HaarFager's photos

One of my Instamatic cameras photographed on black velvet. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm F/1.2 lens Film: Fuji Film Neopan 100 Acros 35mm black and white Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 30 secs. Date: April 5th, 2014, 12.19 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Developer: Ilford ID-11 - 10 minutes Stop Bath: Ilford Ilfostop - 1 minute Rinse: Water - 1 minute Fixer: Ilford Hypam - 7 minutes Rinse: Water - 5 minutes Minolta SRT101 Acros 33hf

A buddy of mine and myself went on a hunting/camping trip back in 1984. This was our campsite on the morning of our third and final day - Sunday morning. You can even see breakfast cooking over an open fire. Everything we had was packed into camp in our backpacks. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Plus-X, 125 ASA black and white film Date: June 1984 Location: Saline County, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Plus-X Camping 1984 13ef

Vicki was a friend of mine who posed for me on International Film Buying Day in 2009. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD 70-210mm zoom Film: Kodak BW400CN, black and white 35mm Exposure mode: Manual (O) Aperture: f/8 Shutter speed: 1/100 Date: October 1st, 2009 Location: Leo French Park, Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta XD11 BW400CN IFBD 2009 17ef

In the military section of a local cemetery, this monument is for all the prisoners of war and missing in action soldiers who never came back. You DO NOT sit in these chairs. Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @35mm Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec. Date: September 12th, 2021, 2.26 p.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 14hf

This is a screen capture of a video I shot in 1994. It was lights on a Christmas tree as the video camera was fading out. Taken on December 28th, 2017, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

Happy Birthday, Jesus. Merry Christmas, Ipernity, and a Happy New Year! Taken on December 5th, 2015, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

Buh-Bye!!! Less Isis terrorists in the world means a safer world for everybody else. As you can see, these scum were blown to bits - good riddance to bad rubbish.

Some delicious oyster stew I made recently.

From this cocoon will emerge a beautiful butterfly.

An old quarry near Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor VR 100 ASA Date: September 24th, 1984 Location: Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Kodak VR 100 Dairy Days 1984 25gf

A beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Polaroid CP 100, 100 ASA 35mm Date: May 26th, 1987 Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.A. XD11 Polaroid 100 Florida 23hf

Looking up at the Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, Missouri. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor VR 100 ASA Date: April 1985 Location: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Minolta St. Louis 1985 Kodacolor VR 100 14ef

A mailbox in a close-by town. Taken on June 7th, 2017, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

The neon sign outside of the American Legion club where my band was playing that night. It was for a Valentine's Day dance. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 Wide Angle Lens Film: Kodak Gold 800 ISO Aperture: F/2.8 Shutter speed: 1/15th sec. Date: February 13th, 2010 Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Pentax K1000 Kodak 800 18kf

This is a metal souvenir ashtray depicting Arizona. It belonged to my late Mother, and since we lived in Arizona for about 10 years, she collected things from there that had a Western theme. This was a test shot for my newly-acquired Minolta XG-A. Camera: Minolta XG-A Lens: Minolta MD 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 B&W (expired 10/2019) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 6 seconds Date: November 15th, 2025, 3.37 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals at 68 degrees Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Caffenol CM-RS: 44 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix fixer: 7 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Minolta XG-A Fuji Acros 100 Test One 2025 17gf

A tiny house in the midst of some farm equipment and cows. A wonder what it was used for? Camera: Minolta XG-9 No. 3 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f/2 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 B&W (expired 10/2019) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250th of a second Date: November 14th, 2025, 1.12 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals at 68 degrees Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Caffenol CM-RS: 44 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix fixer: 7 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Minolta XG-9-3 Fuji Acros 100 First Frame 2025 13hf

It's better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness. A candle sconce located in my living room; taken with no lights on, just the candle burning. This was taken as a test with my second Minolta XG-9, which came in the mail on Wednesday evening. Camera: Minolta XG-9 No. 2 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 70-210mm, f/4 @110mm Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 (expired 10/2019) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1 second Date: November 14th, 2025, 3.38 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals at 68 degrees Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Caffenol CM-RS: 44 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix fixer: 7 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Minolta XG-9-2 Fuji Acros 100 First Shots 2025 15df

One of the kittens that has claimed my front porch as their home. I was trying out my new camera - which I've had for less than 24 hours. It works and I only paid $9.95 for it. Camera: Minolta XG-9 No. 1 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f/2 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 B&W (expired 10/2019) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/125 of a second Date: November 13th, 2020, 1.23 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals at 68 degrees Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Caffenol CM-RS: 11 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix fixer: 7 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Minolta XG-9-1 Fuji Acros 100 1st Shots 2025 11hf