HaarFager's photos

I inherited this Kodak Brownie Holiday from my Grandmother Wright, my Mom's mother.

Taken in the mid-1990's for a proposed album cover idea. The band for which is was was named "Terror In Tucson." Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak 100 ASA Aperture: F/16 Shutter speed: B Exposure length: 1-2 minutes Date: September 26th, 1996 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.

Railroad tracks taken with a Minolta XD11 35mm SLR and Kodak Kodachrome 25 film.

One of my Dad's roses after a rain. Taken with a Minolta XD11 and Kodak Kodachrome 25 film.

One of my Dad's roses after a rain. Taken with a Minolta XD11 and Kodak Kodachrome 25 film.

This is a tree I photograph every Autumn since the 1970's in my town. Taken with a Minolta XD11 and Kodak Kodachrome 25 film. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodachrome 25 Date: October 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.

One of the many scenic overlooks that Garden Of The Gods offers. The gnarled, old tree kind of makes it look like Yosemite or somewhere like that to me. Converted to black and white from color original. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.7 Filter: Hoya HMC 55mm Skylight (1B) Film: Kodak Gold 200 color 35mm film (converted to black and white) Shooting program: "O" (manual) Aperture: F/8 Shutter speed: 1/100 sec. Date: July 9th, 2010, 3:03 p.m. Location: Garden of the Gods, Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, U.S.A.

One of the many panoramic views from Observation Trail along the Garden Of The Gods, located in the Shawnee National Forest. It was raining on and off all day and you can see one of these little showers developing off to the right of the image. Still, it didn't dampen the spirits of the few other groups of people who were out on this day to see the rock formations that millions of years ago sat at the bottom of an ocean. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.7 Filter: Hoya HMC 55mm Skylight (1B) Film: Kodak Gold 200 ISO color 35mm film Shooting program: O (manual) Aperture: F/8 Shutter speed: 1/100 sec. Date: July 9th, 2010, 2:40 p.m. Location: Garden Of The Gods, Saline County, Illinois, U.S.A.

These are some of the huge bluffs we have here in Southern Illinois. Photo taken around 1979-80. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor, 100 ASA 35mm

An old Ford work truck. Camera: Sears TLS (Mk II, made in 1967) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm F/1.7, M42 screw mount Film: Kodak BW400CN black and white 35mm Shooting program: Manual (no battery) Shutter speed: 1/60 sec. Aperture: F/16 Date: October 3rd, 2012, 5.26 p.m. Place: Enfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Sears TLS01 18ef

A picture of my new (to me) Kodak Duaflex II, taken with my Sears TLS, Mk II Camera: Sears TLS (Mk II, made in 1967) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm F/1.7, M42 screw mount Film: Kodak BW400CN black and white 35mm Shooting program: Manual (no battery) Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec. Aperture: F/1.7 Date: October 3rd, 2012, 3.55 p.m. Place: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Sears TLS01 15df

A fascinating piece of art found at the Mitchell Museum in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. I like how the lines intertwine with each other - kind of like octopus tentacles, my girlfriend said. For the One Rokkor Around The World project. A Minolta MC W.Rokkor 28mm f/3.5 wide angle lens, which started in Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. and will travel all over the world in the next two years, will be in each participant's possession for approximately a two-week period, in which time they will put it on one of their own personal Minolta camera bodies, (or any camera body that they can get it to fit), and they will photograph subjects that are indicative of their country, region, culture, etc. It is currently in my keep and I am so excited about getting to use it! This follows on a previous Rokkor lens project that made it's way all around the world, but that one was a Minolta Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.7 prime lens. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor 28mm f/3.5 wide angle lens Film: Kodak Portra 160 35mm film Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec. Date: January 6th, 2013, 4.22 p.m. Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois, U.S.A. SRT Portra 35df

My friend Carole wanted some more portraits, so we got together and I used my Sears TLS camera, which I was trying out for the first time since acquiring it. I like the way it performs! Camera: Sears TLS (Mk II, made in 1967) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm f/1.7, M42 screw mount Film: Kodak BW400CN black and white 35mm Shooting program: Manual (no battery) Shutter speed: 1/500 sec. Aperture: f/1.7 Date: September 30th, 2012, 2.54 p.m. Place: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Sears TLS01 03df

An old military cannon located in the downtown park in Carmi, Illinois. This is the first roll of film I ran through my newly-repaired Minolta SRT-101 35mm camera. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 55mm, f/1.7 Filter: Vivitar Skylight 1A Film: Foma Fomapan Classic 100 ISO black and white 35mm film Aperture: F/4 Exposure length: 1/60 sec. Date: October 16th, 2010, 3:55 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 10 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. SRT-101 09df

This is the cemetary beside a little country church near Norris City named Powell General Baptist Church. I was testing the bokeh capabilities of my lens. This is the first roll of film I ran through my newly-repaired Minolta SRT-101 35mm camera. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 55mm, f/1.7 Filter: Vivitar Skylight 1A Film: Foma Fomapan Classic 100 ISO black and white 35mm film Aperture: F/1.7 Exposure length: 1/1000 sec. Date: October 16th, 2010, 2:50 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 7 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 10 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. SRT-101 03df

This is Simply Red in concert, on October 13th, 2003. You can see Mick Hucknall in the middle as his group performs at the Chicago House Of Blues in Illinois. Taken with a Fuji Film disposable camera with 400 speed film, and no flash.

This is the House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. I was there to see Simply Red on October 13th, 2003.

I took this shot of Chicago, Illinois on October 13th, 2003, with a FujiFilm disposable camera.