NE Ohio, July 25-26th, 2009 Apug Gathering at the Powers’ House

[jp80874]

Give it a try. We would love to see you.

John

 

[ic-racer]

Cine sounds good. If you need any tips on splicing I can show you how I do it. I can bring one of my Bolex Reflex 8mm cameras if you want to see it.

 

[jp80874]

Cine sounds good. If you need any tips on splicing I can show you how I do it. I can bring one of my Bolex Reflex 8mm cameras if you want to see it.

If you want to show Cine someone will have to bring screen and projector as we have neither.

John

 

[ic-racer]

Country Maid Ice Cream has met its match. Today the kids had me take them to their favorite: Honey Hut Ice Cream. Home made ice cream with a little different variety than Country Maid. I thought that it was a little creamier than the Country Maid. The ice cream connoisseurs may want to check it out. Its right at the junction of 82 and 21.

 

[Jeff Bannow]

We will have choices then - Country Maid, Honey Hut & Bethe's Homemade!

 

[jp80874]

We will have choices then - Country Maid, Honey Hut & Bethe's Homemade!

Don't leave out Dolly. Dolly also has an ice cream maker. Bethe and Dolly had a long conversation the last time Bethe was over and agreed to produce ice cream the next time they were together. In addition I believe there is yet another one in Dolly's family. She plans to be up to speed on the challenge by the end of the month. School is out and the new Dolly is also. We spent the morning out photographing a new project with the 8x10 while Dolly sketched and photographed for future paintings.

John & Dolly

 

[Jeff Bannow]

Don't leave out Dolly. Dolly also has an ice cream maker. Bethe and Dolly had a long conversation the last time Bethe was over and agreed to produce ice cream the next time they were together. In addition I believe there is yet another one in Dolly's family. She plans to be up to speed on the challenge by the end of the month. School is out and the new Dolly is also. We spent the morning out photographing a new project with the 8x10 while Dolly sketched and photographed for future paintings.

John & Dolly

I could probably be persuaded to make a batch of my famous bacon ice cream ...

 

[jp80874]

I could probably be persuaded to make a batch of my famous bacon ice cream ...

Who is going to persuade him? Hurry, Hurry. Stand in line.

John

 

[TheSohnly]

As of right now, I can make those dates. Hopefully there is nothing major going on that disables me from going.
Thanks everyone!

 

[jp80874]

Hi Kevin,

Welcome again to APUG and our NE OH gatherings. As the date approaches I will send directions on how to get to our house from the OH Turnpike exit and any other information needed. Some people camp in our back yard, others stay at local motels 5-6 miles away. If there is a large enough group coming we chip in for the $110 cost of a porta potty since our house is on an old septic system. Otherwise the costs are your food, transportation and film. We hope you will bring samples of your prints for show and tell. We always spend some time seeing what others are doing and what they think of our work. We learn from each other.

Welcome.

John Powers

 

[TheSohnly]

We hope you will bring samples of your prints for show and tell.

I have never made a print in my life and wouldn't know how to start. The best thing I have done is to get the 4 rolls of film I've shot process and scanned to a cd at Wal-Mart (which I have saved on my laptop.)
I only got 4-5 keepers from all of these, but I consider it a success as it was my first shoot ever.
Prints are kind of expensive so I didn't get any made yet.
I'll definitely bring my laptop if this is the case.

How many rolls of film should I bring? I'll be bringing 3 cameras (a TLR, an SLR, and my digital P&S)

 

[jp80874]

I have never made a print in my life and wouldn't know how to start. The best thing I have done is to get the 4 rolls of film I've shot process and scanned to a cd at Wal-Mart (which I have saved on my laptop.)
I only got 4-5 keepers from all of these, but I consider it a success as it was my first shoot ever.
Prints are kind of expensive so I didn't get any made yet.
I'll definitely bring my laptop if this is the case.

How many rolls of film should I bring? I'll be bringing 3 cameras (a TLR, an SLR, and my digital P&S)

Kevin,

Bring what you have and no doubt some in the group will have some ideas for you. If you are interested in making prints in the future I can show you my darkroom, recommend some basic how to books and suggest you check out the local community college to see if they have wet darkroom courses. I have taken several courses at the University of Akron so maybe they have some in Toledo.

Bring as many cameras as you want, but the usual advice is to concentrate on one, get good with that and branch out from there. We all shoot at different speeds so only you can guess how much film you will need.

Most of all enjoy what you are doing.

John

 

[djkloss]

I'm running really low on funds lately. Frames, mat board etc., etc. I don't think I'm going to be able to make it this time, but that may change..... Maybe I'll get lucky & sell something!

 

[jp80874]

I'm running really low on funds lately. Frames, mat board etc., etc. I don't think I'm going to be able to make it this time, but that may change..... Maybe I'll get lucky & sell something!

