HaarFager's photos

An old postcard I was given in a batch of old photographs. It dates from 1972. Thank you Isabel Blicker. (She was the one who mailed it.)

These remains happened to be from a New Year's Eve party I hosted at my house on December 31st, 1981. As I recall, it was a pretty good party. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor 100 Date: January 1st, 1982 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta KSF 5035 Christmas 1981 16ff

This mural is located in Marion, Illinois. They are sporting several murals all over their town and it really improves the looks of their city. This was taken with an old Kodak Instamatic camera. I reused an old 126 film cartridge and reloaded it with modern 35mm film - 35mm and 126 film are the same size, just different perforations. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 104 (Camerosity code CAOO – made in period 12/66) Lens: Plastic 43mm Meniscus Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired on 10/2018 and reloaded into a 126 cartridge) Shutter Speed: 1/90 Aperture: F/11 Date: March 7th, 2023, 2.02 p.m. Location: Marion, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak 104 Vista Plus 400 2023 05ef

These little lava rocks came from Meteor Crater (also known as Barringer Crater), in Arizona. Camera: Zenit ET No. 2 (made in the mid-1980s) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 Tele-Converter: Montgomery Ward Auto 2X Tele-Converter Film: Kentmere 100 B&W Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 4 seconds Date: April 30th, 2020, 8.36 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals – Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 1 minute Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water Rinse: 1 minute Stopbath: 1 minute Water Rinse: 1 minute Fixer: 8 ½ minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Zenit-2 Kentmere 100 May Day 09hf

This underground house is just two blocks up the same street as my house. I took this shot with an old 126 Instamatic camera by loading some 35mm into an old 126 film cartridge. Camera: Argus Carefree Magicube 126 Lens: Plastic Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired 10/2018) 35mm reloaded into a 126 cartridge Date: March 9th, 2023, 11.12 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Argus Carefree Vista Plus 400 2023 Xgf

I dreamed of pastries a couple nights ago, so to satisfy that craving, I made some cinnamon rolls tonight. Taken on December 29th, 2023, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This was my late Mother and Father, taken on Christmas Eve, 2006. I used my Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D DSLR.

Nashville, Tennessee has always been known as the "Athens Of The South," so this full-scale replica of The Parthenon was built as the centerpiece for their 1897 Centennial Exposition. When my parents got married in 1959, they chose to go to Nashville for their honeymoon. They photographed this other Parthenon while there.

I drew this when I was probably 13 or 14. I was a freshman in high school and it was for art class.

Once upon a time, somebody lived here and experienced life. And left behind memories. Taken with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR, on November 27th, 2017.

Looks like I got that ever-popular Christmas gift of socks that year. Always a big item in my family. That's my sister sitting next to me. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch Color AT 100, 100 ASA 35mm Date: December, 24th 1987 XD11 3M Christmas 1987 17ef

It's getting to be that time of year when I start baking sugar cookies for Christmas. I make all kinds of shapes then decorate them with all colors of icing and then they look good enough to give out to family and friends. But, first I have to bake them. Here's a batch that I had baked and were then ready to be iced. Taken with my Sony Alpha a230 DSLR on December 16th, 2011.

So I went out and cut my Christmas tree today and put it up in my living room, (which I had to rearrange to get it to fit), then tonight I decorated it. Out in the wild, it looked to be about 6 feet high, a good average size for my preferences. But when I got it home, it turned out to be 9 feet tall! It's a good thing I have 9 and a half feet high ceilings! It's a little scraggly looking, but it'll be all right for my needs. Taken today, December 1st, 2023, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

The sunset as it looked on Christmas Day back in 2007. Taken with my Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D DSLR.

I just finished baking three pumpkin pies in readiment for Thanksgiving tomorrow. They're sure going to taste good! Taken with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR, on November 22nd, 2023.

This shot was taken on March 29th, 2018, with a Kodak Easy Share C433 digital point and shoot camera. I was trying it out for the first time and this Easter decoration was a handy subject.

Guess who I dressed up as for Hallowe'en yesterday?

A shot of the lighthouse located at Lighthouse Landing marina, down in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. Shot on April 22nd, 2016 with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77v DSLR.