the ground is wet.

Be careful of the deer. They are very tame. I just had two young does stand and watch as I cleared some downed limbs at the entrance to the camping area. The deer were perhaps 15 feet from me. I commented that they hadn’t offered to help.

There is one huge very pregnant doe, who for the last week has been lying down in the mornings across the pond from us on the grass. When she gets up very slowly she is very big. She may be the source of twins we have seen about every other year. Please be careful. A very small doe can wipe out a fender or more if you hit her.

John
 
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Just to let everyone know from out of town, we have a shop that caters to analog photography needs. Dodd camera in Cleveland has film, paper, chemicals, darkroom supplies, and even two glass counters filled with used film cameras. They usually have gallon containers of developer, fixer, acetic acid etc. for anyone wanting to stock up. Last time I looked at shipping a gallon of developer, it cost more than the developer. They have 4x5 sheet film in stock, as well as 120 in multiple emulsions. They also have the Fuji instant film. I got 100 feet of T-max yesteday for $56 which is reasonable ($54 at B&H).
 

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On the two occasions I've tried to get Xtol from Dodd's in the last couple of years they haven't had any in stock and haven't been able to give me any assurance that any more would arrive anytime within the following two or three months. KEH also comes through occasionally and buys out their used gear stock. So Dodd's can be hit and miss on some products. It took them almost a year after introduction to order the new Ektar 100 in 35mm.

One of their sales staff also told my wife last week that there are no film cameras currently being manufactured. I like supporting the locals, but they make it hard sometimes.

Lee
 

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jp80874 said:
When will you be here? Will you be camping? See ya when we see ya.
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1) Saturday AM, I thought I would be able to make it this evening but it doesn't look that way.

2) Commuting.

3) Tautologies are the only truth there is.
 

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I hope everyone is having a great time. I am mired in housework this morning, but did manage a couple of backyard macros this morning in honour of you all.

Cheers,
 

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Grea day to shoot, weather held off till 1600 hrs or so. Looking forward to shooting again tomorrow before breakfast.

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Thank you John and Dollie for the wonderful hospitality. Before I hit the road home, I stopped at the old red building (for sale) across from Constantines (?) nursery and shot about three 4x5's (film) and two 4x5 paper negs, all before the sun started blazing down on me. So I'm a happy camper! Thanks for everything. It was a great get together!

Dorothy
 

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Thank you John and Dolly for hosting a wonderful weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed it, meeting new friends and seeing others again... A great weekend.
 

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We westerners would also like to thank Dolly, John and the rest of the N.E. Ohio team for the welcome and the great time. Had a field day on Saturday morning in the early fog!!..Evan Clarke
 

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Thanks for hosting us, John. Thanks to Dolly for putting up with all these strangers in her house. Thanks to the girls for looking up with big sad brown eyes! Thanks for the fog on Sunday morning. Thanks to everyone who showed up! I had a great time, as always.

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I had a great time and met some new folks, great job again John and Dolly!

It turns out my Polaroid shutter stuck open but it is now since repaired.

Jeff, we did not get enough time to go over the Horseman 6x9, but I am e-mailing you the extensive owner's manual to check out. I think it makes a great travel camera as you can use it either hand held and it folds up with almost every available lens. Or use it with a triopd like a view camera and have full movements. The 6x9cm image is not that much smaller than 4x5in and the convenience of rollfilm on a trip is unchallenged.
 

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I had a great time as well. Nice to catch up with old friends and make a few new friends. Sorry I had to bug out for Sat evening, but I had some things that needed to be taken care of.

Thanks again to Dolly and John for the constant great hospitality, and to everyone else for the good company.

Lee
 

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That would be great. Thanks!
 
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Dolly & I want to thank you all for coming, having a good time, taking such good care of our place, making sure we didn't lose anything on the porta potty and enjoying yourselves. We especially enjoyed the print showing, the results of our hard work enjoyed by our friends. We hope to see you again soon. Dan we missed you, come again. Please be safe, coming, going and while you are here. This next post is a real wakeup call. Don't let it be one of us.

John, Dolly and the Girls.
 
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I am glad this did not happen to any of our visitors. Please be careful out there.

John

"Man dies after plunging down Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park Published: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6:07 PM Updated: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 9:04 PM By Tonya Sams, The Plain Dealer

SAGAMORE HILLS, Ohio -- A 31-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon after falling from the top of Brandywine Falls, a 60-foot high ribbon of water on Brandywine Creek in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The victim and his friend were sitting at the lip of the falls soaking their feet in the water, and he slipped, said Mary Pat Doorley, a spokeswoman for the national park. The woman he was with also slipped, but she did not go over the edge. She tried to catch her friend, but could not, Doorley said.

Sagamore Hills police received a call about 1 p.m. that the man, whose name has not been released, had fallen from the top of the waterfall. Rescuers recovered the body about 4:30 p.m. Two hikers on the Gorge Trail were at the base of the falls at the time, and one tried to reach the man, but was unsuccessful, Doorley said.

The Summit County Special Response Team and police from Macedonia, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Northfield, Akron and Brecksville, along with Bath Township fire department, assisted Sagamore Hills. The incident remains under investigation.
This is second fatality since the falls became part of the national park, Doorley said. In 1995, a man fell over the boardwalk fence and died.

Brandywine Falls, the highest falls in the region, are on the eastern edge of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It's one of the most visited spots because of its beauty: the falls are surrounded by evergreens, hemlocks and maple trees and cut through layer of Berea sandstone.

It's accessible through an extensive boardwalk that allows visitors to view it. The falls are often is used by wedding parties for photographs.

The creek is a tributary of the Cuyahoga River.
 
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