by John Crane | Aug 28, 2020 | Color Photography, From the Past, Road Trippin', Slide Film
Executive Summary: Don’t be afraid of Kodak Ektachrome E100. While true – it’s not Velvia or Provia, it absolutely stands on its own merits as an excellent option for chrome film shooters looking for a true-to-life color, excellent resolution &...
by John Crane | Jul 27, 2020 | Black and White, From the Past, Places, Road Trippin'
Traveling back and forth between Colorado and Illinois for as many years as I have, getting off the Interstate and driving two-lane back roads instead is always a welcome diversion. Most of the time I’m in no particular hurry, allowing me to wander slowly...
by John Crane | Oct 6, 2018 | Color Photography, Destinations, Inspiration, Road Trippin', Slide Film
OK, so maybe I jumped the gun a little. Maybe I still do have something to say regarding the F6. Allow me to explain. Over the past several years I’ve enjoyed shooting with a variety of cameras, including all the Nikon single-digits F-series, as well as a...
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...