I'm sorry to hear that Dorothy. I'm not up in MI for the same reason. It is a tough season out there. I hope you can get it together.

As for getting lucky, I mentioned that to Savannah and she said not until I turned into a tennis ball. Of course some times in the mirror...

John

 

[djkloss]

good news... I won third place $400! in our Erie Arts Festival for my 'Rocks & Water' print. If I don't spend it all between now & then at B&H, I may be able to swing it. Maybe I should get a AAA membership too!

Also, a friend of mine in Erie is getting rid of some of his darkroom equipment. He's willing to give it away. If not it goes in the dumpster. A 'Metorette" film & print processor that goes up to 20x24 prints, a Durst continuous color processor (8x10), a Durst Autofocus 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 enlarger (for $100), and some analyzers. If you're interested, pm me and I'll give you his number.

 

[jp80874]

good news... I won third place $400! in our Erie Arts Festival for my 'Rocks & Water' print. If I don't spend it all between now & then at B&H, I may be able to swing it. Maybe I should get a AAA membership too!

Also, a friend of mine in Erie is getting rid of some of his darkroom equipment. He's willing to give it away. If not it goes in the dumpster. A 'Metorette" film & print processor that goes up to 20x24 prints, a Durst continuous color processor (8x10), a Durst Autofocus 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 enlarger (for $100), and some analyzers. If you're interested, pm me and I'll give you his number.

Congratulations on the big win Dorothy. Send Savannah the money and she will hold it for you here at the party. I hope someone is interested in your generous equipment offer. Are there any other goodies there? Thank you.

John

 

[Jeff Bannow]

good news... I won third place $400! in our Erie Arts Festival for my 'Rocks & Water' print. If I don't spend it all between now & then at B&H, I may be able to swing it. Maybe I should get a AAA membership too!

Congrats! It's well deserved.

 

[Lee L]

Very nice Dorothy! Hope you can make it to the gathering.

Any way your friend could give you a complete list with model #'s etc to post here?

As for enlargers, there are a couple near me, including what I think is an Elwood 5x7 (B&J Solar) that I should rescue from a likely trip to the dumpster, but I don't have the room even to store in in hopes of a future home.

Lee

 

[jp80874]

Also, a friend of mine in Erie is getting rid of some of his darkroom equipment. He's willing to give it away. If not it goes in the dumpster. A 'Metorette" film & print processor that goes up to 20x24 prints, a Durst continuous color processor (8x10), a Durst Autofocus 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 enlarger (for $100), and some analyzers. If you're interested, pm me and I'll give you his number.

Dorothy,

I have sent an email to the head of the Photography Dept. at University of Akron to see if they are interested. They have a color Lab and processors. I don't know if this fits their needs but I'll let you know what I hear. Thank you. Jeff & Eva donated the Omega enlarger last month. Hopefully the power supply will join it later this month.

John

 

[winger]

Congratulations, Dorothy! It's well-deserved!

 

[djkloss]

thanks everyone. I had no idea how much one print could take out of me emotionally and spiritually. Of the thousands of negatives I have, it's probably one of my favorites. Do you guys ever experience that? Where you get really attached to an image?

As for goodies, John, another friend of mine has a 4x5 Wisner Technical Field Camera, just like mine. I think he's ready to come down on the price. Originally he wanted almost 2 grande, but when I told him ebay only wanted $1000, he might be willing to take that. It's a really nice camera.

Lee, I tried getting model numbers but didn't get very far.

 

[djkloss]

Oh, and the guy with the Wisner still has an 8x10 Ellwood enlarger.

 

[jp80874]

Dorothy,

I have sent an email to the head of the Photography Dept. at University of Akron to see if they are interested. They have a color Lab and processors. I don't know if this fits their needs but I'll let you know what I hear. Thank you. John

Dorothy,
I got an email back from Penny. She thanks us for thinking of her and U Akron but she doesn't think they can use the equipment. She suggests your friend list on Graig's list or eBay. Thank you.

John

 

[jp80874]

Considering how much space we devote to ice cream in these NE OH gathering threads I thought I should mention there was an interesting article by Vera Kuzyk in NY Times, Sunday, June 28, 2009 titled, “Moving from Wall Street to an ice cream business, and not looking back.” I imagine you can look it up on line. I will send the text to Jeff & Eva. Two former J.P Morgan employees bought two Manhattan stores a year ago and have been in ice cream heaven ever since. “Before we could complete the purchase, I had to attend Haagen-Daze University in Minnesota. And then my life changed.” It has been working so well they intend to buy additional stores. I wonder if they have considered this location.

John

 

[Jeff Bannow]

Ice cream college?!? Where do I sign up?