Kodak Tri-X 400

A two-car accident that happened at the edge of my hometown back in 1981. There was at least one fatality that I heard of. I think the local papers picked up two of my shots from this event. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: 1981 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X 1981 Accident 07ff

A sudden windstorm hit my town during summer of 1980. It blew down a lot of nice, big trees all around town - and it even blew off the roof of my family's back porch. A couple shots I took of the damage it did got picked up by the local newspaper - this was one of them. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: July 2nd, 1980 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X Wind Storm 1980-2 14ef

There were semi trucks hitting this overpass all the time because the height of it wasn’t marked very good. This is another accident that resulted from it not being tall enough. A shot I took from this sequence was picked up by some local newspapers. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: May 15th, 1980 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X Semi Wreck 1980 15ef

A semi accident I covered for the local newspaper back in 1981. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA 35mm film Date: 1981 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Semi Wreck 1981 8ef

A house fire I covered and this image made it in to the local newspaper. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Date: August 13th, 1980 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X Basil Arnold 1980 09df

This is a man I knew in my hometown who was blind. Thurmon lost his sight from a childhood accident involving the making of lye soap. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W 35mm Date: circa July 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica Tri-X Austins 1978 07hf

A family cat from back in 1979. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: circa April 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X April 1979 13ef

Some family cats from 40 years ago. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Shutter Priority Date: circa April 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X April 1979 18-2ff

My little brother about 3 weeks after his first birthday. Photographed at our local park when the family got together for a picnic on the Fourth of July. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Hexanon AR 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ASA Date: July 4th, 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica Autoreflex TC Kodak Tri-X July 1978 15ef

My Uncle’s Dodge Magnum when he got it brand new in 1978. Photographed at our local park when the family got together for a picnic on the Fourth of July. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Hexanon AR 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ASA Date: July 4th, 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica Autoreflex TC Kodak Tri-X July 1978 19ff

Some of my fellow classmates from the Class of 1979. This was the final dress rehearsal for our senior class play. I was 17 years old and on the yearbook staff at this time. I was also in the play. I was busy that year! Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W 35mm Date: December 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica Tri-X Senior Play 1978 04df

A model car I built back in the 1980's. It's a 1932 Ford Roadster that I customized into a street rod. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Date: August 1988 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X Models and Bees 1988 15ef

This was Ezra, one of the high school custodians, giving some instructions to Mike, a classmate of mine who was going to help him our senior year. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X, black and white 400 ASA 35mm Date: September, 1978 Konica Tri-X First Day 1978 19gf

Lisa, a classmate of mine, working in the typing classroom. I took this on the first day of school for the 1978-1979 school year for my senior yearbook, but there wasn't room for it to be included. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X, black and white 400 ASA 35mm Date: September, 1978 Konica Tri-X First Day 1978 20df

This is Don, a friend and classmate of mine, on the first day of school for our senior year of 1978-1979. This is another shot of mine that made it into our senior yearbook - I was the yearbook photographer, so that could have something to with it. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X, black and white 400 ASA 35mm Date: September, 1978 Konica Tri-X First Day 1978 16if

This was some hijinks at my senior class play rehearsals. It was the final dress rehearsal. The guy was my best friend, Kent, who passed away in 1999, and the girl was Renee, who was dating one of the cast members. This was a shot I took in my capacity as yearbook photographer and it made it into my senior yearbook - the class of 1979. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W 35mm Date: December 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica Tri-X Senior Play 1978 07jf

This was my high school graduating class, taken by me with the school's yearbook camera. I'm not in it because I must not have had my tripod. There's also a couple other fellow students that aren't in it as well. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W 35mm Date: late 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica Tri-X HS Group 1978 07-1df

The Cadillac I used to have was a Fleetwood. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm F/1.2 Lens Film: Kodak Tri-X B&W 400 ASA Date: 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 67 Cad 27df