28 May, 2025
Scaling Skellig Michael (with a Fuji F31fd)
You can’t climb Ireland’s Skellig Michael monastery island if the gods of rain, wind, waves and tides are against you. Sure, you can go to the lovely small village of Portmagee,...
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21 May, 2025
A Heads-Up for Ghost Hunters – One-Shot Story
I’ve lived an extraordinarily paranormal life without ever trying. I never know when the next “experience” will come. Some Reading for a Dark Night Here are a few 35mmc articles...
25 December, 2024
Happy Holidays! – One-Shot Story
Growing up in the 40’s and 50’s, I developed an enduring love for everything Mid-Century Modern. Including Christmas decorations. During the 31 years that Kate and I lived in Wi...
9 November, 2024
Kodak Tourist – The Most “Transformable” MF Folder?
It’s possible that Kodak’s last medium-format folding cameras – the Tourist line – may also be the most transformable MF “pocket folders” ever made by anybody. Since...
3 November, 2024
Becoming an Honorary Newfoundlander
If you visit Newfoundland, you will most assuredly get a chance to become an Honorary Newfoundlander. The ceremony can pop up almost anywhere- from the deck of a whale-watch boa...
2 November, 2024
“The Puffin Inspectors” – One-Shot Story
Previously, I described rather special experiences with birds– here, here and here. But this next one was just a bit different. Our 2018 tour of Newfoundland visited a Puf...
31 October, 2024
In a Haunted Antiques Shop – One-Shot Story
For several years, Kate and I rented booth space in a New England antiques shop that turned out to be very haunted. A delightful British woman (whom I’ll call “Mrs. P”) had purc...
5 October, 2024
Autumn Emerging – One-Shot Story
In September, 35mmc contributor SKLBA posted an excellent review of the quirky, 21-year-old Sony Cybershot DSC-F828 bridge digital. Since I don’t see a way to include photos in ...