by John Crane | Oct 29, 2016 | Black and White, Film Processing, Inspiration, Road Trippin'
~ Desert Rat ~ (lyrics by Michael Martin Murphy) She sits on the front porch (Of) the old house that stands scorched Under the sun stroke of a desert day that choked Her old man who fell in the sun. With rattle snakes and keep sakes Old boxes of Corn Flakes Grammar...
by John Crane | Oct 21, 2016 | 6 Things I Love About the F6, Destinations, Film Emulsions, Inspiration, Places, Road Trippin', Slide Film
I first visited the northern region of the Escalante Staircase area years ago after reading an article on the Burr Trail -but that’s another story. More recently (back in 2007) I hit it from the south, having come up one night from Flagstaff and checked into a...
by John Crane | Oct 16, 2016 | Black and White, Destinations, Inspiration, Longevity, Places, Road Trippin'
One of the things I’ve looked forward to each year since – forever – is my fall trip. This year it was down to the Four Corners area of the US and covered territory in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah then back in Colorado. We visited a handful of...
by John Crane | May 24, 2016 | Technical
This is a short follow up on the previous post from late 2015, Servicing the Nikon F6. The executive summary is, I continue to be impressed with Nikon Service. Here’s why… After receiving my F6 back from a refresh late November, 2015 I...
by John Crane | Mar 24, 2016 | Film Emulsions, Film Processing, Hybrid Workflow, Inspiration, Longevity, Technical, Vintage Nikon
Introduction This article is a written collection of thoughts explored in an attempt to think through some recent considerations. Every once in a while I get the itch to explore different film formats. The initial inspiration for this article was...