Author: bahgheera

  • Wilmington Photowalk July 2024
  • Leland, NC – Approaching Storm

    Leland, NC – Approaching Storm

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    Here are a couple of shots above my neighborhood as a storm approaches. Both are multiple shots combined into panoramas.

  • Shelby, NC

    Shelby, NC

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    In 2015 I spent about a week in Shelby, NC. At the western end of the state, Shelby is a small town known for its historic downtown area with live oaks along the streets. Here are some photos I took back then.

  • Polaroid SX-70, et al.

    Polaroid SX-70, et al.

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    Here are a few from my collection. A 1970s Polaroid SX-70, distinctive for being Polaroids only SLR. This one was given to me by my Uncle Harry. Also an Agfa Shur-Shot, which is a box camera from possibly the early to late 1930s, and a Kodak Tourist. The Tourist is a folding camera which dates…

  • Hand and Foot Night

    Hand and Foot Night

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    My family gets together every Friday night and plays a card game called Hand and Foot. These are some scenes from around the house.

  • Portraits

    Portraits

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    These folks are my Dad and my Grandma. My grandma will be 101 years old in just a few weeks.

  • Mamiya 645 / Kodak 3A

    Mamiya 645 / Kodak 3A

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  • Cameras

    Cameras

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    I own quite a collection of cameras. I estimate there must be about sixty to seventy cameras in my collection. The oldest is a Kodak Junior 1A Autographic, circa 1917.

  • Painted Canyon, ND

    Painted Canyon, ND

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    These photos are from 2016, when I was working on a wind site up in North Dakota. I took a day to visit Painted Canyon in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

  • Tokyo Cherry Blossoms

    Tokyo Cherry Blossoms

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    In 2014 I paid a visit to Tokyo, Shimane, and Matsue, Japan. I happened to be in Tokyo just as the cherry trees were in full bloom.

  • Trump Visit to USS North Carolina

    Trump Visit to USS North Carolina

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    In 2020, President Trump visited the battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmington, NC, to designate the city as the first World War II Heritage City. Here are some things I saw around the foot of Market Street during that event.

  • Abandoned Police Station

    Abandoned Police Station

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    Sometime in 2009, I had the opportunity to enter the old Wilmington Police Station Building on Red Cross Street. It was the day that demolition was to start. I spent about an hour wandering around the empty building, wondering what kinds of scenes must have played out in each area. Here are some photos that…