49 Years Of Film

This is the very first picture I took that turned out usable. It was actually the fourth frame on the first roll of film I ever shot. And I was already trying advanced techniques by panning with the vehicle to blur the background. Camera: Kodak 35 RF rangefinder (made in 1948) Lens: Kodak Anastar 50mm, f/3.5 Film: Kodak Kodacolor, 100 ASA 35mm Exposure mode: Manual (of course!) Date: June 1976 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Kodak 35RF KSF5035 04mf

A snow scene one winter in my little town. It was taken directly across the highway from where my house was. Camera: Kodak No. 2A Cartridge Premo Model B (made in 1919) Film: Kodak Kodacolor, 100 ASA 116 film Aperture: f/16 (most likely) Shutter Speed: 1/25 of a sec. (approximately) Date: 1977 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 116-1-2df

A nice sunburst I happened to catch. Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash (Made in 12/1957) Film: Kodak Kodacolor II, 100 ASA Aperture: F/16 (approximately) Shutter speed: 1/25 sec. (approximately) Date: 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. KBHF-1 KSF 6014 Arthur-2 09ff

Arlington National Cemetery, located in Washington, D.C. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor II, 100 ASA 35mm Date: May 1979 Location: Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Minolta KSF 5075 Washington 1979-G 11ef

A house fire I covered and this image made it in to the local newspaper. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Date: August 13th, 1980 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X Basil Arnold 1980 09df

My old girlfriend Susan right before she got on the Greyhound bus and left. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor 100 Date: 1981 Location: Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A. Susan In Color KSF 5035 10df

This was my Grandparent Harrelson's 50th wedding anniversary party. They ended up being married for 68 years, until the death of my Grandfather Herman Harrelson. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor II 100 ASA Date: 1982 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta KSF 5075 1982 Anniversay 10ff

My best friend Kent, (far right), was in this band named Straight Shot. Later on, I was recruited and ran sound for them. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor 100 ASA Date: January 1983 Location: Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 Moving 1983 Kodacolor 100 17ff

My Mom and Dad taken on their 25th wedding anniversary. They ended up being married for 50 years, until the death of my Mom. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor VR 100 ASA Date: August 1984 Location: Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A. Minolta Kodak VR 100 1984 Anniversary 0df

A stuffed animal exhibit located in the museum beneath the Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, Missouri. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor VR 100 ASA Date: April 1985 Location: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Minolta St. Louis 1985 Kodacolor VR 100 18ef

My sister and dad, taken back in the mid-1980's. Check out that Eighties hair! Camera: Continental Tele-Flash T-52 110 pocket camera Film: Kodak Kodacolor 100 ASA, 110 film Date: August 1986 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Continental 23d

Sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Polaroid CP 100, 100 ASA 35mm Date: May 26th, 1987 Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.A. XD11 Polaroid 100 Florida 22ff

A model car I built back in the 1980's. It's a 1932 Ford Roadster that I customized into a street rod. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Date: August 1988 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X Models and Bees 1988 15ef

Camel Rock, located at the Garden of the Gods in Shawnee National Forest. It really looks like a camel and is one of the most visited places in the Shawnee National Forest. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 ASA Date: October 27th, 1989 Location: Garden of The Gods, Shawnee National Forest, Hardin County, U.S.A. Shawnee 1989 3M 24ef

"Sex is violent.... And I love it!" That's what somebody had spray-painted on the side of this train. Camera: Agfa Agfamatic 126 Film: Kodak Date: October 31st, 1990 Place: Enfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Agfa Kodak Gold 100 10ef

I used to work in the Post Office and every morning they would deliver the mail in these reusable cardboard trays. I saw this little drawing somebody had scrawled on one and just had to get a picture of it because it was so funny. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Scotch 3M Scotchcolor 100 Date: July 11th, 1991 Location: Enfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta 3M 1976 Dodge Truck 1991 14ff

The old 1976 Dodge pickup I used to have. Camera: Argus C3 rangefinder (made in 1947) Lens: Argus Coated Cintar 50mm, f/3.5 Film: Kodak Gold 100, Gen-2, 100 ASA 35mm Date: June 19th, 1992 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Argus Gold 100 03of

A screenshot from the old Super Nintendo game, the original "Sim City." Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 35mm Date: February 1993 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 Igloo Gold 100 16ff