Astute Propeller Skies readers will recall that way back in January, my friend The Professor was kind enough to donate a Fujica STX-1 to me. At first, I was a bit disappointed with the quality of the photographs. However, after shooting several rolls of film I realized the camera, being vintage and all, […]

Apparently, the retards have taken over at Nikon. They just announced the D2hs, which is essentially the same as the obsolete D2h, except it costs twice as much. Way to go, geniuses.

In modern America, Los Angeles is the archetypical city of the automobile. However, Los Angeles’ urban form was originally dictated by streetcars, not freeways. The first urban freeway in the United States was actually completed in 1959 in Detroit. Five years prior to completion of the freeway, the first step towards the […]

I highly recommend paying a visit to this site, Levitation Daily Movie Freeze Frame. The concept and photography are most excellent. Ignore the story line, as it is contrived and not particularly interesting.

Last Friday, I paid a visit to Showcase and dropped off the first roll of film I shot with a Fujica STX-1 recurring Propeller Skies character Ted donated to me. Today, I finally saw the results.
As near as I can tell, the camera is between twenty-two and twenty-five years old. […]

About eight months ago, I finally joined the space age and bought a digital camera. Astute readers will note that coincidentally, this is roughly the same time that the Nikon D70 hit store shelves in the United States. Approximately one month and a couple of thousand shots later, the D70 broke. […]

A big Propeller Skies shout out goes out to recurring Propeller Skies character Ted for unloading a Fujica STX-1 on me. For recurring readers not into old photography equipment, this is a fully manual SLR from the early 1980s, manufactured by the Fuji Photo Film Company. They were solid cameras that were eventually […]

Over the last few weeks, I had a blast posting photos of ruins over at underground. So, I set up a modest site of my own the other day and called it aspherical. Enjoy and feel free to leave comments telling me how great the photos are. I promise my head won’t […]