HaarFager's photos

Another year, another set of images of this tree located at the edge of my town. Each year I photograph it when the leaves turn at Autumn. I bought the camera I used to take this picture in 1978, the year before I started photographing this same tree. It's been a long time and I still look forward to doing it every year! Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 lens Film: Kodak Gold 100 (expired on 10/2011, shot @25 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/4 Shutter Speed: “O” 1/100th of a second Date: October 30th, 2026, 3.03 p.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 Minolta XD11 Gold 100 Fall Tree 2026 12ff

An old barn located just inside the city limits of my little town. I believe that at one time this was outside the city limits, but the town grew around it. I took this shot today and developed it tonight. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 lens Film: Kodak Gold 100 (expired on 10/2011, shot @25 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: “O” 1/100th of a second Date: October 30th, 2026, 11.25 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 Minolta XD11 Gold 100 Fall Tree 2026 08ff

A Hot Wheels toy car along with a plastic Astronaut figure

This is a 1928 Ford Model A Tudor - "A" hot rod, get it? It was parked downtown across from the grocery store. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 lens Film: Kodak Gold 200 (expired on 08/2022) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: “O” 1/100th of a second Date: July 24th, 2026, 5.10 p.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 Minolta XD11 Kodak Gold 200 2026 28ef

This is my Dad, Sister and I, taken in 1969 by my Mom.

Taken at a Girl Scout party. The theme was the 1980s. Camera: Minolta Maxxum 300si Lens: Minolta AFZoom 35-70mm, f/3.5 Film: FujiFim Superia X-Tra 400 Date: March 23rd, 2013, 10.21 a.m. Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Maxxum Fuji Superia 400 2013 16ef

The vendors at our local street fair needed plenty of water. Camera: Minolta X-300 (All Black) Lens: Kalimar MC Auto Zoom 35-70mm, f/3.5, @50mm Film: Kodak Gold 200 (expired on 08/2022) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Date: September 25th, 2026, 2.10 p.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 Minolta X-300-1 Gold 200 Fall Tree 2025 37hf

Somebody left their empty wine bottle in this doorway. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 lens Film: Kodak Gold 200 (expired on 08/2022) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “O” 1/100th of a second Date: June 29th, 2026, 12.56 p.m. Location: Carmi, 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 Minolta XD11 Kodak Gold 200 2026 27ef

My user name here and elsewhere on the internet is "HaarFager." I took it from the name of one of my distant relatives; an early Viking king. In the year 872, Harald Fair Hair, (fair hair in Norwegian is spelled "haar fager"), united all the areas into the country of Norway. Harald had one son who was known as "Haraldsson." The name Haraldsson, over the years, evolved into "Harrelson," which is my name. Each year, I send a Christmas card to Harald V, King of Norway. I'm pretty sure that distantly we're related somehow. That's how I came to receive the above royal letter, from a very gracious Monarch.

Dolly Parton died today, August 25th, 2026. She was a fabulous songwriter, singer, performer and actress. She had a lot of fans all over the world. I, too, was a fan of her music. Pictured is one of her signature pies - it was the first store-bought pie I ever purchased. I only got it because Dolly was on it.

Look out. Camera: Minolta XG-1 No. 2 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired on 3/2017 and shot @200 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250th of a sec. Date: November 4th, 2020, 2.48 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. 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 Minolta XG1-2 Vista 400 Shawnee 2020 06ef

A log cabin similar to the one Abraham Lincoln lived in. The logs this cabin was built with are called "Lincoln Logs," and were named after Abraham Lincoln. Happy 250th Birthday, America! Camera: Minolta Maxxum QTsi Lens: Minolta AF Zoom 35-70mm, f/3.5, @70mm Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 B&W (exp. 06/2015) Date: March 27th, 2020, 8.36 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Adox Adonal Developer: 1 ½ hours (stand developing) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Ilford Hypam Fixer: 10 minutes Water Rinse: 2 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Minolta QTsi Fuji Acros 100 2020 34hf

A recent turkey pot pie I made - this was right before I put it in the oven. The rolling pin belonged to my Grandmother, who's name was "Lolove." That's her name on the handle, written by my Mother.

I ain't got nobody. (I'm just a head.)

The frog died because he tasted the fruit from The Tree of Evil and Artificial Intelligence.

If you see Kay, tell her I want her now.

Baa.