I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Ukrainian-made Soviet-bloc Свема (Svema) film. On occasion, I can get brilliant B&W shots when I shoot with Svema’s 35mm product. The results from shooting in medium format (120 film), however… are best described as “wonky.” As you can see, Svema film can give me a very dirty, industrial, cold…
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Did I hear “Star Wars Episode VII”?
Flash back to 35 years ago, when I saw Star Wars at the old Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 behind Northway Mall. Let me put it this way. That was the FIRST time I saw Star Wars, but it wasn’t the last. I probably saw it at least five more times at that theater (and at least five…
Read MoreIs my Kodak possessed by ghosts?
I’ve been very satisfied with most of my cameras. I need a dependable digital? I grab my Nikon D700. If I need to shoot in medium format, I’ll take either my Rollei or my Kowa. My Nikon F100 works wonders with 35mm film, and my vintage Agfa cameras really do well with 616 product. But…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Rain, Storms, Hurricanes…
It’s 3:00 a.m. Monday morning, and the thoughts of Hurricane Sandy and the Frankenstorms are still going through my half-sleepy mind. Wow, wouldn’t that be a great name for a hardcore punk band – Hurricane Sandy and the Frankenstorms? But I digress… So I thought about all the rain-related and storm-related and hurricane-related songs out…
Read MoreThe 22° Halo
It’s another Saturday night, and I’m just trying to get everything done in my life. I’m one week away from the National Basketball League of Canada starting another season, and eight teams are counting on me to provide statistics and other important information. I also have to get other projects done, and I just drove…
Read More“The French Connection” on the Royale With Cheese Movie Club
The “Royale With Cheese Movie Club” – where I finally get around to watching movies that everyone else in the world has seen – has grown to the point where I’m actually getting recommendations of films that I should add to the Club. In fact, two of my loyal blog readers – Bennett Campbell and…
Read More♪♫♪ “NO ADDED HOR-MONES!!!” ♪♫♪
I can understand if you’ve never heard of Normie Rowe. Unless you grew up in Australia in the 1960’s, Normie Rowe means nothing to you. However, a generation of Aussies considered Normie Rowe to be their 1960’s-era “King of Pop.” He took several ballads and Broadway songs, added big orchestration and a Merseybeat to them,…
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Where’s Justin Resnick when I need him?
A few weeks ago, my Street Academy trivia teammate Jeremy McNamara griped on Facebook about the difficulty in finding a suitable bed mattress. I commented that someone should call Justin Resnick. And then I realized. It’s been a while since ANYONE has heard from Justin Resnick. At one point in time, Justin Resnick’s radio commercials…
Read MoreWeek 8 of the $2,000 2012-13 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
I was not able to attend the most recent round in the Elbo Room trivia game, due to another commitment. However, host General James was kind enough to forward the scores from the game, so that I can include them here. Team Fist won for the first time in this tournament cycle, earning five playoff…
Read MoreDon Rittner got rooked
Don Rittner and I go back nearly 20 years. When I first acquired a computer with Internet access – my old Packard Bell 386 laptop from Sears – the first Internet portal I ever accessed was wnyt.com, which provided e-mail access and an early bulletin board system. Yep, you could access the ‘net for free…
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