HaarFager's photos

I made a couple loaves of French bread tonight for dinner. It was the first time I'd made it in probably 30 years. But, it turned out delicious! I sliced a piece off one loaf and made a sandwich with it. Taken on March 1st, 2024, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

A mural painted on a building located in the downtown square of Benton, Illinois. Being a Beatles fan myself, of course it caught my attention right away. Camera: Polaroid One600 Film: Polaroid Color 600 instant film (expired 10/22) Time: April 15th, 2023, 4.23 p.m. Location: Benton, Illinois, U.S.A. Polaroid One600 2023 08gf

This is NOT my favorite group - but it's close. Released in 1964, this record company tried to cash in on The Beatles phenomenon. It didn't work.

These Grape Hyacinths were just growing wild in my yard until I transplanted them to a better, more advantageous spot. These are actually really small, about an inch in height. Taken on March 29th, 2021, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This is the flower bed in the front corner of my yard that I've been working on for several years. This shot was taken on April 4th, 2022. The tall, square patch in the middle are Lilies. Around that, I have been transplanting some wild flowers that grow all over my yard in spots. They are called Wild Grape Hyacinths. I have placed them around the bed to border everything. To the right, just behind the original stand of Lilies, I transplanted some Irises from my back yard, because nobody could see them. So, as they are, the Wild Grape Hyacinths bloom first, like you can see in the picture, the Lilies bloom second and then the Irises bloom last. I have flowers blooming for a long period in this little patch and it's adds a little color to my lawn. The telephone pole in the top left of the picture indicates my property line. You can see West Main Street running in front of it and it passes right along my front yard. I put all the flowers here so they could be seen by people passing by.

The front nameplate of a Chevy Advance Design truck sitting in nearby Harrisburg, Illinois. Camera: Minolta X-370 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom + Macro 35-140mm, f/3.8, @60mm Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (expired on 07/2010) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500 of a second Date: June 2nd, 2020, 11.00 p.m. Location: Harrisburg, 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 X-370-2 Fuji 200 June 2020 17ff

Some of the flowers in my front yard. Camera: Argus DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Closeup Lens: Hoya X3 55mm Film: Fuji Film Superia X-TRA 400 (expired on 12/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/1000 of a sec. Date: June 10th, 2021, 2.00 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 Argus DF-300 Fuji X-TRA 400 Misfits 24ff (Orton)

The bridge connecting Illinois and Kentucky. A lot of barge traffic passes underneath it via the Ohio River. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor VR 100 ASA Date: September 24th, 1984 Location: Shawneetown, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Kodak VR 100 Dairy Days 1984 24ff

Coming into St. Louis from the Illinois side. 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 10ff

This was Kelsey, who was one of my step-daughters back then. She posed for me while we were visiting the St. Louis Zoo. Camera: Fuji Film Smart Shot Deluxe Lens: Fujinon 33mm Film: Kodak Gold 100 35mm Aperture: f/8 (fixed) Shutter: 1/100th of a second (fixed) Date: October 31st, 1999 Location: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Smart Shot Deluxe Kodak Gold 100 St. Louis Zoo 16mf (Orton)

A Ford Thunderbird that I had just recently purchased. I wish I still had it, because I loved that car! Camera: Fuji Film Smart Shot Deluxe Lens: Fujinon 33mm Film: Kodak Gold 100 35mm Aperture: f/8 (fixed) Shutter: 1/100th of a second (fixed) Date: April 29th, 2000 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Gold 100 Cardinals April 22nd, 2000 25gf

My friend Carole posing by the Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, Missouri. Camera: Fuji Film Smart Shot Deluxe Lens: Fujinon 33mm Film: Kodak Gold 100 35mm Aperture: f/8 (fixed) Shutter: 1/100th of a second (fixed) Date: April 22nd, 2000 Location: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Gold 100 Cardinals April 22nd, 2000 08if

I bought a couple new cookbooks at a resale shop on Wednesday, so last night I made this dish from a recipe that was in one of them. The book was called "The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines - China, Greece and Rome." Taken on February 15th, 2024, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This is two images stitched together to make a panoramic shot of Camel Rock. It is located at the Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest. It really looks like a camel and is one of the most visited places in the Shawnee National Forest. And it's the most visited wilderness area in all of Illinois. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 ASA Date: October 27th, 1989 Location: Garden Of The Gods, Shawnee National Forest, Hardin County, U.S.A. Shawnee 1989 3M 22ff

I believe the Loyal Order Of Water Buffaloes was the organization that Fred Flintstone was a member of. Taken on October 31st, 2013, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR. It was at a Hallowe'en party.

I thought the lawn ornaments in this yard were well laid out and arranged attractively. Taken on October 31st, 2013, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

Taken on October 31st, 2013, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This was the toy section in a doctor's office. I took the photo because it looked like a honey pot and that reminded me of Winnie The Pooh. And who doesn't like Pooh Bear? Taken on November 5th, 2013, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.