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The Anthony Wayne Bridge

Anthony Wayne Bridge
[Taken 24 Feb 2011 | ISO 400 | 50mm | Kodak 110 film]

A.K.A. The “High-Level Bridge,” downtown Toledo. Another shot from my Pentax Auto 110.

While researching this camera online, I’ve learned something important: since the manufacture of 110 film cartridges was never standardized, film manufacturers could choose whether or not to remove a notch on the cartridge that some cameras (including this one) used to identify film speed. Since the camera misreads the 400 speed that I use, and exposes it like 100 speed, all my photos are slightly overexposed.

When I test my wide-angle lens, I plan to manually remove the notch on the film cartridge and see if that makes a difference in the exposure.

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Snowstorm Aftermath

Our Unplowed Street
[Taken 25 February 2011]

Last month, we got the last major snowstorm of the season (hopefully). I took a personal day off of work — our neighborhood looked nearly unpassable, and the online traffic cameras showed that the main roads weren’t much better.

Aaron managed to power his way down our street so he could get to work that same evening. These are the ruts he left. (The main roads were clear and well-treated by then.)

Ironically enough, a small city plow came through our neighborhood barely 15 minutes after he left, and very thoroughly cleared and salted our street.

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Why I’m Not Voting For Your Playground

Last year, tragedy struck my neighborhood: a local boy was found hanged in the park across the street from our house. He had been playing with a climbing rope, and speculation exists whether a bully was involved. Even though I didn’t know this child or his family, I do grieve with them for their son’s loss.

Last weekend, Aaron and I came home to find a flyer on our door, asking us to vote on the Pepsi Refresh website for a memorial playground in the open field across the street, which has been zoned as a city park for decades. Maybe it’s selfish, but our first reaction was, “Hell, no.”

Let me explain why…
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