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Today I got up at 5am to go kayaking at Moraine State Park. It was cold, dark, and really really early, and it was totally worth it. I watched the sunrise, drank coffee, and took photos with 3 different cameras, all from the comfort of my kayak:) I had the whole lake to myself, and watching the sunrise was absolutely spectacular.
Photographed with a mix of Fujifilm XT-3 + Fujinon 23 f/2 lens, Samsung Galaxy S22 phone, and a Nikon N90 + Nikkor 28 f/3.5 lens. Will post photos from the Nikon once I process and scan the film.
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A few weeks ago Sophia and I went camping and rock climbing at Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia. Coopers Rock is one of my favorite places in the world. I used to go there at least once a month back in my climbing days, and now I finally had an opportunity to bring my daughter with me. Even if you are not a climber, the park has amazing hikes and the sunset view of the Cheat River valley is absolutely incredible.
Sunset over Cheat River valley, view from the Coopers Rock State Forest Overlook. Fujifilm XT-3 with a Fujinon 23 f/2 lens. 
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Shadow of a tree on a highway retaining wall, Jail Trail, SouthSide, Pittsburgh. Fujifilm XT-3 with a 23mm f/2 lens, processed in Adobe Lightroom.
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Over the last few months, I have been working on a virtual exhibit project with the University of Colorado Boulder Media Archaeology Lab. My colleague Dr. Jessica FitzPatrick and I have been putting together an augmented reality popup book to tell stories of some fascinating technology artifacts.
One of these artifacts, a Polaroid Land camera, has quite a bit of personal interest to me. The story goes that Dr. Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid, came up with the idea for instant photography during a conversation with his 8-year-old daughter. Supposedly, she wondered why she could not immediately see the results of a photograph and that prompted Land to begin work on an instant camera.
Polaroid has a fascinating history, full of invention, innovation, stubbornness, and failure to foresee the future. There are stories associated with the Apartheid regime in South Africa, pornography in post-Soviet Russia, Andy Warhol, and many others. I would highly recommend checking out “Polaroid Now: The History and Future of Polaroid Photography” by Steve Crist and Oskar Smolokowski.
I am hoping to post some AR content shortly, but in the meantime, here are a few detailed shots of the Polaroid Land camera that we are using in the virtual exhibit and the virtual pop-up book.
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A flying side kick. Frick Park, Pittsburgh. Fujifilm XT-3, 50 mm f/2. -
Fujifilm XT3, Fujinon 50mm f/2.0, Fujifilm Arcos B&W film simulation mode + yellow filter.
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